diff --git a/arroyo/dlq.py b/arroyo/dlq.py
index 7519934d..d8dcd4ec 100644
--- a/arroyo/dlq.py
+++ b/arroyo/dlq.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
             and self.needs_commit == other.needs_commit
         )
 
+    def __reduce__(self) -> Tuple[Any, Tuple[Any, ...]]:
+        return self.__class__, (self.partition, self.offset, self.needs_commit)
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class DlqLimit:
diff --git a/tests/processing/strategies/test_run_task_with_multiprocessing.py b/tests/processing/strategies/test_run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
index 63922a04..82b5fbaa 100644
--- a/tests/processing/strategies/test_run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/tests/processing/strategies/test_run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from arroyo.backends.kafka import KafkaPayload
+from arroyo.dlq import InvalidMessage
 from arroyo.processing.strategies import MessageRejected
 from arroyo.processing.strategies.run_task_with_multiprocessing import (
     MessageBatch,
@@ -631,3 +632,26 @@ def test_output_block_resizing_without_limits() -> None:
         )
         in TestingMetricsBackend.calls
     )
+
+
+def message_processor_raising_invalid_message(x: Message[KafkaPayload]) -> KafkaPayload:
+    raise InvalidMessage(Partition(topic=Topic("test_topic"), index=0), offset=1000)
+
+
+def test_multiprocessing_with_invalid_message() -> None:
+    next_step = Mock()
+
+    strategy = RunTaskWithMultiprocessing(
+        message_processor_raising_invalid_message,
+        next_step,
+        num_processes=2,
+        max_batch_size=1,
+        max_batch_time=60,
+    )
+
+    strategy.submit(Message(Value(KafkaPayload(None, b"x" * 10, []), {})))
+
+    strategy.poll()
+    strategy.close()
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidMessage):
+        strategy.join(timeout=3)
diff --git a/tests/test_dlq.py b/tests/test_dlq.py
index 6d6f933b..1b024521 100644
--- a/tests/test_dlq.py
+++ b/tests/test_dlq.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pickle
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Generator
 from unittest.mock import ANY
@@ -109,3 +110,10 @@ def test_dlq_policy_wrapper() -> None:
         )
         wrapper.produce(message)
     wrapper.flush({partition: 11})
+
+
+def test_invalid_message_pickleable() -> None:
+    exc = InvalidMessage(Partition(Topic("test_topic"), 0), 2)
+    pickled_exc = pickle.dumps(exc)
+    unpickled_exc = pickle.loads(pickled_exc)
+    assert exc == unpickled_exc