diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/conversion.py b/python/pyspark/sql/conversion.py
index f73727d1d534..359dd32cc889 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/conversion.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/conversion.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _create_converter(
         dataType: DataType,
         nullable: bool = True,
         *,
-        none_on_identity: bool = True,
+        none_on_identity: bool = False,
         int_to_decimal_coercion_enabled: bool = False,
     ) -> Optional[Callable]:
         pass
@@ -811,7 +811,9 @@ def convert(table: "pa.Table", schema: StructType, *, binary_as_bytes: bool) ->
 
     @overload
     @staticmethod
-    def convert(table: "pa.Table", schema: StructType, *, return_as_tuples: bool) -> List[tuple]:
+    def convert(
+        table: "pa.Table", schema: StructType, *, return_as_tuples: bool
+    ) -> List[Row | tuple]:
         pass
 
     @staticmethod  # type: ignore[misc]