diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/generated_component_test.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/generated_component_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c032505a050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/generated_component_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package otlphttpexporter
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
+)
+
+func TestComponentLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactory()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		createFn func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error)
+	}{
+
+		{
+			name: "logs",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateLogsExporter(ctx, set, cfg)
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "metrics",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateMetricsExporter(ctx, set, cfg)
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "traces",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateTracesExporter(ctx, set, cfg)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	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))
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name+"-shutdown", func(t *testing.T) {
+			c, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = c.Shutdown(context.Background())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+		t.Run(test.name+"-lifecycle", func(t *testing.T) {
+			c, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			host := componenttest.NewNopHost()
+			err = c.Start(context.Background(), host)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotPanics(t, func() {
+				switch e := c.(type) {
+				case exporter.Logs:
+					logs := generateLifecycleTestLogs()
+					if !e.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						logs.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					err = e.ConsumeLogs(context.Background(), logs)
+				case exporter.Metrics:
+					metrics := generateLifecycleTestMetrics()
+					if !e.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						metrics.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					err = e.ConsumeMetrics(context.Background(), metrics)
+				case exporter.Traces:
+					traces := generateLifecycleTestTraces()
+					if !e.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						traces.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					err = e.ConsumeTraces(context.Background(), traces)
+				}
+			})
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			err = c.Shutdown(context.Background())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func generateLifecycleTestLogs() plog.Logs {
+	logs := plog.NewLogs()
+	rl := logs.ResourceLogs().AppendEmpty()
+	rl.Resource().Attributes().PutStr("resource", "R1")
+	l := rl.ScopeLogs().AppendEmpty().LogRecords().AppendEmpty()
+	l.Body().SetStr("test log message")
+	l.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Now()))
+	return logs
+}
+
+func generateLifecycleTestMetrics() pmetric.Metrics {
+	metrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
+	rm := metrics.ResourceMetrics().AppendEmpty()
+	rm.Resource().Attributes().PutStr("resource", "R1")
+	m := rm.ScopeMetrics().AppendEmpty().Metrics().AppendEmpty()
+	m.SetName("test_metric")
+	dp := m.SetEmptyGauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
+	dp.Attributes().PutStr("test_attr", "value_1")
+	dp.SetIntValue(123)
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Now()))
+	return metrics
+}
+
+func generateLifecycleTestTraces() ptrace.Traces {
+	traces := ptrace.NewTraces()
+	rs := traces.ResourceSpans().AppendEmpty()
+	rs.Resource().Attributes().PutStr("resource", "R1")
+	span := rs.ScopeSpans().AppendEmpty().Spans().AppendEmpty()
+	span.Attributes().PutStr("test_attr", "value_1")
+	span.SetName("test_span")
+	span.SetStartTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Second)))
+	span.SetEndTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Now()))
+	return traces
+}
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/metadata.yaml b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/metadata.yaml
index b40c1e125ff..5e1c41d3243 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/metadata.yaml
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/metadata.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ status:
     beta: [logs]
   distributions: [core, contrib]
 
-# TODO: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/9685
 tests:
-  skip_lifecycle: true
-  skip_shutdown: true
+  config:
+    endpoint: "https://1.2.3.4:1234"
+