diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/container.go b/internal/manifests/collector/container.go
index de53314ffb..7cb809c5a9 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/container.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/container.go
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ func Container(cfg config.Config, logger logr.Logger, otelcol v1beta1.OpenTeleme
 		)
 	}
 
+	if featuregate.SetNativeHistogram.IsEnabled() {
+		args = append(args, "--feature-gates=receiver.prometheusreceiver.EnableNativeHistograms")
+	}
+
 	envVars = append(envVars, proxy.ReadProxyVarsFromEnv()...)
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:            naming.Container(),