diff --git a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray.go b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d8f92c7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// 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 parser
+
+import "github.com/go-logr/logr"
+
+const parserNameAWSXRAY = "__awsxray"
+
+// NewAWSXrayReceiverParser builds a new parser for AWS xray receivers, from the contrib repository.
+func NewAWSXrayReceiverParser(logger logr.Logger, name string, config map[interface{}]interface{}) ReceiverParser {
+	return &GenericReceiver{
+		logger:      logger,
+		name:        name,
+		config:      config,
+		defaultPort: 2000,
+		parserName:  parserNameAWSXRAY,
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	Register("awsxray", NewAWSXrayReceiverParser)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray_test.go b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbd752f080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_aws-xray_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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 parser
+
+// all tests for the AWS XRAY parser are currently part of the test TestDownstreamParsers
diff --git a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_generic_test.go b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_generic_test.go
index 0bb6b845b3..7c0766dd68 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_generic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_generic_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestDownstreamParsers(t *testing.T) {
 		{"statsd", "statsd", "__statsd", 8125, parser.NewStatsdReceiverParser},
 		{"influxdb", "influxdb", "__influxdb", 8086, parser.NewInfluxdbReceiverParser},
 		{"splunk-hec", "splunk-hec", "__splunk_hec", 8088, parser.NewSplunkHecReceiverParser},
+		{"awsxray", "awsxray", "__awsxray", 2000, parser.NewAWSXrayReceiverParser},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tt.receiverName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run("builds successfully", func(t *testing.T) {