diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
index 83f6658492..5cc5178289 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,17 @@ export class JaegerExporter implements SpanExporter {
       typeof config.flushTimeout === 'number' ? config.flushTimeout : 2000;
 
     config.host = config.host || process.env.JAEGER_AGENT_HOST;
-
+    config.endpoint = config.endpoint || process.env.JAEGER_ENDPOINT;
+    config.username = config.username || process.env.JAEGER_USER;
+    config.password = config.password || process.env.JAEGER_PASSWORD;
+    // https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-client-node#environment-variables
+    // By default, the client sends traces via UDP to the agent at localhost:6832. Use JAEGER_AGENT_HOST and
+    // JAEGER_AGENT_PORT to send UDP traces to a different host:port. If JAEGER_ENDPOINT is set, the client sends traces
+    // to the endpoint via HTTP, making the JAEGER_AGENT_HOST and JAEGER_AGENT_PORT unused. If JAEGER_ENDPOINT is secured,
+    // HTTP basic authentication can be performed by setting the JAEGER_USER and JAEGER_PASSWORD environment variables.
+    this._sender = config.endpoint
+      ? new jaegerTypes.HTTPSender(config)
+      : new jaegerTypes.UDPSender(config);
     this._sender = new jaegerTypes.UDPSender(config);
     if (this._sender._client instanceof Socket) {
       // unref socket to prevent it from keeping the process running
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/types.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/types.ts
index c902cfd309..72282212d2 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ export interface ExporterConfig {
   maxPacketSize?: number; // default: 65000
   /** Time to wait for an onShutdown flush to finish before closing the sender */
   flushTimeout?: number; // default: 2000
+  //The HTTP endpoint for sending spans directly to a collector, i.e. http://jaeger-collector:14268/api/traces
+  //If setten will override host and port
+  endpoint?: string;
+  //Username to send as part of "Basic" authentication to the collector endpoint
+  username?: string;
+  //Password to send as part of "Basic" authentication to the collector endpoint
+  password?: string;
 }
 
 // Below require is needed as jaeger-client types does not expose the thrift,
@@ -41,6 +48,8 @@ export const Utils = require('jaeger-client/dist/src/util').default;
 // tslint:disable-next-line:variable-name
 export const ThriftUtils = require('jaeger-client/dist/src/thrift').default;
 
+export const HTTPSender = require('jaeger-client/dist/src/reporters/http_sender').default;
+
 export type TagValue = string | number | boolean;
 
 export interface Tag {