diff --git a/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/ops/explode_and_offsets.rs b/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/ops/explode_and_offsets.rs
index 732ddad8f1c0..8f91a8d2ab4f 100644
--- a/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/ops/explode_and_offsets.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/ops/explode_and_offsets.rs
@@ -87,27 +87,63 @@ impl ChunkExplode for ListChunked {
 #[cfg(feature = "dtype-array")]
 impl ChunkExplode for ArrayChunked {
     fn offsets(&self) -> PolarsResult<OffsetsBuffer<i64>> {
-        let width = self.width() as i64;
-        let offsets = (0..self.len() + 1)
+        // fast-path for non-null array.
+        if self.null_count() == 0 {
+            let width = self.width() as i64;
+            let offsets = (0..self.len() + 1)
+                .map(|i| {
+                    let i = i as i64;
+                    i * width
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            // safety: monotonically increasing
+            let offsets = unsafe { OffsetsBuffer::new_unchecked(offsets.into()) };
+
+            return Ok(offsets);
+        }
+
+        let ca = self.rechunk();
+        let arr = ca.downcast_iter().next().unwrap();
+        // we have already ensure that validity is not none.
+        let validity = arr.validity().unwrap();
+        let width = arr.size();
+
+        let mut current_offset = 0i64;
+        let offsets = (0..=arr.len())
             .map(|i| {
-                let i = i as i64;
-                i * width
+                if i == 0 {
+                    return current_offset;
+                }
+                // Safety: we are within bounds
+                if unsafe { validity.get_bit_unchecked(i - 1) } {
+                    current_offset += width as i64
+                }
+                current_offset
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         // safety: monotonically increasing
         let offsets = unsafe { OffsetsBuffer::new_unchecked(offsets.into()) };
-
         Ok(offsets)
     }
 
-    fn explode(&self) -> PolarsResult<Series> {
+    fn explode_and_offsets(&self) -> PolarsResult<(Series, OffsetsBuffer<i64>)> {
         let ca = self.rechunk();
         let arr = ca.downcast_iter().next().unwrap();
         // fast-path for non-null array.
         if arr.null_count() == 0 {
-            return Series::try_from((self.name(), arr.values().clone()))
+            let s = Series::try_from((self.name(), arr.values().clone()))
                 .unwrap()
-                .cast(&ca.inner_dtype());
+                .cast(&ca.inner_dtype())?;
+            let width = self.width() as i64;
+            let offsets = (0..self.len() + 1)
+                .map(|i| {
+                    let i = i as i64;
+                    i * width
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            // safety: monotonically increasing
+            let offsets = unsafe { OffsetsBuffer::new_unchecked(offsets.into()) };
+            return Ok((s, offsets));
         }
 
         // we have already ensure that validity is not none.
@@ -118,30 +154,34 @@ impl ChunkExplode for ArrayChunked {
         let mut indices = MutablePrimitiveArray::<IdxSize>::with_capacity(
             values.len() - arr.null_count() * (width - 1),
         );
+        let mut offsets = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() + 1);
+        let mut current_offset = 0i64;
+        offsets.push(current_offset);
         (0..arr.len()).for_each(|i| {
             // Safety: we are within bounds
             if unsafe { validity.get_bit_unchecked(i) } {
                 let start = (i * width) as IdxSize;
                 let end = start + width as IdxSize;
                 indices.extend_trusted_len_values(start..end);
+                current_offset += width as i64;
             } else {
                 indices.push_null();
             }
+            offsets.push(current_offset);
         });
 
         // Safety: the indices we generate are in bounds
         let chunk = unsafe { take_unchecked(&**values, &indices.into()) };
+        // safety: monotonically increasing
+        let offsets = unsafe { OffsetsBuffer::new_unchecked(offsets.into()) };
 
-        // Safety: inner_dtype should be correct
-        Ok(unsafe {
-            Series::from_chunks_and_dtype_unchecked(ca.name(), vec![chunk], &ca.inner_dtype())
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn explode_and_offsets(&self) -> PolarsResult<(Series, OffsetsBuffer<i64>)> {
-        let s = self.explode().unwrap();
-
-        Ok((s, self.offsets()?))
+        Ok((
+            // Safety: inner_dtype should be correct
+            unsafe {
+                Series::from_chunks_and_dtype_unchecked(ca.name(), vec![chunk], &ca.inner_dtype())
+            },
+            offsets,
+        ))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_explode.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_explode.py
index 16521bd2b0c3..50e52e5ed3b2 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_explode.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_explode.py
@@ -352,3 +352,67 @@ def test_explode_null_struct() -> None:
             {"field1": None, "field2": "some", "field3": "value"},
         ]
     }
+
+
+def test_df_explode_with_array() -> None:
+    df = pl.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "arr": [["a", "b"], ["c", None], None, ["d", "e"]],
+            "list": [[1, 2], [3], [4, None], None],
+            "val": ["x", "y", "z", "q"],
+        },
+        schema={
+            "arr": pl.Array(pl.String, 2),
+            "list": pl.List(pl.Int64),
+            "val": pl.String,
+        },
+    )
+
+    expected_by_arr = pl.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "arr": ["a", "b", "c", None, None, "d", "e"],
+            "list": [[1, 2], [1, 2], [3], [3], [4, None], None, None],
+            "val": ["x", "x", "y", "y", "z", "q", "q"],
+        }
+    )
+    assert_frame_equal(df.explode(pl.col("arr")), expected_by_arr)
+
+    expected_by_list = pl.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "arr": [["a", "b"], ["a", "b"], ["c", None], None, None, ["d", "e"]],
+            "list": [1, 2, 3, 4, None, None],
+            "val": ["x", "x", "y", "z", "z", "q"],
+        },
+        schema={
+            "arr": pl.Array(pl.String, 2),
+            "list": pl.Int64,
+            "val": pl.String,
+        },
+    )
+    assert_frame_equal(df.explode(pl.col("list")), expected_by_list)
+
+    df = pl.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "arr": [["a", "b"], ["c", None], None, ["d", "e"]],
+            "list": [[1, 2], [3, 4], None, [5, None]],
+            "val": [None, 1, 2, None],
+        },
+        schema={
+            "arr": pl.Array(pl.String, 2),
+            "list": pl.List(pl.Int64),
+            "val": pl.Int64,
+        },
+    )
+    expected_by_arr_and_list = pl.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "arr": ["a", "b", "c", None, None, "d", "e"],
+            "list": [1, 2, 3, 4, None, 5, None],
+            "val": [None, None, 1, 1, 2, None, None],
+        },
+        schema={
+            "arr": pl.String,
+            "list": pl.Int64,
+            "val": pl.Int64,
+        },
+    )
+    assert_frame_equal(df.explode("arr", "list"), expected_by_arr_and_list)