diff --git a/src/models/v3/message-base.ts b/src/models/v3/message-base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d06c600b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/v3/message-base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { CorrelationId } from './correlation-id';
+import { MessageExamples } from './message-examples';
+import { MessageExample } from './message-example';
+import { Schema } from './schema';
+
+import { xParserMessageName } from '../../constants';
+import { CoreModel } from './mixins';
+
+import type { CorrelationIdInterface } from '../correlation-id';
+import type { MessageExamplesInterface } from '../message-examples';
+import type { SchemaInterface } from '../schema';
+
+import type { v3 } from '../../spec-types';
+
+export class MessageBase<J extends v3.MessageTraitObject = v3.MessageTraitObject> extends CoreModel<J, { id: string }> {
+  id(): string {
+    return this.messageId() || this._meta.id || this.extensions().get(xParserMessageName)?.value<string>() as string;
+  }
+
+  hasMessageId(): boolean {
+    return !!this._json.messageId;
+  }
+
+  messageId(): string | undefined {
+    return this._json.messageId;
+  }
+  
+  hasCorrelationId(): boolean {
+    return !!this._json.correlationId;
+  }
+
+  correlationId(): CorrelationIdInterface | undefined {
+    if (!this._json.correlationId) return undefined;
+    return this.createModel(CorrelationId, this._json.correlationId as v3.CorrelationIDObject, { pointer: this.jsonPath('correlationId') });
+  }
+
+  hasContentType(): boolean {
+    return !!this._json.contentType;
+  }
+
+  contentType(): string | undefined {
+    return this._json.contentType || this._meta.asyncapi?.parsed?.defaultContentType;
+  }
+
+  hasHeaders(): boolean {
+    return !!this._json.headers;
+  }
+
+  headers(): SchemaInterface | undefined {
+    if (!this._json.headers) return undefined;
+    return this.createModel(Schema, this._json.headers, { pointer: this.jsonPath('headers') });
+  }
+
+  hasName(): boolean {
+    return !!this._json.name;
+  }
+
+  name(): string | undefined {
+    return this._json.name;
+  }
+
+  examples(): MessageExamplesInterface {
+    return new MessageExamples(
+      (this._json.examples || []).map((example: any, index: number) => {
+        return this.createModel(MessageExample, example, { pointer: this.jsonPath(`examples/${index}`) });
+      })
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/v3/message.ts b/src/models/v3/message.ts
index c7fce9f5d..ce05a9e3d 100644
--- a/src/models/v3/message.ts
+++ b/src/models/v3/message.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ export class Message extends MessageTrait<v3.MessageObject> implements MessageIn
     return this.createModel(Schema, this._json.payload, { pointer: this.jsonPath('payload')});
   }
 
+  hasSchemaFormat(): boolean {
+    // If it has a payload, schema format is expected (at least the default)
+    return this.hasPayload();
+  }
+  
+  schemaFormat(): string | undefined {
+    if (this.hasSchemaFormat()) {
+      return this.payload()?.schemaFormat();
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   servers(): ServersInterface {
     const servers: ServerInterface[] = [];
     const serversData: any[] = [];
diff --git a/test/models/v2/message.spec.ts b/test/models/v2/message.spec.ts
index 111031476..ab445a87e 100644
--- a/test/models/v2/message.spec.ts
+++ b/test/models/v2/message.spec.ts
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ describe('Message model', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('.schemaFormat()', function() {
+  describe('.schemaFormat() + .hasSchemaFormat()', function() {
     it('should return defined schemaFormat', function() {
       const doc = { schemaFormat: 'customSchemaFormat' };
       const d = new Message(doc, { asyncapi: {} as any, pointer: '', id: 'message' });
+      expect(d.hasSchemaFormat()).toBeTruthy();
       expect(d.schemaFormat()).toEqual('customSchemaFormat');
     });
 
     it('should return default schemaFormat if schemaFormat field is absent', function() {
       const doc = {};
       const d = new Message(doc, { asyncapi: { semver: { version: '2.0.0' } } as any, pointer: '', id: 'message' });
+      expect(d.hasSchemaFormat()).toBeTruthy();
       expect(d.schemaFormat()).toEqual('application/vnd.aai.asyncapi;version=2.0.0');
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/models/v3/message.spec.ts b/test/models/v3/message.spec.ts
index f4ebc3d5c..91432f36d 100644
--- a/test/models/v3/message.spec.ts
+++ b/test/models/v3/message.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,29 @@ describe('Message model', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('.schemaFormat() + .hasSchemaFormat()', function() {
+    it('should return defined schemaFormat, and true for hasSchemaFormat()', function() {
+      const doc = { payload: {schemaFormat: 'customSchemaFormat', schema: {} }};
+      const d = new Message(doc, { asyncapi: {} as any, pointer: '', id: 'message' });
+      expect(d.hasSchemaFormat()).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(d.schemaFormat()).toEqual('customSchemaFormat');
+    });
+
+    it('should return default schemaFormat if schemaFormat field is absent', function() {
+      const doc = {payload: {}};
+      const d = new Message(doc, { asyncapi: { semver: { version: '2.0.0' } } as any, pointer: '', id: 'message' });
+      expect(d.hasSchemaFormat()).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(d.schemaFormat()).toEqual('application/vnd.aai.asyncapi;version=2.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined schemaFormat, and false for hasSchemaFormat() if there is no payload', function() {
+      const doc = {};
+      const d = new Message(doc, { asyncapi: { semver: { version: '2.0.0' } } as any, pointer: '', id: 'message' });
+      expect(d.hasSchemaFormat()).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(d.schemaFormat()).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('.hasPayload()', function() {
     it('should return true when there is a value', function() {
       const doc = { payload: {} };