diff --git a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
index 7771912ebf..a95e56b16c 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one.go
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ func (a *AllInOne) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 		strategy = *a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.Strategy
 	}
 
+	envVars := []corev1.EnvVar{
+		{
+			Name:  "SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE",
+			Value: string(a.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Type),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "METRICS_STORAGE_TYPE",
+			Value: string(a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.MetricsStorage.Type),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
+			Value: ":9411",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "JAEGER_DISABLED",
+			Value: strconv.FormatBool(jaegerDisabled),
+		},
+	}
+
+	envVars = updateOTLPEnvVars(envVars, options)
+
 	return &appsv1.Deployment{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: "apps/v1",
@@ -144,27 +165,10 @@ func (a *AllInOne) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					ImagePullSecrets: commonSpec.ImagePullSecrets,
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-						Image: util.ImageName(a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.Image, "jaeger-all-in-one-image"),
-						Name:  "jaeger",
-						Args:  options,
-						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-							{
-								Name:  "SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE",
-								Value: string(a.jaeger.Spec.Storage.Type),
-							},
-							{
-								Name:  "METRICS_STORAGE_TYPE",
-								Value: string(a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.MetricsStorage.Type),
-							},
-							{
-								Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
-								Value: ":9411",
-							},
-							{
-								Name:  "JAEGER_DISABLED",
-								Value: strconv.FormatBool(jaegerDisabled),
-							},
-						},
+						Image:        util.ImageName(a.jaeger.Spec.AllInOne.Image, "jaeger-all-in-one-image"),
+						Name:         "jaeger",
+						Args:         options,
+						Env:          envVars,
 						VolumeMounts: commonSpec.VolumeMounts,
 						EnvFrom:      envFromSource,
 						Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
@@ -211,6 +215,14 @@ func (a *AllInOne) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 								ContainerPort: 14250,
 								Name:          "grpc",
 							},
+							{
+								ContainerPort: 4317,
+								Name:          "otlp-grpc",
+							},
+							{
+								ContainerPort: 4318,
+								Name:          "otlp-http",
+							},
 						},
 						LivenessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
 							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one_test.go b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one_test.go
index d475db260c..1e330d26f3 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/all_in_one_test.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/all_in_one_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func TestDefaultAllInOneImage(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:  "JAEGER_DISABLED",
 			Value: "false",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED",
+			Value: "true",
+		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, envvars, d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/collector.go b/pkg/deployment/collector.go
index 446ee31297..28f50cdc98 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/collector.go
@@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ func (c *Collector) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 		strategy = *c.jaeger.Spec.Collector.Strategy
 	}
 
+	envVars := []corev1.EnvVar{
+		{
+			Name:  "SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE",
+			Value: string(storageType),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
+			Value: ":9411",
+		},
+	}
+
+	envVars = updateOTLPEnvVars(envVars, options)
+
 	return &appsv1.Deployment{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: "apps/v1",
@@ -143,19 +156,10 @@ func (c *Collector) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					ImagePullSecrets: c.jaeger.Spec.ImagePullSecrets,
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-						Image: util.ImageName(c.jaeger.Spec.Collector.Image, "jaeger-collector-image"),
-						Name:  "jaeger-collector",
-						Args:  options,
-						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-							{
-								Name:  "SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE",
-								Value: string(storageType),
-							},
-							{
-								Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
-								Value: ":9411",
-							},
-						},
+						Image:        util.ImageName(c.jaeger.Spec.Collector.Image, "jaeger-collector-image"),
+						Name:         "jaeger-collector",
+						Args:         options,
+						Env:          envVars,
 						VolumeMounts: commonSpec.VolumeMounts,
 						EnvFrom:      envFromSource,
 						Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
@@ -179,6 +183,14 @@ func (c *Collector) Get() *appsv1.Deployment {
 								ContainerPort: 14250,
 								Name:          "grpc",
 							},
+							{
+								ContainerPort: 4317,
+								Name:          "otlp-grpc",
+							},
+							{
+								ContainerPort: 4318,
+								Name:          "otlp-http",
+							},
 						},
 						LivenessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
 							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/collector_test.go b/pkg/deployment/collector_test.go
index 2a69dc2e5f..0c297d68ae 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/collector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/collector_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func TestDefaultCollectorImage(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
 			Value: ":9411",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED",
+			Value: "true",
+		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, envvars, containers[0].Env)
 }
@@ -379,6 +383,10 @@ func TestCollectorWithDirectStorageType(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
 			Value: ":9411",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED",
+			Value: "true",
+		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, envvars, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env)
 	assert.Len(t, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args, 2)
@@ -418,6 +426,10 @@ func TestCollectorWithKafkaStorageType(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
 			Value: ":9411",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED",
+			Value: "true",
+		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, envvars, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env)
 	assert.Len(t, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args, 3)
@@ -453,6 +465,10 @@ func TestCollectorWithIngesterNoOptionsStorageType(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:  "COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST_PORT",
 			Value: ":9411",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED",
+			Value: "true",
+		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, envvars, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env)
 	assert.Len(t, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args, 2)
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/otlp.go b/pkg/deployment/otlp.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a90bd15cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/deployment/otlp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator/pkg/util"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+const collectorOTLPEnvVarName = "COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED"
+
+func updateOTLPEnvVars(envs []corev1.EnvVar, options []string) []corev1.EnvVar {
+	noExplicitFlag := len(util.FindItem("--collector.otlp.enabled=", options)) == 0
+	noExplicitEnvVar := findEnvVar(envs, collectorOTLPEnvVarName) == nil
+	if noExplicitFlag && noExplicitEnvVar {
+		envs = append(envs, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  collectorOTLPEnvVarName,
+			Value: "true",
+		})
+	}
+	return envs
+}
+
+func findEnvVar(envs []corev1.EnvVar, name string) *corev1.EnvVar {
+	for _, env := range envs {
+		if env.Name == name {
+			return &env
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/service/collector.go b/pkg/service/collector.go
index 6155719942..621bc257b1 100644
--- a/pkg/service/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/service/collector.go
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ func collectorService(jaeger *v1.Jaeger, selector map[string]string) *corev1.Ser
 					Name: "http-c-binary-trft",
 					Port: 14268,
 				},
+				{
+					Name: "otlp-grpc",
+					Port: 4317,
+				},
+				{
+					Name: "otlp-http",
+					Port: 4318,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}