diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/__init__.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/__init__.py
index 7c1b67e6fa0..262d132bcbf 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/__init__.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 from .secrets_manager_event import SecretsManagerEvent
 from .ses_event import SESEvent
 from .sns_event import SNSEvent
-from .sqs_event import SQSEvent
+from .sqs_event import SQSEvent, SQSRecord
 from .transfer_family_event import TransferFamilyAuthorizer, TransferFamilyAuthorizerResponse
 from .vpc_lattice import VPCLatticeEvent, VPCLatticeEventV2
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     "SESEvent",
     "SNSEvent",
     "SQSEvent",
+    "SQSRecord",
     "event_source",
     "AWSConfigRuleEvent",
     "VPCLatticeEvent",
diff --git a/examples/event_sources/src/sqs_event.py b/examples/event_sources/src/sqs_event.py
index b76b1bfd360..b38e214fbca 100644
--- a/examples/event_sources/src/sqs_event.py
+++ b/examples/event_sources/src/sqs_event.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
-from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.data_classes import SQSEvent, event_source
+from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.data_classes import SQSEvent, SQSRecord, event_source
 
 
 @event_source(data_class=SQSEvent)
 def lambda_handler(event: SQSEvent, context):
     # Multiple records can be delivered in a single event
     for record in event.records:
-        message = record.body
-        message_id = record.message_id
+        message, message_id = process_record(record)
     return {
         "message": message,
         "message_id": message_id,
     }
+
+
+def process_record(record: SQSRecord):
+    message = record.body
+    message_id = record.message_id
+    return message, message_id