diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VectorSchemaRoot.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VectorSchemaRoot.java
index 4c1fbf761a..16eb5303e4 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VectorSchemaRoot.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VectorSchemaRoot.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class VectorSchemaRoot implements AutoCloseable {
   private int rowCount;
   private final List<FieldVector> fieldVectors;
   private final Map<Field, FieldVector> fieldVectorsMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+  private final Map<String, FieldVector> fieldVectorsByName = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
   /** Constructs new instance containing each of the vectors. */
   public VectorSchemaRoot(Iterable<FieldVector> vectors) {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public VectorSchemaRoot(Schema schema, List<FieldVector> fieldVectors, int rowCo
       Field field = schema.getFields().get(i);
       FieldVector vector = fieldVectors.get(i);
       fieldVectorsMap.put(field, vector);
+      fieldVectorsByName.putIfAbsent(field.getName(), vector);
     }
   }
 
@@ -173,12 +175,7 @@ public List<FieldVector> getFieldVectors() {
    * <p>if name occurs multiple times this returns the first inserted entry for name
    */
   public FieldVector getVector(String name) {
-    for (Map.Entry<Field, FieldVector> entry : fieldVectorsMap.entrySet()) {
-      if (entry.getKey().getName().equals(name)) {
-        return entry.getValue();
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
+    return fieldVectorsByName.get(name);
   }
 
   public FieldVector getVector(Field field) {
diff --git a/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorSchemaRoot.java b/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorSchemaRoot.java
index bd3113f8bc..1736b8b6b8 100644
--- a/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorSchemaRoot.java
+++ b/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorSchemaRoot.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
@@ -90,6 +91,17 @@ private void checkCount(BitVector vec1, IntVector vec2, VectorSchemaRoot vsr, in
     assertEquals(vsr.getRowCount(), count);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetVectorByName() {
+    try (IntVector intVector = new IntVector("intVector", allocator);
+        BitVector bitVector = new BitVector("bitVector", allocator);
+        VectorSchemaRoot root = VectorSchemaRoot.of(intVector, bitVector)) {
+      assertEquals(intVector, root.getVector("intVector"));
+      assertEquals(bitVector, root.getVector("bitVector"));
+      assertNull(root.getVector("missingVector"));
+    }
+  }
+
   private VectorSchemaRoot createBatch() {
     FieldType varCharType = new FieldType(true, new ArrowType.Utf8(), /* dictionary= */ null);
     FieldType listType = new FieldType(true, new ArrowType.List(), /* dictionary= */ null);