diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0165ec9..beaf5a3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -213,14 +213,6 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<T: IntoDatum + FromDatum> Drop for TestTable<T> {
-        fn drop(&mut self) {
-            if !self.uri.contains("://") && std::path::Path::new(&self.uri).exists() {
-                std::fs::remove_file(&self.uri).unwrap();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     fn timetz_to_utc_time(timetz: TimeWithTimeZone) -> Option<Time> {
         Some(timetz.to_utc())
     }
@@ -2272,6 +2264,33 @@ mod tests {
         let copy_to_table = "copy test from '/tmp/test.parquet';";
         Spi::run(copy_to_table).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[pg_test]
+    fn test_large_arrow_array_limit() {
+        let test_table = TestTable::<String>::new("text".into());
+        test_table.insert(
+            "INSERT INTO test_expected select repeat('a', 52000000) from generate_series(1,42) i;",
+        );
+        test_helper(test_table);
+
+        let parquet_file_metadata_command =
+            "select * from parquet.file_metadata('/tmp/test.parquet');";
+        let result_metadata = Spi::connect(|client| {
+            let mut results = Vec::new();
+            let tup_table = client
+                .select(parquet_file_metadata_command, None, None)
+                .unwrap();
+
+            for row in tup_table {
+                let num_row_groups = row["num_row_groups"].value::<i64>().unwrap().unwrap();
+                results.push(num_row_groups);
+            }
+
+            results
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(result_metadata, vec![2]);
+    }
 }
 
 /// This module is required by `cargo pgrx test` invocations.
diff --git a/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_to_dest_receiver.rs b/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_to_dest_receiver.rs
index 98f3c22..344bd23 100644
--- a/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_to_dest_receiver.rs
+++ b/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_to_dest_receiver.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
         codec::ParquetCodecOption, parquet_writer::ParquetWriterContext,
         schema_visitor::parquet_schema_string_from_tupledesc, uri_utils::parse_uri,
     },
+    parquet_copy_hook::copy_utils::tuple_column_sizes,
     pgrx_utils::collect_valid_attributes,
 };
 
@@ -17,26 +18,54 @@ struct CopyToParquetDestReceiver {
     dest: DestReceiver,
     uri: *mut i8,
     tupledesc: TupleDesc,
-    natts: usize,
     tuple_count: i64,
     tuples: *mut List,
-    row_group_size: i64,
+    natts: usize,
+    column_sizes: *mut i64,
     codec: ParquetCodecOption,
+    row_group_size: i64,
     per_copy_context: MemoryContext,
 }
 
 impl CopyToParquetDestReceiver {
-    fn collect_tuple(&mut self, tuple: PgHeapTuple<AllocatedByRust>) {
+    fn collect_tuple(&mut self, tuple: PgHeapTuple<AllocatedByRust>, tuple_column_sizes: Vec<i32>) {
         let mut tuples = unsafe { PgList::from_pg(self.tuples) };
         tuples.push(tuple.into_pg());
-
         self.tuples = tuples.into_pg();
+
+        let column_sizes = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.column_sizes, self.natts) };
+        column_sizes
+            .iter_mut()
+            .zip(tuple_column_sizes.iter())
+            .for_each(|(a, b)| *a += *b as i64);
+
         self.tuple_count += 1;
     }
 
     fn reset_tuples(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { pg_sys::MemoryContextReset(self.per_copy_context) };
+
         self.tuple_count = 0;
         self.tuples = PgList::<HeapTupleData>::new().into_pg();
+        self.column_sizes = unsafe {
+            pg_sys::MemoryContextAllocZero(
+                self.per_copy_context,
+                std::mem::size_of::<i64>() * self.natts,
+            ) as *mut i64
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn exceeds_row_group_size(&self) -> bool {
+        self.tuple_count >= self.row_group_size
+    }
+
+    fn exceeds_max_col_size(&self, tuple_column_sizes: &[i32]) -> bool {
+        let column_sizes = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(self.column_sizes, self.natts) };
+        column_sizes
+            .iter()
+            .zip(tuple_column_sizes)
+            .map(|(a, b)| *a + *b as i64)
+            .any(|size| size > i32::MAX as i64)
     }
 
     fn write_tuples_to_parquet(&mut self) {
@@ -67,8 +96,6 @@ impl CopyToParquetDestReceiver {
         current_parquet_writer_context.write_new_row_group(tuples);
 
         self.reset_tuples();
-
-        unsafe { pg_sys::MemoryContextReset(self.per_copy_context) };
     }
 
     fn cleanup(&mut self) {
@@ -126,6 +153,12 @@ extern "C" fn copy_startup(dest: *mut DestReceiver, _operation: i32, tupledesc:
     // update the parquet dest receiver's missing fields
     parquet_dest.tupledesc = tupledesc.as_ptr();
     parquet_dest.tuples = PgList::<HeapTupleData>::new().into_pg();
+    parquet_dest.column_sizes = unsafe {
+        pg_sys::MemoryContextAllocZero(
+            parquet_dest.per_copy_context,
+            std::mem::size_of::<i64>() * attributes.len(),
+        ) as *mut i64
+    };
     parquet_dest.natts = attributes.len();
 
     // set up the parquet writer context
@@ -162,27 +195,33 @@ extern "C" fn copy_receive(slot: *mut TupleTableSlot, dest: *mut DestReceiver) -
             let natts = parquet_dest.natts;
 
             let datums = slot.tts_values;
-            let datums: Vec<Datum> = std::slice::from_raw_parts(datums, natts).to_vec();
+            let datums = std::slice::from_raw_parts(datums, natts);
 
             let nulls = slot.tts_isnull;
-            let nulls: Vec<bool> = std::slice::from_raw_parts(nulls, natts).to_vec();
+            let nulls = std::slice::from_raw_parts(nulls, natts);
 
             let datums: Vec<Option<Datum>> = datums
-                .into_iter()
+                .iter()
                 .zip(nulls)
-                .map(|(datum, is_null)| if is_null { None } else { Some(datum) })
+                .map(|(datum, is_null)| if *is_null { None } else { Some(*datum) })
                 .collect();
 
             let tupledesc = PgTupleDesc::from_pg(parquet_dest.tupledesc);
 
+            let column_sizes = tuple_column_sizes(&datums, &tupledesc);
+
+            if parquet_dest.exceeds_max_col_size(&column_sizes) {
+                parquet_dest.write_tuples_to_parquet();
+            }
+
             let heap_tuple = PgHeapTuple::from_datums(tupledesc, datums)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to create heap tuple from datums: {}", e));
 
-            parquet_dest.collect_tuple(heap_tuple);
+            parquet_dest.collect_tuple(heap_tuple, column_sizes);
 
-            if parquet_dest.tuple_count == parquet_dest.row_group_size {
+            if parquet_dest.exceeds_row_group_size() {
                 parquet_dest.write_tuples_to_parquet();
-            };
+            }
         });
     };
 
@@ -243,6 +282,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn create_copy_to_parquet_dest_receiver(
     parquet_dest.natts = 0;
     parquet_dest.tuple_count = 0;
     parquet_dest.tuples = std::ptr::null_mut();
+    parquet_dest.column_sizes = std::ptr::null_mut();
     parquet_dest.row_group_size = row_group_size;
     parquet_dest.codec = codec;
     parquet_dest.per_copy_context = per_copy_context;
diff --git a/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_utils.rs b/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_utils.rs
index 7a1ea22..564388f 100644
--- a/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_utils.rs
+++ b/src/parquet_copy_hook/copy_utils.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use pgrx::{
     is_a,
     pg_sys::{
-        self, defGetInt64, defGetString, AccessShareLock, CopyStmt, DefElem, NodeTag::T_CopyStmt,
-        Oid, RowExclusiveLock,
+        self, defGetInt64, defGetString, get_typlenbyval, AccessShareLock, CopyStmt, DefElem,
+        NodeTag::T_CopyStmt, Oid, RowExclusiveLock,
     },
-    PgBox, PgList, PgRelation,
+    PgBox, PgList, PgRelation, PgTupleDesc,
 };
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ use crate::arrow_parquet::{
     uri_utils::parse_uri,
 };
 
+// missing PG function at pgrx
+extern "C" {
+    fn toast_raw_datum_size(datum: pg_sys::Datum) -> usize;
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn is_parquet_format(copy_stmt: &PgBox<CopyStmt>) -> bool {
     let copy_options = unsafe { PgList::<DefElem>::from_pg(copy_stmt.options) };
     for option in copy_options.iter_ptr() {
@@ -341,3 +346,46 @@ pub(crate) fn copy_relation_oid(pstmt: &PgBox<pg_sys::PlannedStmt>) -> Oid {
         PgRelation::open_with_name_and_share_lock(relname).unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
     relation.rd_id
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn tuple_column_sizes(
+    tuple_datums: &[Option<pg_sys::Datum>],
+    tupledesc: &PgTupleDesc,
+) -> Vec<i32> {
+    let mut column_sizes = vec![];
+
+    for (idx, column_datum) in tuple_datums.iter().enumerate() {
+        let att = tupledesc.get(idx).expect("cannot get attribute");
+        let typoid = att.type_oid();
+
+        let mut typlen = -1_i16;
+        let mut typbyval = false;
+        unsafe { get_typlenbyval(typoid.value(), &mut typlen, &mut typbyval) };
+
+        let column_size = if let Some(column_datum) = column_datum {
+            if typlen == -1 {
+                // varlena type
+                (unsafe { toast_raw_datum_size(*column_datum) }) as i32
+            } else if typlen == -2 {
+                // cstring
+                let cstring = unsafe { pg_sys::DatumGetCString(*column_datum) };
+
+                let cstring = unsafe {
+                    std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(cstring)
+                        .to_str()
+                        .expect("cstring is not a valid CString")
+                };
+
+                cstring.len() as i32 + 1
+            } else {
+                // fixed size type
+                typlen as i32
+            }
+        } else {
+            0
+        };
+
+        column_sizes.push(column_size);
+    }
+
+    column_sizes
+}