diff --git a/sagemaker-mlops/src/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/feature_utils.py b/sagemaker-mlops/src/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/feature_utils.py
index 5ee04780be..f6147d306d 100644
--- a/sagemaker-mlops/src/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/feature_utils.py
+++ b/sagemaker-mlops/src/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/feature_utils.py
@@ -44,10 +44,33 @@
     "string": "String",
     "int64": "Integral",
     "float64": "Fractional",
+    # pandas nullable integer dtypes
+    "Int8": "Integral",
+    "Int16": "Integral",
+    "Int32": "Integral",
+    "Int64": "Integral",
+    "UInt8": "Integral",
+    "UInt16": "Integral",
+    "UInt32": "Integral",
+    "UInt64": "Integral",
+    # pandas nullable float dtypes
+    "Float32": "Fractional",
+    "Float64": "Fractional",
 }
 
-_INTEGER_TYPES = {"int_", "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64", "uint8", "uint16", "uint32", "uint64"}
-_FLOAT_TYPES = {"float_", "float16", "float32", "float64"}
+_INTEGER_TYPES = {
+    "int_", "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64",
+    "uint8", "uint16", "uint32", "uint64",
+    # pandas nullable integer dtypes
+    "Int8", "Int16", "Int32", "Int64",
+    "UInt8", "UInt16", "UInt32", "UInt64",
+}
+_FLOAT_TYPES = {
+    "float_", "float16", "float32", "float64",
+    # pandas nullable float dtypes
+    "Float32", "Float64",
+}
+_STRING_TYPES = {"object", "string"}
 
 
 def _get_athena_client(session: Session):
@@ -318,6 +341,8 @@ def _generate_feature_definition(
         return IntegralFeatureDefinition(series.name, collection_type)
     if dtype in _FLOAT_TYPES:
         return FractionalFeatureDefinition(series.name, collection_type)
+    if dtype in _STRING_TYPES:
+        return StringFeatureDefinition(series.name, collection_type)
     return StringFeatureDefinition(series.name, collection_type)
 
 
diff --git a/sagemaker-mlops/tests/unit/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/test_feature_utils.py b/sagemaker-mlops/tests/unit/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/test_feature_utils.py
index 91098247a5..7fd55ceef6 100644
--- a/sagemaker-mlops/tests/unit/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/test_feature_utils.py
+++ b/sagemaker-mlops/tests/unit/sagemaker/mlops/feature_store/test_feature_utils.py
@@ -49,6 +49,88 @@ def test_returns_correct_count(self, sample_dataframe):
         defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(sample_dataframe)
         assert len(defs) == 3
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "dtype",
+        ["Int8", "Int16", "Int32", "Int64",
+         "UInt8", "UInt16", "UInt32", "UInt64"],
+    )
+    def test_infers_integral_type_with_pandas_nullable_int(
+        self, dtype
+    ):
+        df = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"id": pd.Series([1, 2, 3], dtype=dtype)}
+        )
+        defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(df)
+        assert defs[0].feature_type == "Integral"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "dtype", ["Float32", "Float64"],
+    )
+    def test_infers_fractional_type_with_pandas_nullable_float(
+        self, dtype
+    ):
+        df = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"value": pd.Series([1.1, 2.2, 3.3], dtype=dtype)}
+        )
+        defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(df)
+        assert defs[0].feature_type == "Fractional"
+
+    def test_infers_string_type_with_pandas_string_dtype(self):
+        df = pd.DataFrame({"name": pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"], dtype="string")})
+        defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(df)
+        assert defs[0].feature_type == "String"
+
+    def test_infers_correct_types_after_convert_dtypes(self):
+        df = pd.DataFrame({
+            "id": [1, 2, 3],
+            "price": [1.1, 2.2, 3.3],
+            "name": ["a", "b", "c"],
+        }).convert_dtypes()
+        defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(df)
+        id_def = next(d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "id")
+        price_def = next(d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "price")
+        name_def = next(d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "name")
+        assert id_def.feature_type == "Integral"
+        assert price_def.feature_type == "Fractional"
+        assert name_def.feature_type == "String"
+
+    def test_infers_correct_types_with_mixed_nullable_and_numpy_dtypes(
+        self,
+    ):
+        df = pd.DataFrame({
+            "numpy_int": pd.Series([1, 2, 3], dtype="int64"),
+            "nullable_float": pd.Series(
+                [1.1, 2.2, 3.3], dtype="Float64"
+            ),
+            "nullable_int": pd.Series(
+                [10, 20, 30], dtype="Int64"
+            ),
+            "numpy_float": pd.Series(
+                [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], dtype="float64"
+            ),
+        })
+        defs = load_feature_definitions_from_dataframe(df)
+
+        result = next(
+            d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "numpy_int"
+        )
+        assert result.feature_type == "Integral"
+
+        result = next(
+            d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "nullable_float"
+        )
+        assert result.feature_type == "Fractional"
+
+        result = next(
+            d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "nullable_int"
+        )
+        assert result.feature_type == "Integral"
+
+        result = next(
+            d for d in defs if d.feature_name == "numpy_float"
+        )
+        assert result.feature_type == "Fractional"
+
     def test_collection_type_with_in_memory_storage(self):
         df = pd.DataFrame({
             "id": pd.Series([1, 2], dtype="int64"),