diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_gdb.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_gdb.py
index 253b716d5ded1..f6ad01fbcd4ef 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_gdb.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_gdb.py
@@ -617,9 +617,11 @@ def test_scalars_stack(gdb_arrow):
     sys.stderr.write(f"type type: {gdb_arrow.print_value_type('binary_scalar_empty.type')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"type addr: {gdb_arrow.print_value('binary_scalar_empty.type.get()')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"type: {gdb_arrow.print_value('binary_scalar_empty.type')}\n")
+    sys.stderr.write(f"type deref: {gdb_arrow.print_value('*(binary_scalar_empty.type)')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"value type: {gdb_arrow.print_value_type('binary_scalar_empty.value')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"value addr: {gdb_arrow.print_value('binary_scalar_empty.value.get()')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"value: {gdb_arrow.print_value('binary_scalar_empty.value')}\n")
+    sys.stderr.write(f"value deref: {gdb_arrow.print_value('*(binary_scalar_empty.value)')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"scalar type: {gdb_arrow.print_value_type('binary_scalar_empty')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"scalar addr: {gdb_arrow.print_value('&binary_scalar_empty')}\n")
     sys.stderr.write(f"scalar: {gdb_arrow.print_value('binary_scalar_empty')}\n")