diff --git a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+array/Array.m b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+array/Array.m
index bbfbb2efd87b9..ba7cc8cf373b9 100644
--- a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+array/Array.m
+++ b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+array/Array.m
@@ -119,4 +119,11 @@ function exportToC(obj, cArrayAddress, cSchemaAddress)
             obj.Proxy.exportToC(args);
         end
     end
+
+    methods(Static)
+        function array = importFromC(cArray, cSchema)
+            importer = arrow.c.internal.ArrayImporter();
+            array = importer.import(cArray, cSchema);
+        end
+    end
 end