diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/core.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/core.py
index b2e30a8325db0..98dd3ef4380f1 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/core.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/core.py
@@ -1667,13 +1667,16 @@ def handle_response(
                         for batch in reader:
                             assert isinstance(batch, pa.RecordBatch)
                             num_records_in_batch += batch.num_rows
-                            if num_records_in_batch != b.arrow_batch.row_count:
-                                raise SparkConnectException(
-                                    f"Expected {b.arrow_batch.row_count} rows in arrow batch but "
-                                    + f"got {num_records_in_batch}."
-                                )
-                            num_records += num_records_in_batch
+                            num_records += batch.num_rows
                             yield batch
+                        # An Arrow IPC stream ([Schema][RecordBatch]*[EOS]) may carry
+                        # multiple RecordBatches, so validate row_count only once the
+                        # reader is fully consumed.
+                        if num_records_in_batch != b.arrow_batch.row_count:
+                            raise SparkConnectException(
+                                f"Expected {b.arrow_batch.row_count} rows in arrow batch but "
+                                + f"got {num_records_in_batch}."
+                            )
             if b.HasField("create_resource_profile_command_result"):
                 profile_id = b.create_resource_profile_command_result.profile_id
                 yield {"create_resource_profile_command_result": profile_id}
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_client.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_client.py
index 9b0f59522e257..7ffac7752b797 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_client.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_client.py
@@ -277,6 +277,44 @@ def test_user_agent_default(self):
             mock.req.client_type, r"^_SPARK_CONNECT_PYTHON spark/[^ ]+ os/[^ ]+ python/[^ ]+$"
         )
 
+    def test_multiple_record_batches_in_single_arrow_batch(self):
+        # An Arrow IPC stream may carry multiple RecordBatches; row_count is the total
+        # across them and must be validated only after the stream is fully consumed.
+        client = SparkConnectClient("sc://foo/", use_reattachable_execute=False)
+
+        class MultiBatchMockService:
+            def __init__(self, session_id: str):
+                self._session_id = session_id
+                self.req: Optional[proto.ExecutePlanRequest] = None
+
+            def ExecutePlan(self, req: proto.ExecutePlanRequest, metadata):
+                self.req = req
+                resp = proto.ExecutePlanResponse()
+                resp.session_id = self._session_id
+                resp.operation_id = req.operation_id
+
+                pdf = pd.DataFrame(data={"col1": [1, 2, 3, 4]})
+                schema = pa.Schema.from_pandas(pdf)
+                table = pa.Table.from_pandas(pdf)
+                sink = pa.BufferOutputStream()
+                writer = pa.ipc.new_stream(sink, schema=schema)
+                # Two RecordBatches in one IPC stream.
+                for batch in table.to_batches(max_chunksize=2):
+                    writer.write_batch(batch)
+                writer.close()
+
+                resp.arrow_batch.data = sink.getvalue().to_pybytes()
+                # row_count is the total across all RecordBatches in the message.
+                resp.arrow_batch.row_count = 4
+                return [resp]
+
+        mock = MultiBatchMockService(client._session_id)
+        client._stub = mock
+
+        plan = proto.Plan()
+        table, _, _ = client.to_table(plan, {})
+        self.assertEqual(table.num_rows, 4)
+
     def test_properties(self):
         client = SparkConnectClient("sc://foo/;token=bar", use_reattachable_execute=False)
         self.assertEqual(client.token, "bar")