diff --git a/py/farm_ng/core/events_file_writer.py b/py/farm_ng/core/events_file_writer.py
index 682eaa4e..39746d38 100644
--- a/py/farm_ng/core/events_file_writer.py
+++ b/py/farm_ng/core/events_file_writer.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # pylint can't find Event or Uri in protobuf generated files
 # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/10372
 from farm_ng.core.event_pb2 import Event
+from farm_ng.core.events_file_reader import payload_to_protobuf
 from farm_ng.core.stamp import StampSemantics, get_monotonic_now, get_system_clock_now
 from farm_ng.core.uri import make_proto_uri, uri_to_string
 from google.protobuf.json_format import MessageToJson
@@ -152,6 +153,18 @@ def header_events(self) -> dict[str, tuple[Event, bytes]]:
         """
         return self._header_events
 
+    @property
+    def header_messages(self) -> list[Message]:
+        """Return the header_events, formatted as a list of protobuf messages.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[Message]: List of header messages.
+        """
+        return [
+            payload_to_protobuf(event, payload)
+            for (event, payload) in self.header_events.values()
+        ]
+
     def add_header_event(
         self,
         event: Event,
diff --git a/py/tests/test_events_file_writer.py b/py/tests/test_events_file_writer.py
index 643b185d..2b18a05b 100644
--- a/py/tests/test_events_file_writer.py
+++ b/py/tests/test_events_file_writer.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     from pathlib import Path
 
     from farm_ng.core.uri_pb2 import Uri
+    from google.protobuf.message import Message
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ def test_headers(self, file_base: Path):
         header_uri_service: str = "test_service"
         header_count: int = 10
         headers: list[tuple[Event, bytes]] = []
+        header_messages: list[Message] = []
         approx_header_size: int = 0
         max_file_bytes: int = 10000
 
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ def test_headers(self, file_base: Path):
                 sequence=i,
             )
             headers.append((event, event_payload))
+            header_messages.append(message)
             approx_header_size += len(event.SerializeToString()) + len(event_payload)
 
             # Add some extra headers with duplicate URI's to ensure they are filtered out
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ def test_headers(self, file_base: Path):
                 approx_header_size,
                 rel=0.5,
             )
+            assert opened_writer.header_messages == header_messages
 
         # Test that headers cannot exceed the max file size
         with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ def test_headers(self, file_base: Path):
                 opened_writer.write("test_path", StringValue(value=f"test_payload_{i}"))
             file_count = 1 + opened_writer.file_idx
             assert file_count > 5  # sufficient number of rollovers (params)
+            assert opened_writer.header_messages == header_messages
 
         for i in range(file_count):
             header_count_in_file: int = 0