diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod b/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
index c1a76e56b32..31831adc565 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/connectortest v0.143.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v1.49.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest v0.143.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.49.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/filter v0.143.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.49.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/xpdata v0.143.0
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/xconnector v0.143.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.143.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.143.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/componentalias v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/fanoutconsumer v0.143.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pprofile v0.143.0 // indirect
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/command.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/command.go
index 0916c5ba945..9ecf8f58fd6 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/command.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/command.go
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ func run(ymlPath string) error {
 		toGenerate[filepath.Join(tmplDir, "logs_test.go.tmpl")] = filepath.Join(codeDir, "generated_logs_test.go")
 	}
 
+	if len(md.FeatureGates) > 0 { // only generate feature gates if feature gates are present
+		toGenerate[filepath.Join(tmplDir, "feature_gates.go.tmpl")] = filepath.Join(codeDir, "generated_feature_gates.go")
+	}
+
 	// If at least one file to generate, will need the codeDir
 	if len(toGenerate) > 0 {
 		if err = os.MkdirAll(codeDir, 0o700); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/embedded_templates_test.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/embedded_templates_test.go
index b52dd4feff3..255126dd44d 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/embedded_templates_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/embedded_templates_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func TestEnsureTemplatesLoaded(t *testing.T) {
 			path.Join(rootDir, "telemetrytest_test.go.tmpl"):   {},
 			path.Join(rootDir, "helper.tmpl"):                  {},
 			path.Join(rootDir, "feature_gates.md.tmpl"):        {},
+			path.Join(rootDir, "feature_gates.go.tmpl"):        {},
 		}
 		count = 0
 	)
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/loader_test.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/loader_test.go
index b84b59c8e55..d2a2177c46e 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/loader_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/loader_test.go
@@ -464,6 +464,15 @@ func TestLoadMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 				ScopeName:       "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/receiver/samplereceiver",
 				ShortFolderName: "sample",
 				Tests:           Tests{Host: "newMdatagenNopHost()"},
+				FeatureGates: []FeatureGate{
+					{
+						ID:           "receiver.sample.featuregate.example",
+						Description:  "This is an example feature gate for testing mdatagen code generation.",
+						Stage:        "alpha",
+						FromVersion:  "v0.100.0",
+						ReferenceURL: "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/12345",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/documentation.md b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/documentation.md
index 392823cbc68..84b8153bfbe 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/documentation.md
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/documentation.md
@@ -256,3 +256,13 @@ Duration of request [Alpha]
 | Unit | Metric Type | Value Type | Stability |
 | ---- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- |
 | s | Histogram | Double | Alpha |
+
+## Feature Gates
+
+This component has the following feature gates:
+
+| Feature Gate | Stage | Description | From Version | To Version | Reference |
+| ------------ | ----- | ----------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- |
+| `receiver.sample.featuregate.example` | alpha | This is an example feature gate for testing mdatagen code generation. | v0.100.0 | N/A | [Link](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/12345) |
+
+For more information about feature gates, see the [Feature Gates](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/featuregate/README.md) documentation.
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_feature_gates.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_feature_gates.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6537d6b20c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_feature_gates.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package metadata
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
+)
+
+var ReceiverSampleFeaturegateExampleFeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
+	"receiver.sample.featuregate.example",
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
+	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("This is an example feature gate for testing mdatagen code generation."),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterReferenceURL("https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/12345"),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterFromVersion("v0.100.0"),
+)
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
index 77c502160e2..691d3b21ee1 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ github_project: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector
 
 sem_conv_version: 1.38.0
 
+feature_gates:
+  - id: receiver.sample.featuregate.example
+    description: This is an example feature gate for testing mdatagen code generation.
+    stage: alpha
+    from_version: v0.100.0
+    reference_url: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/12345
+
 status:
   disable_codecov_badge: true
   class: receiver
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/templates/feature_gates.go.tmpl b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/templates/feature_gates.go.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5410857b189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/templates/feature_gates.go.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package {{ .Package }}
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
+)
+
+{{- range $idx, $gate := .FeatureGates }}
+
+var {{ printf "%s" $gate.ID | publicVar }}FeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
+	"{{ $gate.ID }}",
+	featuregate.Stage{{ printf "%s" $gate.Stage | casesTitle }},
+	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("{{ $gate.Description }}"),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterReferenceURL("{{ $gate.ReferenceURL }}"),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterFromVersion("{{ $gate.FromVersion }}"),
+	{{- if $gate.ToVersion }}
+	featuregate.WithRegisterToVersion("{{ $gate.ToVersion }}"),
+	{{- end }}
+)
+{{- end }}