diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb1b86f31ed..b1fdedc3104 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - The `IsEmpty` method is added to the `Instrument` type in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric`.
   This method is used to check if an `Instrument` instance is a zero-value. (#5431)
 
+### Changed
+
+- `Processor` in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log` now accepts a pointer to `Record` instead of a value so that the record modifications done in a processor are propagated to subsequent registered processors. (#5469)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Log a warning to the OpenTelemetry internal logger when a `Record` in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log` drops an attribute due to a limit being reached. (#5376)
diff --git a/sdk/log/batch.go b/sdk/log/batch.go
index 8e43b0e8f75..41b6065a09e 100644
--- a/sdk/log/batch.go
+++ b/sdk/log/batch.go
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ func (b *BatchProcessor) poll(interval time.Duration) (done chan struct{}) {
 }
 
 // OnEmit batches provided log record.
-func (b *BatchProcessor) OnEmit(_ context.Context, r Record) error {
+func (b *BatchProcessor) OnEmit(_ context.Context, r *Record) error {
 	if b.stopped.Load() || b.q == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if n := b.q.Enqueue(r); n >= b.batchSize {
+	if n := b.q.Enqueue(r.Clone()); n >= b.batchSize {
 		select {
 		case b.pollTrigger <- struct{}{}:
 		default:
diff --git a/sdk/log/batch_test.go b/sdk/log/batch_test.go
index 70b12ab04fa..a6f017dd165 100644
--- a/sdk/log/batch_test.go
+++ b/sdk/log/batch_test.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ func TestEmptyBatchConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
 		var bp BatchProcessor
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		var record Record
+		record := new(Record)
 		assert.NoError(t, bp.OnEmit(ctx, record), "OnEmit")
-		assert.False(t, bp.Enabled(ctx, record), "Enabled")
+		assert.False(t, bp.Enabled(ctx, *record), "Enabled")
 		assert.NoError(t, bp.ForceFlush(ctx), "ForceFlush")
 		assert.NoError(t, bp.Shutdown(ctx), "Shutdown")
 	})
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			WithExportTimeout(time.Hour),
 		)
 		for _, r := range make([]Record, size) {
-			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, r))
+			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, &r))
 		}
 		var got []Record
 		assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			WithExportTimeout(time.Hour),
 		)
 		for _, r := range make([]Record, 10*batch) {
-			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, r))
+			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, &r))
 		}
 		assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 			return e.ExportN() > 1
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			WithExportTimeout(time.Hour),
 		)
 		for _, r := range make([]Record, 2*batch) {
-			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, r))
+			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, &r))
 		}
 
 		var n int
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 
 		var err error
 		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-			err = b.OnEmit(ctx, Record{})
+			err = b.OnEmit(ctx, new(Record))
 			return true
 		}, time.Second, time.Microsecond, "OnEmit blocked")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NoError(t, b.Shutdown(ctx))
 
 			want := e.ExportN()
-			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, Record{}))
+			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, new(Record)))
 			assert.Equal(t, want, e.ExportN(), "Export called after shutdown")
 		})
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			e := newTestExporter(nil)
 			b := NewBatchProcessor(e)
 
-			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, Record{}))
+			assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, new(Record)))
 			assert.NoError(t, b.Shutdown(ctx))
 
 			assert.NoError(t, b.ForceFlush(ctx))
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			)
 			t.Cleanup(func() { _ = b.Shutdown(ctx) })
 
-			var r Record
+			r := new(Record)
 			r.SetBody(log.BoolValue(true))
 			require.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, r))
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			if assert.Equal(t, 1, e.ExportN(), "exporter Export calls") {
 				got := e.Records()
 				if assert.Len(t, got[0], 1, "records received") {
-					assert.Equal(t, r, got[0][0])
+					assert.Equal(t, *r, got[0][0])
 				}
 			}
 		})
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Enqueue 10 x "batch size" amount of records.
 			for i := 0; i < 10*batch; i++ {
-				require.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, Record{}))
+				require.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, new(Record)))
 			}
 			assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 				return e.ExportN() > 0 && len(b.exporter.input) == cap(b.exporter.input)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			b := NewBatchProcessor(e)
 			t.Cleanup(func() { _ = b.Shutdown(ctx) })
 
-			var r Record
+			r := new(Record)
 			r.SetBody(log.BoolValue(true))
 			_ = b.OnEmit(ctx, r)
 			t.Cleanup(func() { _ = b.Shutdown(ctx) })
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			WithExportInterval(time.Hour),
 			WithExportTimeout(time.Hour),
 		)
-		var r Record
+		r := new(Record)
 		// First record will be blocked by testExporter.Export
 		assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, r), "exported record")
 		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ func TestBatchProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
 						return
 					default:
-						assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, Record{}))
+						assert.NoError(t, b.OnEmit(ctx, new(Record)))
 						// Ignore partial flush errors.
 						_ = b.ForceFlush(ctx)
 					}
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBatchProcessorOnEmit(b *testing.B) {
-	var r Record
+	r := new(Record)
 	body := log.BoolValue(true)
 	r.SetBody(body)
 
diff --git a/sdk/log/bench_test.go b/sdk/log/bench_test.go
index ff5d6fe2bfa..75b430b6d88 100644
--- a/sdk/log/bench_test.go
+++ b/sdk/log/bench_test.go
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ type timestampDecorator struct {
 	Processor
 }
 
-func (e timestampDecorator) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r Record) error {
-	r = r.Clone()
+func (e timestampDecorator) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r *Record) error {
 	r.SetObservedTimestamp(time.Date(1988, time.November, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
 	return e.Processor.OnEmit(ctx, r)
 }
@@ -93,8 +92,7 @@ type attrDecorator struct {
 	Processor
 }
 
-func (e attrDecorator) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r Record) error {
-	r = r.Clone()
+func (e attrDecorator) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r *Record) error {
 	r.SetAttributes(log.String("replace", "me"))
 	return e.Processor.OnEmit(ctx, r)
 }
diff --git a/sdk/log/logger.go b/sdk/log/logger.go
index 245867f3fd6..04c44ac5bb8 100644
--- a/sdk/log/logger.go
+++ b/sdk/log/logger.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func newLogger(p *LoggerProvider, scope instrumentation.Scope) *logger {
 func (l *logger) Emit(ctx context.Context, r log.Record) {
 	newRecord := l.newRecord(ctx, r)
 	for _, p := range l.provider.processors {
-		if err := p.OnEmit(ctx, newRecord); err != nil {
+		if err := p.OnEmit(ctx, &newRecord); err != nil {
 			otel.Handle(err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sdk/log/processor.go b/sdk/log/processor.go
index f95ea949027..d2c99d90cc7 100644
--- a/sdk/log/processor.go
+++ b/sdk/log/processor.go
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// considered unrecoverable and will be reported to a configured error
 	// Handler.
 	//
-	// Before modifying a Record, the implementation must use Record.Clone
-	// to create a copy that shares no state with the original.
-	OnEmit(ctx context.Context, record Record) error
+	// Implementations may synchronously modify the record so that the changes
+	// are visible in the next registered processor.
+	// Implementations must not modify the record asynchronously as [Record]
+	// is not concurrent safe.
+	// Implementations must not retain the record.
+	OnEmit(ctx context.Context, record *Record) error
 	// Enabled returns whether the Processor will process for the given context
 	// and record.
 	//
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ type Processor interface {
 	//
 	// Before modifying a Record, the implementation must use Record.Clone
 	// to create a copy that shares no state with the original.
+	// Implementations must not retain the record.
 	Enabled(ctx context.Context, record Record) bool
 	// Shutdown is called when the SDK shuts down. Any cleanup or release of
 	// resources held by the exporter should be done in this call.
diff --git a/sdk/log/provider_test.go b/sdk/log/provider_test.go
index bfa8afcda1d..1ce1d832fae 100644
--- a/sdk/log/provider_test.go
+++ b/sdk/log/provider_test.go
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ func newProcessor(name string) *processor {
 	return &processor{Name: name, enabled: true}
 }
 
-func (p *processor) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r Record) error {
+func (p *processor) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r *Record) error {
 	if p.Err != nil {
 		return p.Err
 	}
 
-	p.records = append(p.records, r)
+	p.records = append(p.records, *r)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/log/simple.go b/sdk/log/simple.go
index c7aa14b8706..a015cadfacf 100644
--- a/sdk/log/simple.go
+++ b/sdk/log/simple.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func NewSimpleProcessor(exporter Exporter, _ ...SimpleProcessorOption) *SimplePr
 }
 
 // OnEmit batches provided log record.
-func (s *SimpleProcessor) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r Record) error {
-	return s.exporter.Export(ctx, []Record{r})
+func (s *SimpleProcessor) OnEmit(ctx context.Context, r *Record) error {
+	return s.exporter.Export(ctx, []Record{*r})
 }
 
 // Enabled returns true.
diff --git a/sdk/log/simple_test.go b/sdk/log/simple_test.go
index 805130465b0..dbc91a90156 100644
--- a/sdk/log/simple_test.go
+++ b/sdk/log/simple_test.go
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ func TestSimpleProcessorOnEmit(t *testing.T) {
 	e := new(exporter)
 	s := log.NewSimpleProcessor(e)
 
-	var r log.Record
+	r := new(log.Record)
 	r.SetSeverityText("test")
 	_ = s.OnEmit(context.Background(), r)
 
 	require.True(t, e.exportCalled, "exporter Export not called")
-	assert.Equal(t, []log.Record{r}, e.records)
+	assert.Equal(t, []log.Record{*r}, e.records)
 }
 
 func TestSimpleProcessorEnabled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestSimpleProcessorConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(goRoutineN)
 
-	var r log.Record
+	r := new(log.Record)
 	r.SetSeverityText("test")
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := log.NewSimpleProcessor(nil)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestSimpleProcessorConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
 			_ = s.OnEmit(ctx, r)
-			_ = s.Enabled(ctx, r)
+			_ = s.Enabled(ctx, *r)
 			_ = s.Shutdown(ctx)
 			_ = s.ForceFlush(ctx)
 		}()
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestSimpleProcessorConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSimpleProcessorOnEmit(b *testing.B) {
-	var r log.Record
+	r := new(log.Record)
 	r.SetSeverityText("test")
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := log.NewSimpleProcessor(nil)