diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/active_mq_event.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/active_mq_event.py
index 09981bdcdd2..94929a79572 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/active_mq_event.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/data_classes/active_mq_event.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ def broker_out_time(self) -> int:
         """Time stamp (in milliseconds) for when the message left the broker."""
         return self["brokerOutTime"]
 
+    @property
+    def properties(self) -> dict:
+        """Custom properties"""
+        return self["properties"]
+
     @property
     def destination_physicalname(self) -> str:
         return self["destination"]["physicalname"]
diff --git a/tests/events/activeMQEvent.json b/tests/events/activeMQEvent.json
index 290ada184c9..57417cfd229 100644
--- a/tests/events/activeMQEvent.json
+++ b/tests/events/activeMQEvent.json
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
       },
       "timestamp": 1598827811958,
       "brokerInTime": 1598827811958,
-      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959
+      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959,
+      "properties": {
+        "testKey": "testValue"
+      }
     },
     {
       "messageID": "ID:b-9bcfa592-423a-4942-879d-eb284b418fc8-1.mq.us-west-2.amazonaws.com-37557-1234520418293-4:1:1:1:1",
@@ -26,7 +29,11 @@
       },
       "timestamp": 1598827811958,
       "brokerInTime": 1598827811958,
-      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959
+      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959,
+      "properties": {
+        "testKey": "testValue"
+      }
+
     },
     {
       "messageID": "ID:b-9bcfa592-423a-4942-879d-eb284b418fc8-1.mq.us-west-2.amazonaws.com-37557-1234520418293-4:1:1:1:1",
@@ -39,7 +46,10 @@
       },
       "timestamp": 1598827811958,
       "brokerInTime": 1598827811958,
-      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959
+      "brokerOutTime": 1598827811959,
+      "properties": {
+        "testKey": "testValue"
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/functional/data_classes/test_amazon_mq.py b/tests/functional/data_classes/test_amazon_mq.py
index bca2c6e8a8a..0a1467845ea 100644
--- a/tests/functional/data_classes/test_amazon_mq.py
+++ b/tests/functional/data_classes/test_amazon_mq.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def test_active_mq_event():
     assert message.timestamp is not None
     assert message.broker_in_time is not None
     assert message.broker_out_time is not None
+    assert message.properties["testKey"] == "testValue"
     assert message.destination_physicalname is not None
     assert message.delivery_mode is None
     assert message.correlation_id is None