diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ee78e6..2bbdfcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,23 +67,6 @@ public class NameAndAgeBuilder {
         return new NameAndAge(name, age);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "NameAndAgeBuilder[name=" + name + ", age=" + age + "]";
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(name, age);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        return (this == o) || ((o instanceof NameAndAgeBuilder b)
-                && Objects.equals(name, b.name)
-                && (age == b.age));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set a new value for the {@code name} record component in the builder
      */
@@ -113,6 +96,31 @@ public class NameAndAgeBuilder {
     public int age() {
         return age;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a stream of the record components as map entries keyed with the component name and the value as the component value
+     */
+    public static Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> stream(NameAndAge record) {
+        return Stream.of(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("name", record.name()),
+                 new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("age", record.age()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "NameAndAgeBuilder[name=" + name + ", age=" + age + "]";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(name, age);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        return (this == o) || ((o instanceof NameAndAgeBuilder b)
+                && Objects.equals(name, b.name)
+                && (age == b.age));
+    }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/record-builder-core/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/core/RecordBuilderMetaData.java b/record-builder-core/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/core/RecordBuilderMetaData.java
index 44d79d5..8c7795f 100644
--- a/record-builder-core/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/core/RecordBuilderMetaData.java
+++ b/record-builder-core/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/core/RecordBuilderMetaData.java
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ public interface RecordBuilderMetaData {
         return "build";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The name to use for the method that returns the record components as a stream
+     *
+     * @return build method
+     */
+    default String componentsMethodName() {
+        return "stream";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the comment to place at the top of generated files. Return null or an empty string for no comment.
      *
diff --git a/record-builder-processor/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/processor/InternalProcessor.java b/record-builder-processor/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/processor/InternalProcessor.java
index 53c1613..e51bfe9 100644
--- a/record-builder-processor/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/processor/InternalProcessor.java
+++ b/record-builder-processor/src/main/java/io/soabase/recordbuilder/processor/InternalProcessor.java
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import javax.annotation.processing.Generated;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Modifier;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
+import java.util.AbstractMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 class InternalProcessor {
     private static final AnnotationSpec generatedAnnotation = AnnotationSpec.builder(Generated.class).addMember("value", "$S", RecordBuilderProcessor.NAME).build();
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ class InternalProcessor {
         addAllArgsConstructor();
         addStaticDefaultBuilderMethod();
         addStaticCopyBuilderMethod();
+        addStaticComponentsMethod();
         addBuildMethod();
         addToStringMethod();
         addHashCodeMethod();
@@ -296,6 +300,40 @@ class InternalProcessor {
         builder.addMethod(methodSpec);
     }
 
+    private void addStaticComponentsMethod() {
+        /*
+            Adds a static method that converts a record instance into a stream of its component parts
+
+            public static Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> stream(MyRecord record) {
+                return Stream.of(
+                    new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("p1", record.p1()),
+                    new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("p2", record.p2())
+                );
+            }
+         */
+        var codeBuilder = CodeBlock.builder().add("return $T.of(", Stream.class);
+        IntStream.range(0, recordComponents.size()).forEach(index -> {
+            if (index > 0) {
+                codeBuilder.add(",\n ");
+            }
+            var name = recordComponents.get(index).name();
+            codeBuilder.add("new $T<>($S, record.$L())", AbstractMap.SimpleEntry.class, name, name);
+        });
+        codeBuilder.add(")");
+        var mapEntryTypeVariables = ParameterizedTypeName.get(Map.Entry.class, String.class, Object.class);
+        var mapEntryType = ParameterizedTypeName.get(ClassName.get(Stream.class), mapEntryTypeVariables);
+        var methodSpec = MethodSpec.methodBuilder(metaData.componentsMethodName())
+                .addJavadoc("Return a stream of the record components as map entries keyed with the component name and the value as the component value\n")
+                .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC, Modifier.STATIC)
+                .addParameter(recordClassType.typeName(), "record")
+                .addAnnotation(generatedAnnotation)
+                .addTypeVariables(typeVariables)
+                .returns(mapEntryType)
+                .addStatement(codeBuilder.build())
+                .build();
+        builder.addMethod(methodSpec);
+    }
+
     private void add1Field(ClassType component) {
         /*
             For a single record component, add a field similar to: