diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.mod b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.mod
index fc4cade68f9..4a711b51deb 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.mod
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.0.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.21.0
+	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20231127180814-3a041ad873d4
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.60.1
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.sum b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.sum
index 26b18f61c10..0dc35a96551 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/go.sum
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.21.0/go.mod h1:FJ8RAsoPGv/wYMgBdUJXOm+6pz
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.21.0 h1:WD9i5gzvoUPuXIXH24ZNBudiarZDKuekPqi/E8fpfLc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.21.0/go.mod h1:LGbsEB0f9LGjN+OZaQQ26sohbOmiMR+BaslueVtS/qQ=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 h1:sI7k6L95XOKS281NhVKOFCUNIvv9e0w4BF8N3u+tCRo=
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/package_test.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fce1e8ec43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package otlphttpexporter
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+)
+
+// The IgnoreTopFunction call prevents catching the leak generated by opencensus
+// defaultWorker.Start which at this time is part of the package's init call.
+// See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/9165#issuecomment-1874836336 for more context.
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m, goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"))
+}