diff --git a/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi b/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
index 41e0bb5196..66b5dc8f8f 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
+++ b/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class RawDeltaTable:
         starting_timestamp: Optional[str] = None,
         ending_timestamp: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> pyarrow.RecordBatchReader: ...
-    def transaction_versions(self) -> Dict[str, str]: ...
+    def transaction_versions(self) -> Dict[str, Transaction]: ...
 
 def rust_core_version() -> str: ...
 def write_new_deltalake(
@@ -907,3 +907,12 @@ FilterConjunctionType = List[FilterLiteralType]
 FilterDNFType = List[FilterConjunctionType]
 FilterType = Union[FilterConjunctionType, FilterDNFType]
 PartitionFilterType = List[Tuple[str, str, Union[str, List[str]]]]
+
+class Transaction:
+    app_id: str
+    version: int
+    last_updated: Optional[int]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, app_id: str, version: int, last_updated: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> None: ...
diff --git a/python/deltalake/table.py b/python/deltalake/table.py
index f3c9e3bf6f..e54a1c3f8c 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/table.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/table.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     PyMergeBuilder,
     RawDeltaTable,
     TableFeatures,
+    Transaction,
 )
 from deltalake._internal import create_deltalake as _create_deltalake
 from deltalake._util import encode_partition_value
@@ -150,13 +151,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.cleanup_expired_logs = cleanup_expired_logs
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Transaction:
-    app_id: str
-    version: int
-    last_updated: Optional[int] = None
-
-
 @dataclass(init=True)
 class CommitProperties:
     """The commit properties. Controls the behaviour of the commit."""
@@ -1426,11 +1420,8 @@ def repair(
         )
         return json.loads(metrics)
 
-    def transaction_versions(self) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
-        return {
-            app_id: json.loads(transaction)
-            for app_id, transaction in self._table.transaction_versions().items()
-        }
+    def transaction_versions(self) -> Dict[str, Transaction]:
+        return self._table.transaction_versions()
 
 
 class TableMerger:
diff --git a/python/src/lib.rs b/python/src/lib.rs
index d48fab5a5b..005076c719 100644
--- a/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -1233,16 +1233,11 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         Ok(serde_json::to_string(&metrics).unwrap())
     }
 
-    pub fn transaction_versions(&self) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+    pub fn transaction_versions(&self) -> HashMap<String, PyTransaction> {
         self._table
             .get_app_transaction_version()
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(app_id, transaction)| {
-                (
-                    app_id.to_owned(),
-                    serde_json::to_string(transaction).unwrap(),
-                )
-            })
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(app_id, transaction)| (app_id, PyTransaction::from(transaction)))
             .collect()
     }
 }
@@ -1674,11 +1669,48 @@ pub struct PyPostCommitHookProperties {
     cleanup_expired_logs: Option<bool>,
 }
 
-#[derive(FromPyObject)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+#[pyclass(name = "Transaction", module = "deltalake._internal")]
 pub struct PyTransaction {
-    app_id: String,
-    version: i64,
-    last_updated: Option<i64>,
+    #[pyo3(get)]
+    pub app_id: String,
+    #[pyo3(get)]
+    pub version: i64,
+    #[pyo3(get)]
+    pub last_updated: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[pymethods]
+impl PyTransaction {
+    #[new]
+    #[pyo3(signature = (app_id, version, last_updated = None))]
+    fn new(app_id: String, version: i64, last_updated: Option<i64>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            app_id,
+            version,
+            last_updated,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "Transaction(app_id={}, version={}, last_updated={})",
+            self.app_id,
+            self.version,
+            self.last_updated
+                .map_or("None".to_owned(), |n| n.to_string())
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Transaction> for PyTransaction {
+    fn from(value: Transaction) -> Self {
+        PyTransaction {
+            app_id: value.app_id,
+            version: value.version,
+            last_updated: value.last_updated,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<&PyTransaction> for Transaction {
@@ -2039,6 +2071,7 @@ fn _internal(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<PyMergeBuilder>()?;
     m.add_class::<RawDeltaTableMetaData>()?;
     m.add_class::<PyDeltaDataChecker>()?;
+    m.add_class::<PyTransaction>()?;
     // There are issues with submodules, so we will expose them flat for now
     // See also: https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/issues/759
     m.add_class::<schema::PrimitiveType>()?;
diff --git a/python/tests/test_writer.py b/python/tests/test_writer.py
index 2ee1770e62..c43e5d1136 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_writer.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_writer.py
@@ -1996,11 +1996,11 @@ def test_write_timestamp(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
 
 
 def test_write_transactions(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, sample_data: pa.Table):
-    transactions = [
+    expected_transactions = [
         Transaction(app_id="app_1", version=1),
         Transaction(app_id="app_2", version=2, last_updated=123456),
     ]
-    commit_properties = CommitProperties(app_transactions=transactions)
+    commit_properties = CommitProperties(app_transactions=expected_transactions)
     write_deltalake(
         table_or_uri=tmp_path,
         data=sample_data,
@@ -2013,12 +2013,13 @@ def test_write_transactions(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, sample_data: pa.Table):
     transactions = delta_table.transaction_versions()
 
     assert len(transactions) == 2
-    assert transactions["app_1"] == {
-        "appId": "app_1",
-        "version": 1,
-    }
-    assert transactions["app_2"] == {
-        "appId": "app_2",
-        "version": 2,
-        "lastUpdated": 123456,
-    }
+
+    transaction_1 = transactions["app_1"]
+    assert transaction_1.app_id == "app_1"
+    assert transaction_1.version == 1
+    assert transaction_1.last_updated is None
+
+    transaction_2 = transactions["app_2"]
+    assert transaction_2.app_id == "app_2"
+    assert transaction_2.version == 2
+    assert transaction_2.last_updated == 123456