diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/batch/base.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/batch/base.py
index 4cb1337cafd..f924bbf3c42 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/batch/base.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/batch/base.py
@@ -335,18 +335,22 @@ def _get_messages_to_report(self) -> list[PartialItemFailures]:
 
     # Event Source Data Classes follow python idioms for fields
     # while Parser/Pydantic follows the event field names to the latter
+    def _sqs_failure_item_identifier(self, msg) -> str:
+        # If a message failed due to model validation (e.g., poison pill)
+        # we convert to an event source data class...but self.model is still true
+        # therefore, we do an additional check on whether the failed message is still a model
+        # see https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/2091
+        if self.model and getattr(msg, "model_validate", None):
+            return msg.messageId
+        data = msg._data if hasattr(msg, "_data") else msg
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            return data.get("messageId", "")
+        return msg.message_id
+
     def _collect_sqs_failures(self):
         failures = []
         for msg in self.fail_messages:
-            # If a message failed due to model validation (e.g., poison pill)
-            # we convert to an event source data class...but self.model is still true
-            # therefore, we do an additional check on whether the failed message is still a model
-            # see https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/2091
-            if self.model and getattr(msg, "model_validate", None):
-                msg_id = msg.messageId
-            else:
-                msg_id = msg.message_id
-            failures.append({"itemIdentifier": msg_id})
+            failures.append({"itemIdentifier": self._sqs_failure_item_identifier(msg)})
         return failures
 
     def _collect_kinesis_failures(self):
diff --git a/tests/functional/batch/required_dependencies/test_utilities_batch.py b/tests/functional/batch/required_dependencies/test_utilities_batch.py
index 43c2aa16191..98edda23b55 100644
--- a/tests/functional/batch/required_dependencies/test_utilities_batch.py
+++ b/tests/functional/batch/required_dependencies/test_utilities_batch.py
@@ -861,3 +861,27 @@ async def simple_async_handler(record: SQSRecord):
     # THEN record is processed successfully using asyncio.run()
     assert result == {"batchItemFailures": []}
     assert result == {"batchItemFailures": []}
+
+
+def test_sqs_batch_processor_missing_message_id_does_not_crash_on_handler_failure():
+    processor = BatchProcessor(event_type=EventType.SQS, raise_on_entire_batch_failure=False)
+
+    def record_handler(record):
+        raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+    malformed_record = {
+        "body": "{}",
+        "receiptHandle": "rh",
+        "attributes": {"ApproximateReceiveCount": "1"},
+        "messageAttributes": {},
+        "md5OfBody": "abc",
+        "eventSource": "aws:sqs",
+        "eventSourceARN": "arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:123456789012:my-queue",
+        "awsRegion": "us-east-1",
+    }
+
+    with processor(records=[malformed_record], handler=record_handler):
+        processor.process()
+
+    response = processor.response()
+    assert response == {"batchItemFailures": [{"itemIdentifier": ""}]}