diff --git a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/README.md b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/README.md
index 4d084262e41d..422ac513cabc 100644
--- a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/README.md
+++ b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This allows you to use Beat processors like e.g. [add_host_metadata] anywhere in
 
 Here are the currently supported processors:
 
+- [add_cloud_metadata]
 - [add_host_metadata]
 - [add_kubernetes_metadata]
 
@@ -118,6 +119,19 @@ exporters:
   debug:
 ```
 
+## Using the `add_cloud_metadata` processor
+
+To use the [add_cloud_metadata] processor, configure the processor as follows:
+
+```yaml
+processors:
+  beat:
+    processors:
+      - add_cloud_metadata:
+```
+
+You can configure the cloud metadata enrichment using the options supported by the [add_cloud_metadata] processor.
+
 ## Using the `add_host_metadata` processor
 
 To use the [add_host_metadata] processor, configure the processor as follows:
diff --git a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor.go b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor.go
index 4f611420da1d..7c5e9fd58091 100644
--- a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor.go
+++ b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/beat"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/otelbeat/otelmap"
+	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/processors/add_host_metadata"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/processors/add_kubernetes_metadata"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/config"
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ func createProcessor(processorNameAndConfig map[string]any, logpLogger *logp.Log
 		var createProcessorError error
 
 		switch processorName {
+		case "add_cloud_metadata":
+			processorInstance, createProcessorError = add_cloud_metadata.New(processorConfig, logpLogger)
 		case "add_host_metadata":
 			processorInstance, createProcessorError = add_host_metadata.New(processorConfig, logpLogger)
 		case "add_kubernetes_metadata":
diff --git a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor_test.go b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor_test.go
index 606a7c503a6a..68a6b5b3e860 100644
--- a/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/otel/processor/beatprocessor/processor_test.go
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ func TestConsumeLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testLogger() *logp.Logger {
-	return logp.NewNopLogger()
-}
-
 func TestCreateProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("nil config returns nil processor", func(t *testing.T) {
 		processor, err := createProcessor(nil, testLogger())
@@ -100,6 +96,15 @@ func TestCreateProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid processor name 'unknown_processor'")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("valid add_cloud_metadata processor config returns processor", func(t *testing.T) {
+		processor, err := createProcessor(map[string]any{
+			"add_cloud_metadata": map[string]any{},
+		}, testLogger())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, processor)
+		assert.Equal(t, "add_cloud_metadata", processor.String()[:len("add_cloud_metadata")])
+	})
+
 	t.Run("valid add_host_metadata processor config returns processor", func(t *testing.T) {
 		processor, err := createProcessor(map[string]any{
 			"add_host_metadata": map[string]any{},
@@ -119,6 +124,10 @@ func TestCreateProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func testLogger() *logp.Logger {
+	return logp.NewNopLogger()
+}
+
 type mockProcessor struct {
 	runFunc func(event *beat.Event) (*beat.Event, error)
 }