diff --git a/.chloggen/target-allocator-container-port.yaml b/.chloggen/target-allocator-container-port.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..000f66233f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/target-allocator-container-port.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. operator, target allocator, github action)
+component: target allocator
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Declare and use ContainerPort for Target Allocator
+
+# One or more tracking issues related to the change
+issues: [2312]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container.go b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container.go
index 8c88b41ea3..6a6de7e5d8 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container.go
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ func Container(cfg config.Config, logger logr.Logger, otelcol v1alpha1.OpenTelem
 		image = cfg.TargetAllocatorImage()
 	}
 
+	ports := make([]corev1.ContainerPort, 0)
+	ports = append(ports, corev1.ContainerPort{
+		Name:          "http",
+		ContainerPort: 8080,
+		Protocol:      corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+	})
+
 	volumeMounts := []corev1.VolumeMount{{
 		Name:      naming.TAConfigMapVolume(),
 		MountPath: "/conf",
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ func Container(cfg config.Config, logger logr.Logger, otelcol v1alpha1.OpenTelem
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:         naming.TAContainer(),
 		Image:        image,
+		Ports:        ports,
 		Env:          envVars,
 		VolumeMounts: volumeMounts,
 		Resources:    otelcol.Spec.TargetAllocator.Resources,
diff --git a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container_test.go b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container_test.go
index 1661e319a8..af0ad8478e 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/container_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ func TestContainerWithImageOverridden(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "overridden-image", c.Image)
 }
 
+func TestContainerPorts(t *testing.T) {
+	// prepare
+	otelcol := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		Spec: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+			TargetAllocator: v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryTargetAllocator{
+				Enabled: true,
+				Image:   "default-image",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	cfg := config.New()
+
+	// test
+	c := Container(cfg, logger, otelcol)
+
+	// verify
+	assert.Len(t, c.Ports, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "http", c.Ports[0].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(8080), c.Ports[0].ContainerPort)
+}
+
 func TestContainerVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	// prepare
 	otelcol := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
@@ -168,6 +189,13 @@ func TestContainerHasEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 				SubPathExpr:      "",
 			},
 		},
+		Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
+			{
+				Name:          "http",
+				ContainerPort: 8080,
+				Protocol:      corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// test
@@ -243,6 +271,13 @@ func TestContainerDoesNotOverrideEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 				SubPathExpr:      "",
 			},
 		},
+		Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
+			{
+				Name:          "http",
+				ContainerPort: 8080,
+				Protocol:      corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// test
diff --git a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service.go b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service.go
index 684b3ebcca..bb3079dda9 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func Service(params manifests.Params) *corev1.Service {
 			Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{{
 				Name:       "targetallocation",
 				Port:       80,
-				TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(8080),
+				TargetPort: intstr.FromString("http"),
 			}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service_test.go b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad0676147b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/manifests/targetallocator/service_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package targetallocator
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/config"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/manifests"
+)
+
+func TestServicePorts(t *testing.T) {
+	otelcol := collectorInstance()
+	cfg := config.New()
+
+	params := manifests.Params{
+		OtelCol: otelcol,
+		Config:  cfg,
+		Log:     logger,
+	}
+
+	ports := []v1.ServicePort{{Name: "targetallocation", Port: 80, TargetPort: intstr.FromString("http")}}
+
+	s := Service(params)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ports[0].Name, s.Spec.Ports[0].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, ports[0].Port, s.Spec.Ports[0].Port)
+	assert.Equal(t, ports[0].TargetPort, s.Spec.Ports[0].TargetPort)
+}