diff --git a/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/Message.scala b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/Message.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e662dade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/Message.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)
+ * A partnership between École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and
+ * Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ).
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.renku.queue.client
+
+import scodec.bits.ByteVector
+
+final case class Message(id: MessageId, payload: ByteVector)
+
+final case class MessageId(value: String) extends AnyVal
diff --git a/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/QueueClient.scala b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/QueueClient.scala
index c25b87bc..018d646e 100644
--- a/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/QueueClient.scala
+++ b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/queue/client/QueueClient.scala
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ import scodec.bits.ByteVector
 
 trait QueueClient[F[_]] {
   def enqueue(queueName: QueueName, message: ByteVector): F[Unit]
-  def acquireEventsStream(queueName: QueueName, chunkSize: Int): Stream[F, ByteVector]
+  def acquireEventsStream(queueName: QueueName, chunkSize: Int): Stream[F, Message]
 }
diff --git a/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClient.scala b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClient.scala
index bbade297..68a9cba9 100644
--- a/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClient.scala
+++ b/modules/redis-client/src/main/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClient.scala
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import cats.syntax.all.*
 import dev.profunktor.redis4cats.connection.RedisClient
 import dev.profunktor.redis4cats.effect.Log
 import dev.profunktor.redis4cats.streams.RedisStream
-import dev.profunktor.redis4cats.streams.data.XAddMessage
+import dev.profunktor.redis4cats.streams.data.{XAddMessage, XReadMessage}
 import fs2.Stream
-import io.renku.queue.client.{QueueClient, QueueName}
+import io.renku.queue.client.{Message, MessageId, QueueClient, QueueName}
 import scodec.bits.ByteVector
 
 class RedisQueueClient[F[_]: Async: Log](client: RedisClient) extends QueueClient[F] {
@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ class RedisQueueClient[F[_]: Async: Log](client: RedisClient) extends QueueClien
   override def acquireEventsStream(
       queueName: QueueName,
       chunkSize: Int
-  ): Stream[F, ByteVector] =
+  ): Stream[F, Message] =
     createConnection >>= {
       _.read(Set(queueName.toString), chunkSize)
-        .map(_.body.get(payloadKey))
+        .map(toMessage)
         .collect { case Some(m) => m }
     }
 
+  private def toMessage(m: XReadMessage[String, ByteVector]): Option[Message] =
+    m.body
+      .get(payloadKey)
+      .map(Message(MessageId(m.id.value), _))
+
   private def createConnection =
     RedisStream
       .mkStreamingConnection[F, String, ByteVector](client, StringBytesCodec.instance)
diff --git a/modules/redis-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClientSpec.scala b/modules/redis-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClientSpec.scala
index a71f486e..d6b71584 100644
--- a/modules/redis-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClientSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/redis-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/redis/client/RedisQueueClientSpec.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RedisQueueClientSpec extends CatsEffectSuite with RedisSpec:
 
         fiber <- client
           .acquireEventsStream(queue, chunkSize = 1)
-          .evalMap(m => dequeued.update(toStringUft8(m) :: _))
+          .evalMap(event => dequeued.update(toStringUft8(event.payload) :: _))
           .compile
           .drain
           .start