diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/java/jdocs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/java/jdocs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java
index 4b2eab2fce..64a528d92a 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/java/jdocs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/java/jdocs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java
@@ -6,15 +6,20 @@ package jdocs.akka.cluster.sharding.typed;
 
 import akka.NotUsed;
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
-import akka.stream.javadsl.Source;
-import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange;
 import akka.persistence.query.Offset;
-import akka.persistence.query.javadsl.DurableStateStoreQuery;
+import akka.stream.javadsl.Source;
+
+// #get-durable-state-store-query-example
 import akka.persistence.state.DurableStateStoreRegistry;
-import akka.persistence.state.javadsl.*;
+import akka.persistence.query.javadsl.DurableStateStoreQuery;
+import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange;
+import akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState;
+
+// #get-durable-state-store-query-example
 
 class DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec {
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public <Record> DurableStateStoreQuery<Record> getQuery(
       ActorSystem system, String pluginId, Offset offset) {
     // #get-durable-state-store-query-example
@@ -23,6 +28,15 @@ class DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec {
             .getDurableStateStoreFor(DurableStateStoreQuery.class, pluginId);
     Source<DurableStateChange<Record>, NotUsed> source =
         durableStateStoreQuery.changes("tag", offset);
+    source.map(
+        chg -> {
+          if (chg instanceof UpdatedDurableState) {
+            UpdatedDurableState<Record> upd = (UpdatedDurableState<Record>) chg;
+            return upd.value();
+          } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected DurableStateChange " + chg.getClass());
+          }
+        });
     // #get-durable-state-store-query-example
     return durableStateStoreQuery;
   }
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec.scala
index 405138c5d8..c89a9a5a13 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec.scala
@@ -5,21 +5,27 @@
 package docs.akka.cluster.sharding.typed
 
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
+
 import akka.NotUsed
-import akka.stream.scaladsl.Source
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem
-import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
 import akka.persistence.query.Offset
-import akka.persistence.query.scaladsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
-import akka.persistence.state.DurableStateStoreRegistry
+import akka.stream.scaladsl.Source
 
 @nowarn
 object DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlySpec {
   def getQuery[Record](system: ActorSystem, pluginId: String, offset: Offset) = {
     //#get-durable-state-store-query-example
+    import akka.persistence.state.DurableStateStoreRegistry
+    import akka.persistence.query.scaladsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
+    import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
+    import akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState
+
     val durableStateStoreQuery =
       DurableStateStoreRegistry(system).durableStateStoreFor[DurableStateStoreQuery[Record]](pluginId)
     val source: Source[DurableStateChange[Record], NotUsed] = durableStateStoreQuery.changes("tag", offset)
+    source.map {
+      case UpdatedDurableState(persistenceId, revision, value, offset, timestamp) => value
+    }
     //#get-durable-state-store-query-example
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/durable-state/persistence-query.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/durable-state/persistence-query.md
index 88cb5e268b..a31c953d60 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/durable-state/persistence-query.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/durable-state/persistence-query.md
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ Scala
 Java
 :  @@snip [DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java](/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/java/jdocs/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/DurableStateStoreQueryUsageCompileOnlyTest.java) { #get-durable-state-store-query-example } 
 
+The @apidoc[DurableStateChange] elements can be `UpdatedDurableState` or `DeletedDurableState`.
+`DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet.
diff --git a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/DurableStateChange.scala b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/DurableStateChange.scala
index 4ad6dc6db6..684f662c95 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/DurableStateChange.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/DurableStateChange.scala
@@ -5,12 +5,49 @@
 package akka.persistence.query
 
 import akka.annotation.ApiMayChange
+import akka.annotation.DoNotInherit
+
+/**
+ * API May Change
+ *
+ * The `DurableStateStoreQuery` stream elements for `DurableStateStoreQuery`.
+ *
+ * The implementation can be a [[UpdatedDurableState]] or a `DeletedDurableState`.
+ * `DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet, see issue https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/30446
+ *
+ * Not for user extension
+ *
+ * @tparam A the type of the value
+ */
+@DoNotInherit
+sealed trait DurableStateChange[A] {
+
+  /**
+   * The persistence id of the origin entity.
+   */
+  def persistenceId: String
+
+  /**
+   * The offset that can be used in next `changes` or `currentChanges` query.
+   */
+  def offset: Offset
+}
+
+object UpdatedDurableState {
+
+  /**
+   * API May Change
+   */
+  @ApiMayChange
+  def unapply[A](arg: UpdatedDurableState[A]): Option[(String, Long, A, Offset, Long)] =
+    Some((arg.persistenceId, arg.revision, arg.value, arg.offset, arg.timestamp))
+}
 
 /**
  * API May Change
  *
  * @param persistenceId The persistence id of the origin entity.
- * @param seqNr The sequence number from the origin entity.
+ * @param revision The revision number from the origin entity.
  * @param value The object value.
  * @param offset The offset that can be used in next `changes` or `currentChanges` query.
  * @param timestamp The time the state was stored, in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC
@@ -18,9 +55,10 @@ import akka.annotation.ApiMayChange
  * @tparam A the type of the value
  */
 @ApiMayChange
-final class DurableStateChange[A](
+final class UpdatedDurableState[A](
     val persistenceId: String,
     val revision: Long,
     val value: A,
-    val offset: Offset,
+    override val offset: Offset,
     val timestamp: Long)
+    extends DurableStateChange[A]
diff --git a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/javadsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/javadsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
index e0f1bdaa99..fe48af5358 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/javadsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/javadsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ trait DurableStateStoreQuery[A] extends DurableStateStore[A] {
    * This will return changes that occurred up to when the `Source` returned by this call is materialized. Changes to
    * objects made since materialization are not guaranteed to be included in the results.
    *
+   * The [[DurableStateChange]] elements can be [[akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState]] or `DeletedDurableState`.
+   * `DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet, see issue https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/30446.
+   *
    * @param tag The tag to get changes for.
    * @param offset The offset to get changes since. Must either be [[akka.persistence.query.NoOffset]] to get
    *               changes since the beginning of time, or an offset that has been previously returned by this query.
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ trait DurableStateStoreQuery[A] extends DurableStateStore[A] {
    * in quick succession are likely to be skipped, with only the last update resulting in a change from this
    * source.
    *
+   * The [[DurableStateChange]] elements can be [[akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState]] or `DeletedDurableState`.
+   * `DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet, see issue https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/30446.
+   *
    * @param tag The tag to get changes for.
    * @param offset The offset to get changes since. Must either be [[akka.persistence.query.NoOffset]] to get
    *               changes since the beginning of time, or an offset that has been previously returned by this query.
diff --git a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/scaladsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/scaladsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
index de5150f3f5..813a36d78e 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/scaladsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-query/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/query/scaladsl/DurableStateStoreQuery.scala
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ package akka.persistence.query.scaladsl
 
 import akka.NotUsed
 import akka.annotation.ApiMayChange
-import akka.persistence.state.scaladsl.DurableStateStore
 import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
+import akka.persistence.state.scaladsl.DurableStateStore
 import akka.persistence.query.Offset
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Source
 
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ trait DurableStateStoreQuery[A] extends DurableStateStore[A] {
    * This will return changes that occurred up to when the `Source` returned by this call is materialized. Changes to
    * objects made since materialization are not guaranteed to be included in the results.
    *
+   * The [[DurableStateChange]] elements can be [[akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState]] or `DeletedDurableState`.
+   * `DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet, see issue https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/30446.
+   *
    * @param tag The tag to get changes for.
    * @param offset The offset to get changes since. Must either be [[akka.persistence.query.NoOffset]] to get
    *               changes since the beginning of time, or an offset that has been previously returned by this query.
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ trait DurableStateStoreQuery[A] extends DurableStateStore[A] {
    * in quick succession are likely to be skipped, with only the last update resulting in a change from this
    * source.
    *
+   * The [[DurableStateChange]] elements can be [[akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState]] or `DeletedDurableState`.
+   * `DeletedDurableState` is not implemented yet, see issue https://github.com/akka/akka/issues/30446.
+   *
    * @param tag The tag to get changes for.
    * @param offset The offset to get changes since. Must either be [[akka.persistence.query.NoOffset]] to get
    *               changes since the beginning of time, or an offset that has been previously returned by this query.
diff --git a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/javadsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/javadsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
index 5d82d06046..c73d1bc90a 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/javadsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/javadsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ package akka.persistence.testkit.state.javadsl
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage
 
 import scala.compat.java8.FutureConverters._
+
 import akka.Done
-import akka.persistence.query.javadsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
 import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
 import akka.persistence.query.Offset
-import akka.persistence.state.javadsl.{ DurableStateUpdateStore, GetObjectResult }
+import akka.persistence.query.javadsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
+import akka.persistence.state.javadsl.DurableStateUpdateStore
+import akka.persistence.state.javadsl.GetObjectResult
 import akka.persistence.testkit.state.scaladsl.{ PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore => SStore }
 import akka.stream.javadsl.Source
 
diff --git a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
index 59eeb416cb..b3be044944 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore.scala
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import scala.concurrent.Future
 
 import akka.Done
 import akka.actor.ExtendedActorSystem
-import akka.persistence.query.scaladsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
 import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
+import akka.persistence.query.scaladsl.DurableStateStoreQuery
+import akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState
 import akka.persistence.query.Offset
 import akka.persistence.query.NoOffset
 import akka.persistence.query.Sequence
@@ -104,5 +105,5 @@ private final case class Record[A](
     tag: String,
     timestamp: Long = System.currentTimeMillis) {
   def toDurableStateChange: DurableStateChange[A] =
-    new DurableStateChange(persistenceId, revision, value, Sequence(globalOffset), timestamp)
+    new UpdatedDurableState(persistenceId, revision, value, Sequence(globalOffset), timestamp)
 }
diff --git a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec.scala b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec.scala
index 92bc45af04..b975ad5ed5 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/testkit/state/scaladsl/PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import akka.actor.testkit.typed.scaladsl.LogCapturing
 import akka.actor.testkit.typed.scaladsl.ScalaTestWithActorTestKit
 import akka.persistence.query.NoOffset
 import akka.persistence.query.Sequence
-import akka.persistence.query.DurableStateChange
+import akka.persistence.query.UpdatedDurableState
 import akka.persistence.testkit.state.scaladsl.PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStore
 import akka.persistence.testkit.PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStorePlugin
 import akka.stream.testkit.scaladsl.TestSink
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ class PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec
       val recordChange = Record(1, "my-name-1")
       val tag = "tag-1"
       stateStore.upsertObject("record-1", 1L, record, tag)
-      val testSink = stateStore.changes(tag, NoOffset).runWith(TestSink[DurableStateChange[Record]]())
+      val testSink = stateStore
+        .changes(tag, NoOffset)
+        .collect { case u: UpdatedDurableState[Record] => u }
+        .runWith(TestSink[UpdatedDurableState[Record]]())
 
       val firstStateChange = testSink.request(1).expectNext()
       firstStateChange.value should be(record)
@@ -65,7 +68,10 @@ class PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec
       stateStore.upsertObject("record-1", 1L, record, tag)
 
       val testSinkCurrentChanges =
-        stateStore.currentChanges(tag, NoOffset).runWith(TestSink[DurableStateChange[Record]]())
+        stateStore
+          .currentChanges(tag, NoOffset)
+          .collect { case u: UpdatedDurableState[Record] => u }
+          .runWith(TestSink[UpdatedDurableState[Record]]())
 
       stateStore.upsertObject("record-1", 2L, record.copy(name = "my-name-1-2"), tag)
       stateStore.upsertObject("record-1", 3L, record.copy(name = "my-name-1-3"), tag)
@@ -77,7 +83,10 @@ class PersistenceTestKitDurableStateStoreSpec
       testSinkCurrentChanges.request(1).expectComplete()
 
       val testSinkIllegalOffset =
-        stateStore.currentChanges(tag, Sequence(100L)).runWith(TestSink[DurableStateChange[Record]]())
+        stateStore
+          .currentChanges(tag, Sequence(100L))
+          .collect { case u: UpdatedDurableState[Record] => u }
+          .runWith(TestSink[UpdatedDurableState[Record]]())
       testSinkIllegalOffset.request(1).expectNoMessage()
     }
   }