diff --git a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger.go b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger.go
index ec3ff16a4a..9ca3e3a037 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger.go
@@ -46,24 +46,29 @@ func (j *JaegerReceiverParser) Ports() ([]corev1.ServicePort, error) {
 	ports := []corev1.ServicePort{}
 
 	for _, protocol := range []struct {
-		name        string
-		defaultPort int32
+		name              string
+		defaultPort       int32
+		transportProtocol corev1.Protocol
 	}{
 		{
-			name:        "grpc",
-			defaultPort: defaultGRPCPort,
+			name:              "grpc",
+			defaultPort:       defaultGRPCPort,
+			transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolTCP,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "thrift_http",
-			defaultPort: defaultThriftHTTPPort,
+			name:              "thrift_http",
+			defaultPort:       defaultThriftHTTPPort,
+			transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolTCP,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "thrift_compact",
-			defaultPort: defaultThriftCompactPort,
+			name:              "thrift_compact",
+			defaultPort:       defaultThriftCompactPort,
+			transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolUDP,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "thrift_binary",
-			defaultPort: defaultThriftBinaryPort,
+			name:              "thrift_binary",
+			defaultPort:       defaultThriftBinaryPort,
+			transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolUDP,
 		},
 	} {
 		// do we have the protocol specified at all?
@@ -87,6 +92,9 @@ func (j *JaegerReceiverParser) Ports() ([]corev1.ServicePort, error) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			// set the appropriate transport protocol (i.e. TCP/UDP) for this kind of receiver protocol
+			protocolPort.Protocol = protocol.transportProtocol
+
 			// at this point, we *have* a port specified, add it to the list of ports
 			ports = append(ports, *protocolPort)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger_test.go b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger_test.go
index 46bd0a16eb..3c1b12450f 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/parser/receiver_jaeger_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 func TestJaegerSelfRegisters(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func TestJaegerMinimalConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, ports, 1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 14250, ports[0].Port)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, corev1.ProtocolTCP, ports[0].Protocol)
 }
 
 func TestJaegerPortsOverridden(t *testing.T) {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func TestJaegerPortsOverridden(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, ports, 1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 1234, ports[0].Port)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, corev1.ProtocolTCP, ports[0].Protocol)
 }
 
 func TestJaegerExposeDefaultPorts(t *testing.T) {
@@ -67,13 +70,14 @@ func TestJaegerExposeDefaultPorts(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	expectedResults := map[string]struct {
-		portNumber int32
-		seen       bool
+		portNumber        int32
+		seen              bool
+		transportProtocol corev1.Protocol
 	}{
-		"jaeger-grpc":           {portNumber: 14250},
-		"jaeger-thrift-http":    {portNumber: 14268},
-		"jaeger-thrift-compact": {portNumber: 6831},
-		"jaeger-thrift-binary":  {portNumber: 6832},
+		"jaeger-grpc":           {portNumber: 14250, transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolTCP},
+		"jaeger-thrift-http":    {portNumber: 14268, transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolTCP},
+		"jaeger-thrift-compact": {portNumber: 6831, transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolUDP},
+		"jaeger-thrift-binary":  {portNumber: 6832, transportProtocol: corev1.ProtocolUDP},
 	}
 
 	// test
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ func TestJaegerExposeDefaultPorts(t *testing.T) {
 		r.seen = true
 		expectedResults[port.Name] = r
 		assert.EqualValues(t, r.portNumber, port.Port)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, r.transportProtocol, port.Protocol)
 	}
 	for k, v := range expectedResults {
 		assert.True(t, v.seen, "the port %s wasn't included in the service ports", k)