diff --git a/target_snowflake/__init__.py b/target_snowflake/__init__.py
index 7754421a..f13fe92d 100644
--- a/target_snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/target_snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -166,12 +166,19 @@ def persist_lines(config, lines, table_cache=None, file_format_type: FileFormatT
             if primary_key_string not in records_to_load[stream]:
                 row_count[stream] += 1
                 total_row_count[stream] += 1
+                records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string] = {}
 
-            # append record
+            # merge record into batch
             if config.get('add_metadata_columns') or config.get('hard_delete'):
-                records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string] = stream_utils.add_metadata_values_to_record(o)
+                records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string] = merge_records(
+                    records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string],
+                    stream_utils.add_metadata_values_to_record(o)
+                )
             else:
-                records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string] = o['record']
+                records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string] = merge_records(
+                    records_to_load[stream][primary_key_string],
+                    o['record']
+                )
 
             if archive_load_files and stream in archive_load_files_data:
                 # Keep track of min and max of the designated column
@@ -334,6 +341,8 @@ def persist_lines(config, lines, table_cache=None, file_format_type: FileFormatT
     # emit latest state
     emit_state(copy.deepcopy(flushed_state))
 
+def merge_records(existing: dict, update: dict):
+    return {**existing, **update}
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 def flush_streams(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_target_snowflake.py b/tests/integration/test_target_snowflake.py
index 38d7757a..dcb2129d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_target_snowflake.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_target_snowflake.py
@@ -1386,6 +1386,13 @@ def test_deletion_does_not_set_column_data_to_null(self):
         for _column, value in subject[0].items():
             self.assertIsNotNone(value)
 
+        # Insert and Delete for cid 4 in table logical1_table2 happens in a single batch. Validate that record message
+        # of the deletion does not overwrite all data from the insert within the batch.
+        subject = self.snowflake.query(f'SELECT cid, cvarchar, _sdc_deleted_at FROM'
+                                       f' {self.config["default_target_schema"]}.logical1_table2 WHERE cid = \'4\';')
+        for _column, value in subject[0].items():
+            self.assertIsNotNone(value)
+
         tap_lines_update = test_utils.get_test_tap_lines('messages-pg-logical-streams-update.json')
         self.persist_lines_with_cache(tap_lines_update)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_target_snowflake.py b/tests/unit/test_target_snowflake.py
index 63e34b27..f96725fa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_target_snowflake.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_target_snowflake.py
@@ -174,3 +174,13 @@ def test_persist_lines_with_only_state_messages(self, dbSync_mock, flush_streams
             buf.getvalue().strip(),
             '{"bookmarks":{"tap_mysql_test-test_simple_table":{"replication_key":"id",'
             '"replication_key_value":100,"version":1}}}')
+
+    def test_merge_records(self):
+        existing_record = {'a': 1, 'b': None, 'c': 'foo', 'd': 1}
+        new_record = {'a': 2, 'c': None, 'e': '2'}
+
+        merged_records = target_snowflake.merge_records(existing_record, new_record)
+
+        expected = {'a': 2, 'b': None, 'c': None, 'd': 1, 'e': '2'}
+
+        self.assertEqual(merged_records, expected)