diff --git a/agent/backend/devicediscovery/device_discovery.go b/agent/backend/devicediscovery/device_discovery.go
index 88823ad..8e268b0 100644
--- a/agent/backend/devicediscovery/device_discovery.go
+++ b/agent/backend/devicediscovery/device_discovery.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type deviceDiscoveryBackend struct {
 	diodeClientID      string
 	diodeClientSecret  string
 	diodeAppNamePrefix string
+	diodeOtelEndpoint  string
 
 	startTime  time.Time
 	proc       backend.Commander
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ func (d *deviceDiscoveryBackend) Configure(logger *slog.Logger, repo policies.Po
 	d.diodeClientSecret = common.Diode.ClientSecret
 	d.diodeAppNamePrefix = common.Diode.AgentName
 
+	if common.Otel.Grpc != "" {
+		d.diodeOtelEndpoint = common.Otel.Grpc
+		d.logger.Info("device-discovery using OTLP metrics endpoint",
+			slog.String("endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@ func (d *deviceDiscoveryBackend) Start(ctx context.Context, cancelFunc context.C
 		"--diode-app-name-prefix", d.diodeAppNamePrefix,
 	}
 
+	if d.diodeOtelEndpoint != "" {
+		pvOptions = append(pvOptions, "--otel-endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint)
+	}
+
 	d.logger.Info("device-discovery startup", slog.Any("arguments", pvOptions))
 
 	pvOptions[9] = d.diodeClientSecret
diff --git a/agent/backend/networkdiscovery/network_discovery.go b/agent/backend/networkdiscovery/network_discovery.go
index 19c0144..3452953 100644
--- a/agent/backend/networkdiscovery/network_discovery.go
+++ b/agent/backend/networkdiscovery/network_discovery.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type networkDiscoveryBackend struct {
 	diodeClientID      string
 	diodeClientSecret  string
 	diodeAppNamePrefix string
+	diodeOtelEndpoint  string
 
 	startTime  time.Time
 	proc       backend.Commander
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ func (d *networkDiscoveryBackend) Configure(logger *slog.Logger, repo policies.P
 	d.diodeClientSecret = common.Diode.ClientSecret
 	d.diodeAppNamePrefix = common.Diode.AgentName
 
+	if common.Otel.Grpc != "" {
+		d.diodeOtelEndpoint = common.Otel.Grpc
+		d.logger.Info("network-discovery using OTLP metrics endpoint",
+			slog.String("endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@ func (d *networkDiscoveryBackend) Start(ctx context.Context, cancelFunc context.
 		"--diode-app-name-prefix", d.diodeAppNamePrefix,
 	}
 
+	if d.diodeOtelEndpoint != "" {
+		pvOptions = append(pvOptions, "--otel-endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint)
+	}
+
 	d.logger.Info("network-discovery startup", slog.Any("arguments", pvOptions))
 
 	pvOptions[9] = d.diodeClientSecret
diff --git a/agent/backend/pktvisor/pktvisor.go b/agent/backend/pktvisor/pktvisor.go
index 026c7dd..7b9d54e 100644
--- a/agent/backend/pktvisor/pktvisor.go
+++ b/agent/backend/pktvisor/pktvisor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
@@ -302,9 +303,17 @@ func (p *pktvisorBackend) Configure(logger *slog.Logger, repo policies.PolicyRep
 
 	p.configFile = tmpFile.Name()
 
-	if common.Otel.Host != "" && common.Otel.Port != 0 {
-		p.otelReceiverHost = common.Otel.Host
-		p.otelReceiverPort = common.Otel.Port
+	if common.Otel.HTTP != "" {
+		uri, err := url.Parse(common.Otel.HTTP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse otel receiver http url: %w", err)
+		}
+		p.otelReceiverHost = uri.Hostname()
+		port, err := strconv.Atoi(uri.Port())
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse otel receiver port: %w", err)
+		}
+		p.otelReceiverPort = port
 		p.logger.Info("configured otel receiver host", slog.String("host", p.otelReceiverHost),
 			slog.Int("port", p.otelReceiverPort))
 	}
diff --git a/agent/backend/worker/worker.go b/agent/backend/worker/worker.go
index e8bee41..7600334 100644
--- a/agent/backend/worker/worker.go
+++ b/agent/backend/worker/worker.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type workerBackend struct {
 	diodeClientID      string
 	diodeClientSecret  string
 	diodeAppNamePrefix string
+	diodeOtelEndpoint  string
 
 	startTime  time.Time
 	proc       backend.Commander
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ func (d *workerBackend) Configure(logger *slog.Logger, repo policies.PolicyRepo,
 	d.diodeClientSecret = common.Diode.ClientSecret
 	d.diodeAppNamePrefix = common.Diode.AgentName
 
+	if common.Otel.Grpc != "" {
+		d.diodeOtelEndpoint = common.Otel.Grpc
+		d.logger.Info("orb-worker using OTLP metrics endpoint",
+			slog.String("endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@ func (d *workerBackend) Start(ctx context.Context, cancelFunc context.CancelFunc
 		"--diode-app-name-prefix", d.diodeAppNamePrefix,
 	}
 
+	if d.diodeOtelEndpoint != "" {
+		pvOptions = append(pvOptions, "--otel-endpoint", d.diodeOtelEndpoint)
+	}
+
 	d.logger.Info("worker startup", slog.Any("arguments", pvOptions))
 
 	pvOptions[9] = d.diodeClientSecret
diff --git a/agent/config/types.go b/agent/config/types.go
index 11e1640..1127bc7 100644
--- a/agent/config/types.go
+++ b/agent/config/types.go
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ type ManagerSecrets struct {
 // BackendCommons represents common configuration for backends
 type BackendCommons struct {
 	Otel struct {
-		Host        string            `yaml:"host"`
-		Port        int               `yaml:"port"`
+		Grpc        string            `yaml:"grpc"`
+		HTTP        string            `yaml:"http"`
 		AgentLabels map[string]string `yaml:"agent_labels"`
 	} `yaml:"otel"`
 	Diode struct {