diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/documentation.md b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/documentation.md
index 9a27b090f9d0..c9785ecc5e3e 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/documentation.md
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/documentation.md
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ The number of times each type of command has been executed.
 | ---- | ----------- | ------ |
 | command | The command types. | Str: ``delete``, ``insert``, ``select``, ``update`` |
 
+### mysql.connection.count
+
+The number of connection attempts (successful or not) to the MySQL server.
+
+| Unit | Metric Type | Value Type | Aggregation Temporality | Monotonic |
+| ---- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------- | --------- |
+| 1 | Sum | Int | Cumulative | true |
+
 ### mysql.double_writes
 
 The number of writes to the InnoDB doublewrite buffer.
@@ -529,14 +537,6 @@ The number of transmitted bytes between server and clients.
 | ---- | ----------- | ------ |
 | kind | The name of the transmission direction. | Str: ``received``, ``sent`` |
 
-### mysql.connection.count
-
-The number of connection attempts (successful or not) to the MySQL server.
-
-| Unit | Metric Type | Value Type | Aggregation Temporality | Monotonic |
-| ---- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------- | --------- |
-| 1 | Sum | Int | Cumulative | true |
-
 ### mysql.connection.errors
 
 Errors that occur during the client connection process.
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_config.go b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
index bd67b4d01bd9..1bd198ae10db 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func DefaultMetricsConfig() MetricsConfig {
 			Enabled: true,
 		},
 		MysqlConnectionCount: MetricConfig{
-			Enabled: false,
+			Enabled: true,
 		},
 		MysqlConnectionErrors: MetricConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
index 69cbbd38c244..38488180fb65 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func TestMetricsBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 			allMetricsCount++
 			mb.RecordMysqlCommandsDataPoint(ts, "1", AttributeCommandDelete)
 
+			defaultMetricsCount++
 			allMetricsCount++
 			mb.RecordMysqlConnectionCountDataPoint(ts, "1")
 
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/metadata.yaml b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/metadata.yaml
index 8bd1d21c2cd4..1c20cf2bfd11 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ metrics:
       aggregation_temporality: cumulative
     attributes: [schema, table_name, write_lock_type]
   mysql.connection.count:
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true 
     description: The number of connection attempts (successful or not) to the MySQL server.
     unit: 1
     sum: