diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
index cb346ca80f..a8a9e7976c 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/opentelemetrycollector_types.go
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ type OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec struct {
 	// HostNetwork indicates if the pod should run in the host networking namespace.
 	// +optional
 	HostNetwork bool `json:"hostNetwork,omitempty"`
+	// ShareNetworkProcess indicates if the pod's containers should share process namespace.
+	// +optional
+	ShareNetworkProcess bool `json:"shareNetworkProcess,omitempty"`
 	// If specified, indicates the pod's priority.
 	// If not specified, the pod priority will be default or zero if there is no
 	// default.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml b/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
index 56f84cbb6e..a8aa28fd4f 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/opentelemetry.io_opentelemetrycollectors.yaml
@@ -4223,6 +4223,10 @@ spec:
                   account to use with this instance. When set, the operator will not
                   automatically create a ServiceAccount for the collector.
                 type: string
+              shareNetworkProcess:
+                description: ShareNetworkProcess indicates if the pod's containers
+                  should share process namespace.
+                type: boolean
               targetAllocator:
                 description: TargetAllocator indicates a value which determines whether
                   to spawn a target allocation resource or not.
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset.go b/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset.go
index 8566ee0828..91cecbfd5e 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset.go
@@ -48,17 +48,18 @@ func DaemonSet(params manifests.Params) *appsv1.DaemonSet {
 					Annotations: podAnnotations,
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					ServiceAccountName: ServiceAccountName(params.OtelCol),
-					InitContainers:     params.OtelCol.Spec.InitContainers,
-					Containers:         append(params.OtelCol.Spec.AdditionalContainers, Container(params.Config, params.Log, params.OtelCol, true)),
-					Volumes:            Volumes(params.Config, params.OtelCol),
-					Tolerations:        params.OtelCol.Spec.Tolerations,
-					NodeSelector:       params.OtelCol.Spec.NodeSelector,
-					HostNetwork:        params.OtelCol.Spec.HostNetwork,
-					DNSPolicy:          getDNSPolicy(params.OtelCol),
-					SecurityContext:    params.OtelCol.Spec.PodSecurityContext,
-					PriorityClassName:  params.OtelCol.Spec.PriorityClassName,
-					Affinity:           params.OtelCol.Spec.Affinity,
+					ServiceAccountName:    ServiceAccountName(params.OtelCol),
+					InitContainers:        params.OtelCol.Spec.InitContainers,
+					Containers:            append(params.OtelCol.Spec.AdditionalContainers, Container(params.Config, params.Log, params.OtelCol, true)),
+					Volumes:               Volumes(params.Config, params.OtelCol),
+					Tolerations:           params.OtelCol.Spec.Tolerations,
+					NodeSelector:          params.OtelCol.Spec.NodeSelector,
+					HostNetwork:           params.OtelCol.Spec.HostNetwork,
+					ShareProcessNamespace: &params.OtelCol.Spec.ShareNetworkProcess,
+					DNSPolicy:             getDNSPolicy(params.OtelCol),
+					SecurityContext:       params.OtelCol.Spec.PodSecurityContext,
+					PriorityClassName:     params.OtelCol.Spec.PriorityClassName,
+					Affinity:              params.OtelCol.Spec.Affinity,
 				},
 			},
 			UpdateStrategy: params.OtelCol.Spec.UpdateStrategy,
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset_test.go b/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset_test.go
index 656591e6d8..3933bf7911 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/daemonset_test.go
@@ -489,3 +489,35 @@ func TestDaemonSetOnDeleteUpdateStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, &intstr.IntOrString{Type: intstr.Int, IntVal: int32(1)}, d.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge)
 	assert.Equal(t, &intstr.IntOrString{Type: intstr.Int, IntVal: int32(1)}, d.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable)
 }
+
+func TestDaemonsetShareProcessNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	params1 := manifests.Params{
+		Config: config.New(),
+		OtelCol: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-instance",
+			},
+			Spec: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{},
+		},
+		Log: logger,
+	}
+	// test
+	d1 := DaemonSet(params1)
+	assert.False(t, *d1.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+
+	// verify custom
+	params2 := manifests.Params{
+		Config: config.New(),
+		OtelCol: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-instance-with-shareprocessnamespace",
+			},
+			Spec: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+				ShareNetworkProcess: true,
+			},
+		},
+		Log: logger,
+	}
+	d2 := DaemonSet(params2)
+	assert.True(t, *d2.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+}
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/deployment.go b/internal/manifests/collector/deployment.go
index 3a1b0abf21..96ad0def84 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/deployment.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/deployment.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func Deployment(params manifests.Params) *appsv1.Deployment {
 					Volumes:                       Volumes(params.Config, params.OtelCol),
 					DNSPolicy:                     getDNSPolicy(params.OtelCol),
 					HostNetwork:                   params.OtelCol.Spec.HostNetwork,
+					ShareProcessNamespace:         &params.OtelCol.Spec.ShareNetworkProcess,
 					Tolerations:                   params.OtelCol.Spec.Tolerations,
 					NodeSelector:                  params.OtelCol.Spec.NodeSelector,
 					SecurityContext:               params.OtelCol.Spec.PodSecurityContext,
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/deployment_test.go b/internal/manifests/collector/deployment_test.go
index baa66f42ad..ee21255269 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/deployment_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/deployment_test.go
@@ -554,3 +554,44 @@ func TestDeploymentAdditionalContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.Container{Name: "test"}, d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0])
 }
+
+func TestDeploymentShareProcessNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test default
+	otelcol1 := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "my-instance",
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfg := config.New()
+
+	params1 := manifests.Params{
+		Config:  cfg,
+		OtelCol: otelcol1,
+		Log:     logger,
+	}
+
+	d1 := Deployment(params1)
+	assert.False(t, *d1.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+
+	// Test hostNetwork=true
+	otelcol2 := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "my-instance-with-shareprocessnamespace",
+		},
+		Spec: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+			ShareNetworkProcess: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfg = config.New()
+
+	params2 := manifests.Params{
+		Config:  cfg,
+		OtelCol: otelcol2,
+		Log:     logger,
+	}
+
+	d2 := Deployment(params2)
+	assert.True(t, *d2.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+}
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset.go b/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset.go
index a08304807d..ffb46b50f4 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func StatefulSet(params manifests.Params) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
 					Volumes:                   Volumes(params.Config, params.OtelCol),
 					DNSPolicy:                 getDNSPolicy(params.OtelCol),
 					HostNetwork:               params.OtelCol.Spec.HostNetwork,
+					ShareProcessNamespace:     &params.OtelCol.Spec.ShareNetworkProcess,
 					Tolerations:               params.OtelCol.Spec.Tolerations,
 					NodeSelector:              params.OtelCol.Spec.NodeSelector,
 					SecurityContext:           params.OtelCol.Spec.PodSecurityContext,
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset_test.go b/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset_test.go
index 142f87004d..a1ceac1635 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/statefulset_test.go
@@ -551,3 +551,44 @@ func TestStatefulSetAdditionalContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, s.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.Container{Name: "test"}, s.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0])
 }
+
+func TestStatefulSetShareProcessNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test default
+	otelcol1 := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "my-instance",
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfg := config.New()
+
+	params1 := manifests.Params{
+		OtelCol: otelcol1,
+		Config:  cfg,
+		Log:     logger,
+	}
+
+	d1 := StatefulSet(params1)
+	assert.False(t, *d1.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+
+	// Test shareProcessNamespace=true
+	otelcol2 := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "my-instance-with-shareprocessnamespace",
+		},
+		Spec: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+			ShareNetworkProcess: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfg = config.New()
+
+	params2 := manifests.Params{
+		OtelCol: otelcol2,
+		Config:  cfg,
+		Log:     logger,
+	}
+
+	d2 := StatefulSet(params2)
+	assert.True(t, *d2.Spec.Template.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace)
+}