diff --git a/receiver/journaldreceiver/generated_component_test.go b/receiver/journaldreceiver/generated_component_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b3b46add33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receiver/journaldreceiver/generated_component_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+//go:build !darwin && !windows
+
+package journaldreceiver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/receivertest"
+)
+
+func TestComponentLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactory()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		createFn func(ctx context.Context, set receiver.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error)
+	}{
+
+		{
+			name: "logs",
+			createFn: func(ctx context.Context, set receiver.CreateSettings, cfg component.Config) (component.Component, error) {
+				return factory.CreateLogsReceiver(ctx, set, cfg, consumertest.NewNop())
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf("metadata.yaml")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+	sub, err := cm.Sub("tests::config")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name+"-shutdown", func(t *testing.T) {
+			c, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), receivertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = c.Shutdown(context.Background())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+		t.Run(test.name+"-lifecycle", func(t *testing.T) {
+			firstRcvr, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), receivertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			host := componenttest.NewNopHost()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, firstRcvr.Start(context.Background(), host))
+			require.NoError(t, firstRcvr.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+			secondRcvr, err := test.createFn(context.Background(), receivertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, secondRcvr.Start(context.Background(), host))
+			require.NoError(t, secondRcvr.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/receiver/journaldreceiver/metadata.yaml b/receiver/journaldreceiver/metadata.yaml
index 017440df699d..837b0d405760 100644
--- a/receiver/journaldreceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/receiver/journaldreceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@ status:
   distributions: [contrib, splunk, observiq, sumo]
   codeowners:
     active: [sumo-drosiek, djaglowski]
+  unsupported_platforms: [darwin, windows]
 
-# TODO: Update the receiver to pass the tests
-tests:
-  skip_lifecycle: true
-  skip_shutdown: true