diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/client.go b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/client.go
index 7ad7a4e14ef8..114080185936 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/client.go
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/client.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package mysqlreceiver // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collect
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -219,16 +220,26 @@ func (c *mySQLClient) getInnodbStats() (map[string]string, error) {
 }
 
 func ExtractInnodbTotalLargeMemoryAllocated(statusText string) (int64, error) {
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`Total large memory allocated (\d+)`)
+	// fmt.Println(statusText)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`Total large memory allocated (-?\d+)`)
 	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(statusText)
+	fmt.Println("matches: ", matches)
 	if len(matches) < 2 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not find 'Total large memory allocated' in the status output")
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("could not find 'Total large memory allocated' in the status output")
 	}
-	totalMemoryAllocated, err := strconv.Atoi(matches[1])
+	totalLargeMemoryAllocated, err := strconv.Atoi(matches[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert 'Total large memory allocated' value to int: %v", err)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert 'Total large memory allocated' value to int: %v", err)
 	}
-	return int64(totalMemoryAllocated), nil
+	const systemTotalMemory int64 = 1 << 40 // 1 TB of memory.
+
+	if int64(totalLargeMemoryAllocated) < 0 {
+		return -1, errors.New("invalid memory allocation: 'Total Large Memory Allocated' value is negative, which is not possible")
+	} else if int64(totalLargeMemoryAllocated) > systemTotalMemory {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory allocation: 'Total Large Memory Allocated' value exceeds the system's total memory capacity of %d bytes", systemTotalMemory)
+	}
+
+	return int64(totalLargeMemoryAllocated), nil
 }
 
 func (c *mySQLClient) getInnodbStatus() (int64, error) {
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper.go b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper.go
index e062477b67e5..228409cd0882 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper.go
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper.go
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ func (m *mySQLScraper) scrapeInnodbStatus(now pcommon.Timestamp, errs *scraperer
 		errs.Add(err)
 	}
 	m.mb.RecordMysqlInnodbMemTotalDataPoint(now, int64(totalLargeMemoryAllocated))
+	// rb := m.mb.NewResourceBuilder()
+	// rb.SetMysqlInstanceEndpoint(m.config.Endpoint)
+	// m.mb.EmitForResource(metadata.WithResource(rb.Emit()))
 }
 
 func (m *mySQLScraper) scrapeGlobalStats(now pcommon.Timestamp, errs *scrapererror.ScrapeErrors) {
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper_test.go b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper_test.go
index 6fe3a181d3b5..7e9cf4e9e1ba 100644
--- a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper_test.go
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/scraper_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -122,9 +123,42 @@ func TestScrape(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, errors.As(scrapeErr, &partialError), "returned error was not PartialScrapeError")
 		// 5 comes from 4 failed "must-have" metrics that aren't present,
 		// and the other failure comes from a row that fails to parse as a number
+		fmt.Println("Failed partial errors ", partialError.Failed)
 		require.Equal(t, partialError.Failed, 5, "Expected partial error count to be 5")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("scrape is getting corrupted value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := createDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+		cfg.Username = "otel"
+		cfg.Password = "otel"
+		cfg.NetAddr = confignet.NetAddr{Endpoint: "localhost:3306"}
+
+		cfg.MetricsBuilderConfig.Metrics.MysqlInnodbMemTotal.Enabled = true
+
+		scraper := newMySQLScraper(receivertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+		scraper.sqlclient = &mockClient{
+			innodbStatusFile: "innodb_status_corrupted",
+		}
+
+		actualMetrics, scrapeErr := scraper.scrape(context.Background())
+		require.Error(t, scrapeErr)
+		fmt.Print("actual error -----------", scrapeErr)
+
+		expectedFile := filepath.Join("testdata", "scraper", "expected_corrupted_innodb_mem-total.yaml")
+		expectedMetrics, err := golden.ReadMetrics(expectedFile)
+		fmt.Print("\nexpected error ---------", err)
+
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NoError(t, pmetrictest.CompareMetrics(actualMetrics, expectedMetrics,
+			pmetrictest.IgnoreMetricDataPointsOrder(), pmetrictest.IgnoreStartTimestamp(),
+			pmetrictest.IgnoreTimestamp(),
+		))
+
+		var corruptedError scrapererror.PartialScrapeError
+		require.True(t, errors.As(scrapeErr, &corruptedError), "returned error was not PartialScrapeError")
+		require.Equal(t, corruptedError.Failed, 98, "Expected corrupted error count to be 98")
+	})
+
 }
 
 var _ client = (*mockClient)(nil)
@@ -146,17 +180,25 @@ func (c *mockClient) getInnodbStatus() (int64, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
-
-	totalLargeMemoryAllocate, err := ExtractInnodbTotalLargeMemoryAllocated(innodbStatus)
+	fmt.Println("Scrapping mock file----------------------------------------------------")
+	totalLargeMemoryAllocated, err := ExtractInnodbTotalLargeMemoryAllocated(innodbStatus)
+	const systemTotalMemory int64 = 1 << 40 // 1 TB of memory.
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
+	if totalLargeMemoryAllocated < 0 {
+		return -1, errors.New("invalid memory allocation: 'Total Large Memory Allocated' value is negative, which is not possible")
+	} else if totalLargeMemoryAllocated > systemTotalMemory {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory allocation: 'Total Large Memory Allocated' value exceeds the system's total memory capacity of %d bytes", systemTotalMemory)
+	}
 
-	return totalLargeMemoryAllocate, nil
+	fmt.Println("Total Large mem allocated: ", totalLargeMemoryAllocated)
+	return totalLargeMemoryAllocated, nil
 }
 
 func readFileToString(fname string) (string, error) {
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("testdata", "scraper", fname+".txt"))
+	fmt.Println("file being scrapped is :", fname)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/receiver/mysqlreceiver/testdata/scraper/expected_corrupted_innodb_mem-total.yaml b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/testdata/scraper/expected_corrupted_innodb_mem-total.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0c773908630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receiver/mysqlreceiver/testdata/scraper/expected_corrupted_innodb_mem-total.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+resourceMetrics:
+  - resource:
+      attributes:
+        - key: mysql.instance.endpoint
+          value:
+            stringValue: localhost:3306
+    scopeMetrics:
+      - metrics:
+          - description: Total memory used by InnoDB, as shown in the BUFFER POOL AND MEMORY section of SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS.
+            name: mysql.innodb.mem_total
+            gauge:
+              dataPoints:
+                - asInt: "-1"
+                  startTimeUnixNano: "1000000"
+                  timeUnixNano: "2000000"
+            unit: By
+        scope:
+          name: otelcol/mysqlreceiver
+          version: latest
+      
+        
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