diff --git a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
index d827c7fa1d..7667b73550 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import type { IResource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';
 
 import type { ReadableLogRecord } from './export/ReadableLogRecord';
 import type { LogRecordLimits } from './types';
-import { LogAttributes } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
+import { LogAttributes, LogAttributeValue } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
 import { LoggerProviderSharedState } from './internal/LoggerProviderSharedState';
 
 export class LogRecord implements ReadableLogRecord {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class LogRecord implements ReadableLogRecord {
   readonly attributes: logsAPI.LogAttributes = {};
   private _severityText?: string;
   private _severityNumber?: logsAPI.SeverityNumber;
-  private _body?: string;
+  private _body?: LogAttributeValue;
   private totalAttributesCount: number = 0;
 
   private _isReadonly: boolean = false;
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ export class LogRecord implements ReadableLogRecord {
     return this._severityNumber;
   }
 
-  set body(body: string | undefined) {
+  set body(body: LogAttributeValue | undefined) {
     if (this._isLogRecordReadonly()) {
       return;
     }
     this._body = body;
   }
-  get body(): string | undefined {
+  get body(): LogAttributeValue | undefined {
     return this._body;
   }
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/export/ReadableLogRecord.ts b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/export/ReadableLogRecord.ts
index 2dc3ece865..d036a17ef2 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/export/ReadableLogRecord.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/export/ReadableLogRecord.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type { IResource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';
 import type { HrTime, SpanContext } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import type { InstrumentationScope } from '@opentelemetry/core';
-import type { LogAttributes, SeverityNumber } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
+import type { LogAttributeValue, LogAttributes, SeverityNumber } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
 
 export interface ReadableLogRecord {
   readonly hrTime: HrTime;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export interface ReadableLogRecord {
   readonly spanContext?: SpanContext;
   readonly severityText?: string;
   readonly severityNumber?: SeverityNumber;
-  readonly body?: string;
+  readonly body?: LogAttributeValue;
   readonly resource: IResource;
   readonly instrumentationScope: InstrumentationScope;
   readonly attributes: LogAttributes;