diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index 8ef2f5e053..2ef6aee71d 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -582,11 +582,12 @@ func NewServer(config *Config, flat Deps, externalGRPCServer *grpc.Server,
 	})
 
 	s.hcpManager = hcp.NewManager(hcp.ManagerConfig{
-		CloudConfig:   s.config.Cloud,
-		Client:        flat.HCP.Client,
-		StatusFn:      s.hcpServerStatus(flat),
-		Logger:        logger.Named("hcp_manager"),
-		SCADAProvider: flat.HCP.Provider,
+		CloudConfig:       s.config.Cloud,
+		Client:            flat.HCP.Client,
+		StatusFn:          s.hcpServerStatus(flat),
+		Logger:            logger.Named("hcp_manager"),
+		SCADAProvider:     flat.HCP.Provider,
+		TelemetryProvider: flat.HCP.TelemetryProvider,
 	})
 
 	var recorder *middleware.RequestRecorder
@@ -931,7 +932,13 @@ func NewServer(config *Config, flat Deps, externalGRPCServer *grpc.Server,
 	go s.updateMetrics()
 
 	// Now we are setup, configure the HCP manager
-	go s.hcpManager.Run(&lib.StopChannelContext{StopCh: shutdownCh})
+	go func() {
+		err := s.hcpManager.Run(&lib.StopChannelContext{StopCh: shutdownCh})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("error starting HCP manager, some HashiCorp Cloud Platform functionality has been disabled",
+				"error", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	err = s.runEnterpriseRateLimiterConfigEntryController()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/agent/hcp/client/http_client.go b/agent/hcp/client/http_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6692ed586a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/hcp/client/http_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
+)
+
+const (
+	// HTTP Client config
+	defaultStreamTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+
+	// Retry config
+	// TODO: Eventually, we'd like to configure these values dynamically.
+	defaultRetryWaitMin = 1 * time.Second
+	defaultRetryWaitMax = 15 * time.Second
+	// defaultRetryMax is set to 0 to turn off retry functionality, until dynamic configuration is possible.
+	// This is to circumvent any spikes in load that may cause or exacerbate server-side issues for now.
+	defaultRetryMax = 0
+)
+
+// NewHTTPClient configures the retryable HTTP client.
+func NewHTTPClient(tlsCfg *tls.Config, source oauth2.TokenSource, logger hclog.Logger) *retryablehttp.Client {
+	tlsTransport := cleanhttp.DefaultPooledTransport()
+	tlsTransport.TLSClientConfig = tlsCfg
+
+	var transport http.RoundTripper = &oauth2.Transport{
+		Base:   tlsTransport,
+		Source: source,
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+		Timeout:   defaultStreamTimeout,
+	}
+
+	retryClient := &retryablehttp.Client{
+		HTTPClient:   client,
+		Logger:       logger,
+		RetryWaitMin: defaultRetryWaitMin,
+		RetryWaitMax: defaultRetryWaitMax,
+		RetryMax:     defaultRetryMax,
+		CheckRetry:   retryablehttp.DefaultRetryPolicy,
+		Backoff:      retryablehttp.DefaultBackoff,
+	}
+
+	return retryClient
+}
diff --git a/agent/hcp/client/http_client_test.go b/agent/hcp/client/http_client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b30329d0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/hcp/client/http_client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewHTTPClient(t *testing.T) {
+	mockCfg := config.MockCloudCfg{}
+	mockHCPCfg, err := mockCfg.HCPConfig()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	client := NewHTTPClient(mockHCPCfg.APITLSConfig(), mockHCPCfg, hclog.NewNullLogger())
+	require.NotNil(t, client)
+
+	var req *http.Request
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		req = r
+	}))
+	_, err = client.Get(srv.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "Bearer test-token", req.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+}
diff --git a/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client.go b/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client.go
index b3c1c6a6b3..47dd7d5280 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client.go
@@ -6,126 +6,55 @@ package client
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
-	hcpcfg "github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go/resource"
 	colmetricpb "go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp/collector/metrics/v1"
 	metricpb "go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp/metrics/v1"
-	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/telemetry"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
 )
 
 const (
-	// HTTP Client config
-	defaultStreamTimeout = 15 * time.Second
-
-	// Retry config
-	// TODO: Eventually, we'd like to configure these values dynamically.
-	defaultRetryWaitMin = 1 * time.Second
-	defaultRetryWaitMax = 15 * time.Second
-	// defaultRetryMax is set to 0 to turn off retry functionality, until dynamic configuration is possible.
-	// This is to circumvent any spikes in load that may cause or exacerbate server-side issues for now.
-	defaultRetryMax = 0
-
 	// defaultErrRespBodyLength refers to the max character length of the body on a failure to export metrics.
 	// anything beyond we will truncate.
 	defaultErrRespBodyLength = 100
 )
 
-// cloudConfig represents cloud config for TLS abstracted in an interface for easy testing.
-type CloudConfig interface {
-	HCPConfig(opts ...hcpcfg.HCPConfigOption) (hcpcfg.HCPConfig, error)
-	Resource() (resource.Resource, error)
+// MetricsClientProvider provides the retryable HTTP client and headers to use for exporting metrics
+// by the metrics client.
+type MetricsClientProvider interface {
+	GetHTTPClient() *retryablehttp.Client
+	GetHeader() http.Header
 }
 
 // otlpClient is an implementation of MetricsClient with a retryable http client for retries and to honor throttle.
 // It also holds default HTTP headers to add to export requests.
 type otlpClient struct {
-	client *retryablehttp.Client
-	header *http.Header
+	provider MetricsClientProvider
 }
 
 // NewMetricsClient returns a configured MetricsClient.
 // The current implementation uses otlpClient to provide retry functionality.
-func NewMetricsClient(ctx context.Context, cfg CloudConfig) (telemetry.MetricsClient, error) {
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init telemetry client: provide valid cloudCfg (Cloud Configuration for TLS)")
-	}
-
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init telemetry client: provide a valid context")
-	}
-
-	logger := hclog.FromContext(ctx)
-
-	c, err := newHTTPClient(cfg, logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init telemetry client: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	r, err := cfg.Resource()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init telemetry client: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	header := make(http.Header)
-	header.Set("content-type", "application/x-protobuf")
-	header.Set("x-hcp-resource-id", r.String())
-	header.Set("x-channel", fmt.Sprintf("consul/%s", version.GetHumanVersion()))
-
+func NewMetricsClient(ctx context.Context, provider MetricsClientProvider) telemetry.MetricsClient {
 	return &otlpClient{
-		client: c,
-		header: &header,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// newHTTPClient configures the retryable HTTP client.
-func newHTTPClient(cloudCfg CloudConfig, logger hclog.Logger) (*retryablehttp.Client, error) {
-	hcpCfg, err := cloudCfg.HCPConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		provider: provider,
 	}
-
-	tlsTransport := cleanhttp.DefaultPooledTransport()
-	tlsTransport.TLSClientConfig = hcpCfg.APITLSConfig()
-
-	var transport http.RoundTripper = &oauth2.Transport{
-		Base:   tlsTransport,
-		Source: hcpCfg,
-	}
-
-	client := &http.Client{
-		Transport: transport,
-		Timeout:   defaultStreamTimeout,
-	}
-
-	retryClient := &retryablehttp.Client{
-		HTTPClient:   client,
-		Logger:       logger.Named("hcp_telemetry_client"),
-		RetryWaitMin: defaultRetryWaitMin,
-		RetryWaitMax: defaultRetryWaitMax,
-		RetryMax:     defaultRetryMax,
-		CheckRetry:   retryablehttp.DefaultRetryPolicy,
-		Backoff:      retryablehttp.DefaultBackoff,
-	}
-
-	return retryClient, nil
 }
 
 // ExportMetrics is the single method exposed by MetricsClient to export OTLP metrics to the desired HCP endpoint.
 // The endpoint is configurable as the endpoint can change during periodic refresh of CCM telemetry config.
 // By configuring the endpoint here, we can re-use the same client and override the endpoint when making a request.
 func (o *otlpClient) ExportMetrics(ctx context.Context, protoMetrics *metricpb.ResourceMetrics, endpoint string) error {
+	client := o.provider.GetHTTPClient()
+	if client == nil {
+		return errors.New("http client not configured")
+	}
+
 	pbRequest := &colmetricpb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{
 		ResourceMetrics: []*metricpb.ResourceMetrics{protoMetrics},
 	}
@@ -139,9 +68,9 @@ func (o *otlpClient) ExportMetrics(ctx context.Context, protoMetrics *metricpb.R
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
 	}
-	req.Header = *o.header
+	req.Header = o.provider.GetHeader()
 
-	resp, err := o.client.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	resp, err := client.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to post metrics: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client_test.go b/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client_test.go
index 20a5f010ec..cea6efca37 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client_test.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/client/metrics_client_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -16,55 +15,26 @@ import (
 	metricpb "go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp/metrics/v1"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 )
 
-func TestNewMetricsClient(t *testing.T) {
-	for name, test := range map[string]struct {
-		wantErr string
-		cfg     CloudConfig
-		ctx     context.Context
-	}{
-		"success": {
-			cfg: &MockCloudCfg{},
-			ctx: context.Background(),
-		},
-		"failsWithoutCloudCfg": {
-			wantErr: "failed to init telemetry client: provide valid cloudCfg (Cloud Configuration for TLS)",
-			cfg:     nil,
-			ctx:     context.Background(),
-		},
-		"failsWithoutContext": {
-			wantErr: "failed to init telemetry client: provide a valid context",
-			cfg:     MockCloudCfg{},
-			ctx:     nil,
-		},
-		"failsHCPConfig": {
-			wantErr: "failed to init telemetry client",
-			cfg: MockCloudCfg{
-				ConfigErr: fmt.Errorf("test bad hcp config"),
-			},
-			ctx: context.Background(),
-		},
-		"failsBadResource": {
-			wantErr: "failed to init telemetry client",
-			cfg: MockCloudCfg{
-				ResourceErr: fmt.Errorf("test bad resource"),
-			},
-			ctx: context.Background(),
-		},
-	} {
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			client, err := NewMetricsClient(test.ctx, test.cfg)
-			if test.wantErr != "" {
-				require.Error(t, err)
-				require.Contains(t, err.Error(), test.wantErr)
-				return
-			}
+type mockClientProvider struct {
+	client *retryablehttp.Client
+	header *http.Header
+}
 
-			require.Nil(t, err)
-			require.NotNil(t, client)
-		})
+func (m *mockClientProvider) GetHTTPClient() *retryablehttp.Client { return m.client }
+func (m *mockClientProvider) GetHeader() http.Header               { return m.header.Clone() }
+
+func newMockClientProvider() *mockClientProvider {
+	header := make(http.Header)
+	header.Set("content-type", "application/x-protobuf")
+
+	client := retryablehttp.NewClient()
+
+	return &mockClientProvider{
+		header: &header,
+		client: client,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +53,7 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr        string
 		status         int
 		largeBodyError bool
+		mutateProvider func(*mockClientProvider)
 	}{
 		"success": {
 			status: http.StatusOK,
@@ -96,14 +67,17 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr:        "failed to export metrics: code 400",
 			largeBodyError: true,
 		},
+		"failsWithClientNotConfigured": {
+			mutateProvider: func(m *mockClientProvider) {
+				m.client = nil
+			},
+			wantErr: "http client not configured",
+		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			randomBody := randStringRunes(1000)
 			srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				require.Equal(t, r.Header.Get("content-type"), "application/x-protobuf")
-				require.Equal(t, r.Header.Get("x-hcp-resource-id"), testResourceID)
-				require.Equal(t, r.Header.Get("x-channel"), fmt.Sprintf("consul/%s", version.GetHumanVersion()))
-				require.Equal(t, r.Header.Get("Authorization"), "Bearer test-token")
 
 				body := colpb.ExportMetricsServiceResponse{}
 				bytes, err := proto.Marshal(&body)
@@ -121,12 +95,15 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			}))
 			defer srv.Close()
 
-			client, err := NewMetricsClient(context.Background(), MockCloudCfg{})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+			provider := newMockClientProvider()
+			if test.mutateProvider != nil {
+				test.mutateProvider(provider)
+			}
+			client := NewMetricsClient(context.Background(), provider)
 
 			ctx := context.Background()
 			metrics := &metricpb.ResourceMetrics{}
-			err = client.ExportMetrics(ctx, metrics, srv.URL)
+			err := client.ExportMetrics(ctx, metrics, srv.URL)
 
 			if test.wantErr != "" {
 				require.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/agent/hcp/config/config.go b/agent/hcp/config/config.go
index 59977ef46f..e501992aad 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/config/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go/resource"
 )
 
+// CloudConfigurer abstracts the cloud config methods needed to connect to HCP
+// in an interface for easier testing.
+type CloudConfigurer interface {
+	HCPConfig(opts ...hcpcfg.HCPConfigOption) (hcpcfg.HCPConfig, error)
+	Resource() (resource.Resource, error)
+}
+
 // CloudConfig defines configuration for connecting to HCP services
 type CloudConfig struct {
 	ResourceID   string
diff --git a/agent/hcp/client/mock_CloudConfig.go b/agent/hcp/config/mock_CloudConfig.go
similarity index 98%
rename from agent/hcp/client/mock_CloudConfig.go
rename to agent/hcp/config/mock_CloudConfig.go
index 2dc523f487..e2c6ba0c53 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/client/mock_CloudConfig.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/config/mock_CloudConfig.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 
-package client
+package config
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
diff --git a/agent/hcp/deps.go b/agent/hcp/deps.go
index 145532d411..5c770f959e 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/deps.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/deps.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import (
 
 // Deps contains the interfaces that the rest of Consul core depends on for HCP integration.
 type Deps struct {
-	Client   client.Client
-	Provider scada.Provider
-	Sink     metrics.MetricSink
+	Client            client.Client
+	Provider          scada.Provider
+	Sink              metrics.MetricSink
+	TelemetryProvider *hcpProviderImpl
 }
 
 func NewDeps(cfg config.CloudConfig, logger hclog.Logger) (Deps, error) {
@@ -37,22 +38,25 @@ func NewDeps(cfg config.CloudConfig, logger hclog.Logger) (Deps, error) {
 		return Deps{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to init scada: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	metricsClient, err := client.NewMetricsClient(ctx, &cfg)
+	metricsProvider := NewHCPProvider(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("failed to init metrics client", "error", err)
-		return Deps{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to init metrics client: %w", err)
+		logger.Error("failed to init HCP metrics provider", "error", err)
+		return Deps{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to init HCP metrics provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	sink, err := sink(ctx, metricsClient, NewHCPProvider(ctx, hcpClient))
+	metricsClient := client.NewMetricsClient(ctx, metricsProvider)
+
+	sink, err := sink(ctx, metricsClient, metricsProvider)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Do not prevent server start if sink init fails, only log error.
 		logger.Error("failed to init sink", "error", err)
 	}
 
 	return Deps{
-		Client:   hcpClient,
-		Provider: provider,
-		Sink:     sink,
+		Client:            hcpClient,
+		Provider:          provider,
+		Sink:              sink,
+		TelemetryProvider: metricsProvider,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/hcp/manager.go b/agent/hcp/manager.go
index c5d3398499..d53e7e7695 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/manager.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/manager.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 type ManagerConfig struct {
-	Client        hcpclient.Client
-	CloudConfig   config.CloudConfig
-	SCADAProvider scada.Provider
+	Client            hcpclient.Client
+	CloudConfig       config.CloudConfig
+	SCADAProvider     scada.Provider
+	TelemetryProvider *hcpProviderImpl
 
 	StatusFn    StatusCallback
 	MinInterval time.Duration
@@ -66,9 +67,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	testUpdateSent chan struct{}
 }
 
-// NewManager returns an initialized Manager with a zero configuration. It won't
-// do anything until UpdateConfig is called with a config that provides
-// credentials to contact HCP.
+// NewManager returns a Manager initialized with the given configuration.
 func NewManager(cfg ManagerConfig) *Manager {
 	return &Manager{
 		logger: cfg.Logger,
@@ -83,23 +82,27 @@ func NewManager(cfg ManagerConfig) *Manager {
 // yet for servers since a config update might configure it later and
 // UpdateConfig called. It will effectively do nothing if there are no HCP
 // credentials set other than wait for some to be added.
-func (m *Manager) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+func (m *Manager) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	m.logger.Debug("HCP manager starting")
 
 	// Update and start the SCADA provider
 	err = m.startSCADAProvider()
 	if err != nil {
-		// Log the error but continue starting the manager. The SCADA provider
-		// could potentially be updated later with a working configuration.
-		m.logger.Error("scada provider failed to start, some HashiCorp Cloud Platform functionality has been disabled",
-			"error", err)
+		m.logger.Error("failed to start scada provider", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Update and start the telemetry provider to enable the HCP metrics sink
+	if err := m.startTelemetryProvider(ctx); err != nil {
+		m.logger.Error("failed to update telemetry config provider", "error", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// immediately send initial update
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
+		return nil
 	case <-m.updateCh: // empty the update chan if there is a queued update to prevent repeated update in main loop
 		err = m.sendUpdate()
 	default:
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
+			return nil
 
 		case <-m.updateCh:
 			err = m.sendUpdate()
@@ -153,6 +156,18 @@ func (m *Manager) startSCADAProvider() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) startTelemetryProvider(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if m.cfg.TelemetryProvider == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	m.cfg.TelemetryProvider.Run(ctx, &HCPProviderCfg{
+		HCPClient: m.cfg.Client,
+		HCPConfig: &m.cfg.CloudConfig,
+	})
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/agent/hcp/manager_test.go b/agent/hcp/manager_test.go
index 2c29bc32c1..ad9d7461c1 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/manager_test.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/manager_test.go
@@ -38,12 +38,26 @@ func TestManager_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	).Return()
 	scadaM.EXPECT().Start().Return(nil)
 
+	telemetryProvider := &hcpProviderImpl{
+		httpCfg: &httpCfg{},
+		logger:  hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{Output: io.Discard}),
+		cfg:     defaultDisabledCfg(),
+	}
+
+	mockTelemetryCfg, err := testTelemetryCfg(&testConfig{
+		refreshInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	client.EXPECT().FetchTelemetryConfig(mock.Anything).Return(
+		mockTelemetryCfg, nil).Maybe()
+
 	mgr := NewManager(ManagerConfig{
-		Client:        client,
-		Logger:        hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{Output: io.Discard}),
-		StatusFn:      statusF,
-		CloudConfig:   cloudCfg,
-		SCADAProvider: scadaM,
+		Client:            client,
+		Logger:            hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{Output: io.Discard}),
+		StatusFn:          statusF,
+		CloudConfig:       cloudCfg,
+		SCADAProvider:     scadaM,
+		TelemetryProvider: telemetryProvider,
 	})
 	mgr.testUpdateSent = updateCh
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -59,6 +73,9 @@ func TestManager_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	// Make sure after manager has stopped no more statuses are pushed.
 	cancel()
 	client.AssertExpectations(t)
+	require.Equal(t, client, telemetryProvider.hcpClient)
+	require.NotNil(t, telemetryProvider.GetHeader())
+	require.NotNil(t, telemetryProvider.GetHTTPClient())
 }
 
 func TestManager_SendUpdate(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider.go b/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider.go
index 22bb0f2f00..34a55ebc3b 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider.go
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ package hcp
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -13,9 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/client"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/telemetry"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -30,19 +37,33 @@ var (
 // Ensure hcpProviderImpl implements telemetry provider interfaces.
 var _ telemetry.ConfigProvider = &hcpProviderImpl{}
 var _ telemetry.EndpointProvider = &hcpProviderImpl{}
+var _ client.MetricsClientProvider = &hcpProviderImpl{}
 
 // hcpProviderImpl holds telemetry configuration and settings for continuous fetch of new config from HCP.
 // it updates configuration, if changes are detected.
 type hcpProviderImpl struct {
 	// cfg holds configuration that can be dynamically updated.
 	cfg *dynamicConfig
+	// httpCfg holds configuration for the HTTP client
+	httpCfg *httpCfg
 
-	// A reader-writer mutex is used as the provider is read heavy.
+	// Reader-writer mutexes are used as the provider is read heavy.
 	// OTEL components access telemetryConfig during metrics collection and export (read).
-	// Meanwhile, config is only updated when there are changes (write).
-	rw sync.RWMutex
+	// Meanwhile, configs are only updated when there are changes (write).
+	rw        sync.RWMutex
+	httpCfgRW sync.RWMutex
+
+	// running indicates if the HCP telemetry config provider has been started
+	running bool
+
 	// hcpClient is an authenticated client used to make HTTP requests to HCP.
 	hcpClient client.Client
+
+	// logger is the HCP logger for the provider
+	logger hclog.Logger
+
+	// testUpdateConfigCh is used by unit tests to signal when an update config has occurred
+	testUpdateConfigCh chan struct{}
 }
 
 // dynamicConfig is a set of configurable settings for metrics collection, processing and export.
@@ -67,21 +88,56 @@ func defaultDisabledCfg() *dynamicConfig {
 	}
 }
 
+// httpCfg is a set of configurable settings for the HTTP client used to export metrics
+type httpCfg struct {
+	header *http.Header
+	client *retryablehttp.Client
+}
+
+type HCPProviderCfg struct {
+	HCPClient client.Client
+	HCPConfig config.CloudConfigurer
+}
+
 // NewHCPProvider initializes and starts a HCP Telemetry provider.
-func NewHCPProvider(ctx context.Context, hcpClient client.Client) *hcpProviderImpl {
+func NewHCPProvider(ctx context.Context) *hcpProviderImpl {
 	h := &hcpProviderImpl{
 		// Initialize with default config values.
-		cfg:       defaultDisabledCfg(),
-		hcpClient: hcpClient,
+		cfg:     defaultDisabledCfg(),
+		httpCfg: &httpCfg{},
+		logger:  hclog.FromContext(ctx),
 	}
 
-	go h.run(ctx)
-
 	return h
 }
 
-// run continously checks for updates to the telemetry configuration by making a request to HCP.
-func (h *hcpProviderImpl) run(ctx context.Context) {
+// Run starts a process that continuously checks for updates to the telemetry configuration
+// by making a request to HCP. It only starts running if it's not already running.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) Run(ctx context.Context, c *HCPProviderCfg) error {
+	if h.isRunning() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	h.rw.Lock()
+	h.running = true
+	h.rw.Unlock()
+
+	// Update the provider with the HCP configurations
+	h.hcpClient = c.HCPClient
+	err := h.updateHTTPConfig(c.HCPConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize HCP telemetry provider: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	go h.run(ctx)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// run continuously checks for updates to the telemetry configuration by making a request to HCP.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	h.logger.Debug("starting telemetry config provider")
+
 	// Try to initialize config once before starting periodic fetch.
 	h.updateConfig(ctx)
 
@@ -94,18 +150,35 @@ func (h *hcpProviderImpl) run(ctx context.Context) {
 				ticker.Reset(newRefreshInterval)
 			}
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // updateConfig makes a HTTP request to HCP to update metrics configuration held in the provider.
 func (h *hcpProviderImpl) updateConfig(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
-	logger := hclog.FromContext(ctx).Named("telemetry_config_provider")
+	logger := h.logger.Named("telemetry_config_provider")
+
+	if h.testUpdateConfigCh != nil {
+		defer func() {
+			select {
+			case h.testUpdateConfigCh <- struct{}{}:
+			default:
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if h.hcpClient == nil || reflect.ValueOf(h.hcpClient).IsNil() {
+		// Disable metrics if HCP client is not configured
+		disabledMetricsCfg := defaultDisabledCfg()
+		h.modifyDynamicCfg(disabledMetricsCfg)
+		return disabledMetricsCfg.refreshInterval
+	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	logger.Trace("fetching telemetry config")
 	telemetryCfg, err := h.hcpClient.FetchTelemetryConfig(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Only disable metrics on 404 or 401 to handle the case of an unlinked cluster.
@@ -121,6 +194,7 @@ func (h *hcpProviderImpl) updateConfig(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
 		metrics.IncrCounter(internalMetricRefreshFailure, 1)
 		return 0
 	}
+	logger.Trace("successfully fetched telemetry config")
 
 	// newRefreshInterval of 0 or less can cause ticker Reset() panic.
 	newRefreshInterval := telemetryCfg.RefreshConfig.RefreshInterval
@@ -183,3 +257,66 @@ func (h *hcpProviderImpl) IsDisabled() bool {
 
 	return h.cfg.disabled
 }
+
+// updateHTTPConfig updates the HTTP configuration values that rely on the HCP configuration.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) updateHTTPConfig(cfg config.CloudConfigurer) error {
+	h.httpCfgRW.Lock()
+	defer h.httpCfgRW.Unlock()
+
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return errors.New("must provide valid HCP configuration")
+	}
+
+	// Update headers
+	r, err := cfg.Resource()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed set telemetry client headers: %v", err)
+	}
+	header := make(http.Header)
+	header.Set("content-type", "application/x-protobuf")
+	header.Set("x-hcp-resource-id", r.String())
+	header.Set("x-channel", fmt.Sprintf("consul/%s", version.GetHumanVersion()))
+	h.httpCfg.header = &header
+
+	// Update HTTP client
+	hcpCfg, err := cfg.HCPConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to configure telemetry HTTP client: %v", err)
+	}
+	h.httpCfg.client = client.NewHTTPClient(
+		hcpCfg.APITLSConfig(),
+		hcpCfg,
+		h.logger.Named("hcp_telemetry_client"))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetHeader acquires a read lock to return the HTTP request headers needed
+// to export metrics.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) GetHeader() http.Header {
+	h.httpCfgRW.RLock()
+	defer h.httpCfgRW.RUnlock()
+
+	if h.httpCfg.header == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return h.httpCfg.header.Clone()
+}
+
+// GetHTTPClient acquires a read lock to return the retryable HTTP client needed
+// to export metrics.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) GetHTTPClient() *retryablehttp.Client {
+	h.httpCfgRW.RLock()
+	defer h.httpCfgRW.RUnlock()
+
+	return h.httpCfg.client
+}
+
+// isRunning acquires a read lock to return whether the provider is running.
+func (h *hcpProviderImpl) isRunning() bool {
+	h.rw.RLock()
+	defer h.rw.RUnlock()
+
+	return h.running
+}
diff --git a/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider_test.go b/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider_test.go
index a147183df4..03bb15b265 100644
--- a/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider_test.go
+++ b/agent/hcp/telemetry_provider_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ package hcp
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/client"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/hcp/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -49,11 +52,8 @@ func TestNewTelemetryConfigProvider_DefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// Initialize new provider, but fail all HCP fetches.
-	mc := client.NewMockClient(t)
-	mc.EXPECT().FetchTelemetryConfig(mock.Anything).Return(nil, errors.New("failed to fetch config"))
-
-	provider := NewHCPProvider(ctx, mc)
+	// Initialize new provider
+	provider := NewHCPProvider(ctx)
 	provider.updateConfig(ctx)
 
 	// Assert provider has default configuration and metrics processing is disabled.
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_UpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		initCfg          *dynamicConfig
 		expected         *dynamicConfig
 		expectedInterval time.Duration
+		skipHCPClient    bool
 	}{
 		"noChanges": {
 			initCfg: testDynamicCfg(&testConfig{
@@ -236,16 +237,34 @@ func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_UpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			metricKey:        testMetricKeySuccess,
 			expectedInterval: defaultTelemetryConfigRefreshInterval,
 		},
+		"hcpClientNotConfigured": {
+			skipHCPClient: true,
+			initCfg: testDynamicCfg(&testConfig{
+				endpoint: "http://test.com/v1/metrics",
+				filters:  "test",
+				labels: map[string]string{
+					"test_label": "123",
+				},
+				refreshInterval: testRefreshInterval,
+			}),
+			expected:         defaultDisabledCfg(),
+			metricKey:        testMetricKeySuccess,
+			expectedInterval: defaultTelemetryConfigRefreshInterval,
+		},
 	} {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			sink := initGlobalSink()
-			mockClient := client.NewMockClient(t)
-			tc.mockExpect(mockClient)
+			var mockClient *client.MockClient
+			if !tc.skipHCPClient {
+				mockClient = client.NewMockClient(t)
+				tc.mockExpect(mockClient)
+			}
 
 			provider := &hcpProviderImpl{
 				hcpClient: mockClient,
 				cfg:       tc.initCfg,
+				logger:    hclog.NewNullLogger(),
 			}
 
 			newInterval := provider.updateConfig(context.Background())
@@ -267,6 +286,98 @@ func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_UpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_Run(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	provider := NewHCPProvider(ctx)
+
+	testUpdateConfigCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	provider.testUpdateConfigCh = testUpdateConfigCh
+
+	// Configure mocks
+	mockClient := client.NewMockClient(t)
+	mTelemetryCfg, err := testTelemetryCfg(&testConfig{
+		endpoint: "http://test.com/v1/metrics",
+		filters:  "test",
+		labels: map[string]string{
+			"test_label": "123",
+		},
+		refreshInterval: testRefreshInterval,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	mockClient.EXPECT().FetchTelemetryConfig(mock.Anything).Return(mTelemetryCfg, nil)
+	mockHCPCfg := &config.MockCloudCfg{}
+
+	// Run provider
+	go provider.Run(context.Background(), &HCPProviderCfg{
+		HCPClient: mockClient,
+		HCPConfig: mockHCPCfg,
+	})
+
+	var count int
+	select {
+	case <-testUpdateConfigCh:
+		// Expect/wait for at least two update config calls
+		count++
+		if count > 2 {
+			break
+		}
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		require.Fail(t, "provider did not attempt to update config in expected time")
+	}
+
+	mockClient.AssertExpectations(t)
+}
+
+func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_updateHTTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	for name, test := range map[string]struct {
+		wantErr string
+		cfg     config.CloudConfigurer
+	}{
+		"success": {
+			cfg: &config.MockCloudCfg{},
+		},
+		"failsWithoutCloudCfg": {
+			wantErr: "must provide valid HCP configuration",
+			cfg:     nil,
+		},
+		"failsHCPConfig": {
+			wantErr: "failed to configure telemetry HTTP client",
+			cfg: config.MockCloudCfg{
+				ConfigErr: fmt.Errorf("test bad hcp config"),
+			},
+		},
+		"failsBadResource": {
+			wantErr: "failed set telemetry client headers",
+			cfg: config.MockCloudCfg{
+				ResourceErr: fmt.Errorf("test bad resource"),
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			provider := NewHCPProvider(context.Background())
+			err := provider.updateHTTPConfig(test.cfg)
+
+			if test.wantErr != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				require.Contains(t, err.Error(), test.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, provider.GetHTTPClient())
+
+			expectedHeader := make(http.Header)
+			expectedHeader.Set("content-type", "application/x-protobuf")
+			expectedHeader.Set("x-hcp-resource-id", "organization/test-org/project/test-project/test-type/test-id")
+			expectedHeader.Set("x-channel", fmt.Sprintf("consul/%s", version.GetHumanVersion()))
+			require.Equal(t, expectedHeader, provider.GetHeader())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // mockRaceClient is a mock HCP client that fetches TelemetryConfig.
 // The mock TelemetryConfig returned can be manually updated at any time.
 // It manages concurrent read/write access to config with a sync.RWMutex.
@@ -335,7 +446,9 @@ func TestTelemetryConfigProvider_Race(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Start the provider goroutine, which fetches client TelemetryConfig every RefreshInterval.
-	provider := NewHCPProvider(ctx, m)
+	provider := NewHCPProvider(ctx)
+	err = provider.Run(context.Background(), &HCPProviderCfg{m, config.MockCloudCfg{}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for count := 0; count < testRaceWriteSampleCount; count++ {
 		// Force a TelemetryConfig value change in the mockRaceClient.