diff --git a/extension/basicauthextension/generated_component_test.go b/extension/basicauthextension/generated_component_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71bba3ef3c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/basicauthextension/generated_component_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package basicauthextension
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensiontest"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
+)
+
+// assertNoErrorHost implements a component.Host that asserts that there were no errors.
+type assertNoErrorHost struct {
+	component.Host
+	*testing.T
+}
+
+var _ component.Host = (*assertNoErrorHost)(nil)
+
+func TestComponentLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactory()
+
+	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf("metadata.yaml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+	sub, err := cm.Sub("tests::config")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
+
+	t.Run("shutdown", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e, err := factory.CreateExtension(context.Background(), extensiontest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = e.Shutdown(context.Background())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("lifecycle", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		firstExt, err := factory.CreateExtension(context.Background(), extensiontest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, firstExt.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
+		require.NoError(t, firstExt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+
+		secondExt, err := factory.CreateExtension(context.Background(), extensiontest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, secondExt.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
+		require.NoError(t, secondExt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/extension/basicauthextension/metadata.yaml b/extension/basicauthextension/metadata.yaml
index e71e7a468a14..c07d99358c7b 100644
--- a/extension/basicauthextension/metadata.yaml
+++ b/extension/basicauthextension/metadata.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ status:
   codeowners:
     active: [jpkrohling, frzifus]
     emeritus: [svrakitin]
+
+tests:
+  config: