diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/RecordDeserializer.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/RecordDeserializer.scala
index fdc16c523..cce06abeb 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/RecordDeserializer.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/fs2/kafka/RecordDeserializer.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 package fs2.kafka
 
-import cats.Applicative
+import cats.syntax.all._
+import cats.{Applicative, Functor}
 
 /**
   * Deserializer which may vary depending on whether a record
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ sealed abstract class RecordDeserializer[F[_], A] {
   def forKey: F[Deserializer[F, A]]
 
   def forValue: F[Deserializer[F, A]]
+
+  /**
+    * Returns a new [[RecordDeserializer]] instance that will catch deserialization
+    * errors and return them as a value, allowing user code to handle them without
+    * causing the consumer to fail.
+    */
+  final def attempt(implicit F: Functor[F]): RecordDeserializer[F, Either[Throwable, A]] =
+    RecordDeserializer.instance(forKey.map(_.attempt), forValue.map(_.attempt))
 }
 
 object RecordDeserializer {