diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 038445e6c04..16e09533c0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ### Added
 
 - Add `NewProducer` to `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime`, which allows collecting the `go.schedule.duration` histogram metric from the Go runtime. (#5991)
+- Add gRPC protocol support for OTLP log exporter in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/exporters/autoexport`. (#6083)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/go.mod b/exporters/autoexport/go.mod
index a13cc9ced19..3556a5e74c1 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/prometheus v0.54.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.29.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.5.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.5.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.29.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.29.0
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/go.sum b/exporters/autoexport/go.sum
index c12aa97b888..1d014ef13ad 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/go.sum
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/go.sum
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsT
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.29.0 h1:PdomN/Al4q/lN6iBJEN3AwPvUiHPMlt93c8bqTG5Llw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.29.0/go.mod h1:N/WtXPs1CNCUEx+Agz5uouwCba+i+bJGFicT8SR4NP8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.5.0 h1:iWyFL+atC9S1e6MFDLNUZieyKTmsrvsDzuozUDbFg8E=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.5.0/go.mod h1:0Ur7rPCJmkHksYcBywsFXnKBG3pqGl4TGltZ+T3qhSA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.5.0 h1:4d++HQ+Ihdl+53zSjtsCUFDmNMju2FC9qFkUlTxPLqo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:mQX5dTO3Mh5ZF7bPKDkt5c/7C41u/SiDr9XgTpzXXn8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.29.0 h1:k6fQVDQexDE+3jG2SfCQjnHS7OamcP73YMoxEVq5B6k=
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/logs.go b/exporters/autoexport/logs.go
index 9e926ce32e1..618379c621d 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/logs.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/logs.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutlog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ var logsSignal = newSignal[log.Exporter]("OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER")
 // supported values:
 //   - "http/protobuf" (default) -  protobuf-encoded data over HTTP connection;
 //     see: [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp]
+//   - "grpc" - gRPC with protobuf-encoded data over HTTP/2 connection;
+//     see: [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc]
 //
 // OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL defines OTLP exporter's transport protocol for the logs signal;
 // supported values are the same as OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL.
@@ -67,9 +70,8 @@ func init() {
 		}
 
 		switch proto {
-		// grpc is not supported yet, should comment out when it is supported
-		// case "grpc":
-		// 	return otlploggrpc.New(ctx)
+		case "grpc":
+			return otlploggrpc.New(ctx)
 		case "http/protobuf":
 			return otlploghttp.New(ctx)
 		default:
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/logs_test.go b/exporters/autoexport/logs_test.go
index 8b6c2a5a686..abf8a09bd30 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/logs_test.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/logs_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func TestLogExporterOTLP(t *testing.T) {
 		protocol, clientType string
 	}{
 		{"http/protobuf", "atomic.Pointer[go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp.client]"},
+		{"grpc", "otlploggrpc.logClient"},
 		{"", "atomic.Pointer[go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp.client]"},
 	} {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("protocol=%q", tc.protocol), func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func TestLogExporterOTLPWithDedicatedProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 		protocol, clientType string
 	}{
 		{"http/protobuf", "atomic.Pointer[go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp.client]"},
+		{"grpc", "otlploggrpc.logClient"},
 		{"", "atomic.Pointer[go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp.client]"},
 	} {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("protocol=%q", tc.protocol), func(t *testing.T) {