diff --git a/exporters/otlp/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/internal/OtlpMetricExporterProvider.java b/exporters/otlp/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/internal/OtlpMetricExporterProvider.java
index ebfaaacf296..eb286b09b94 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/internal/OtlpMetricExporterProvider.java
+++ b/exporters/otlp/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/internal/OtlpMetricExporterProvider.java
@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@
 import static io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.internal.OtlpConfigUtil.PROTOCOL_GRPC;
 import static io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.internal.OtlpConfigUtil.PROTOCOL_HTTP_PROTOBUF;
 
+import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.MeterProvider;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.internal.ExporterBuilderUtil;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.http.metrics.OtlpHttpMetricExporter;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.http.metrics.OtlpHttpMetricExporterBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.metrics.OtlpGrpcMetricExporter;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.metrics.OtlpGrpcMetricExporterBuilder;
+import io.opentelemetry.sdk.OpenTelemetrySdk;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.ConfigProperties;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.ConfigurationException;
+import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.internal.AutoConfigureListener;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.metrics.ConfigurableMetricExporterProvider;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export.MetricExporter;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 /**
  * {@link MetricExporter} SPI implementation for {@link OtlpGrpcMetricExporter} and {@link
@@ -26,7 +30,11 @@
  * <p>This class is internal and is hence not for public use. Its APIs are unstable and can change
  * at any time.
  */
-public class OtlpMetricExporterProvider implements ConfigurableMetricExporterProvider {
+public class OtlpMetricExporterProvider
+    implements ConfigurableMetricExporterProvider, AutoConfigureListener {
+
+  private final AtomicReference<MeterProvider> meterProviderRef =
+      new AtomicReference<>(MeterProvider.noop());
 
   @Override
   public MetricExporter createExporter(ConfigProperties config) {
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ public MetricExporter createExporter(ConfigProperties config) {
           config, builder::setAggregationTemporalitySelector);
       ExporterBuilderUtil.configureOtlpHistogramDefaultAggregation(
           config, builder::setDefaultAggregationSelector);
+      builder.setMeterProvider(meterProviderRef::get);
 
       return builder.build();
     } else if (protocol.equals(PROTOCOL_GRPC)) {
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ public MetricExporter createExporter(ConfigProperties config) {
           config, builder::setAggregationTemporalitySelector);
       ExporterBuilderUtil.configureOtlpHistogramDefaultAggregation(
           config, builder::setDefaultAggregationSelector);
+      builder.setMeterProvider(meterProviderRef::get);
 
       return builder.build();
     }
@@ -92,4 +102,9 @@ OtlpHttpMetricExporterBuilder httpBuilder() {
   OtlpGrpcMetricExporterBuilder grpcBuilder() {
     return OtlpGrpcMetricExporter.builder();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void afterAutoConfigure(OpenTelemetrySdk sdk) {
+    meterProviderRef.set(sdk.getMeterProvider());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testFullConfig/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/ConfigurableMetricExporterTest.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testFullConfig/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/ConfigurableMetricExporterTest.java
index bc32ebc84a4..e46d0bd7718 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testFullConfig/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/ConfigurableMetricExporterTest.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testFullConfig/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/ConfigurableMetricExporterTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.logging.LoggingMetricExporter;
+import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.internal.OtlpMetricExporterProvider;
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.metrics.OtlpGrpcMetricExporter;
 import io.opentelemetry.internal.testing.CleanupExtension;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.internal.SpiHelper;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ void configureExporter_spiExporter() {
       assertThat(spiHelper.getListeners())
           .satisfiesExactlyInAnyOrder(
               listener ->
-                  assertThat(listener).isInstanceOf(TestConfigurableMetricExporterProvider.class));
+                  assertThat(listener).isInstanceOf(TestConfigurableMetricExporterProvider.class),
+              listener -> assertThat(listener).isInstanceOf(OtlpMetricExporterProvider.class));
     }
   }