diff --git a/.chloggen/batcher-bug-workers.yaml b/.chloggen/batcher-bug-workers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b1d52d9f47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/batcher-bug-workers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: exporterhelper
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Prevent uncontrolled goroutines in batcher due to a incorrect worker pool behaviour.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [13689]
+
+# (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:
+
+# 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: []
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queuebatch/partition_batcher.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queuebatch/partition_batcher.go
index bedf07bf2211..7ee88e8b6fd8 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queuebatch/partition_batcher.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queuebatch/partition_batcher.go
@@ -261,8 +261,12 @@ func newWorkerPool(maxWorkers int) *workerPool {
 
 func (wp *workerPool) execute(f func()) {
 	<-wp.workers
-	go f()
-	wp.workers <- struct{}{}
+	go func() {
+		defer func() {
+			wp.workers <- struct{}{}
+		}()
+		f()
+	}()
 }
 
 type multiDone []queue.Done