diff --git a/tests/integration/test_deletes.py b/tests/integration/test_deletes.py
index c49689b716..34c376ea6b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_deletes.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_deletes.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
 from pyiceberg.exceptions import NoSuchTableError
 from pyiceberg.expressions import AlwaysTrue, EqualTo, LessThanOrEqual
-from pyiceberg.manifest import ManifestEntryStatus
+from pyiceberg.manifest import ManifestContent, ManifestEntryStatus
 from pyiceberg.partitioning import PartitionField, PartitionSpec
 from pyiceberg.schema import Schema
 from pyiceberg.table import Table
+from pyiceberg.table.puffin import PuffinFile
 from pyiceberg.table.snapshots import Operation, Summary
 from pyiceberg.transforms import IdentityTransform
 from pyiceberg.types import FloatType, IntegerType, LongType, NestedField, StringType, TimestampType
@@ -1024,3 +1025,66 @@ def test_manifest_entry_snapshot_id_after_partial_deletes(session_catalog: RestC
             f"DELETED entry snapshot_id should be {after_delete_snapshot.snapshot_id} "
             f"(the deleting snapshot), but was {entry.snapshot_id}"
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.integration
+def test_read_spark_written_puffin_dv(spark: SparkSession, session_catalog: RestCatalog) -> None:
+    """Verify pyiceberg can read Puffin DVs written by Spark."""
+    identifier = "default.spark_puffin_format_test"
+
+    spark.sql(f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {identifier}")
+    spark.sql(
+        f"""
+        CREATE TABLE {identifier} (id BIGINT)
+        USING iceberg
+        TBLPROPERTIES (
+            'format-version' = '3',
+            'write.delete.mode' = 'merge-on-read'
+        )
+        """
+    )
+
+    df = spark.range(1, 51)
+    df.coalesce(1).writeTo(identifier).append()
+
+    files_before = spark.sql(f"SELECT * FROM {identifier}.files").collect()
+    assert len(files_before) == 1, f"Expected 1 file, got {len(files_before)}"
+
+    spark.sql(f"DELETE FROM {identifier} WHERE id IN (10, 20, 30, 40)")
+
+    table = session_catalog.load_table(identifier)
+    current_snapshot = table.current_snapshot()
+    assert current_snapshot is not None
+
+    manifests = current_snapshot.manifests(table.io)
+    delete_manifests = [m for m in manifests if m.content == ManifestContent.DELETES]
+    assert len(delete_manifests) > 0, "Expected delete manifest with DVs"
+
+    delete_manifest = delete_manifests[0]
+    entries = list(delete_manifest.fetch_manifest_entry(table.io))
+    assert len(entries) == 1, "Expected exactly one delete file entry"
+
+    delete_entry = entries[0]
+    puffin_path = delete_entry.data_file.file_path
+    assert puffin_path.endswith(".puffin"), f"Expected Puffin file, got: {puffin_path}"
+
+    input_file = table.io.new_input(puffin_path)
+    with input_file.open() as f:
+        puffin_bytes = f.read()
+
+    puffin = PuffinFile(puffin_bytes)
+
+    assert len(puffin.footer.blobs) == 1, "Expected exactly one blob"
+
+    blob = puffin.footer.blobs[0]
+    assert blob.type == "deletion-vector-v1"
+    assert "referenced-data-file" in blob.properties
+    assert blob.properties["cardinality"] == "4"
+
+    dv_dict = puffin.to_vector()
+    assert len(dv_dict) == 1, "Expected one data file's deletions"
+
+    for _data_file_path, chunked_array in dv_dict.items():
+        positions = chunked_array.to_pylist()
+        assert len(positions) == 4, f"Expected 4 deleted positions, got {len(positions)}"
+        assert sorted(positions) == [9, 19, 29, 39], f"Unexpected positions: {positions}"