diff --git a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/LogicalTypes.java b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/LogicalTypes.java
index 6a894f05104..d5b246b4b7d 100644
--- a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/LogicalTypes.java
+++ b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/LogicalTypes.java
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ private static LogicalType fromSchemaImpl(Schema schema, boolean throwErrors) {
       case BIG_DECIMAL:
         logicalType = BIG_DECIMAL_TYPE;
         break;
+      case DURATION:
+        logicalType = DURATION_TYPE;
+        break;
       case UUID:
         logicalType = UUID_TYPE;
         break;
diff --git a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/util/TimePeriod.java b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/util/TimePeriod.java
index a1f7fa4e8b5..89496744f30 100644
--- a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/util/TimePeriod.java
+++ b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/util/TimePeriod.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
  * <p>
  * Compared to {@link Period java.time.Period}, this class has a smaller range
  * ('only' supporting a little less than 358 million years), and cannot support
- * negative time periods.
+ * negative periods.
  * </p>
  *
  * <p>
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
  * </tr>
  * <tr>
  * <td>Time range (approx.)</td>
- * <td>0 - 49 days</td>
+ * <td>0 &endash; 49 days</td>
  * <td>unsupported</td>
- * <td>-68 - 68 years</td>
+ * <td>-68 &endash; 68 years</td>
  * </tr>
  * <tr>
  * <td>Date range (approx.)</td>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
  * </table>
  *
  * @see <a href=
- *      "https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/#duration">Avro 1.11
+ *      "https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/specification/#duration">Avro
  *      specification on duration</a>
  */
 public final class TimePeriod implements TemporalAmount, Serializable {
diff --git a/lang/java/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/avro/TestLogicalType.java b/lang/java/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/avro/TestLogicalType.java
index 733997db28f..61cc03a94c8 100644
--- a/lang/java/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/avro/TestLogicalType.java
+++ b/lang/java/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/avro/TestLogicalType.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void uuidExtendsString() {
   @Test
   void durationExtendsFixed12() {
     Schema durationSchema = LogicalTypes.duration().addToSchema(Schema.createFixed("f", null, null, 12));
-    assertEquals(LogicalTypes.duration(), durationSchema.getLogicalType());
+    assertEquals(LogicalTypes.duration(), LogicalTypes.fromSchema(durationSchema));
 
     assertThrows("Duration requires a fixed(12)", IllegalArgumentException.class,
         "Duration can only be used with an underlying fixed type of size 12.",