diff --git a/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter.go b/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter.go
index 08670311f98f4..7bf6c54154f23 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter.go
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ func (e *Exporter) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) (err error) {
 		origin := message.NewOrigin(e.logSource)
 		origin.SetTags(tags)
 		origin.SetService(service)
-		origin.SetSource(e.logSource.Name)
+		if src, ok := ddLog.AdditionalProperties["datadog.log.source"]; ok {
+			origin.SetSource(src)
+		} else {
+			origin.SetSource(e.logSource.Name)
+		}
 
 		content, err := ddLog.MarshalJSON()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter_test.go b/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter_test.go
index e7ef686b993f3..3944c650f7828 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter_test.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/otlp/components/exporter/logsagentexporter/logs_exporter_test.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func TestLogsExporter(t *testing.T) {
 					lrr := testutil.GenerateLogsOneLogRecord()
 					ldd := lrr.ResourceLogs().At(0).ScopeLogs().At(0).LogRecords().At(0)
 					ldd.Attributes().PutStr("message", "hello")
+					ldd.Attributes().PutStr("datadog.log.source", "custom_source")
 					return lrr
 				}(),
 				otelSource:    otelSource,
@@ -83,6 +84,41 @@ func TestLogsExporter(t *testing.T) {
 					"message":              "hello",
 					"app":                  "server",
 					"instance_num":         "1",
+					"datadog.log.source":   "custom_source",
+					"@timestamp":           testutil.TestLogTime.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z07:00"),
+					"status":               "Info",
+					"dd.span_id":           fmt.Sprintf("%d", spanIDToUint64(ld.SpanID())),
+					"dd.trace_id":          fmt.Sprintf("%d", traceIDToUint64(ld.TraceID())),
+					"otel.severity_text":   "Info",
+					"otel.severity_number": "9",
+					"otel.span_id":         spanIDToHexOrEmptyString(ld.SpanID()),
+					"otel.trace_id":        traceIDToHexOrEmptyString(ld.TraceID()),
+					"otel.timestamp":       fmt.Sprintf("%d", testutil.TestLogTime.UnixNano()),
+					"resource-attr":        "resource-attr-val-1",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedTags: [][]string{{"otel_source:datadog_agent"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource-attribute-source",
+			args: args{
+				ld: func() plog.Logs {
+					l := testutil.GenerateLogsOneLogRecord()
+					rl := l.ResourceLogs().At(0)
+					resourceAttrs := rl.Resource().Attributes()
+					resourceAttrs.PutStr("datadog.log.source", "custom_source_rattr")
+					return l
+				}(),
+				otelSource:    otelSource,
+				logSourceName: LogSourceName,
+			},
+
+			want: testutil.JSONLogs{
+				{
+					"message":              "This is a log message",
+					"app":                  "server",
+					"instance_num":         "1",
+					"datadog.log.source":   "custom_source_rattr",
 					"@timestamp":           testutil.TestLogTime.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z07:00"),
 					"status":               "Info",
 					"dd.span_id":           fmt.Sprintf("%d", spanIDToUint64(ld.SpanID())),
@@ -186,7 +222,7 @@ func TestLogsExporter(t *testing.T) {
 					return lrr
 				}(),
 				otelSource:    "datadog_exporter",
-				logSourceName: "custom_source",
+				logSourceName: "",
 			},
 
 			want: testutil.JSONLogs{
@@ -241,7 +277,11 @@ func TestLogsExporter(t *testing.T) {
 				output := <-testChannel
 				outputJSON := make(map[string]interface{})
 				json.Unmarshal(output.GetContent(), &outputJSON)
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.args.logSourceName, output.Origin.Source())
+				if src, ok := outputJSON["datadog.log.source"]; ok {
+					assert.Equal(t, src, output.Origin.Source())
+				} else {
+					assert.Equal(t, tt.args.logSourceName, output.Origin.Source())
+				}
 				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedTags[i], output.Origin.Tags(nil))
 				ans = append(ans, outputJSON)
 			}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mackjmr-otlp-log-source-f9bc51dcd803a238.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mackjmr-otlp-log-source-f9bc51dcd803a238.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb44689e78451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mackjmr-otlp-log-source-f9bc51dcd803a238.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Each section from every release note are combined when the
+# CHANGELOG.rst is rendered. So the text needs to be worded so that
+# it does not depend on any information only available in another
+# section. This may mean repeating some details, but each section
+# must be readable independently of the other.
+#
+# Each section note must be formatted as reStructuredText.
+---
+enhancements:
+  - |
+    Add support for setting a custom log source from resource attribute or log attribute `datadog.log.source`.