diff --git a/datafusion/core/tests/user_defined/user_defined_aggregates.rs b/datafusion/core/tests/user_defined/user_defined_aggregates.rs
index 6085fca8761f..9b7fac052ca2 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/tests/user_defined/user_defined_aggregates.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/tests/user_defined/user_defined_aggregates.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 use arrow::{array::AsArray, datatypes::Fields};
 use arrow_array::{types::UInt64Type, Int32Array, PrimitiveArray, StructArray};
-use arrow_schema::Schema;
+use arrow_schema::{Schema, SchemaRef};
+use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::{
     atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
     Arc,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{
     create_udaf, function::AccumulatorArgs, AggregateUDFImpl, GroupsAccumulator,
     SimpleAggregateUDF,
 };
-use datafusion_physical_expr::expressions::AvgAccumulator;
+use datafusion_physical_expr::expressions::{AvgAccumulator, MinAccumulator};
 
 /// Test to show the contents of the setup
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -210,25 +211,33 @@ async fn execute(ctx: &SessionContext, sql: &str) -> Result<Vec<RecordBatch>> {
     ctx.sql(sql).await?.collect().await
 }
 
-/// tests the creation, registration and usage of a UDAF
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn simple_udaf() -> Result<()> {
-    let schema = Schema::new(vec![Field::new("a", DataType::Int32, false)]);
+/// Return a SessionContext with a basic table "t"
+fn simple_udf_context() -> Result<SessionContext> {
+    let schema: SchemaRef =
+        Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![Field::new("a", DataType::Int32, false)]));
 
     let batch1 = RecordBatch::try_new(
-        Arc::new(schema.clone()),
+        schema.clone(),
         vec![Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3]))],
     )?;
     let batch2 = RecordBatch::try_new(
-        Arc::new(schema.clone()),
+        schema.clone(),
         vec![Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![4, 5]))],
     )?;
 
     let ctx = SessionContext::new();
 
-    let provider = MemTable::try_new(Arc::new(schema), vec![vec![batch1], vec![batch2]])?;
+    let provider = MemTable::try_new(schema, vec![vec![batch1], vec![batch2]])?;
     ctx.register_table("t", Arc::new(provider))?;
 
+    Ok(ctx)
+}
+
+/// tests the creation, registration and usage of a UDAF
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn simple_udaf() -> Result<()> {
+    let ctx = simple_udf_context()?;
+
     // define a udaf, using a DataFusion's accumulator
     let my_avg = create_udaf(
         "my_avg",
@@ -255,6 +264,106 @@ async fn simple_udaf() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// tests the creation, registration and usage of a AggregateUDFImpl based aggregate
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn simple_udaf_trait() -> Result<()> {
+    let ctx = simple_udf_context()?;
+
+    // define a udaf, using a DataFusion's accumulator
+    ctx.register_udaf(AggregateUDF::from(MyMin::new()));
+
+    let result = ctx.sql("SELECT MY_MIN(a) FROM t").await?.collect().await?;
+
+    let expected = [
+        "+-------------+",
+        "| my_min(t.a) |",
+        "+-------------+",
+        "| 1.0         |",
+        "+-------------+",
+    ];
+    assert_batches_eq!(expected, &result);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Tests checking for syntax errors
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn simple_udaf_trait_ignore_nulls() -> Result<()> {
+    let ctx = simple_udf_context()?;
+    ctx.register_udaf(AggregateUDF::from(MyMin::new()));
+
+    /// Runs a query that errors and returns the error message
+    async fn run_err(ctx: &SessionContext, sql: &str) -> String {
+        ctx.sql(sql)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect()
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .strip_backtrace()
+            .to_string()
+    }
+
+    /// Run a query that should succeed
+    async fn run_ok(ctx: &SessionContext, sql: &str) {
+        ctx.sql(sql).await.unwrap().collect().await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // You can pass IGNORE NULLs to the UDAF
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_err(&ctx, "SELECT MY_MIN(a) IGNORE NULLS FROM t").await,
+        "This feature is not implemented: IGNORE NULLS not implemented for my_min"
+    );
+    // RESPECT NULLS should work (the default)
+    run_ok(&ctx, "SELECT MY_MIN(a) RESPECT NULLS FROM t").await;
+
+    // You can pass ORDER BY to the UDAF as well, which should error if it isn't supported
+    assert_eq!(
+        run_err(&ctx, "SELECT MY_MIN(a ORDER BY a) FROM t").await,
+        "This feature is not implemented: ORDER BY not implemented for my_min"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct MyMin {
+    signature: Signature,
+}
+
+impl MyMin {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            signature: Signature::exact(vec![DataType::Float64], Volatility::Immutable),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl AggregateUDFImpl for MyMin {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "my_min"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> &Signature {
+        &self.signature
+    }
+
+    fn return_type(&self, _arg_types: &[DataType]) -> Result<DataType> {
+        Ok(DataType::Float64)
+    }
+
+    // TODO error if IGNORE NULLs and ORDER BY are specified
+
+    fn accumulator(&self, _acc_args: AccumulatorArgs) -> Result<Box<dyn Accumulator>> {
+        // Use MinAccumulator
+        MinAccumulator::try_new(&DataType::Float64)
+            .map(|acc| Box::new(acc) as Box<dyn Accumulator>)
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn deregister_udaf() -> Result<()> {
     let ctx = SessionContext::new();
@@ -526,7 +635,6 @@ impl Accumulator for TimeSum {
         let arr = arr.as_primitive::<TimestampNanosecondType>();
 
         for v in arr.values().iter() {
-            println!("Adding {v}");
             self.sum += v;
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -538,7 +646,6 @@ impl Accumulator for TimeSum {
     }
 
     fn evaluate(&mut self) -> Result<ScalarValue> {
-        println!("Evaluating to {}", self.sum);
         Ok(ScalarValue::TimestampNanosecond(Some(self.sum), None))
     }
 
@@ -558,7 +665,6 @@ impl Accumulator for TimeSum {
         let arr = arr.as_primitive::<TimestampNanosecondType>();
 
         for v in arr.values().iter() {
-            println!("Retracting {v}");
             self.sum -= v;
         }
         Ok(())