diff --git a/python/pyarrow/_dataset.pyx b/python/pyarrow/_dataset.pyx
index 3583a3213ccbc..562193c3816f2 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/_dataset.pyx
+++ b/python/pyarrow/_dataset.pyx
@@ -3664,10 +3664,13 @@ cdef class Scanner(_Weakrefable):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        source : Iterator
-            The iterator of Batches.
+        source : Iterator or Arrow-compatible stream object
+            The iterator of Batches. This can be a pyarrow RecordBatchReader,
+            any object that implements the Arrow PyCapsule Protocol for
+            streams, or an actual Python iterator of RecordBatches.
         schema : Schema
-            The schema of the batches.
+            The schema of the batches (required when passing a Python
+            iterator).
         columns : list[str] or dict[str, Expression], default None
             The columns to project. This can be a list of column names to
             include (order and duplicates will be preserved), or a dictionary
@@ -3723,6 +3726,12 @@ cdef class Scanner(_Weakrefable):
                 raise ValueError('Cannot specify a schema when providing '
                                  'a RecordBatchReader')
             reader = source
+        elif hasattr(source, "__arrow_c_stream__"):
+            if schema:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'Cannot specify a schema when providing an object '
+                    'implementing the Arrow PyCapsule Protocol')
+            reader = pa.ipc.RecordBatchReader.from_stream(source)
         elif _is_iterable(source):
             if schema is None:
                 raise ValueError('Must provide schema to construct scanner '
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/dataset.py b/python/pyarrow/dataset.py
index 1efbfe1665a75..c61e13ee75801 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/dataset.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/dataset.py
@@ -964,7 +964,11 @@ def file_visitor(written_file):
     elif isinstance(data, (pa.RecordBatch, pa.Table)):
         schema = schema or data.schema
         data = InMemoryDataset(data, schema=schema)
-    elif isinstance(data, pa.ipc.RecordBatchReader) or _is_iterable(data):
+    elif (
+        isinstance(data, pa.ipc.RecordBatchReader)
+        or hasattr(data, "__arrow_c_stream__")
+        or _is_iterable(data)
+    ):
         data = Scanner.from_batches(data, schema=schema)
         schema = None
     elif not isinstance(data, (Dataset, Scanner)):
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset.py
index 3b0284bcb74a6..a19a9ba9ab51c 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.dataset
 
 
+class TableStreamWrapper:
+    def __init__(self, table):
+        self.table = table
+
+    def __arrow_c_stream__(self, requested_schema=None):
+        return self.table.__arrow_c_stream__(requested_schema)
+
+
 def _generate_data(n):
     import datetime
     import itertools
@@ -2472,6 +2480,7 @@ def test_scan_iterator(use_threads):
     for factory, schema in (
             (lambda: pa.RecordBatchReader.from_batches(
                 batch.schema, [batch]), None),
+            (lambda: TableStreamWrapper(table), None),
             (lambda: (batch for _ in range(1)), batch.schema),
     ):
         # Scanning the fragment consumes the underlying iterator
@@ -4615,6 +4624,13 @@ def test_write_iterable(tempdir):
     result = ds.dataset(base_dir, format="ipc").to_table()
     assert result.equals(table)
 
+    base_dir = tempdir / 'inmemory_pycapsule'
+    stream = TableStreamWrapper(table)
+    ds.write_dataset(stream, base_dir,
+                     basename_template='dat_{i}.arrow', format="feather")
+    result = ds.dataset(base_dir, format="ipc").to_table()
+    assert result.equals(table)
+
 
 def test_write_scanner(tempdir, dataset_reader):
     table = pa.table([