diff --git a/.chloggen/mdatagen-scope-name.yaml b/.chloggen/mdatagen-scope-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5dbdd8469a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/mdatagen-scope-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: cmd/mdatagen
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Use go package name for the scope name by default and add an option to provide the scope name in metadata.yaml.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [9693]
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
index bf87c2d8854..13e41059ae9 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_metrics.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (mb *MetricsBuilder) EmitForResource(rmo ...ResourceMetricsOption) {
 	rm := pmetric.NewResourceMetrics()
 	rm.SetSchemaUrl(conventions.SchemaURL)
 	ils := rm.ScopeMetrics().AppendEmpty()
-	ils.Scope().SetName("go.opentelemetry.io/collector/samplereceiver")
+	ils.Scope().SetName("go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/receiver/samplereceiver")
 	ils.Scope().SetVersion(mb.buildInfo.Version)
 	ils.Metrics().EnsureCapacity(mb.metricsCapacity)
 	mb.metricDefaultMetric.emit(ils.Metrics())
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
index b042c7e2f49..6f7dbcfaf22 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	Type      = component.MustNewType("sample")
-	scopeName = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/samplereceiver"
+	scopeName = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/receiver/samplereceiver"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
index 777a54fb7ec..3bca2833712 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/internal/samplereceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Sample metadata file with all available configurations for a receiver.
 
 type: sample
+scope_name: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/receiver/samplereceiver
 
 sem_conv_version: 1.9.0
 
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/loader.go b/cmd/mdatagen/loader.go
index 50191b9353c..184063c3c47 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/loader.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/loader.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ type metadata struct {
 	// Metrics that can be emitted by the component.
 	Metrics map[metricName]metric `mapstructure:"metrics"`
 	// ScopeName of the metrics emitted by the component.
-	ScopeName string `mapstructure:"-"`
+	ScopeName string `mapstructure:"scope_name"`
 	// ShortFolderName is the shortened folder name of the component, removing class if present
 	ShortFolderName string `mapstructure:"-"`
 
@@ -253,12 +253,18 @@ func loadMetadata(filePath string) (metadata, error) {
 		return metadata{}, err
 	}
 
-	md := metadata{ScopeName: scopeName(filePath), ShortFolderName: shortFolderName(filePath)}
-	if err := conf.Unmarshal(&md); err != nil {
+	md := metadata{ShortFolderName: shortFolderName(filePath)}
+	if err = conf.Unmarshal(&md); err != nil {
 		return md, err
 	}
+	if md.ScopeName == "" {
+		md.ScopeName, err = packageName()
+		if err != nil {
+			return md, err
+		}
+	}
 
-	if err := md.Validate(); err != nil {
+	if err = md.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return md, err
 	}
 
@@ -287,15 +293,11 @@ func shortFolderName(filePath string) string {
 	return parentFolder
 }
 
-func scopeName(filePath string) string {
-	sn := "go.opentelemetry.io/collector"
-	dirs := strings.Split(filepath.Dir(filePath), string(os.PathSeparator))
-	for _, dir := range dirs {
-		for _, cType := range componentTypes {
-			if strings.HasSuffix(dir, cType) {
-				sn += "/" + dir
-			}
-		}
+func packageName() (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "list", "-f", "{{.ImportPath}}")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return sn
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/loader_test.go b/cmd/mdatagen/loader_test.go
index e8b7dd76e53..677288258d2 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/loader_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/loader_test.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func TestLoadMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				ScopeName:       "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/samplereceiver",
+				ScopeName:       "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/receiver/samplereceiver",
 				ShortFolderName: "sample",
 			},
 		},
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func TestLoadMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			want: metadata{
 				Type:            "subcomponent",
 				Parent:          "parentComponent",
-				ScopeName:       "go.opentelemetry.io/collector",
+				ScopeName:       "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/mdatagen",
 				ShortFolderName: "testdata",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/metadata-schema.yaml b/cmd/mdatagen/metadata-schema.yaml
index 2a42a7191e8..bb6ae4f412a 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/metadata-schema.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/metadata-schema.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ type:
 # Required for subcomponents: The type of the parent component.
 parent: string
 
+# Optional: Scope name for the telemetry generated by the component. If not set, name of the go package will be used.
+scope_name: string
+
 # Required for components (Optional for subcomponents): A high-level view of the development status and use of this component
 status:
   # Required: The class of the component (For example receiver)