diff --git a/python/python/lance/fragment.py b/python/python/lance/fragment.py
index 88c9d69c79..e7ff222d37 100644
--- a/python/python/lance/fragment.py
+++ b/python/python/lance/fragment.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 from .dependencies import _check_for_pandas
 from .dependencies import pandas as pd
-from .lance import _Fragment, _write_fragments
+from .lance import _Fragment, _write_fragments, _write_fragments_with_blobs
 from .lance import _FragmentMetadata as _FragmentMetadata
 from .progress import FragmentWriteProgress, NoopFragmentWriteProgress
 from .udf import BatchUDF, normalize_transform
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ def write_fragments(
     data_storage_version: Optional[str] = None,
     use_legacy_format: Optional[bool] = None,
     storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    with_blobs: bool = False,
 ) -> List[FragmentMetadata]:
     """
     Write data into one or more fragments.
@@ -582,6 +583,23 @@ def write_fragments(
         else:
             data_storage_version = "stable"
 
+    if with_blobs:
+        default_fragments, blob_fragments = _write_fragments_with_blobs(
+            dataset_uri,
+            reader,
+            mode=mode,
+            max_rows_per_file=max_rows_per_file,
+            max_rows_per_group=max_rows_per_group,
+            max_bytes_per_file=max_bytes_per_file,
+            progress=progress,
+            data_storage_version=data_storage_version,
+            storage_options=storage_options,
+        )
+
+        return [FragmentMetadata.from_metadata(frag) for frag in default_fragments], [
+            FragmentMetadata.from_metadata(frag) for frag in blob_fragments
+        ]
+
     fragments = _write_fragments(
         dataset_uri,
         reader,
diff --git a/python/src/fragment.rs b/python/src/fragment.rs
index 802d33039d..aa72e53912 100644
--- a/python/src/fragment.rs
+++ b/python/src/fragment.rs
@@ -513,6 +513,67 @@ pub fn write_fragments(
         .collect()
 }
 
+#[pyfunction(name = "_write_fragments_with_blobs")]
+#[pyo3(signature = (dest, reader, **kwargs))]
+pub fn write_fragments_with_blobs(
+    dest: &Bound<PyAny>,
+    reader: &Bound<PyAny>,
+    kwargs: Option<&PyDict>,
+) -> PyResult<(Vec<FragmentMetadata>, Vec<FragmentMetadata>)> {
+    let batches = convert_reader(reader)?;
+
+    let params = kwargs
+        .and_then(|params| get_write_params(params).transpose())
+        .transpose()?
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let dest = if dest.is_instance_of::<Dataset>() {
+        let dataset: Dataset = dest.extract()?;
+        WriteDestination::Dataset(dataset.ds.clone())
+    } else {
+        WriteDestination::Uri(dest.extract()?)
+    };
+
+    let written = RT
+        .block_on(
+            Some(reader.py()),
+            InsertBuilder::new(dest)
+                .with_params(&params)
+                .execute_uncommitted_stream(batches),
+        )?
+        .map_err(|err| PyIOError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+
+    let get_fragments = |operation: Operation| match operation {
+        Operation::Overwrite { fragments, .. } => Ok(fragments),
+        Operation::Append { fragments, .. } => Ok(fragments),
+        _ => Err(Error::Internal {
+            message: "Unexpected operation".into(),
+            location: location!(),
+        }),
+    };
+
+    let default_fragments =
+        get_fragments(written.operation).map_err(|err| PyRuntimeError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+
+    let blob_fragments = if let Some(blob_op) = written.blobs_op {
+        get_fragments(blob_op).map_err(|err| PyRuntimeError::new_err(err.to_string()))?
+    } else {
+        Vec::new()
+    };
+
+    let default_meta: Vec<_> = default_fragments
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(FragmentMetadata::new)
+        .collect();
+
+    let blob_meta: Vec<_> = blob_fragments
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(FragmentMetadata::new)
+        .collect();
+
+    Ok((default_meta, blob_meta))
+}
+
 fn convert_reader(reader: &Bound<PyAny>) -> PyResult<Box<dyn RecordBatchReader + Send + 'static>> {
     if reader.is_instance_of::<Scanner>() {
         let scanner: Scanner = reader.extract()?;
diff --git a/python/src/lib.rs b/python/src/lib.rs
index 9b82ff2a53..809e8341e5 100644
--- a/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tracing;
 pub(crate) mod utils;
 
 pub use crate::arrow::{bfloat16_array, BFloat16};
-use crate::fragment::write_fragments;
+use crate::fragment::{write_fragments, write_fragments_with_blobs};
 pub use crate::tracing::{trace_to_chrome, TraceGuard};
 use crate::utils::Hnsw;
 use crate::utils::KMeans;
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ fn lance(py: Python, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(bfloat16_array))?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(write_dataset))?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(write_fragments))?;
+    m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(write_fragments_with_blobs))?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(schema_to_json))?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(json_to_schema))?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(infer_tfrecord_schema))?;