diff --git a/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py b/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
index 8979c145a223c..3706d90a0636a 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
@@ -1364,3 +1364,10 @@ def test_pickle_roundtrip(data):
 
     result_sliced = pickle.loads(sliced_pickled)
     tm.assert_series_equal(result_sliced, expected_sliced)
+
+
+def test_repr_from_arrow_array(data, frame_or_series):
+    # GH 48238
+    pa_array = pa.array([data[0], None])
+    result = frame_or_series(pa_array, dtype=ArrowDtype(pa_array.type))
+    repr(result)