diff --git a/vortex-array/src/arrays/dict/vtable/mod.rs b/vortex-array/src/arrays/dict/vtable/mod.rs
index fa8515dd986..eb742182a10 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/arrays/dict/vtable/mod.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/arrays/dict/vtable/mod.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use crate::executor::ExecutionResult;
 use crate::require_child;
 use crate::scalar::Scalar;
 use crate::serde::ArrayChildren;
-use crate::validity::Validity;
 
 mod kernel;
 mod operations;
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ impl VTable for Dict {
 
         let array = require_child!(array, array.codes(), DictSlots::CODES => Primitive);
 
-        if matches!(array.codes().validity()?, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if array.codes().validity()?.definitely_all_null() {
             return Ok(ExecutionResult::done(ConstantArray::new(
                 Scalar::null(array.dtype().as_nullable()),
                 array.codes().len(),
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/arrays/masked/vtable/mod.rs b/vortex-array/src/arrays/masked/vtable/mod.rs
index 4409c8ff3c6..ed5ea67cd62 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/arrays/masked/vtable/mod.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/arrays/masked/vtable/mod.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl VTable for Masked {
         let validity = array.masked_validity();
 
         // Fast path: all masked means result is all nulls.
-        if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if validity.definitely_all_null() {
             return Ok(ExecutionResult::done(
                 ConstantArray::new(Scalar::null(array.dtype().as_nullable()), array.len())
                     .into_array(),
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/arrays/primitive/array/top_value.rs b/vortex-array/src/arrays/primitive/array/top_value.rs
index d3ee5eb5a65..7ae45c89405 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/arrays/primitive/array/top_value.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/arrays/primitive/array/top_value.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use crate::arrays::primitive::NativeValue;
 use crate::dtype::NativePType;
 use crate::match_each_native_ptype;
 use crate::scalar::PValue;
-use crate::validity::Validity;
 
 impl PrimitiveArray {
     /// Compute most common present value of this array
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ impl PrimitiveArray {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        if matches!(self.validity()?, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if self.validity()?.definitely_all_null() {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/arrays/varbin/array.rs b/vortex-array/src/arrays/varbin/array.rs
index 4d435471ce0..220fe948a73 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/arrays/varbin/array.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/arrays/varbin/array.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl VarBinData {
             }
             _ => None,
         };
-        let all_invalid = matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid);
+        let all_invalid = validity.definitely_all_null();
 
         match_each_integer_ptype!(primitive_offsets.dtype().as_ptype(), |O| {
             let offsets_slice = primitive_offsets.as_slice::<O>();
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/fill_null/kernel.rs b/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/fill_null/kernel.rs
index eea3dd6ef7b..147658ddfb2 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/fill_null/kernel.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/fill_null/kernel.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(super) fn precondition(
     }
 
     // If all values are null, replace the entire array with the fill value.
-    if matches!(array.validity()?, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if array.validity()?.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(Some(
             ConstantArray::new(fill_value.clone(), array.len()).into_array(),
         ));
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/list_contains/mod.rs b/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/list_contains/mod.rs
index 978a1da1caf..e16991763ed 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/list_contains/mod.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/scalar_fn/fns/list_contains/mod.rs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ fn list_is_not_empty(
     ctx: &mut ExecutionCtx,
 ) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
     // Short-circuit for all invalid.
-    if matches!(list_array.validity()?, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if list_array.validity()?.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(ConstantArray::new(
             Scalar::null(DType::Bool(Nullability::Nullable)),
             list_array.len(),
diff --git a/vortex-array/src/validity.rs b/vortex-array/src/validity.rs
index 8d36c07405e..c45c4cf3094 100644
--- a/vortex-array/src/validity.rs
+++ b/vortex-array/src/validity.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ impl Validity {
         matches!(self, Self::NonNullable | Self::AllValid)
     }
 
+    /// Returns `true` if this validity is *definitely* all-null (every value is null), i.e. it
+    /// is [`Validity::AllInvalid`].
+    ///
+    /// Returning `false` does not prove that any value is valid: a [`Validity::Array`] may still
+    /// resolve to all-null once executed. Callers must treat `false` as "unknown without
+    /// compute". For a definitive answer, execute the validity with [`Self::execute_mask`] and
+    /// check whether the resulting [`Mask`] is all-false (`Mask::all_false`). This is the
+    /// all-null counterpart to [`Self::definitely_no_nulls`].
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn definitely_all_null(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::AllInvalid)
+    }
+
     /// Returns whether this validity contains no null values, executing the validity array if
     /// necessary.
     ///
diff --git a/vortex-cuda/src/dynamic_dispatch/mod.rs b/vortex-cuda/src/dynamic_dispatch/mod.rs
index 186f2297db1..557ec7468f5 100644
--- a/vortex-cuda/src/dynamic_dispatch/mod.rs
+++ b/vortex-cuda/src/dynamic_dispatch/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use vortex::array::buffer::BufferHandle;
 use vortex::array::buffer::DeviceBufferExt;
 use vortex::array::match_each_unsigned_integer_ptype;
 use vortex::array::scalar::Scalar;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::buffer::Alignment;
 use vortex::buffer::ByteBuffer;
 use vortex::buffer::ByteBufferMut;
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ impl MaterializedPlan {
         let output_ptype = self.dispatch_plan.output_ptype();
 
         // All values are null — no need to touch the GPU.
-        if matches!(self.validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if self.validity.definitely_all_null() {
             let dtype = DType::Primitive(output_ptype, Nullability::Nullable);
             return ConstantArray::new(Scalar::null(dtype), len)
                 .into_array()
diff --git a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/date_time_parts.rs b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/date_time_parts.rs
index d8c655c2558..7c4f4580c30 100644
--- a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/date_time_parts.rs
+++ b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/date_time_parts.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl CudaExecute for DateTimePartsExecutor {
             return Ok(Canonical::empty(array.dtype()));
         }
 
-        if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if validity.definitely_all_null() {
             let storage_ptype = ext.storage_dtype().as_ptype();
             return Ok(Canonical::Extension(
                 TemporalArray::new_timestamp(
diff --git a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/fsst.rs b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/fsst.rs
index 5d3d66eaf04..20a18b4e538 100644
--- a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/fsst.rs
+++ b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/fsst.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use vortex::array::arrays::varbinview::build_views::build_views;
 use vortex::array::buffer::DeviceBuffer;
 use vortex::array::match_each_integer_ptype;
 use vortex::array::match_each_unsigned_integer_ptype;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::buffer::Alignment;
 use vortex::buffer::Buffer;
 use vortex::dtype::NativePType;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ impl CudaExecute for FSSTExecutor {
         let dtype = fsst.dtype().clone();
         let validity = fsst.codes().validity()?;
 
-        if fsst.is_empty() || matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if fsst.is_empty() || validity.definitely_all_null() {
             let empty = unsafe {
                 VarBinViewArray::new_unchecked(
                     Buffer::<BinaryView>::zeroed(fsst.len()),
diff --git a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/runend.rs b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/runend.rs
index fca435478d8..01fc57abb86 100644
--- a/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/runend.rs
+++ b/vortex-cuda/src/kernel/encodings/runend.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl CudaExecute for RunEndExecutor {
             )));
         }
 
-        if matches!(values.validity()?, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+        if values.validity()?.definitely_all_null() {
             return ConstantArray::new(Scalar::null(values.dtype().clone()), output_len)
                 .into_array()
                 .execute::<Canonical>(ctx.execution_ctx());
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/bool.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/bool.rs
index 84fd17f0789..4d0a2b29883 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/bool.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/bool.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 use vortex::array::ExecutionCtx;
 use vortex::array::arrays::BoolArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::bool::BoolArrayExt;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::buffer::BitBuffer;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
 use vortex::mask::Mask;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
     let bits = array.to_bit_buffer();
 
     let validity = array.validity()?;
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
     let validity = validity.to_array(len).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/decimal.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/decimal.rs
index f6b8d9607e7..b0683190b3a 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/decimal.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/decimal.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use vortex::array::ExecutionCtx;
 use vortex::array::arrays::DecimalArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::decimal::DecimalDataParts;
 use vortex::array::match_each_decimal_value_type;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::buffer::Buffer;
 use vortex::dtype::BigCast;
 use vortex::dtype::DecimalDType;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
     } = array.into_data_parts();
     let dest_values_type = precision_to_duckdb_storage_size(&decimal_dtype)?;
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
     let validity = validity.to_array(len).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/fixed_size_list.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/fixed_size_list.rs
index 11b6e29a605..8fdb91df336 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/fixed_size_list.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/fixed_size_list.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use vortex::array::ExecutionCtx;
 use vortex::array::arrays::FixedSizeListArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::fixed_size_list::FixedSizeListArrayExt;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
 use vortex::mask::Mask;
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
     let elements = parts.elements;
     let validity = parts.validity;
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
 
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list.rs
index a0eb65ffd64..8569150a607 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use vortex::array::arrays::ListArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::PrimitiveArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::list::ListDataParts;
 use vortex::array::match_each_integer_ptype;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::dtype::IntegerPType;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
 use vortex::error::vortex_ensure;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
     } = array.into_data_parts();
     let num_elements = elements.len();
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
     let validity = validity.to_array(array_len).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list_view.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list_view.rs
index a4cb61895f3..baf27949e5d 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list_view.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/list_view.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use vortex::array::arrays::listview::ListViewArrayExt;
 use vortex::array::arrays::listview::ListViewDataParts;
 use vortex::array::arrays::listview::ListViewRebuildMode;
 use vortex::array::match_each_integer_ptype;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::dtype::IntegerPType;
 use vortex::error::VortexExpect;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
     // Cache an `elements` vector up front so that future exports can reference it.
     let num_elements = elements.len();
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
     let validity = validity.to_array(len).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/primitive.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/primitive.rs
index a0b08c80e4b..4bda3fb3f0b 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/primitive.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/primitive.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use vortex::array::ExecutionCtx;
 use vortex::array::arrays::PrimitiveArray;
 use vortex::array::match_each_native_ptype;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::dtype::NativePType;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
 use vortex::mask::Mask;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn new_exporter(
     ctx: &mut ExecutionCtx,
 ) -> VortexResult<Box<dyn ColumnExporter>> {
     let validity = array.validity()?;
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     };
     let validity = validity.to_array(array.len()).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/struct_.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/struct_.rs
index 76c07d672a3..e9aca03a3bb 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/struct_.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/struct_.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use vortex::array::arrays::StructArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::bool::BoolArrayExt;
 use vortex::array::arrays::struct_::StructDataParts;
 use vortex::array::builtins::ArrayBuiltins;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
 
 use crate::duckdb::VectorRef;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
         ..
     } = array.into_data_parts();
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     };
     let validity = validity.to_array(len).execute::<BoolArray>(ctx)?;
diff --git a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/varbinview.rs b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/varbinview.rs
index 557795f45f3..3e00384cd93 100644
--- a/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/varbinview.rs
+++ b/vortex-duckdb/src/exporter/varbinview.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use vortex::array::arrays::VarBinViewArray;
 use vortex::array::arrays::varbinview::BinaryView;
 use vortex::array::arrays::varbinview::Inlined;
 use vortex::array::arrays::varbinview::VarBinViewDataParts;
-use vortex::array::validity::Validity;
 use vortex::buffer::Buffer;
 use vortex::buffer::ByteBuffer;
 use vortex::error::VortexResult;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_exporter(
         buffers,
     } = array.into_data_parts();
 
-    if matches!(validity, Validity::AllInvalid) {
+    if validity.definitely_all_null() {
         return Ok(all_invalid::new_exporter());
     }
     let validity = validity.to_array(len).execute::<Mask>(ctx)?;