diff --git a/.chloggen/13252-configgrpc-keepalive-configoptional.yaml b/.chloggen/13252-configgrpc-keepalive-configoptional.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0da4240ca1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/13252-configgrpc-keepalive-configoptional.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: breaking
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: configgrpc
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Update optional fields to use `configoptional.Optional` field for optional values.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [13252, 13364]
+
+# (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: |
+  Specifically, the following fields have been updated to `configoptional`:
+  - `KeepaliveServerConfig.ServerParameters` (`KeepaliveServerParameters` type)
+  - `KeepaliveServerConfig.EnforcementPolicy` (`KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy` type)
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index 04b1662e7950..33b6b527024c 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	Middlewares []configmiddleware.Config `mapstructure:"middlewares,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func ptr[T any](v T) *T {
-	return &v
-}
-
 // NewDefaultClientConfig returns a new instance of ClientConfig with default values.
 func NewDefaultClientConfig() ClientConfig {
 	return ClientConfig{
@@ -127,8 +123,8 @@ func NewDefaultClientConfig() ClientConfig {
 
 // KeepaliveServerConfig is the configuration for keepalive.
 type KeepaliveServerConfig struct {
-	ServerParameters  *KeepaliveServerParameters  `mapstructure:"server_parameters,omitempty"`
-	EnforcementPolicy *KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy `mapstructure:"enforcement_policy,omitempty"`
+	ServerParameters  configoptional.Optional[KeepaliveServerParameters]  `mapstructure:"server_parameters,omitempty"`
+	EnforcementPolicy configoptional.Optional[KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy] `mapstructure:"enforcement_policy,omitempty"`
 	// prevent unkeyed literal initialization
 	_ struct{}
 }
@@ -136,8 +132,8 @@ type KeepaliveServerConfig struct {
 // NewDefaultKeepaliveServerConfig returns a new instance of KeepaliveServerConfig with default values.
 func NewDefaultKeepaliveServerConfig() KeepaliveServerConfig {
 	return KeepaliveServerConfig{
-		ServerParameters:  ptr(NewDefaultKeepaliveServerParameters()),
-		EnforcementPolicy: ptr(NewDefaultKeepaliveEnforcementPolicy()),
+		ServerParameters:  configoptional.Some(NewDefaultKeepaliveServerParameters()),
+		EnforcementPolicy: configoptional.Some(NewDefaultKeepaliveEnforcementPolicy()),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -487,8 +483,8 @@ func (gss *ServerConfig) getGrpcServerOptions(
 	// https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/120728e1f775e40a2a764341939b78d666b08260/internal/transport/http2_server.go#L184-L200
 	if gss.Keepalive.HasValue() {
 		keepaliveConfig := gss.Keepalive.Get()
-		if keepaliveConfig.ServerParameters != nil {
-			svrParams := keepaliveConfig.ServerParameters
+		if keepaliveConfig.ServerParameters.HasValue() {
+			svrParams := keepaliveConfig.ServerParameters.Get()
 			opts = append(opts, grpc.KeepaliveParams(keepalive.ServerParameters{
 				MaxConnectionIdle:     svrParams.MaxConnectionIdle,
 				MaxConnectionAge:      svrParams.MaxConnectionAge,
@@ -501,8 +497,8 @@ func (gss *ServerConfig) getGrpcServerOptions(
 		// to apply them over zero/nil values before passing these as grpc.ServerOptions.
 		// The following shows the server code for applying default grpc.ServerOptions.
 		// https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/120728e1f775e40a2a764341939b78d666b08260/internal/transport/http2_server.go#L202-L205
-		if keepaliveConfig.EnforcementPolicy != nil {
-			enfPol := keepaliveConfig.EnforcementPolicy
+		if keepaliveConfig.EnforcementPolicy.HasValue() {
+			enfPol := keepaliveConfig.EnforcementPolicy.Get()
 			opts = append(opts, grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
 				MinTime:             enfPol.MinTime,
 				PermitWithoutStream: enfPol.PermitWithoutStream,
diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
index d11b361d67fd..e80e6c3cbb20 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func TestNewDefaultKeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNewDefaultKeepaliveServerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := KeepaliveServerConfig{
-		ServerParameters:  ptr(NewDefaultKeepaliveServerParameters()),
-		EnforcementPolicy: ptr(NewDefaultKeepaliveEnforcementPolicy()),
+		ServerParameters:  configoptional.Some(NewDefaultKeepaliveServerParameters()),
+		EnforcementPolicy: configoptional.Some(NewDefaultKeepaliveEnforcementPolicy()),
 	}
 	result := NewDefaultKeepaliveServerConfig()
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
@@ -391,17 +391,17 @@ func TestAllGrpcServerSettingsExceptAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		ReadBufferSize:       1024,
 		WriteBufferSize:      1024,
 		Keepalive: configoptional.Some(KeepaliveServerConfig{
-			ServerParameters: &KeepaliveServerParameters{
+			ServerParameters: configoptional.Some(KeepaliveServerParameters{
 				MaxConnectionIdle:     time.Second,
 				MaxConnectionAge:      time.Second,
 				MaxConnectionAgeGrace: time.Second,
 				Time:                  time.Second,
 				Timeout:               time.Second,
-			},
-			EnforcementPolicy: &KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy{
+			}),
+			EnforcementPolicy: configoptional.Some(KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy{
 				MinTime:             time.Second,
 				PermitWithoutStream: true,
-			},
+			}),
 		}),
 	}
 	opts, err := gss.getGrpcServerOptions(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings(), []ToServerOption{})
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/config_test.go
index b11dd2494875..5c8803fafb79 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					ReadBufferSize:       1024,
 					WriteBufferSize:      1024,
 					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
-						ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
+						ServerParameters: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 							MaxConnectionIdle:     11 * time.Second,
 							MaxConnectionAge:      12 * time.Second,
 							MaxConnectionAgeGrace: 13 * time.Second,
 							Time:                  30 * time.Second,
 							Timeout:               5 * time.Second,
-						},
-						EnforcementPolicy: &configgrpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy{
+						}),
+						EnforcementPolicy: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy{
 							MinTime:             10 * time.Second,
 							PermitWithoutStream: true,
-						},
+						}),
 					}),
 				}),
 				HTTP: configoptional.Some(HTTPConfig{