The suitability of the perilla seed oil Pickering emulsion stabilized by the ovalbumin (OVA) – gum Arabic (GA) polyelectrolyte complex for spray drying was investigated and the resultant powder was characterized. The OVA – GA complex conferred enhanced stability to the emulsion than OVA, GA, and their mixture. The viscosity of the Pickering emulsion was highly sensitive to stabilizer concentration and that fabricated by 2% OVA – GA complex showed acceptable viscosity and powder yield. The Pickering emulsion was more effective in preventing oil leakage during spray drying than the OVA-stabilized emulsion and the resultant powder possessed an oil content of up to 77.7%. Besides, the spray-dried Pickering emulsion powder showed greater rehydration and better flowability than that of the OVA-stabilized emulsion powder. Hence, the Pickering emulsion stabilized by the OVA – GA polyelectrolyte complex is promising as a novel feed for the production of oil powders by spray drying.