diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/BUILD b/exporters/jaeger/BUILD
index ea18ef4153..7ccca66f50 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger/BUILD
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/BUILD
@@ -116,3 +116,19 @@ cc_test(
         "@com_google_googletest//:gtest_main",
     ],
 )
+
+cc_test(
+    name = "jaeger_exporter_test",
+    srcs = ["test/jaeger_exporter_test.cc"],
+    copts = ["-fexceptions"],
+    defines = ["BAZEL_BUILD"],
+    tags = [
+        "jaeger",
+        "test",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        ":opentelemetry_exporter_jaeger_trace",
+        "//sdk/src/resource",
+        "@com_google_googletest//:gtest_main",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/CMakeLists.txt b/exporters/jaeger/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ae9162c61..5ae830aa60 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,4 +67,28 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     TARGET jaeger_recordable_test
     TEST_PREFIX exporter.
     TEST_LIST jaeger_recordable_test)
+
+  add_executable(jaeger_exporter_test test/jaeger_exporter_test.cc)
+  add_definitions(-DGTEST_LINKED_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY=1)
+  if(MSVC)
+    if(GMOCK_LIB)
+      unset(GMOCK_LIB CACHE)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  if(MSVC AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+    find_library(GMOCK_LIB gmockd PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
+  else()
+    find_library(GMOCK_LIB gmock PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
+  endif()
+  target_link_libraries(
+    jaeger_exporter_test ${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
+    ${GMOCK_LIB} opentelemetry_exporter_jaeger_trace)
+
+  target_include_directories(jaeger_exporter_test
+                             PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src)
+
+  gtest_add_tests(
+    TARGET jaeger_exporter_test
+    TEST_PREFIX exporter.
+    TEST_LIST jaeger_exporter_test)
 endif() # BUILD_TESTING
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/include/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/jaeger_exporter.h b/exporters/jaeger/include/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/jaeger_exporter.h
index ecb08114f4..e58b2230ef 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger/include/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/jaeger_exporter.h
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/include/opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/jaeger_exporter.h
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ class JaegerExporter final : public opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanExporter
   bool is_shutdown_ = false;
   JaegerExporterOptions options_;
   std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender> sender_;
+  // For testing
+  friend class JaegerExporterTestPeer;
+  /**
+   * Create an JaegerExporter using the specified thrift sender.
+   * Only tests can call this constructor directly.
+   * @param sender the thrift sender to be used for exporting
+   */
+  JaegerExporter(std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender> sender);
 };
 
 }  // namespace jaeger
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/src/jaeger_exporter.cc b/exporters/jaeger/src/jaeger_exporter.cc
index c4e6ac0f0b..e194def470 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger/src/jaeger_exporter.cc
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/src/jaeger_exporter.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ JaegerExporter::JaegerExporter(const JaegerExporterOptions &options) : options_(
 
 JaegerExporter::JaegerExporter() : JaegerExporter(JaegerExporterOptions()) {}
 
+JaegerExporter::JaegerExporter(std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender> sender)
+    : options_(JaegerExporterOptions()), sender_(std::move(sender))
+{}
+
 std::unique_ptr<trace_sdk::Recordable> JaegerExporter::MakeRecordable() noexcept
 {
   return std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>(new JaegerRecordable);
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/src/thrift_sender.h b/exporters/jaeger/src/thrift_sender.h
index 40fcf5f09a..0ec8d47f11 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger/src/thrift_sender.h
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/src/thrift_sender.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class ThriftSender : public Sender
   uint32_t byte_buffer_size_   = 0;
   uint32_t process_bytes_size_ = 0;
   uint32_t max_span_bytes_     = 0;
+  friend class MockThriftSender;
+
+protected:
+  ThriftSender() = default;
 };
 
 }  // namespace jaeger
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger/test/jaeger_exporter_test.cc b/exporters/jaeger/test/jaeger_exporter_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab680e35fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporters/jaeger/test/jaeger_exporter_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#include <opentelemetry/exporters/jaeger/jaeger_exporter.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifdef BAZEL_BUILD
+#  include "exporters/jaeger/src/thrift_sender.h"
+#else
+#  include "thrift_sender.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+
+namespace trace      = opentelemetry::trace;
+namespace nostd      = opentelemetry::nostd;
+namespace sdktrace   = opentelemetry::sdk::trace;
+namespace common     = opentelemetry::common;
+namespace sdk_common = opentelemetry::sdk::common;
+
+using namespace testing;
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace exporter
+{
+namespace jaeger
+{
+
+class JaegerExporterTestPeer : public ::testing::Test
+{
+public:
+  std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::SpanExporter> GetExporter(std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender> sender)
+  {
+    return std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::SpanExporter>(new JaegerExporter(std::move(sender)));
+  }
+
+  // Get the options associated with the given exporter.
+  const JaegerExporterOptions &GetOptions(std::unique_ptr<JaegerExporter> &exporter)
+  {
+    return exporter->options_;
+  }
+};
+
+class MockThriftSender : public ThriftSender
+{
+public:
+  MOCK_METHOD(int, Append, (std::unique_ptr<JaegerRecordable> &&), (noexcept, override));
+};
+
+TEST_F(JaegerExporterTestPeer, ShutdownTest)
+{
+  auto mock_thrift_sender = new MockThriftSender;
+  auto exporter           = GetExporter(std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender>{mock_thrift_sender});
+
+  auto recordable_1 = exporter->MakeRecordable();
+  recordable_1->SetName("Test span 1");
+  auto recordable_2 = exporter->MakeRecordable();
+  recordable_2->SetName("Test span 2");
+
+  // exporter shuold not be shutdown by default
+  nostd::span<std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>> batch_1(&recordable_1, 1);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_thrift_sender, Append(_)).Times(Exactly(1)).WillOnce(Return(1));
+  auto result = exporter->Export(batch_1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sdk_common::ExportResult::kSuccess, result);
+
+  exporter->Shutdown();
+
+  nostd::span<std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>> batch_2(&recordable_2, 1);
+  result = exporter->Export(batch_2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sdk_common::ExportResult::kFailure, result);
+}
+
+// Call Export() directly
+TEST_F(JaegerExporterTestPeer, ExportTest)
+{
+  auto mock_thrift_sender = new MockThriftSender;
+  auto exporter           = GetExporter(std::unique_ptr<ThriftSender>{mock_thrift_sender});
+
+  auto recordable_1 = exporter->MakeRecordable();
+  recordable_1->SetName("Test span 1");
+  auto recordable_2 = exporter->MakeRecordable();
+  recordable_2->SetName("Test span 2");
+
+  // Test successful send
+  nostd::span<std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>> batch_1(&recordable_1, 1);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_thrift_sender, Append(_)).Times(Exactly(1)).WillOnce(Return(1));
+  auto result = exporter->Export(batch_1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sdk_common::ExportResult::kSuccess, result);
+
+  // Test failed send
+  nostd::span<std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>> batch_2(&recordable_2, 1);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_thrift_sender, Append(_)).Times(Exactly(1)).WillOnce(Return(0));
+  result = exporter->Export(batch_2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sdk::common::ExportResult::kFailure, result);
+}
+
+// Test exporter configuration options
+TEST_F(JaegerExporterTestPeer, ConfigTest)
+{
+  JaegerExporterOptions opts;
+  opts.endpoint    = "localhost";
+  opts.server_port = 6851;
+  std::unique_ptr<JaegerExporter> exporter(new JaegerExporter(opts));
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetOptions(exporter).endpoint, "localhost");
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetOptions(exporter).server_port, 6851);
+}
+
+}  // namespace jaeger
+}  // namespace exporter
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE