diff --git a/matlab/src/cpp/arrow/matlab/c/proxy/array.cc b/matlab/src/cpp/arrow/matlab/c/proxy/array.cc
index 61a20c94fe7d8..2651f559c3d61 100644
--- a/matlab/src/cpp/arrow/matlab/c/proxy/array.cc
+++ b/matlab/src/cpp/arrow/matlab/c/proxy/array.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ namespace arrow::matlab::c::proxy {
     }
   };
 
-  Array::Array() : arrowArray{ArrowArrayPtr(new ArrowArray(), ArrowArrayDeleter())} {}
+  Array::Array() : arrowArray{ArrowArrayPtr(new ArrowArray(), ArrowArrayDeleter())} {
+    REGISTER_METHOD(Array, getAddress);
+  }
 
   Array::~Array() {
     if (arrowArray && arrowArray->release != nullptr) {
@@ -52,5 +54,4 @@ namespace arrow::matlab::c::proxy {
     context.outputs[0] = factory.createScalar(address);
   }
 
-} // namespace arrow::matlab::c::proxy
-
+} // namespace arrow::matlab::c::proxy
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