diff --git a/dev/infra/Dockerfile b/dev/infra/Dockerfile
index b848f8eb754da..57cde202dde8d 100644
--- a/dev/infra/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/infra/Dockerfile
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     software-properties-common \
     wget \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
index 7e3f63b05acdd..8b13d95346706 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     software-properties-common \
     wget \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && apt-get autoremove --purge -y \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
index c6bf389ecb223..b7cecae654cb9 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     software-properties-common \
     wget \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && apt-get autoremove --purge -y \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-311/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-311/Dockerfile
index 8e5044aeb954e..e39e9fac70d22 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-311/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-311/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
-    zlib1g-dev
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd
 
 # Install Python 3.11
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-classic-only/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-classic-only/Dockerfile
index da2b99cd7838d..ceb4694b2dc9d 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-classic-only/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-classic-only/Dockerfile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && apt-get autoremove --purge -y \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-pandas-3/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-pandas-3/Dockerfile
index c54a8c284a6b9..e2a2c189df15b 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-pandas-3/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312-pandas-3/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && apt-get autoremove --purge -y \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312/Dockerfile
index 8eee9e414f1d8..72b40510b8db5 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-312/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-312/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
+    zstd \
     zlib1g-dev \
     && apt-get autoremove --purge -y \
     && apt-get clean \
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-313/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-313/Dockerfile
index 6cfdd2d5a86ed..c13e364f15897 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-313/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-313/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
-    zlib1g-dev
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd
 
 # Install Python 3.13
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-314-nogil/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-314-nogil/Dockerfile
index edfea31729928..6dea9c2fc35ed 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-314-nogil/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-314-nogil/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
-    zlib1g-dev
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd
 
 # Install Python 3.14 (no GIL)
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-314/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-314/Dockerfile
index b6bc76c6b93b4..2f3570ec06876 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-314/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-314/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
-    zlib1g-dev
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd
 
 # Install Python 3.14
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/python-minimum/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/python-minimum/Dockerfile
index 4d110600d826f..89da6f618124f 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/python-minimum/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/python-minimum/Dockerfile
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     tzdata \
     software-properties-common \
-    zlib1g-dev
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd
 
 # Install Python 3.11
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/sparkr/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/sparkr/Dockerfile
index 07816add74fca..8a03095aef7ee 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/sparkr/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/sparkr/Dockerfile
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     software-properties-common \
     wget \
     zlib1g-dev \
+    zstd \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN echo 'deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu jammy-cran40/' >> /etc/apt/sources.list