diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
index 293c00f1fbb..b940794c347 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ Comparing source compatibility of  against
 ***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder  (not serializable)
 	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
 	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder setComponentLoader(io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.ComponentLoader)
-+++* NEW INTERFACE: PUBLIC(+) ABSTRACT(+) io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.ComponentLoader  (not serializable)
++++  NEW INTERFACE: PUBLIC(+) ABSTRACT(+) io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.ComponentLoader  (not serializable)
 	+++  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- n.a.
 	+++  NEW SUPERCLASS: java.lang.Object
-	+++* NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) ABSTRACT(+) java.lang.Iterable<T> load(java.lang.Class<T>)
+	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) ABSTRACT(+) java.lang.Iterable<T> load(java.lang.Class<T>)
 		GENERIC TEMPLATES: +++ T:java.lang.Object
-	+++* NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.Map<java.lang.String,T> loadConfigurableProviders(java.lang.Class<T>)
+	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.Map<java.lang.String,T> loadConfigurableProviders(java.lang.Class<T>)
 		GENERIC TEMPLATES: +++ T:io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.ConfigurableProvider
-	+++* NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.Optional<T> loadOptional(java.lang.Class<T>)
+	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.Optional<T> loadOptional(java.lang.Class<T>)
 		GENERIC TEMPLATES: +++ T:java.lang.Object
-	+++* NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.List<T> loadOrdered(java.lang.Class<T>)
+	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) java.util.List<T> loadOrdered(java.lang.Class<T>)
 		GENERIC TEMPLATES: +++ T:io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.Ordered
diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder.java
index c8712cfb9f6..c60b4ac5c43 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder.java
@@ -569,12 +569,19 @@ private ConfigProperties getConfig() {
   }
 
   private ConfigProperties computeConfigProperties() {
-    DefaultConfigProperties properties = DefaultConfigProperties.create(propertiesSupplier.get());
-    for (Function<ConfigProperties, Map<String, String>> customizer : propertiesCustomizers) {
-      Map<String, String> overrides = customizer.apply(properties);
-      properties = properties.withOverrides(overrides);
-    }
-    return properties;
+    return spiHelper
+        .loadOptional(ConfigProperties.class)
+        .orElseGet(
+            () -> {
+              DefaultConfigProperties properties =
+                  DefaultConfigProperties.create(propertiesSupplier.get());
+              for (Function<ConfigProperties, Map<String, String>> customizer :
+                  propertiesCustomizers) {
+                Map<String, String> overrides = customizer.apply(properties);
+                properties = properties.withOverrides(overrides);
+              }
+              return properties;
+            });
   }
 
   // Visible for testing