diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config.schema.yaml b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config.schema.yaml
index 0a8af6a65d99..5b5c0b6bb8c1 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config.schema.yaml
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config.schema.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ $defs:
       query:
         x-pointer: true
         type: string
+      extendedFormat:
+        type: boolean
       raw:
         type: boolean
       remote:
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config_all.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config_all.go
index 175eef3a22bc..148dd4e9cab1 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config_all.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/config_all.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	StartAt                  string        `mapstructure:"start_at,omitempty"`
 	PollInterval             time.Duration `mapstructure:"poll_interval,omitempty"`
 	MaxEventsPerPoll         int           `mapstructure:"max_events_per_poll,omitempty"`
+	ExtendedFormat           bool          `mapstructure:"extended_format,omitempty"`
 	Raw                      bool          `mapstructure:"raw,omitempty"`
 	IncludeLogRecordOriginal bool          `mapstructure:"include_log_record_original,omitempty"`
 	SuppressRenderingInfo    bool          `mapstructure:"suppress_rendering_info,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/input.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/input.go
index 0773a19a8f0f..44c4346c7ed3 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/input.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/input.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Input struct {
 	currentMaxReads          int
 	startAt                  string
 	raw                      bool
+	extendedFormat           bool
 	includeLogRecordOriginal bool
 	excludeProviders         map[string]struct{}
 	pollInterval             time.Duration
@@ -352,6 +353,15 @@ func (i *Input) processEventWithRenderingInfo(ctx context.Context, event Event)
 // sendEvent will send EventXML as an entry to the operator's output.
 func (i *Input) sendEvent(ctx context.Context, eventXML *EventXML) error {
 	var body any = eventXML.Original
+
+	if i.extendedFormat {
+		body = extendedFormattedBody(eventXML)
+		e, err := i.NewEntry(body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("create entry: %w", err)
+		}
+		return i.Write(ctx, e)
+	}
 	if !i.raw {
 		body = formattedBody(eventXML)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml.go
index e590bd7d623e..19fc131902de 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml.go
@@ -141,6 +141,52 @@ func formattedBody(e *EventXML) map[string]any {
 	return body
 }
 
+// extendedFormattedBody will parse a body from the event.
+func extendedFormattedBody(e *EventXML) map[string]any {
+	body := map[string]any{
+		"event_id": map[string]any{
+			"qualifiers": e.EventID.Qualifiers,
+			"id":         e.EventID.ID,
+		},
+		"provider": map[string]any{
+			"name":         e.Provider.Name,
+			"guid":         e.Provider.GUID,
+			"event_source": e.Provider.EventSourceName,
+		},
+		"system_time":       e.TimeCreated.SystemTime,
+		"computer":          e.Computer,
+		"channel":           e.Channel,
+		"record_id":         e.RecordID,
+		"level":             e.Level,
+		"rendered_level":    e.RenderedLevel,
+		"message":           e.Message,
+		"task":              e.Task,
+		"rendered_task":     e.RenderedTask,
+		"opcode":            e.Opcode,
+		"rendered_opcode":   e.RenderedOpcode,
+		"keywords":          e.Keywords,
+		"rendered_keywords": e.RenderedKeywords,
+		"event_data":        parseEventData(e.EventData),
+		"version":           e.Version,
+	}
+
+	if e.Security != nil && e.Security.UserID != "" {
+		body["security"] = map[string]any{
+			"user_id": e.Security.UserID,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if e.Execution != nil {
+		body["execution"] = e.Execution.asMap()
+	}
+
+	if e.Correlation != nil {
+		body["correlation"] = e.Correlation.asMap()
+	}
+
+	return body
+}
+
 // parseMessage will attempt to parse a message into a message and details
 func parseMessage(channel, message string) (string, map[string]any) {
 	switch channel {
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml_test.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml_test.go
index 079abc3fb1e8..cffec45880d1 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/windows/xml_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,73 @@ func TestParseBody(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, expected, formattedBody(xml))
 }
 
+func TestExtendedParseBody(t *testing.T) {
+	xml := &EventXML{
+		EventID: EventID{
+			ID:         1,
+			Qualifiers: 2,
+		},
+		Provider: Provider{
+			Name:            "provider",
+			GUID:            "guid",
+			EventSourceName: "event source",
+		},
+		TimeCreated: TimeCreated{
+			SystemTime: "2020-07-30T01:01:01.123456789Z",
+		},
+		Computer: "computer",
+		Channel:  "application",
+		RecordID: 1,
+		Level:    "Information",
+		Message:  "message",
+		Task:     "task",
+		Opcode:   "opcode",
+		Keywords: []string{"keyword"},
+		EventData: EventData{
+			Data: []Data{{Name: "1st_name", Value: "value"}, {Name: "2nd_name", Value: "another_value"}},
+		},
+		RenderedLevel:    "rendered_level",
+		RenderedTask:     "rendered_task",
+		RenderedOpcode:   "rendered_opcode",
+		RenderedKeywords: []string{"RenderedKeywords"},
+		Version:          0,
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]any{
+		"event_id": map[string]any{
+			"id":         uint32(1),
+			"qualifiers": uint16(2),
+		},
+		"provider": map[string]any{
+			"name":         "provider",
+			"guid":         "guid",
+			"event_source": "event source",
+		},
+		"system_time":       "2020-07-30T01:01:01.123456789Z",
+		"computer":          "computer",
+		"channel":           "application",
+		"record_id":         uint64(1),
+		"level":             "Information",
+		"rendered_level":    "rendered_level",
+		"message":           "message",
+		"task":              "task",
+		"rendered_task":     "rendered_task",
+		"opcode":            "opcode",
+		"rendered_opcode":   "rendered_opcode",
+		"keywords":          []string{"keyword"},
+		"rendered_keywords": []string{"RenderedKeywords"},
+		"event_data": map[string]any{
+			"data": []any{
+				map[string]any{"1st_name": "value"},
+				map[string]any{"2nd_name": "another_value"},
+			},
+		},
+		"version": uint8(0),
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, extendedFormattedBody(xml))
+}
+
 func TestParseBodySecurityExecution(t *testing.T) {
 	xml := &EventXML{
 		EventID: EventID{