diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/string/starts_with.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/string/starts_with.rs
index e50bd9f657669..a840295d631aa 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/string/starts_with.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/string/starts_with.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl ScalarUDFImpl for StartsWithFunc {
                     negated: false,
                     expr: Box::new(expr),
                     pattern: Box::new(pattern),
-                    escape_char: None,
+                    escape_char: Some('\\'),
                     case_insensitive: false,
                 })));
             }
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
index be713b963b451..9b81e4bf7c886 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ query TT
 explain select * from foo where starts_with(column1, 'f');
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Filter: foo.column1 LIKE Utf8View("f%")
-02)--TableScan: foo projection=[column1], partial_filters=[foo.column1 LIKE Utf8View("f%")]
+01)Filter: foo.column1 LIKE Utf8View("f%") ESCAPE '\'
+02)--TableScan: foo projection=[column1], partial_filters=[foo.column1 LIKE Utf8View("f%") ESCAPE '\']
 physical_plan
 01)FilterExec: column1@0 LIKE f%
 02)--RepartitionExec: partitioning=RoundRobinBatch(2), input_partitions=1
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
index 4639103f9e8e3..131cd5a29e91a 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("äöüß%") AS c1, CASE test.column1_utf8view IS NOT NULL WHEN Boolean(true) THEN Boolean(true) END AS c2, starts_with(test.column1_utf8view, Utf8View(NULL)) AS c3, starts_with(Utf8View(NULL), test.column1_utf8view) AS c4
+01)Projection: test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("äöüß%") ESCAPE '\' AS c1, CASE test.column1_utf8view IS NOT NULL WHEN Boolean(true) THEN Boolean(true) END AS c2, starts_with(test.column1_utf8view, Utf8View(NULL)) AS c3, starts_with(Utf8View(NULL), test.column1_utf8view) AS c4
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column1_utf8view]
 
 ## Test STARTS_WITH is rewitten to LIKE when the pattern is a constant
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: test.column1_utf8 LIKE Utf8("foo\%%") AS c1, test.column1_large_utf8 LIKE LargeUtf8("foo\%%") AS c2, test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("foo\%%") AS c3, test.column1_utf8 LIKE Utf8("f\_o%") AS c4, test.column1_large_utf8 LIKE LargeUtf8("f\_o%") AS c5, test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("f\_o%") AS c6
+01)Projection: test.column1_utf8 LIKE Utf8("foo\%%") ESCAPE '\' AS c1, test.column1_large_utf8 LIKE LargeUtf8("foo\%%") ESCAPE '\' AS c2, test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("foo\%%") ESCAPE '\' AS c3, test.column1_utf8 LIKE Utf8("f\_o%") ESCAPE '\' AS c4, test.column1_large_utf8 LIKE LargeUtf8("f\_o%") ESCAPE '\' AS c5, test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("f\_o%") ESCAPE '\' AS c6
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column1_utf8, column1_large_utf8, column1_utf8view]
 
 ## Test STARTS_WITH works with column arguments
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("foo%") AS c, starts_with(test.column1_utf8view, test.column2_utf8view) AS c2
+01)Projection: test.column1_utf8view LIKE Utf8View("foo%") ESCAPE '\' AS c, starts_with(test.column1_utf8view, test.column2_utf8view) AS c2
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column1_utf8view, column2_utf8view]
 
 ## Ensure no casts for TRANSLATE