diff --git a/changelog.d/new_relic_override_endpoint.enhancement.md b/changelog.d/new_relic_override_endpoint.enhancement.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b125839350fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/new_relic_override_endpoint.enhancement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The `new_relic` sink now supports an `override_endpoint` configuration option that allows sending data to custom New Relic API endpoints, such as staging environments.
+
+authors: tracyatrf
diff --git a/src/sinks/new_relic/config.rs b/src/sinks/new_relic/config.rs
index f0f6c1d7695a3..074001f15f51f 100644
--- a/src/sinks/new_relic/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/new_relic/config.rs
@@ -109,8 +109,18 @@ pub struct NewRelicConfig {
     )]
     acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsConfig,
 
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub override_uri: Option<Uri>,
+    /// Override the default New Relic API endpoint.
+    ///
+    /// This is useful for sending data to a New Relic staging environment or other
+    /// non-production endpoints.
+    ///
+    /// When set, this URL takes precedence over the `region` and `api` settings for
+    /// determining the endpoint.
+    #[configurable(validation(format = "uri"))]
+    #[configurable(metadata(docs::examples = "https://staging-metric-api.newrelic.com/metric/v1"))]
+    #[configurable(metadata(docs::examples = "https://custom-endpoint.example.com/v1"))]
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub override_endpoint: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl_generate_config_from_default!(NewRelicConfig);
@@ -218,12 +228,17 @@ impl NewRelicCredentials {
 
 impl From<&NewRelicConfig> for NewRelicCredentials {
     fn from(config: &NewRelicConfig) -> Self {
+        let override_uri = config
+            .override_endpoint
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|s| s.parse::<Uri>().expect("override_endpoint should be a valid URI"));
+
         Self {
             license_key: config.license_key.inner().to_string(),
             account_id: config.account_id.inner().to_string(),
             api: config.api,
             region: config.region.unwrap_or(NewRelicRegion::Us),
-            override_uri: config.override_uri.clone(),
+            override_uri,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sinks/new_relic/tests.rs b/src/sinks/new_relic/tests.rs
index 55f8ef96b6341..7ee16d6681e3e 100644
--- a/src/sinks/new_relic/tests.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/new_relic/tests.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn sink() -> (VectorSink, Event) {
         toml::de::ValueDeserializer::parse(&config).expect("toml should deserialize"),
     )
     .expect("config should be valid");
-    config.override_uri = Some(mock_endpoint);
+    config.override_endpoint = Some(mock_endpoint.to_string());
 
     let context = SinkContext::default();
     let (sink, _healthcheck) = config.build(context).await.unwrap();