diff --git a/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/ConfigPropertiesUtil.java b/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/ConfigPropertiesUtil.java
index 5c315810ff..aa102108af 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/ConfigPropertiesUtil.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/ConfigPropertiesUtil.java
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +43,21 @@ public final class ConfigPropertiesUtil {
     return System.getenv(toEnvVarName(propertyName));
   }
 
+  public static List<String> getList(String propertyName, List<String> defaultValue) {
+    String value = getString(propertyName);
+    if (value == null) {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+    return filterBlanksAndNulls(value.split(","));
+  }
+
+  private static List<String> filterBlanksAndNulls(String[] values) {
+    return Arrays.stream(values)
+        .map(String::trim)
+        .filter(s -> !s.isEmpty())
+        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+  }
+
   private static String toEnvVarName(String propertyName) {
     return propertyName.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT).replace('-', '_').replace('.', '_');
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
index 8891b90721..dee44d73f0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class TracingRequestHandler extends RequestHandler2 {
                   .getBoolean("otel.instrumentation.aws-sdk.experimental-span-attributes", false))
           .setMessagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled(
               ExperimentalConfig.get().messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled())
+          .setCapturedHeaders(ExperimentalConfig.get().getMessagingHeaders())
           .build()
           .newRequestHandler();
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
index 6482abfc66..f12de2b7f8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
 tasks {
   withType<Test>().configureEach {
     systemProperty("otel.instrumentation.aws-sdk.experimental-span-attributes", "true")
+    systemProperty("otel.instrumentation.messaging.experimental.capture-headers", "test-message-header")
   }
 
   val testReceiveSpansDisabled by registering(Test::class) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/autoconfigure/TracingRequestHandler.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/autoconfigure/TracingRequestHandler.java
index 904fefe562..2d92c041c0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/autoconfigure/TracingRequestHandler.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/autoconfigure/TracingRequestHandler.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11.autoconfigure;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+
 import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;
 import com.amazonaws.Request;
 import com.amazonaws.Response;
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ public class TracingRequestHandler extends RequestHandler2 {
           .setMessagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled(
               ConfigPropertiesUtil.getBoolean(
                   "otel.instrumentation.messaging.experimental.receive-telemetry.enabled", false))
+          .setCapturedHeaders(
+              ConfigPropertiesUtil.getList(
+                  "otel.instrumentation.messaging.experimental.capture-headers", emptyList()))
           .build()
           .newRequestHandler();
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsRequest.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b96720f66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
+
+import com.amazonaws.Request;
+
+abstract class AbstractSqsRequest {
+
+  public abstract Request<?> getRequest();
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.java
index bf12e58a77..93a26064db 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.SpanNameExtractor;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.http.HttpClientAttributesExtractor;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.messaging.MessageOperation;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.messaging.MessagingAttributesExtractor;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.messaging.MessagingAttributesGetter;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.messaging.MessagingSpanNameExtractor;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.rpc.RpcClientAttributesExtractor;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 final class AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory {
@@ -47,48 +49,73 @@ final class AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory {
               httpAttributesExtractor, rpcAttributesExtractor, experimentalAttributesExtractor);
   private static final AwsSdkSpanNameExtractor spanName = new AwsSdkSpanNameExtractor();
 
-  static Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> requestInstrumenter(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry, boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes) {
+  private final OpenTelemetry openTelemetry;
+  private final List<String> capturedHeaders;
+  private final boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes;
+  private final boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled;
 
+  AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory(
+      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
+      List<String> capturedHeaders,
+      boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
+      boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled) {
+    this.openTelemetry = openTelemetry;
+    this.capturedHeaders = capturedHeaders;
+    this.captureExperimentalSpanAttributes = captureExperimentalSpanAttributes;
+    this.messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled = messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled;
+  }
+
+  Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> requestInstrumenter() {
     return createInstrumenter(
         openTelemetry,
-        captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
         spanName,
         SpanKindExtractor.alwaysClient(),
+        attributesExtractors(),
         emptyList(),
         true);
   }
 
-  static Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
-      boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
-      boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled) {
-    return sqsInstrumenter(
+  private List<AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>>> attributesExtractors() {
+    return captureExperimentalSpanAttributes
+        ? extendedAttributesExtractors
+        : defaultAttributesExtractors;
+  }
+
+  private <REQUEST, RESPONSE> AttributesExtractor<REQUEST, RESPONSE> messagingAttributesExtractor(
+      MessagingAttributesGetter<REQUEST, RESPONSE> getter, MessageOperation operation) {
+    return MessagingAttributesExtractor.builder(getter, operation)
+        .setCapturedHeaders(capturedHeaders)
+        .build();
+  }
+
+  Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter() {
+    MessageOperation operation = MessageOperation.RECEIVE;
+    SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter getter = SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter.INSTANCE;
+    AttributesExtractor<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> messagingAttributeExtractor =
+        messagingAttributesExtractor(getter, operation);
+
+    return createInstrumenter(
         openTelemetry,
-        MessageOperation.RECEIVE,
-        captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
+        MessagingSpanNameExtractor.create(getter, operation),
+        SpanKindExtractor.alwaysConsumer(),
+        toSqsRequestExtractors(attributesExtractors(), Function.identity()),
+        singletonList(messagingAttributeExtractor),
         messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled);
   }
 
-  static Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
-      boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
-      boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled) {
+  Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter() {
     MessageOperation operation = MessageOperation.PROCESS;
     SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter getter = SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter.INSTANCE;
+    AttributesExtractor<SqsProcessRequest, Void> messagingAttributeExtractor =
+        messagingAttributesExtractor(getter, operation);
 
     InstrumenterBuilder<SqsProcessRequest, Void> builder =
         Instrumenter.<SqsProcessRequest, Void>builder(
                 openTelemetry,
                 INSTRUMENTATION_NAME,
                 MessagingSpanNameExtractor.create(getter, operation))
-            .addAttributesExtractors(
-                toProcessRequestExtractors(
-                    captureExperimentalSpanAttributes
-                        ? extendedAttributesExtractors
-                        : defaultAttributesExtractors))
-            .addAttributesExtractor(
-                MessagingAttributesExtractor.builder(getter, operation).build());
+            .addAttributesExtractors(toSqsRequestExtractors(attributesExtractors(), unused -> null))
+            .addAttributesExtractor(messagingAttributeExtractor);
 
     if (messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled) {
       builder.addSpanLinksExtractor(
@@ -101,77 +128,68 @@ final class AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory {
     return builder.buildInstrumenter(SpanKindExtractor.alwaysConsumer());
   }
 
-  private static List<AttributesExtractor<SqsProcessRequest, Void>> toProcessRequestExtractors(
-      List<AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>>> extractors) {
-    List<AttributesExtractor<SqsProcessRequest, Void>> result = new ArrayList<>();
+  private static <RESPONSE>
+      List<AttributesExtractor<AbstractSqsRequest, RESPONSE>> toSqsRequestExtractors(
+          List<AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>>> extractors,
+          Function<RESPONSE, Response<?>> responseConverter) {
+    List<AttributesExtractor<AbstractSqsRequest, RESPONSE>> result = new ArrayList<>();
     for (AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>> extractor : extractors) {
       result.add(
-          new AttributesExtractor<SqsProcessRequest, Void>() {
+          new AttributesExtractor<AbstractSqsRequest, RESPONSE>() {
             @Override
             public void onStart(
                 AttributesBuilder attributes,
                 Context parentContext,
-                SqsProcessRequest sqsProcessRequest) {
-              extractor.onStart(attributes, parentContext, sqsProcessRequest.getRequest());
+                AbstractSqsRequest sqsRequest) {
+              extractor.onStart(attributes, parentContext, sqsRequest.getRequest());
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onEnd(
                 AttributesBuilder attributes,
                 Context context,
-                SqsProcessRequest sqsProcessRequest,
-                @Nullable Void unused,
+                AbstractSqsRequest sqsRequest,
+                @Nullable RESPONSE response,
                 @Nullable Throwable error) {
-              extractor.onEnd(attributes, context, sqsProcessRequest.getRequest(), null, error);
+              extractor.onEnd(
+                  attributes,
+                  context,
+                  sqsRequest.getRequest(),
+                  responseConverter.apply(response),
+                  error);
             }
           });
     }
     return result;
   }
 
-  static Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> producerInstrumenter(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry, boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes) {
-    return sqsInstrumenter(
-        openTelemetry, MessageOperation.PUBLISH, captureExperimentalSpanAttributes, true);
-  }
-
-  private static Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> sqsInstrumenter(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
-      MessageOperation operation,
-      boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
-      boolean enabled) {
+  Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> producerInstrumenter() {
+    MessageOperation operation = MessageOperation.PUBLISH;
     SqsAttributesGetter getter = SqsAttributesGetter.INSTANCE;
     AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>> messagingAttributeExtractor =
-        MessagingAttributesExtractor.builder(getter, operation).build();
+        messagingAttributesExtractor(getter, operation);
 
     return createInstrumenter(
         openTelemetry,
-        captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
         MessagingSpanNameExtractor.create(getter, operation),
-        operation == MessageOperation.PUBLISH
-            ? SpanKindExtractor.alwaysProducer()
-            : SpanKindExtractor.alwaysConsumer(),
+        SpanKindExtractor.alwaysProducer(),
+        attributesExtractors(),
         singletonList(messagingAttributeExtractor),
-        enabled);
+        true);
   }
 
-  private static Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> createInstrumenter(
+  private static <REQUEST, RESPONSE> Instrumenter<REQUEST, RESPONSE> createInstrumenter(
       OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
-      boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
-      SpanNameExtractor<Request<?>> spanNameExtractor,
-      SpanKindExtractor<Request<?>> spanKindExtractor,
-      List<AttributesExtractor<Request<?>, Response<?>>> additionalAttributeExtractors,
+      SpanNameExtractor<REQUEST> spanNameExtractor,
+      SpanKindExtractor<REQUEST> spanKindExtractor,
+      List<? extends AttributesExtractor<? super REQUEST, ? super RESPONSE>> attributeExtractors,
+      List<AttributesExtractor<REQUEST, RESPONSE>> additionalAttributeExtractors,
       boolean enabled) {
-    return Instrumenter.<Request<?>, Response<?>>builder(
+    return Instrumenter.<REQUEST, RESPONSE>builder(
             openTelemetry, INSTRUMENTATION_NAME, spanNameExtractor)
-        .addAttributesExtractors(
-            captureExperimentalSpanAttributes
-                ? extendedAttributesExtractors
-                : defaultAttributesExtractors)
+        .addAttributesExtractors(attributeExtractors)
         .addAttributesExtractors(additionalAttributeExtractors)
         .setEnabled(enabled)
         .buildInstrumenter(spanKindExtractor);
   }
-
-  private AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory() {}
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetry.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetry.java
index b41ad3147f..8cf95e73a9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetry.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetry.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.handlers.RequestHandler2;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.Instrumenter;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Entrypoint for instrumenting AWS SDK v1 clients.
@@ -45,30 +46,25 @@ public class AwsSdkTelemetry {
   }
 
   private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> requestInstrumenter;
-  private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
+  private final Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
   private final Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter;
   private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> producerInstrumenter;
 
   AwsSdkTelemetry(
       OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
+      List<String> capturedHeaders,
       boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
       boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled) {
-    requestInstrumenter =
-        AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.requestInstrumenter(
-            openTelemetry, captureExperimentalSpanAttributes);
-    consumerReceiveInstrumenter =
-        AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.consumerReceiveInstrumenter(
+    AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory instrumenterFactory =
+        new AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory(
             openTelemetry,
+            capturedHeaders,
             captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
             messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled);
-    consumerProcessInstrumenter =
-        AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.consumerProcessInstrumenter(
-            openTelemetry,
-            captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
-            messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled);
-    producerInstrumenter =
-        AwsSdkInstrumenterFactory.producerInstrumenter(
-            openTelemetry, captureExperimentalSpanAttributes);
+    requestInstrumenter = instrumenterFactory.requestInstrumenter();
+    consumerReceiveInstrumenter = instrumenterFactory.consumerReceiveInstrumenter();
+    consumerProcessInstrumenter = instrumenterFactory.consumerProcessInstrumenter();
+    producerInstrumenter = instrumenterFactory.producerInstrumenter();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder.java
index daadf8e97d..b36104f531 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder.java
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /** A builder of {@link AwsSdkTelemetry}. */
 public class AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder {
 
   private final OpenTelemetry openTelemetry;
 
+  private List<String> capturedHeaders = emptyList();
   private boolean captureExperimentalSpanAttributes;
   private boolean messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled;
 
@@ -20,6 +24,17 @@ public class AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder {
     this.openTelemetry = openTelemetry;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Configures the messaging headers that will be captured as span attributes.
+   *
+   * @param capturedHeaders A list of messaging header names.
+   */
+  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
+  public AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder setCapturedHeaders(List<String> capturedHeaders) {
+    this.capturedHeaders = capturedHeaders;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets whether experimental attributes should be set to spans. These attributes may be changed or
    * removed in the future, so only enable this if you know you do not require attributes filled by
@@ -50,6 +65,9 @@ public class AwsSdkTelemetryBuilder {
    */
   public AwsSdkTelemetry build() {
     return new AwsSdkTelemetry(
-        openTelemetry, captureExperimentalSpanAttributes, messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled);
+        openTelemetry,
+        capturedHeaders,
+        captureExperimentalSpanAttributes,
+        messagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled);
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAccess.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAccess.java
index 0bfef4012a..c077dbd8c6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAccess.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAccess.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import com.amazonaws.Response;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.muzzle.NoMuzzle;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 final class SqsAccess {
   private SqsAccess() {}
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ final class SqsAccess {
   }
 
   @NoMuzzle
-  static Map<String, String> getMessageAttributes(Request<?> request) {
-    return enabled ? SqsImpl.getMessageAttributes(request) : Collections.emptyMap();
+  static String getMessageAttribute(Request<?> request, String name) {
+    return enabled ? SqsImpl.getMessageAttribute(request, name) : null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAttributesGetter.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAttributesGetter.java
index 9aff54a412..012fa8d0e7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAttributesGetter.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsAttributesGetter.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ enum SqsAttributesGetter implements MessagingAttributesGetter<Request<?>, Respon
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getMessageHeader(Request<?> request, String name) {
-    String value = SqsAccess.getMessageAttributes(request).get(name);
+    String value = SqsAccess.getMessageAttribute(request, name);
     return value != null ? Collections.singletonList(value) : Collections.emptyList();
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsImpl.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsImpl.java
index e0b4b93ee4..fdecfbe215 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsImpl.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsImpl.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.Instrumenter;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 final class SqsImpl {
@@ -56,18 +54,20 @@ final class SqsImpl {
       return;
     }
 
-    Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter =
+    Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter =
         requestHandler.getConsumerReceiveInstrumenter();
     Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter =
         requestHandler.getConsumerProcessInstrumenter();
 
     Context receiveContext = null;
-    if (timer != null && consumerReceiveInstrumenter.shouldStart(parentContext, request)) {
+    SqsReceiveRequest receiveRequest =
+        SqsReceiveRequest.create(request, SqsMessageImpl.wrap(receiveMessageResult.getMessages()));
+    if (timer != null && consumerReceiveInstrumenter.shouldStart(parentContext, receiveRequest)) {
       receiveContext =
           InstrumenterUtil.startAndEnd(
               consumerReceiveInstrumenter,
               parentContext,
-              request,
+              receiveRequest,
               response,
               null,
               timer.startTime(),
@@ -123,18 +123,15 @@ final class SqsImpl {
     return false;
   }
 
-  static Map<String, String> getMessageAttributes(Request<?> request) {
-    if (request instanceof SendMessageRequest) {
+  static String getMessageAttribute(Request<?> request, String name) {
+    if (request.getOriginalRequest() instanceof SendMessageRequest) {
       Map<String, MessageAttributeValue> map =
-          ((SendMessageRequest) request).getMessageAttributes();
-      if (!map.isEmpty()) {
-        Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, MessageAttributeValue> entry : map.entrySet()) {
-          result.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().getStringValue());
-        }
-        return result;
+          ((SendMessageRequest) request.getOriginalRequest()).getMessageAttributes();
+      MessageAttributeValue value = map.get(name);
+      if (value != null) {
+        return value.getStringValue();
       }
     }
-    return Collections.emptyMap();
+    return null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessage.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessage.java
index 9083f7293d..8da1924f88 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessage.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessage.java
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 interface SqsMessage {
 
   Map<String, String> getAttributes();
+
+  String getMessageAttribute(String name);
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessageImpl.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessageImpl.java
index 83ef26fc09..5b9c993f5b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessageImpl.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsMessageImpl.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
 
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.model.Message;
+import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.model.MessageAttributeValue;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 final class SqsMessageImpl implements SqsMessage {
@@ -20,8 +23,22 @@ final class SqsMessageImpl implements SqsMessage {
     return new SqsMessageImpl(message);
   }
 
+  static List<SqsMessage> wrap(List<Message> messages) {
+    List<SqsMessage> result = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (Message message : messages) {
+      result.add(wrap(message));
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Map<String, String> getAttributes() {
     return message.getAttributes();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getMessageAttribute(String name) {
+    MessageAttributeValue value = message.getMessageAttributes().get(name);
+    return value != null ? value.getStringValue() : null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequest.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequest.java
index f537c9cf3b..9a13347f98 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
 
 import com.amazonaws.Request;
 
-final class SqsProcessRequest {
+final class SqsProcessRequest extends AbstractSqsRequest {
   private final Request<?> request;
   private final SqsMessage message;
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ final class SqsProcessRequest {
     return new SqsProcessRequest(request, message);
   }
 
+  @Override
   public Request<?> getRequest() {
     return request;
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter.java
index 564110e6a2..24bfc3c345 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ enum SqsProcessRequestAttributesGetter
 
   @Override
   public List<String> getMessageHeader(SqsProcessRequest request, String name) {
-    String value = SqsAccess.getMessageAttributes(request.getRequest()).get(name);
+    String value = request.getMessage().getMessageAttribute(name);
     return value != null ? Collections.singletonList(value) : Collections.emptyList();
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequest.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..947f756243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
+
+import com.amazonaws.Request;
+import java.util.List;
+
+final class SqsReceiveRequest extends AbstractSqsRequest {
+  private final Request<?> request;
+  private final List<SqsMessage> messages;
+
+  private SqsReceiveRequest(Request<?> request, List<SqsMessage> messages) {
+    this.request = request;
+    this.messages = messages;
+  }
+
+  public static SqsReceiveRequest create(Request<?> request, List<SqsMessage> messages) {
+    return new SqsReceiveRequest(request, messages);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Request<?> getRequest() {
+    return request;
+  }
+
+  public List<SqsMessage> getMessages() {
+    return messages;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6247789672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11;
+
+import com.amazonaws.Response;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.messaging.MessagingAttributesGetter;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+enum SqsReceiveRequestAttributesGetter
+    implements MessagingAttributesGetter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> {
+  INSTANCE;
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSystem(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    return "AmazonSQS";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getDestination(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    Object originalRequest = request.getRequest().getOriginalRequest();
+    String queueUrl = RequestAccess.getQueueUrl(originalRequest);
+    int i = queueUrl.lastIndexOf('/');
+    return i > 0 ? queueUrl.substring(i + 1) : null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isTemporaryDestination(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  public String getConversationId(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  public Long getMessagePayloadSize(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  public Long getMessagePayloadCompressedSize(SqsReceiveRequest request) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  public String getMessageId(SqsReceiveRequest request, @Nullable Response<?> response) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public List<String> getMessageHeader(SqsReceiveRequest request, String name) {
+    return StreamSupport.stream(request.getMessages().spliterator(), false)
+        .map(message -> message.getMessageAttribute(name))
+        .filter(value -> value != null)
+        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
index edf2747181..6a43b5ff51 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/TracingRequestHandler.java
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ final class TracingRequestHandler extends RequestHandler2 {
       ContextKey.named(TracingRequestHandler.class.getName() + ".RequestSpanSuppressed");
 
   private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> requestInstrumenter;
-  private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
+  private final Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
   private final Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter;
   private final Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> producerInstrumenter;
 
   TracingRequestHandler(
       Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> requestInstrumenter,
-      Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter,
+      Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> consumerReceiveInstrumenter,
       Instrumenter<SqsProcessRequest, Void> consumerProcessInstrumenter,
       Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> producerInstrumenter) {
     this.requestInstrumenter = requestInstrumenter;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ final class TracingRequestHandler extends RequestHandler2 {
     return request;
   }
 
-  Instrumenter<Request<?>, Response<?>> getConsumerReceiveInstrumenter() {
+  Instrumenter<SqsReceiveRequest, Response<?>> getConsumerReceiveInstrumenter() {
     return consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
   }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsTracingTest.groovy b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsTracingTest.groovy
index d069411b15..9862cf4967 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsTracingTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/SqsTracingTest.groovy
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v1_11
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.AmazonSQSAsyncClientBuilder
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.test.LibraryTestTrait
 
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonList
+
 class SqsTracingTest extends AbstractSqsTracingTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
   AmazonSQSAsyncClientBuilder configureClient(AmazonSQSAsyncClientBuilder client) {
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class SqsTracingTest extends AbstractSqsTracingTest implements LibraryTestTrait
       AwsSdkTelemetry.builder(getOpenTelemetry())
         .setCaptureExperimentalSpanAttributes(true)
         .setMessagingReceiveInstrumentationEnabled(true)
+        .setCapturedHeaders(singletonList("test-message-header"))
         .build()
         .newRequestHandler())
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsTracingTest.groovy b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsTracingTest.groovy
index da70dd1374..939b470b77 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsTracingTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-1.11/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v1_11/AbstractSqsTracingTest.groovy
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.auth.BasicAWSCredentials
 import com.amazonaws.client.builder.AwsClientBuilder
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.AmazonSQSAsyncClient
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.AmazonSQSAsyncClientBuilder
+import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.model.MessageAttributeValue
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.model.ReceiveMessageRequest
 import com.amazonaws.services.sqs.model.SendMessageRequest
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.test.InstrumentationSpecification
@@ -51,14 +52,21 @@ abstract class AbstractSqsTracingTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
     }
   }
 
-  def "simple sqs producer-consumer services"() {
+  def "simple sqs producer-consumer services #testCaptureHeaders"() {
     setup:
     client.createQueue("testSdkSqs")
 
     when:
-    SendMessageRequest send = new SendMessageRequest("http://localhost:$sqsPort/000000000000/testSdkSqs", "{\"type\": \"hello\"}")
-    client.sendMessage(send)
-    def receiveMessageResult = client.receiveMessage("http://localhost:$sqsPort/000000000000/testSdkSqs")
+    SendMessageRequest sendMessageRequest = new SendMessageRequest("http://localhost:$sqsPort/000000000000/testSdkSqs", "{\"type\": \"hello\"}")
+    if (testCaptureHeaders) {
+      sendMessageRequest.addMessageAttributesEntry("test-message-header", new MessageAttributeValue().withDataType("String").withStringValue("test"))
+    }
+    client.sendMessage(sendMessageRequest)
+    ReceiveMessageRequest receiveMessageRequest = new ReceiveMessageRequest("http://localhost:$sqsPort/000000000000/testSdkSqs")
+    if (testCaptureHeaders) {
+      receiveMessageRequest.withMessageAttributeNames("test-message-header")
+    }
+    def receiveMessageResult = client.receiveMessage(receiveMessageRequest)
     receiveMessageResult.messages.each {message ->
       runWithSpan("process child") {}
     }
@@ -113,6 +121,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSqsTracingTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
             "$SemanticAttributes.NET_PROTOCOL_NAME" "http"
             "$SemanticAttributes.NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION" "1.1"
             "$SemanticAttributes.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_LENGTH" Long
+            if (testCaptureHeaders) {
+              "messaging.header.test_message_header" { it == ["test"] }
+            }
           }
         }
         publishSpan = span(0)
@@ -140,6 +151,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSqsTracingTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
             "$SemanticAttributes.NET_PROTOCOL_NAME" "http"
             "$SemanticAttributes.NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION" "1.1"
             "$SemanticAttributes.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_LENGTH" Long
+            if (testCaptureHeaders) {
+              "messaging.header.test_message_header" { it == ["test"] }
+            }
           }
         }
         span(1) {
@@ -161,6 +175,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSqsTracingTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
             "$SemanticAttributes.MESSAGING_SYSTEM" "AmazonSQS"
             "$SemanticAttributes.MESSAGING_DESTINATION_NAME" "testSdkSqs"
             "$SemanticAttributes.MESSAGING_OPERATION" "process"
+            if (testCaptureHeaders) {
+              "messaging.header.test_message_header" { it == ["test"] }
+            }
           }
         }
         span(2) {
@@ -171,6 +188,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSqsTracingTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
         }
       }
     }
+
+    where:
+    testCaptureHeaders << [false, true]
   }
 
   def "simple sqs producer-consumer services with parent span"() {