diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/CatalystWriteSupport.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/CatalystWriteSupport.scala
index 483363d2c1..6862dea5e6 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/CatalystWriteSupport.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/CatalystWriteSupport.scala
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ private[parquet] object CatalystWriteSupport {
   def setSchema(schema: StructType, configuration: Configuration): Unit = {
     schema.map(_.name).foreach(CatalystSchemaConverter.checkFieldName)
     configuration.set(SPARK_ROW_SCHEMA, schema.json)
-    configuration.set(
+    configuration.setIfUnset(
       ParquetOutputFormat.WRITER_VERSION,
       ParquetProperties.WriterVersion.PARQUET_1_0.toString)
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/ParquetIOSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/ParquetIOSuite.scala
index 78df363ade..2aa5dca847 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/ParquetIOSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/parquet/ParquetIOSuite.scala
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.parquet
 
 import java.util.Collections
 
+import org.apache.parquet.column.{Encoding, ParquetProperties}
+
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.TypeTag
@@ -534,6 +536,38 @@ class ParquetIOSuite extends QueryTest with ParquetTest with SharedSQLContext {
     }
   }
 
+  test("SPARK-11044 Parquet writer version fixed as version1 ") {
+    // For dictionary encoding, Parquet changes the encoding types according to its writer
+    // version. So, this test checks one of the encoding types in order to ensure that
+    // the file is written with writer version2.
+    withTempPath { dir =>
+      val clonedConf = new Configuration(hadoopConfiguration)
+      try {
+        // Write a Parquet file with writer version2.
+        hadoopConfiguration.set(ParquetOutputFormat.WRITER_VERSION,
+          ParquetProperties.WriterVersion.PARQUET_2_0.toString)
+
+        // By default, dictionary encoding is enabled from Parquet 1.2.0 but
+        // it is enabled just in case.
+        hadoopConfiguration.setBoolean(ParquetOutputFormat.ENABLE_DICTIONARY, true)
+        val path = s"${dir.getCanonicalPath}/part-r-0.parquet"
+        sqlContext.range(1 << 16).selectExpr("(id % 4) AS i")
+          .coalesce(1).write.mode("overwrite").parquet(path)
+
+        val blockMetadata = readFooter(new Path(path), hadoopConfiguration).getBlocks.asScala.head
+        val columnChunkMetadata = blockMetadata.getColumns.asScala.head
+
+        // If the file is written with version2, this should include
+        // Encoding.RLE_DICTIONARY type. For version1, it is Encoding.PLAIN_DICTIONARY
+        assert(columnChunkMetadata.getEncodings.contains(Encoding.RLE_DICTIONARY))
+      } finally {
+        // Manually clear the hadoop configuration for other tests.
+        hadoopConfiguration.clear()
+        clonedConf.asScala.foreach(entry => hadoopConfiguration.set(entry.getKey, entry.getValue))
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   test("read dictionary encoded decimals written as INT32") {
     checkAnswer(
       // Decimal column in this file is encoded using plain dictionary