diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/_helpers.py b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/_helpers.py
index e0e2bfdbd0..c26b876461 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/_helpers.py
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/_helpers.py
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ def _make_value_pb(value):
     """
     if value is None:
         return Value(null_value="NULL_VALUE")
-    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
-        return Value(list_value=_make_list_value_pb(value))
     if isinstance(value, bool):
         return Value(bool_value=value)
     if isinstance(value, int):
@@ -228,6 +226,11 @@ def _parse_value_pb(value_pb, field_type):
             return float(value_pb.string_value)
         else:
             return value_pb.number_value
+    elif  type_code == TypeCode.FLOAT32:
+        if value_pb.HasField("string_value"):
+            return float(value_pb.string_value)
+        else:
+            return value_pb.number_value
     elif type_code == TypeCode.DATE:
         return _date_from_iso8601_date(value_pb.string_value)
     elif type_code == TypeCode.TIMESTAMP:
diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/param_types.py b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/param_types.py
index 0c03f7ecc6..6bceac1ab5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/param_types.py
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/param_types.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 BOOL = Type(code=TypeCode.BOOL)
 INT64 = Type(code=TypeCode.INT64)
 FLOAT64 = Type(code=TypeCode.FLOAT64)
+Float32 = Type(code=TypeCode.FLOAT32)
 DATE = Type(code=TypeCode.DATE)
 TIMESTAMP = Type(code=TypeCode.TIMESTAMP)
 NUMERIC = Type(code=TypeCode.NUMERIC)
diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/types/type.py b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/types/type.py
index f25c465dd4..d9b6b9def5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner_v1/types/type.py
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner_v1/types/type.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class TypeCode(proto.Enum):
         FLOAT64 (3):
             Encoded as ``number``, or the strings ``"NaN"``,
             ``"Infinity"``, or ``"-Infinity"``.
+        FLOAT32 (15):
+            Encoded as TBD (``number`` or ``string``), or the strings
+            ``"NaN"``, ``"Infinity"``, or ``"-Infinity"``.
         TIMESTAMP (4):
             Encoded as ``string`` in RFC 3339 timestamp format. The time
             zone must be present, and must be ``"Z"``.
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ class TypeCode(proto.Enum):
     BOOL = 1
     INT64 = 2
     FLOAT64 = 3
+    FLOAT32 = 15
     TIMESTAMP = 4
     DATE = 5
     STRING = 6
diff --git a/tests/_fixtures.py b/tests/_fixtures.py
index b6f4108490..8b8e11da19 100644
--- a/tests/_fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/_fixtures.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     date_array ARRAY<DATE>,
     float_value FLOAT64,
     float_array ARRAY<FLOAT64>,
+    float32_value FLOAT32,
+    float32_array ARRAY<FLOAT32>,    
     string_value STRING(16),
     string_array ARRAY<STRING(16)>,
     timestamp_value TIMESTAMP,
diff --git a/tests/system/test_session_api.py b/tests/system/test_session_api.py
index 30981322cc..04f70bf0f5 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_session_api.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_session_api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import threading
 import time
 import pytest
+import numpy
 
 import grpc
 from google.rpc import code_pb2
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@
     "numeric_array",
     "json_value",
     "json_array",
+    "float32_value",
+    "float32_array",
 )
 
 EMULATOR_ALL_TYPES_COLUMNS = LIVE_ALL_TYPES_COLUMNS[:-4]
@@ -113,35 +116,40 @@
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=102, bool_value=False),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=103, bytes_value=BYTES_1),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=104, date_value=SOME_DATE),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=105, float_value=1.4142136),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=106, string_value="VALUE"),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=107, timestamp_value=SOME_TIME),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=108, timestamp_value=NANO_TIME),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=109, numeric_value=NUMERIC_1),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=110, json_value=JSON_1),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=111, json_value=JsonObject([JSON_1, JSON_2])),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=105, float32_value=1.414213),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=106, float_value=1.4142136),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=107, string_value="VALUE"),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=108, timestamp_value=SOME_TIME),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=109, timestamp_value=NANO_TIME),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=110, numeric_value=NUMERIC_1),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=111, json_value=JSON_1),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=112, json_value=JsonObject([JSON_1, JSON_2])),
     # empty array values
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=201, int_array=[]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=202, bool_array=[]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=203, bytes_array=[]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=204, date_array=[]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=205, float_array=[]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=206, string_array=[]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=207, timestamp_array=[]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=208, numeric_array=[]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=209, json_array=[]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=206, float32_array=[]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=207, string_array=[]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=208, timestamp_array=[]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=209, numeric_array=[]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=210, json_array=[]),
     # non-empty array values, including nulls
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=301, int_array=[123, 456, None]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=302, bool_array=[True, False, None]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=303, bytes_array=[BYTES_1, BYTES_2, None]),
     AllTypesRowData(pkey=304, date_array=[SOME_DATE, None]),
     AllTypesRowData(
-        pkey=305, float_array=[3.1415926, 2.71828, math.inf, -math.inf, None]
+        pkey=305, float32_array=[3.1415926, 2.71828, math.inf, -math.inf, None]
     ),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=306, string_array=["One", "Two", None]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=307, timestamp_array=[SOME_TIME, NANO_TIME, None]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=308, numeric_array=[NUMERIC_1, NUMERIC_2, None]),
-    AllTypesRowData(pkey=309, json_array=[JSON_1, JSON_2, None]),
+    AllTypesRowData(
+        pkey=306, float_array=[3.1415926, 2.71828, math.inf, -math.inf, None]
+    ),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=307, string_array=["One", "Two", None]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=308, timestamp_array=[SOME_TIME, NANO_TIME, None]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=309, numeric_array=[NUMERIC_1, NUMERIC_2, None]),
+    AllTypesRowData(pkey=310, json_array=[JSON_1, JSON_2, None]),
 )
 EMULATOR_ALL_TYPES_ROWDATA = (
     # all nulls
@@ -2156,6 +2164,14 @@ def test_execute_sql_w_float_bindings_transfinite(sessions_database, database_di
         expected=[(NEG_INF,)],
         order=False,
     )
+    _check_sql_results(
+        sessions_database,
+        sql=f"SELECT {placeholder}",
+        params={key: NEG_INF},
+        param_types={key: spanner_v1.param_types.Float32},
+        expected=[(NEG_INF,)],
+        order=False,
+    )
 
     key = "p1" if database_dialect == DatabaseDialect.POSTGRESQL else "pos_inf"
     placeholder = "$1" if database_dialect == DatabaseDialect.POSTGRESQL else f"@{key}"
@@ -2168,7 +2184,14 @@ def test_execute_sql_w_float_bindings_transfinite(sessions_database, database_di
         expected=[(POS_INF,)],
         order=False,
     )
-
+    _check_sql_results(
+        sessions_database,
+        sql=f"SELECT {placeholder}",
+        params={key: POS_INF},
+        param_types={key: spanner_v1.param_types.Float32},
+        expected=[(POS_INF,)],
+        order=False,
+    )
 
 def test_execute_sql_w_bytes_bindings(sessions_database, database_dialect):
     _bind_test_helper(
diff --git a/tests/system/test_table_api.py b/tests/system/test_table_api.py
index 7d4da2b363..f2624eeb2c 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_table_api.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_table_api.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def test_table_schema(shared_database, database_dialect):
         ("bool_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.BOOL),
         ("bytes_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.BYTES),
         ("float_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.FLOAT64),
+        ("float32_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.FLOAT32),
         ("string_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.STRING),
         ("timestamp_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.TIMESTAMP),
         ("date_value", spanner_v1.TypeCode.DATE),

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