diff --git a/config/confighttp/confighttp.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
index da803632e60a..5d07b3e50478 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
@@ -306,13 +306,51 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 	// CompressionAlgorithms configures the list of compression algorithms the server can accept. Default: ["", "gzip", "zstd", "zlib", "snappy", "deflate"]
 	CompressionAlgorithms []string `mapstructure:"compression_algorithms"`
+
+	// ReadTimeout is the maximum duration for reading the entire
+	// request, including the body. A zero or negative value means
+	// there will be no timeout.
+	//
+	// Because ReadTimeout does not let Handlers make per-request
+	// decisions on each request body's acceptable deadline or
+	// upload rate, most users will prefer to use
+	// ReadHeaderTimeout. It is valid to use them both.
+	ReadTimeout time.Duration
+
+	// ReadHeaderTimeout is the amount of time allowed to read
+	// request headers. The connection's read deadline is reset
+	// after reading the headers and the Handler can decide what
+	// is considered too slow for the body. If ReadHeaderTimeout
+	// is zero, the value of ReadTimeout is used. If both are
+	// zero, there is no timeout.
+	ReadHeaderTimeout time.Duration
+
+	// WriteTimeout is the maximum duration before timing out
+	// writes of the response. It is reset whenever a new
+	// request's header is read. Like ReadTimeout, it does not
+	// let Handlers make decisions on a per-request basis.
+	// A zero or negative value means there will be no timeout.
+	WriteTimeout time.Duration
+
+	// IdleTimeout is the maximum amount of time to wait for the
+	// next request when keep-alives are enabled. If IdleTimeout
+	// is zero, the value of ReadTimeout is used. If both are
+	// zero, there is no timeout.
+	IdleTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewDefaultServerConfig returns ServerConfig type object with default values.
-// Currently, config options are all initialized as zero values.
 // We encourage to use this function to create an object of ServerConfig.
 func NewDefaultServerConfig() ServerConfig {
-	return ServerConfig{}
+	tlsDefaultServerConfig := configtls.NewDefaultServerConfig()
+	return ServerConfig{
+		ResponseHeaders:   map[string]configopaque.String{},
+		TLSSetting:        &tlsDefaultServerConfig,
+		CORS:              &CORSConfig{},
+		WriteTimeout:      30 * time.Second,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 1 * time.Minute,
+		IdleTimeout:       1 * time.Minute,
+	}
 }
 
 // ToListener creates a net.Listener.
@@ -435,9 +473,15 @@ func (hss *ServerConfig) ToServer(_ context.Context, host component.Host, settin
 		includeMetadata: hss.IncludeMetadata,
 	}
 
-	return &http.Server{
+	server := &http.Server{
 		Handler: handler,
-	}, nil
+	}
+	server.ReadTimeout = hss.ReadTimeout
+	server.ReadHeaderTimeout = hss.ReadHeaderTimeout
+	server.WriteTimeout = hss.WriteTimeout
+	server.IdleTimeout = hss.IdleTimeout
+
+	return server, nil
 }
 
 func responseHeadersHandler(handler http.Handler, headers map[string]configopaque.String) http.Handler {
diff --git a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
index 78b44c9f4bfb..7cea4242be54 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
@@ -1492,3 +1492,14 @@ func BenchmarkHttpRequest(b *testing.B) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDefaultHTTPServerSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	httpServerSettings := NewDefaultServerConfig()
+	assert.NotNil(t, httpServerSettings.ResponseHeaders)
+	assert.NotNil(t, httpServerSettings.CORS)
+	assert.NotNil(t, httpServerSettings.TLSSetting)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1*time.Minute, httpServerSettings.IdleTimeout)
+	assert.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, httpServerSettings.WriteTimeout)
+	assert.Equal(t, time.Duration(0), httpServerSettings.ReadTimeout)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1*time.Minute, httpServerSettings.ReadHeaderTimeout)
+}
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory.go
index 784426504397..221819298794 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory.go
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ func NewFactory() receiver.Factory {
 
 // createDefaultConfig creates the default configuration for receiver.
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
-	serverConfig := confighttp.NewDefaultServerConfig()
-	serverConfig.Endpoint = localhostgate.EndpointForPort(httpPort)
 	return &Config{
 		Protocols: Protocols{
 			GRPC: &configgrpc.ServerConfig{
@@ -52,7 +50,9 @@ func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 				ReadBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 			},
 			HTTP: &HTTPConfig{
-				ServerConfig:   &serverConfig,
+				ServerConfig: &confighttp.ServerConfig{
+					Endpoint: localhostgate.EndpointForPort(httpPort),
+				},
 				TracesURLPath:  defaultTracesURLPath,
 				MetricsURLPath: defaultMetricsURLPath,
 				LogsURLPath:    defaultLogsURLPath,
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory_test.go
index ffbb08a1d9d4..ad22a41b45ff 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestCreateMetricReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultServerConfig := confighttp.NewDefaultServerConfig()
 	defaultServerConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
 	defaultHTTPSettings := &HTTPConfig{
-		ServerConfig:   &defaultServerConfig,
+		ServerConfig:   &confighttp.ServerConfig{},
 		TracesURLPath:  defaultTracesURLPath,
 		MetricsURLPath: defaultMetricsURLPath,
 		LogsURLPath:    defaultLogsURLPath,