diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Improvements-438.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Improvements-438.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d494b290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Improvements-438.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+component: sdk
+kind: Improvements
+body: Make OutputConstructorAttribute optional
+time: 2024-12-30T10:48:22.983
+custom:
+    PR: "438"
diff --git a/sdk/Pulumi.Tests/Serialization/RecordTypeConverterTests.cs b/sdk/Pulumi.Tests/Serialization/RecordTypeConverterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60912c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/Pulumi.Tests/Serialization/RecordTypeConverterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using Pulumi.Serialization;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Pulumi.Tests.Serialization
+{
+    public class RecordTypeConverterTests : ConverterTests
+    {
+        [OutputType]
+        public record RecordOutput(string Value1, string Value2);
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestRecord()
+        {
+            var data = Converter.ConvertValue<RecordOutput>(NoWarn, "", await SerializeToValueAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "Value1", "lorem" },
+                { "Value2", "ipsum" }
+            }));
+
+            Assert.Equal("lorem", data.Value.Value1);
+            Assert.Equal("ipsum", data.Value.Value2);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/Pulumi/Serialization/Converter.cs b/sdk/Pulumi/Serialization/Converter.cs
index 274a79c3..10837ee4 100644
--- a/sdk/Pulumi/Serialization/Converter.cs
+++ b/sdk/Pulumi/Serialization/Converter.cs
@@ -499,7 +499,21 @@ static bool CheckEnumType(Type targetType, Type underlyingType)
         }
 
         private static ConstructorInfo? GetPropertyConstructor(Type outputTypeArg)
-            => outputTypeArg.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).FirstOrDefault(
-                c => c.GetCustomAttribute<OutputConstructorAttribute>() != null);
+        {
+            var constructors = outputTypeArg.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            var outputConstructor = constructors.FirstOrDefault(c => c.GetCustomAttribute<OutputConstructorAttribute>() != null);
+            if (outputConstructor != null)
+            {
+                return outputConstructor;
+            }
+
+            var publicConstructors = constructors.Where(x => x.IsPublic).ToArray();
+            if (publicConstructors.Length == 1)
+            {
+                return publicConstructors[0];
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }