diff --git a/moto/sqs/models.py b/moto/sqs/models.py
index a493c942..c7f3237b 100644
--- a/moto/sqs/models.py
+++ b/moto/sqs/models.py
@@ -827,6 +827,8 @@ class SQSBackend(BaseBackend):
                 queue.pending_messages.add(message)
                 message.mark_received(visibility_timeout=visibility_timeout)
                 _filter_message_attributes(message, message_attribute_names)
+                if not self.is_message_valid_based_on_retention_period(queue_name):
+                    break
                 result.append(message)
                 if len(result) >= count:
                     break
@@ -1004,6 +1006,15 @@ class SQSBackend(BaseBackend):
     def list_queue_tags(self, queue_name):
         return self.get_queue(queue_name)
 
+    def is_message_valid_based_on_retention_period(self, queue_name):
+        message_attributes = self.get_queue_attributes(queue_name, [])
+        retain_until = message_attributes.get(
+            "MessageRetentionPeriod"
+        ) + message_attributes.get("CreatedTimestamp")
+        if retain_until <= unix_time():
+            return False
+        return True
+
 
 sqs_backends = {}
 for region in Session().get_available_regions("sqs"):
diff --git a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
index 5b71e532..021689cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
+++ b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
@@ -279,6 +279,40 @@ def test_message_send_with_attributes():
     messages.should.have.length_of(1)
 
 
+@mock_sqs
+def test_message_retention_period():
+    sqs = boto3.resource("sqs", region_name="us-east-1")
+    queue = sqs.create_queue(
+        QueueName="blah", Attributes={"MessageRetentionPeriod": "3"}
+    )
+    queue.send_message(
+        MessageBody="derp",
+        MessageAttributes={
+            "SOME_Valid.attribute-Name": {
+                "StringValue": "1493147359900",
+                "DataType": "Number",
+            }
+        },
+    )
+
+    messages = queue.receive_messages()
+    assert len(messages) == 1
+
+    queue.send_message(
+        MessageBody="derp",
+        MessageAttributes={
+            "SOME_Valid.attribute-Name": {
+                "StringValue": "1493147359900",
+                "DataType": "Number",
+            }
+        },
+    )
+
+    time.sleep(5)
+    messages = queue.receive_messages()
+    assert len(messages) == 0
+
+
 @mock_sqs
 def test_message_with_invalid_attributes():
     sqs = boto3.resource("sqs", region_name="us-east-1")
@@ -1935,29 +1969,30 @@ def test_queue_with_dlq():
         resp = sqs.receive_message(
             QueueUrl=queue_url2, VisibilityTimeout=30, WaitTimeSeconds=0
         )
-        resp["Messages"][0]["Body"].should.equal("msg1")
+        assert resp["Messages"][0]["Body"] == "msg1"
 
     with freeze_time("2015-01-01 13:01:00"):
         resp = sqs.receive_message(
             QueueUrl=queue_url2, VisibilityTimeout=30, WaitTimeSeconds=0
         )
-        resp["Messages"][0]["Body"].should.equal("msg1")
+        assert resp["Messages"][0]["Body"] == "msg1"
 
     with freeze_time("2015-01-01 13:02:00"):
         resp = sqs.receive_message(
             QueueUrl=queue_url2, VisibilityTimeout=30, WaitTimeSeconds=0
         )
-        len(resp["Messages"]).should.equal(1)
+        assert len(resp["Messages"]) == 1
 
-    resp = sqs.receive_message(
-        QueueUrl=queue_url1, VisibilityTimeout=30, WaitTimeSeconds=0
-    )
-    resp["Messages"][0]["Body"].should.equal("msg1")
+    with freeze_time("2015-01-01 13:02:00"):
+        resp = sqs.receive_message(
+            QueueUrl=queue_url1, VisibilityTimeout=30, WaitTimeSeconds=0
+        )
+        assert resp["Messages"][0]["Body"] == "msg1"
 
     # Might as well test list source queues
 
     resp = sqs.list_dead_letter_source_queues(QueueUrl=queue_url1)
-    resp["queueUrls"][0].should.equal(queue_url2)
+    assert resp["queueUrls"][0] == queue_url2
 
 
 @mock_sqs