diff --git a/.chloggen/drosiek-fix-bodies-filtering.yaml b/.chloggen/drosiek-fix-bodies-filtering.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5574f2988e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/drosiek-fix-bodies-filtering.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+# If your change doesn't affect end users, such as a test fix or a tooling change,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: internal/filter/filterlog
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: fix filtering non-string body by bodies property
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [22736]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: Affects `filterprocessor` and `attributesprocessor`.
diff --git a/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog.go b/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog.go
index 4ef257d49179..42e5242a9cb4 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
-
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/filter/expr"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/filter/filterconfig"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/filter/filtermatcher"
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ func newExpr(mp *filterconfig.MatchProperties) (expr.BoolExpr[ottllog.TransformC
 // evaluate to true for a match to occur.
 func (mp *propertiesMatcher) Eval(_ context.Context, tCtx ottllog.TransformContext) (bool, error) {
 	lr := tCtx.GetLogRecord()
-	if lr.Body().Type() == pcommon.ValueTypeStr && mp.bodyFilters != nil && !mp.bodyFilters.Matches(lr.Body().Str()) {
+	if mp.bodyFilters != nil && !mp.bodyFilters.Matches(lr.Body().AsString()) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	if mp.severityTextFilters != nil && !mp.severityTextFilters.Matches(lr.SeverityText()) {
diff --git a/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog_test.go b/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog_test.go
index fff862220971..931b0653cbd7 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog_test.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filterlog/filterlog_test.go
@@ -124,10 +124,22 @@ func TestLogRecord_Matching_False(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "log_body_doesnt_match",
+			properties: &filterconfig.MatchProperties{
+				Config:    *createConfig(filterset.Regexp),
+				LogBodies: []string{".*TEST.*"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	lr := plog.NewLogRecord()
 	lr.SetSeverityNumber(plog.SeverityNumberTrace)
+	lr.Body().SetStr("AUTHENTICATION FAILED")
+
+	lrm := plog.NewLogRecord()
+	lrm.Body().SetEmptyMap()
+	lrm.Body().Map().PutStr("message", "AUTHENTICATION FAILED")
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -138,6 +150,10 @@ func TestLogRecord_Matching_False(t *testing.T) {
 			val, err := expr.Eval(context.Background(), ottllog.NewTransformContext(lr, pcommon.NewInstrumentationScope(), pcommon.NewResource()))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.False(t, val)
+
+			val, err = expr.Eval(context.Background(), ottllog.NewTransformContext(lrm, pcommon.NewInstrumentationScope(), pcommon.NewResource()))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.False(t, val)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -194,6 +210,13 @@ func TestLogRecord_Matching_True(t *testing.T) {
 	lr.SetSeverityText("debug")
 	lr.SetSeverityNumber(plog.SeverityNumberDebug)
 
+	lrm := plog.NewLogRecord()
+	lrm.Attributes().PutStr("abc", "def")
+	lrm.Body().SetEmptyMap()
+	lrm.Body().Map().PutStr("message", "AUTHENTICATION FAILED")
+	lrm.SetSeverityText("debug")
+	lrm.SetSeverityNumber(plog.SeverityNumberDebug)
+
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			expr, err := newExpr(tc.properties)
@@ -204,6 +227,11 @@ func TestLogRecord_Matching_True(t *testing.T) {
 			val, err := expr.Eval(context.Background(), ottllog.NewTransformContext(lr, pcommon.NewInstrumentationScope(), pcommon.NewResource()))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.True(t, val)
+
+			assert.NotNil(t, lrm)
+			val, err = expr.Eval(context.Background(), ottllog.NewTransformContext(lrm, pcommon.NewInstrumentationScope(), pcommon.NewResource()))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.True(t, val)
 		})
 	}
 }