diff --git a/.chloggen/fix-kafkametric-receiver-type.yaml b/.chloggen/fix-kafkametric-receiver-type.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5445b617f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/fix-kafkametric-receiver-type.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+# If your change doesn't affect end users, such as a test fix or a tooling change,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: receiver/kafkametricsreceiver
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Updates certain metrics in kafkametricsreceiver to function as non-monotonic sums.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [4327]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: Update the metric type in KafkaMetricsReceiver from "gauge" to "nonmonotonic sum".
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diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/broker_scraper_test.go b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/broker_scraper_test.go
index 5be948ad1340..37079cb16c97 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/broker_scraper_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/broker_scraper_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestBrokerScraper_scrape(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	expectedDp := int64(len(testBrokers))
 	receivedMetrics := md.ResourceMetrics().At(0).ScopeMetrics().At(0).Metrics().At(0)
-	receivedDp := receivedMetrics.Gauge().DataPoints().At(0).IntValue()
+	receivedDp := receivedMetrics.Sum().DataPoints().At(0).IntValue()
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedDp, receivedDp)
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/documentation.md b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/documentation.md
index 58157c3eb81e..c831edcdfe53 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/documentation.md
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/documentation.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ metrics:
 
 Number of brokers in the cluster.
 
-| Unit | Metric Type | Value Type |
-| ---- | ----------- | ---------- |
-| {brokers} | Gauge | Int |
+| Unit | Metric Type | Value Type | Aggregation Temporality | Monotonic |
+| ---- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------- | --------- |
+| {brokers} | Sum | Int | Delta | false |
 
 ### kafka.consumer_group.lag
 
diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
index cabb3f8548a0..40663a91216f 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ func (m *metricKafkaBrokers) init() {
 	m.data.SetName("kafka.brokers")
 	m.data.SetDescription("Number of brokers in the cluster.")
 	m.data.SetUnit("{brokers}")
-	m.data.SetEmptyGauge()
+	m.data.SetEmptySum()
+	m.data.Sum().SetIsMonotonic(false)
+	m.data.Sum().SetAggregationTemporality(pmetric.AggregationTemporalityDelta)
 }
 
 func (m *metricKafkaBrokers) recordDataPoint(start pcommon.Timestamp, ts pcommon.Timestamp, val int64) {
 	if !m.config.Enabled {
 		return
 	}
-	dp := m.data.Gauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
+	dp := m.data.Sum().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	dp.SetStartTimestamp(start)
 	dp.SetTimestamp(ts)
 	dp.SetIntValue(val)
@@ -37,14 +39,14 @@ func (m *metricKafkaBrokers) recordDataPoint(start pcommon.Timestamp, ts pcommon
 
 // updateCapacity saves max length of data point slices that will be used for the slice capacity.
 func (m *metricKafkaBrokers) updateCapacity() {
-	if m.data.Gauge().DataPoints().Len() > m.capacity {
-		m.capacity = m.data.Gauge().DataPoints().Len()
+	if m.data.Sum().DataPoints().Len() > m.capacity {
+		m.capacity = m.data.Sum().DataPoints().Len()
 	}
 }
 
 // emit appends recorded metric data to a metrics slice and prepares it for recording another set of data points.
 func (m *metricKafkaBrokers) emit(metrics pmetric.MetricSlice) {
-	if m.config.Enabled && m.data.Gauge().DataPoints().Len() > 0 {
+	if m.config.Enabled && m.data.Sum().DataPoints().Len() > 0 {
 		m.updateCapacity()
 		m.data.MoveTo(metrics.AppendEmpty())
 		m.init()
diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
index bdbc21b3428d..84f7e3ecff3a 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics_test.go
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ func TestMetricsBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 				case "kafka.brokers":
 					assert.False(t, validatedMetrics["kafka.brokers"], "Found a duplicate in the metrics slice: kafka.brokers")
 					validatedMetrics["kafka.brokers"] = true
-					assert.Equal(t, pmetric.MetricTypeGauge, ms.At(i).Type())
-					assert.Equal(t, 1, ms.At(i).Gauge().DataPoints().Len())
+					assert.Equal(t, pmetric.MetricTypeSum, ms.At(i).Type())
+					assert.Equal(t, 1, ms.At(i).Sum().DataPoints().Len())
 					assert.Equal(t, "Number of brokers in the cluster.", ms.At(i).Description())
 					assert.Equal(t, "{brokers}", ms.At(i).Unit())
-					dp := ms.At(i).Gauge().DataPoints().At(0)
+					assert.Equal(t, false, ms.At(i).Sum().IsMonotonic())
+					assert.Equal(t, pmetric.AggregationTemporalityDelta, ms.At(i).Sum().AggregationTemporality())
+					dp := ms.At(i).Sum().DataPoints().At(0)
 					assert.Equal(t, start, dp.StartTimestamp())
 					assert.Equal(t, ts, dp.Timestamp())
 					assert.Equal(t, pmetric.NumberDataPointValueTypeInt, dp.ValueType())
diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/metadata.yaml b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/metadata.yaml
index 4f531c8ed8ce..5e998d12f750 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ attributes:
     type: string
 
 metrics:
-#  brokers scraper
+  #  brokers scraper
   kafka.brokers:
     enabled: true
     description: Number of brokers in the cluster.
     unit: "{brokers}"
-    gauge:
+    sum:
+      monotonic: false
       value_type: int
-#  topics scraper
+      aggregation: delta
+  #  topics scraper
   kafka.topic.partitions:
     enabled: true
     description: Number of partitions in topic.
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ metrics:
     gauge:
       value_type: int
     attributes: [topic, partition]
-#  consumers scraper
+  #  consumers scraper
   kafka.consumer_group.members:
     enabled: true
     description: Count of members in the consumer group
@@ -96,4 +98,4 @@ metrics:
     unit: 1
     gauge:
       value_type: int
-    attributes: [group, topic]
+    attributes: [group, topic]
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diff --git a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/testdata/integration/expected.yaml b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/testdata/integration/expected.yaml
index baf81546fd9e..af55af7f89a9 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/testdata/integration/expected.yaml
+++ b/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver/testdata/integration/expected.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ resourceMetrics:
     scopeMetrics:
       - metrics:
           - description: Number of brokers in the cluster.
-            gauge:
+            sum:
+              aggregationTemporality: 1
               dataPoints:
                 - asInt: "1"
                   startTimeUnixNano: "1685063120199110000"