diff --git a/docs/cli/generate.md b/docs/cli/generate.md
index 6ec1c9e28..7b165d886 100644
--- a/docs/cli/generate.md
+++ b/docs/cli/generate.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ namespace Example.Models
 `--nullable-references`
 :   Whether reference types selected for nullable record fields should be annotated as nullable.
 
+`--record-type`
+:   Which kind of C# type to generate for records. Options are `class` (the default behavior) and `record`.
+
 #### Resolve schema by ID
 
 `-i`, `--id`
diff --git a/src/Chr.Avro.Cli/Cli/GenerateCodeVerb.cs b/src/Chr.Avro.Cli/Cli/GenerateCodeVerb.cs
index d7821b491..45e6c0899 100644
--- a/src/Chr.Avro.Cli/Cli/GenerateCodeVerb.cs
+++ b/src/Chr.Avro.Cli/Cli/GenerateCodeVerb.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class GenerateCodeVerb : Verb, ISchemaResolutionOptions
         [Option("nullable-references", HelpText = "Whether reference types selected for nullable record fields should be annotated as nullable.")]
         public bool NullableReferences { get; set; }
 
+        [Option("record-type", HelpText = "Which kind of C# type to generate for records.")]
+        public RecordType RecordType { get; set; }
+
         [Option('v', "version", SetName = BySubjectSet, HelpText = "The version of the schema.")]
         public int? SchemaVersion { get; set; }
 
@@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ protected override async Task Run()
         {
             var generator = new CSharpCodeGenerator(
                 enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation: ComponentModelAnnotations,
-                enableNullableReferenceTypes: NullableReferences);
+                enableNullableReferenceTypes: NullableReferences,
+                recordType: RecordType);
             var reader = new JsonSchemaReader();
             var schema = reader.Read(await ((ISchemaResolutionOptions)this).ResolveSchema());
 
diff --git a/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/CSharpCodeGenerator.cs b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/CSharpCodeGenerator.cs
index 1f70aaf7a..dda1da41e 100644
--- a/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/CSharpCodeGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/CSharpCodeGenerator.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class CSharpCodeGenerator : ICodeGenerator
     {
         private readonly bool enableNullableReferenceTypes;
         private readonly bool enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation;
+        private readonly RecordType recordType;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CSharpCodeGenerator" /> class.
@@ -30,10 +31,17 @@ public class CSharpCodeGenerator : ICodeGenerator
         /// Whether enum and record schema documentation should be reflected in
         /// <see cref="System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute" />s on types and members.
         /// </param>
-        public CSharpCodeGenerator(bool enableNullableReferenceTypes = true, bool enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation = false)
+        /// <param name="recordType">
+        /// Which kind of C# type to generate for records.
+        /// </param>
+        public CSharpCodeGenerator(
+            bool enableNullableReferenceTypes = true,
+            bool enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation = false,
+            RecordType recordType = RecordType.Class)
         {
             this.enableNullableReferenceTypes = enableNullableReferenceTypes;
             this.enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation = enableDescriptionAttributeForDocumentation;
+            this.recordType = recordType;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -112,6 +120,58 @@ public virtual EnumDeclarationSyntax GenerateEnum(EnumSchema schema)
             return declaration;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Generates a record declaration for a record schema.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="schema">
+        /// The schema to generate a record for.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A record declaration with a property for each field of the record schema.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <throws cref="UnsupportedSchemaException">
+        /// Thrown when a field schema is not recognized.
+        /// </throws>
+        public virtual RecordDeclarationSyntax GenerateRecord(RecordSchema schema)
+        {
+            var declaration = SyntaxFactory.RecordDeclaration(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.RecordKeyword), schema.Name)
+                .AddModifiers(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword))
+                .AddMembers(schema.Fields
+                    .Select(field =>
+                    {
+                        var child = SyntaxFactory
+                            .PropertyDeclaration(
+                                GetPropertyType(field.Type),
+                                field.Name)
+                            .AddModifiers(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword))
+                            .AddAccessorListAccessors(
+                                SyntaxFactory.AccessorDeclaration(SyntaxKind.GetAccessorDeclaration)
+                                    .WithSemicolonToken(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken)),
+                                SyntaxFactory.AccessorDeclaration(SyntaxKind.SetAccessorDeclaration)
+                                    .WithSemicolonToken(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken)))
+                            .AddAttributeLists(GetDescriptionAttribute(field.Documentation));
+
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(field.Documentation))
+                        {
+                            child = AddSummaryComment(child, field.Documentation!);
+                        }
+
+                        return child;
+                    })
+                    .Where(field => field != null)
+                    .ToArray())
+                .AddAttributeLists(GetDescriptionAttribute(schema.Documentation))
+                .WithOpenBraceToken(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken))
+                .WithCloseBraceToken(SyntaxFactory.Token(SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken));
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(schema.Documentation))
+            {
+                declaration = AddSummaryComment(declaration, schema.Documentation!);
+            }
+
+            return declaration;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Generates a compilation unit (essentially a single .cs file) that contains types that
         /// match the schema.
@@ -146,9 +206,14 @@ public virtual CompilationUnitSyntax GenerateCompilationUnit(Schema schema)
                 var members = group
                     .Select(candidate => candidate switch
                     {
-                        EnumSchema enumSchema => GenerateEnum(enumSchema) as MemberDeclarationSyntax,
-                        RecordSchema recordSchema => GenerateClass(recordSchema) as MemberDeclarationSyntax,
-                        _ => default,
+                        EnumSchema enumSchema => GenerateEnum(enumSchema),
+                        RecordSchema recordSchema => recordType switch
+                        {
+                            RecordType.Class => GenerateClass(recordSchema),
+                            RecordType.Record => GenerateRecord(recordSchema),
+                            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(recordType)),
+                        },
+                        _ => (MemberDeclarationSyntax?)default,
                     })
                     .OfType<MemberDeclarationSyntax>()
                     .ToArray();
diff --git a/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/NamespaceRewriter.cs b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/NamespaceRewriter.cs
index 81cd6e41e..1160501b6 100644
--- a/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/NamespaceRewriter.cs
+++ b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/NamespaceRewriter.cs
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ public override SyntaxNode VisitCompilationUnit(CompilationUnitSyntax node)
         {
             var descendants = node.DescendantNodesAndSelf();
 
+            var parameters = descendants.OfType<ParameterSyntax>().Select(p => p.Type);
+            var properties = descendants.OfType<PropertyDeclarationSyntax>().Select(p => p.Type);
+
             internals = new HashSet<string>(descendants
                 .OfType<NamespaceDeclarationSyntax>()
                 .Select(n => n.Name.ToString()));
 
-            externals = new HashSet<string>(descendants
-                .OfType<PropertyDeclarationSyntax>()
-                .Select(p => p.Type)
+            externals = new HashSet<string>(Enumerable
+                .Concat(parameters, properties)
                 .OfType<QualifiedNameSyntax>()
                 .Select(n => StripGlobalAlias(n.Left).ToString())
                 .Where(n => !internals.Contains(n)));
@@ -59,6 +61,19 @@ public override SyntaxNode VisitNamespaceDeclaration(NamespaceDeclarationSyntax
             return result;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override SyntaxNode? VisitParameter(ParameterSyntax node)
+        {
+            var result = (ParameterSyntax)base.VisitParameter(node)!;
+
+            if (result.Type is NameSyntax name)
+            {
+                result = result.WithType(Reduce(name)).WithTriviaFrom(result);
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override SyntaxNode VisitPropertyDeclaration(PropertyDeclarationSyntax node)
         {
diff --git a/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/RecordType.cs b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/RecordType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49d750384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Chr.Avro.Codegen/Codegen/RecordType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace Chr.Avro.Codegen
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Options for representing Avro records in C#.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum RecordType
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represent Avro records as C# classes.
+        /// </summary>
+        Class,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represent Avro records as C# records.
+        /// </summary>
+        Record,
+    }
+}