diff --git a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Lambda.swift b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Lambda.swift
index e38851c0..5412c139 100644
--- a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Lambda.swift
+++ b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Lambda.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ public enum Lambda {
                 let (invocation, writer) = try await runtimeClient.nextInvocation()
                 logger[metadataKey: "aws-request-id"] = "\(invocation.metadata.requestID)"
 
+                // when log level is trace or lower, print the first Kb of the payload
+                let bytes = invocation.event
+                let maxPayloadPreviewSize = 1024
+                var metadata: Logger.Metadata? = nil
+                if logger.logLevel <= .trace,
+                    let buffer = bytes.getSlice(at: 0, length: min(bytes.readableBytes, maxPayloadPreviewSize))
+                {
+                    metadata = [
+                        "Event's first bytes": .string(
+                            String(buffer: buffer) + (bytes.readableBytes > maxPayloadPreviewSize ? "..." : "")
+                        )
+                    ]
+                }
+                logger.trace(
+                    "Sending invocation event to lambda handler",
+                    metadata: metadata
+                )
+
                 do {
                     try await handler.handle(
                         invocation.event,