diff --git a/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_exporter.h b/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_exporter.h
index 16a5252f0b..bf2ad4a5d4 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_exporter.h
+++ b/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_exporter.h
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ namespace exporter
 {
 namespace otlp
 {
+/**
+ * Struct to hold OTLP exporter options.
+ */
+struct OtlpExporterOptions
+{
+  // The endpoint to export to. By default the OpenTelemetry Collector's default endpoint.
+  std::string endpoint = "localhost:55680";
+};
+
 /**
  * The OTLP exporter exports span data in OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) format.
  */
@@ -15,11 +24,15 @@ class OtlpExporter final : public opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanExporter
 {
 public:
   /**
-   * Create an OtlpExporter. This constructor initializes a service stub to be
-   * used for exporting.
+   * Create an OtlpExporter using all default options.
    */
   OtlpExporter();
 
+  /**
+   * Create an OtlpExporter using the given options.
+   */
+  OtlpExporter(const OtlpExporterOptions &options);
+
   /**
    * Create a span recordable.
    * @return a newly initialized Recordable object
@@ -42,6 +55,9 @@ class OtlpExporter final : public opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanExporter
       std::chrono::microseconds timeout = std::chrono::microseconds(0)) noexcept override{};
 
 private:
+  // The configuration options associated with this exporter.
+  const OtlpExporterOptions options_;
+
   // For testing
   friend class OtlpExporterTestPeer;
 
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/src/otlp_exporter.cc b/exporters/otlp/src/otlp_exporter.cc
index 0de17e0114..74851976ca 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/src/otlp_exporter.cc
+++ b/exporters/otlp/src/otlp_exporter.cc
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ namespace exporter
 namespace otlp
 {
 
-const std::string kCollectorAddress = "localhost:55678";
-
 // ----------------------------- Helper functions ------------------------------
 
 /**
@@ -35,19 +33,24 @@ void PopulateRequest(const nostd::span<std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::Recordable>>
 /**
  * Create service stub to communicate with the OpenTelemetry Collector.
  */
-std::unique_ptr<proto::collector::trace::v1::TraceService::Stub> MakeServiceStub()
+std::unique_ptr<proto::collector::trace::v1::TraceService::Stub> MakeServiceStub(
+    std::string endpoint)
 {
-  auto channel = grpc::CreateChannel(kCollectorAddress, grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials());
+  auto channel = grpc::CreateChannel(endpoint, grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials());
   return proto::collector::trace::v1::TraceService::NewStub(channel);
 }
 
 // -------------------------------- Contructors --------------------------------
 
-OtlpExporter::OtlpExporter() : OtlpExporter(MakeServiceStub()) {}
+OtlpExporter::OtlpExporter() : OtlpExporter(OtlpExporterOptions()) {}
+
+OtlpExporter::OtlpExporter(const OtlpExporterOptions &options)
+    : options_(options), trace_service_stub_(MakeServiceStub(options.endpoint))
+{}
 
 OtlpExporter::OtlpExporter(
     std::unique_ptr<proto::collector::trace::v1::TraceService::StubInterface> stub)
-    : trace_service_stub_(std::move(stub))
+    : options_(OtlpExporterOptions()), trace_service_stub_(std::move(stub))
 {}
 
 // ----------------------------- Exporter methods ------------------------------
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/test/otlp_exporter_test.cc b/exporters/otlp/test/otlp_exporter_test.cc
index 581eb8f125..a79046f1d3 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/test/otlp_exporter_test.cc
+++ b/exporters/otlp/test/otlp_exporter_test.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ class OtlpExporterTestPeer : public ::testing::Test
   {
     return std::unique_ptr<sdk::trace::SpanExporter>(new OtlpExporter(std::move(stub_interface)));
   }
+
+  // Get the options associated with the given exporter.
+  const OtlpExporterOptions &GetOptions(std::unique_ptr<OtlpExporter> &exporter)
+  {
+    return exporter->options_;
+  }
 };
 
 // Call Export() directly
@@ -77,6 +83,15 @@ TEST_F(OtlpExporterTestPeer, ExportIntegrationTest)
   child_span->End();
   parent_span->End();
 }
+
+// Test exporter configuration options
+TEST_F(OtlpExporterTestPeer, ConfigTest)
+{
+  OtlpExporterOptions opts;
+  opts.endpoint = "localhost:45454";
+  std::unique_ptr<OtlpExporter> exporter(new OtlpExporter(opts));
+  EXPECT_EQ(GetOptions(exporter).endpoint, "localhost:45454");
+}
 }  // namespace otlp
 }  // namespace exporter
 OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE