diff --git a/connector/datadogconnector/generated_component_test.go b/connector/datadogconnector/generated_component_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..105efdb4c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/datadogconnector/generated_component_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package datadogconnector
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/connectortest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
+)
+
+// assertNoErrorHost implements a component.Host that asserts that there were no errors.
+type assertNoErrorHost struct {
+	component.Host
+	*testing.T
+}
+
+var _ component.Host = (*assertNoErrorHost)(nil)
+
+// newAssertNoErrorHost returns a new instance of assertNoErrorHost.
+func newAssertNoErrorHost(t *testing.T) component.Host {
+	return &assertNoErrorHost{
+		componenttest.NewNopHost(),
+		t,
+	}
+}
+
+func (aneh *assertNoErrorHost) ReportFatalError(err error) {
+	assert.NoError(aneh, err)
+}
+
+func TestComponentLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactory()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		createFn func(ctx context.Context, set connector.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error)
+	}{
+
+		{
+			name: "traces_to_metrics",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set connector.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateTracesToMetrics(ctx, set, cfg, consumertest.NewNop())
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "traces_to_traces",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set connector.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateTracesToTraces(ctx, set, cfg, consumertest.NewNop())
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf("metadata.yaml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+	sub, err := cm.Sub("tests::config")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name+"-shutdown", func(t *testing.T) {
+			c, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), connectortest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = c.Shutdown(context.Background())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+
+		t.Run(test.name+"-lifecycle", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			firstConnector, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), connectortest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			host := newAssertNoErrorHost(t)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, firstConnector.Start(context.Background(), host))
+			require.NoError(t, firstConnector.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+			secondConnector, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), connectortest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, secondConnector.Start(context.Background(), host))
+			require.NoError(t, secondConnector.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/connector/datadogconnector/go.mod b/connector/datadogconnector/go.mod
index 9713c573c70c..a045ccdd59cd 100644
--- a/connector/datadogconnector/go.mod
+++ b/connector/datadogconnector/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/tailsamplingprocessor v0.95.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v0.95.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.95.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector v0.95.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.95.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.95.0
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.95.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v0.95.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/internal v0.95.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.95.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/converter/expandconverter v0.95.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v0.95.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider v0.95.0 // indirect
diff --git a/connector/datadogconnector/metadata.yaml b/connector/datadogconnector/metadata.yaml
index 907ef0b3c104..66bac9e10f8b 100644
--- a/connector/datadogconnector/metadata.yaml
+++ b/connector/datadogconnector/metadata.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ status:
   codeowners:
     active: [mx-psi, dineshg13]
     emeritus: [gbbr]
+
+tests:
+  config: