diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49d15d1fc19..00c12807000 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-- Implementation of exemplars
+- sdk: Implementation of exemplars
   ([#4094](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4094))
-
+- sdk: Add support for log formatting
+  ([#4137](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4166))
+  
 ## Version 1.27.0/0.48b0 (2024-08-28)
 
 - Implementation of Events API
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
index 56d78ce653a..245db0ad1da 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -544,10 +544,13 @@ def _translate(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> LogRecord:
         # output format. Therefore, this change is considered a breaking
         # change and needs to be upgraded at an appropriate time.
         severity_number = std_to_otel(record.levelno)
-        if isinstance(record.msg, str) and record.args:
-            body = record.msg % record.args
+        if self.formatter:
+            body = self.format(record)
         else:
-            body = record.msg
+            if isinstance(record.msg, str) and record.args:
+                body = record.msg % record.args
+            else:
+                body = record.msg
 
         # related to https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3548
         # Severity Text = WARN as defined in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#displaying-severity.
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
index d48dcf8e242..0998ecfa5d6 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
@@ -207,6 +207,55 @@ def test_simple_log_record_processor_different_msg_types(self):
         ]
         self.assertEqual(expected, emitted)
 
+    def test_simple_log_record_processor_different_msg_types_with_formatter(
+        self,
+    ):
+        exporter = InMemoryLogExporter()
+        log_record_processor = BatchLogRecordProcessor(exporter)
+
+        provider = LoggerProvider()
+        provider.add_log_record_processor(log_record_processor)
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger("different_msg_types")
+        handler = LoggingHandler(logger_provider=provider)
+        handler.setFormatter(
+            logging.Formatter("%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
+        )
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+        logger.warning("warning message: %s", "possible upcoming heatwave")
+        logger.error("Very high rise in temperatures across the globe")
+        logger.critical("Temperature hits high 420 C in Hyderabad")
+        logger.warning(["list", "of", "strings"])
+        logger.error({"key": "value"})
+        log_record_processor.shutdown()
+
+        finished_logs = exporter.get_finished_logs()
+        expected = [
+            (
+                "different_msg_types - WARNING - warning message: possible upcoming heatwave",
+                "WARN",
+            ),
+            (
+                "different_msg_types - ERROR - Very high rise in temperatures across the globe",
+                "ERROR",
+            ),
+            (
+                "different_msg_types - CRITICAL - Temperature hits high 420 C in Hyderabad",
+                "CRITICAL",
+            ),
+            (
+                "different_msg_types - WARNING - ['list', 'of', 'strings']",
+                "WARN",
+            ),
+            ("different_msg_types - ERROR - {'key': 'value'}", "ERROR"),
+        ]
+        emitted = [
+            (item.log_record.body, item.log_record.severity_text)
+            for item in finished_logs
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expected, emitted)
+
 
 class TestBatchLogRecordProcessor(ConcurrencyTestBase):
     def test_emit_call_log_record(self):
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
index 5b0175d29bb..e8f70d6f5c3 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
@@ -242,13 +242,53 @@ def test_log_record_trace_correlation(self):
             self.assertEqual(log_record.span_id, span_context.span_id)
             self.assertEqual(log_record.trace_flags, span_context.trace_flags)
 
+    def test_warning_without_formatter(self):
+        processor, logger = set_up_test_logging(logging.WARNING)
+        logger.warning("Test message")
+
+        log_record = processor.get_log_record(0)
+        self.assertEqual(log_record.body, "Test message")
+
+    def test_exception_without_formatter(self):
+        processor, logger = set_up_test_logging(logging.WARNING)
+        logger.exception("Test exception")
+
+        log_record = processor.get_log_record(0)
+        self.assertEqual(log_record.body, "Test exception")
+
+    def test_warning_with_formatter(self):
+        processor, logger = set_up_test_logging(
+            logging.WARNING,
+            formatter=logging.Formatter(
+                "%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+            ),
+        )
+        logger.warning("Test message")
+
+        log_record = processor.get_log_record(0)
+        self.assertEqual(log_record.body, "foo - WARNING - Test message")
+
+    def test_log_body_is_always_string_with_formatter(self):
+        processor, logger = set_up_test_logging(
+            logging.WARNING,
+            formatter=logging.Formatter(
+                "%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+            ),
+        )
+        logger.warning(["something", "of", "note"])
+
+        log_record = processor.get_log_record(0)
+        self.assertIsInstance(log_record.body, str)
+
 
-def set_up_test_logging(level):
+def set_up_test_logging(level, formatter=None):
     logger_provider = LoggerProvider()
     processor = FakeProcessor()
     logger_provider.add_log_record_processor(processor)
     logger = logging.getLogger("foo")
     handler = LoggingHandler(level=level, logger_provider=logger_provider)
+    if formatter:
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(handler)
     return processor, logger