diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/string/ascii.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/string/ascii.rs
index 9e1e6b81b61df..4621a18864373 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/string/ascii.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/string/ascii.rs
@@ -17,32 +17,14 @@
 
 use crate::utils::make_scalar_function;
 use arrow::array::Int32Array;
-use arrow::array::{ArrayRef, OffsetSizeTrait};
+use arrow::array::{ArrayRef, AsArray};
 use arrow::datatypes::DataType;
-use datafusion_common::{cast::as_generic_string_array, internal_err, Result};
+use datafusion_common::Result;
 use datafusion_expr::ColumnarValue;
 use datafusion_expr::{ScalarUDFImpl, Signature, Volatility};
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-/// Returns the numeric code of the first character of the argument.
-/// ascii('x') = 120
-pub fn ascii<T: OffsetSizeTrait>(args: &[ArrayRef]) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
-    let string_array = as_generic_string_array::<T>(&args[0])?;
-
-    let result = string_array
-        .iter()
-        .map(|string| {
-            string.map(|string: &str| {
-                let mut chars = string.chars();
-                chars.next().map_or(0, |v| v as i32)
-            })
-        })
-        .collect::<Int32Array>();
-
-    Ok(Arc::new(result) as ArrayRef)
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AsciiFunc {
     signature: Signature,
@@ -60,7 +42,7 @@ impl AsciiFunc {
         Self {
             signature: Signature::uniform(
                 1,
-                vec![Utf8, LargeUtf8],
+                vec![Utf8, LargeUtf8, Utf8View],
                 Volatility::Immutable,
             ),
         }
@@ -87,12 +69,92 @@ impl ScalarUDFImpl for AsciiFunc {
     }
 
     fn invoke(&self, args: &[ColumnarValue]) -> Result<ColumnarValue> {
-        match args[0].data_type() {
-            DataType::Utf8 => make_scalar_function(ascii::<i32>, vec![])(args),
-            DataType::LargeUtf8 => {
-                return make_scalar_function(ascii::<i64>, vec![])(args);
-            }
-            _ => internal_err!("Unsupported data type"),
+        make_scalar_function(ascii, vec![])(args)
+    }
+}
+
+fn calculate_ascii<'a, I>(string_array: I) -> Result<ArrayRef>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = Option<&'a str>>,
+{
+    let result = string_array
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|string| {
+            string.map(|s| {
+                let mut chars = s.chars();
+                chars.next().map_or(0, |v| v as i32)
+            })
+        })
+        .collect::<Int32Array>();
+
+    Ok(Arc::new(result) as ArrayRef)
+}
+
+/// Returns the numeric code of the first character of the argument.
+pub fn ascii(args: &[ArrayRef]) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    match args[0].data_type() {
+        DataType::Utf8 => {
+            let string_array = args[0].as_string::<i32>();
+            calculate_ascii(string_array.iter())
+        }
+        DataType::LargeUtf8 => {
+            let string_array = args[0].as_string::<i64>();
+            calculate_ascii(string_array.iter())
         }
+        DataType::Utf8View => {
+            let string_array = args[0].as_string_view();
+            calculate_ascii(string_array.iter())
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::string::ascii::AsciiFunc;
+    use crate::utils::test::test_function;
+    use arrow::array::{Array, Int32Array};
+    use arrow::datatypes::DataType::Int32;
+    use datafusion_common::{Result, ScalarValue};
+    use datafusion_expr::{ColumnarValue, ScalarUDFImpl};
+
+    macro_rules! test_ascii {
+        ($INPUT:expr, $EXPECTED:expr) => {
+            test_function!(
+                AsciiFunc::new(),
+                &[ColumnarValue::Scalar(ScalarValue::Utf8($INPUT))],
+                $EXPECTED,
+                i32,
+                Int32,
+                Int32Array
+            );
+
+            test_function!(
+                AsciiFunc::new(),
+                &[ColumnarValue::Scalar(ScalarValue::LargeUtf8($INPUT))],
+                $EXPECTED,
+                i32,
+                Int32,
+                Int32Array
+            );
+
+            test_function!(
+                AsciiFunc::new(),
+                &[ColumnarValue::Scalar(ScalarValue::Utf8View($INPUT))],
+                $EXPECTED,
+                i32,
+                Int32,
+                Int32Array
+            );
+        };
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_functions() -> Result<()> {
+        test_ascii!(Some(String::from("x")), Ok(Some(120)));
+        test_ascii!(Some(String::from("a")), Ok(Some(97)));
+        test_ascii!(Some(String::from("")), Ok(Some(0)));
+        test_ascii!(None, Ok(None));
+        Ok(())
     }
 }