diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config.go
index 30de0fe0b7c..c5efcfe7066 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const protocolsFieldName = "protocols"
 
 // RemoteSamplingConfig defines config key for remote sampling fetch endpoint
 type RemoteSamplingConfig struct {
+	HostEndpoint  string `mapstructure:"host_endpoint"`
 	FetchEndpoint string `mapstructure:"fetch_endpoint"`
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
index 362d700df38..9e09fdf5d46 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			RemoteSampling: &RemoteSamplingConfig{
+				HostEndpoint:  "0.0.0.0:5778",
 				FetchEndpoint: "jaeger-collector:1234",
 			},
 		})
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory.go
index 3c50c39779e..17e26e33639 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ const (
 	defaultHTTPBindEndpoint     = "localhost:14268"
 	defaultTChannelBindEndpoint = "localhost:14267"
 
-	defaultThriftCompactBindEndpoint = "localhost:6831"
-	defaultThriftBinaryBindEndpoint  = "localhost:6832"
+	defaultThriftCompactBindEndpoint   = "localhost:6831"
+	defaultThriftBinaryBindEndpoint    = "localhost:6832"
+	defaultAgentRemoteSamplingHTTPPort = 5778
 )
 
 // Factory is the factory for Jaeger receiver.
@@ -183,6 +184,16 @@ func (f *Factory) CreateTraceReceiver(
 
 	if remoteSamplingConfig != nil {
 		config.RemoteSamplingEndpoint = remoteSamplingConfig.FetchEndpoint
+
+		if len(remoteSamplingConfig.HostEndpoint) == 0 {
+			config.AgentHTTPPort = defaultAgentRemoteSamplingHTTPPort
+		} else {
+			var err error
+			config.AgentHTTPPort, err = extractPortFromEndpoint(remoteSamplingConfig.HostEndpoint)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (protoGRPC == nil && protoHTTP == nil && protoTChannel == nil && protoThriftBinary == nil && protoThriftCompact == nil) ||
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
index 58bbf58b571..dc49587833d 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package jaegerreceiver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -117,6 +118,23 @@ func TestCreateInvalidThriftCompactEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 6831, r.(*jReceiver).config.AgentCompactThriftPort, "thrift port should be default")
 }
 
+func TestDefaultAgentRemoteSamplingHTTPPort(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := Factory{}
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+	rCfg := cfg.(*Config)
+
+	endpoint := "localhost:1234"
+	rCfg.Protocols[protoThriftCompact], _ = defaultsForProtocol(protoThriftCompact)
+	rCfg.RemoteSampling = &RemoteSamplingConfig{
+		FetchEndpoint: endpoint,
+	}
+	r, err := factory.CreateTraceReceiver(context.Background(), zap.NewNop(), cfg, nil)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "create trace receiver should not error")
+	assert.Equal(t, endpoint, r.(*jReceiver).config.RemoteSamplingEndpoint)
+	assert.Equal(t, defaultAgentRemoteSamplingHTTPPort, r.(*jReceiver).config.AgentHTTPPort, "agent http port should be default")
+}
+
 func TestCreateNoPort(t *testing.T) {
 	factory := Factory{}
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
@@ -205,15 +223,18 @@ func TestRemoteSamplingConfigPropagation(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
 	rCfg := cfg.(*Config)
 
+	hostPort := 5778
 	endpoint := "localhost:1234"
 	rCfg.Protocols[protoThriftCompact], _ = defaultsForProtocol(protoThriftCompact)
 	rCfg.RemoteSampling = &RemoteSamplingConfig{
 		FetchEndpoint: endpoint,
+		HostEndpoint:  fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", hostPort),
 	}
 	r, err := factory.CreateTraceReceiver(context.Background(), zap.NewNop(), cfg, nil)
 
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "create trace receiver should not error")
 	assert.Equal(t, endpoint, r.(*jReceiver).config.RemoteSamplingEndpoint)
+	assert.Equal(t, hostPort, r.(*jReceiver).config.AgentHTTPPort, "agent http port should be configured value")
 }
 
 func TestCustomUnmarshalErrors(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/testdata/config.yaml b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/testdata/config.yaml
index 47065bc8bfb..8ef10b9a260 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ receivers:
       thrift-binary:
         endpoint: "0.0.0.0:789"
     remote_sampling:
+      host_endpoint: "0.0.0.0:5778"
       fetch_endpoint: "jaeger-collector:1234"
   # The following demonstrates how to enable protocols with defaults.
   jaeger/defaults: