diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/config.go b/apis/v1beta1/config.go
index f8fe348562..d38e6be70a 100644
--- a/apis/v1beta1/config.go
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/config.go
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ func (c *Config) getPortsForComponentKinds(logger logr.Logger, componentKinds ..
 			continue
 		case KindExtension:
 			retriever = extensions.ParserFor
-			cfg = *c.Extensions
+			if c.Extensions == nil {
+				cfg = AnyConfig{}
+			} else {
+				cfg = *c.Extensions
+			}
 		}
 		for componentName := range enabledComponents[componentKind] {
 			// TODO: Clean up the naming here and make it simpler to use a retriever.
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/service.go b/internal/manifests/collector/service.go
index 1782335ac5..19559d0c09 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/service.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/service.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	headlessLabel    = "operator.opentelemetry.io/collector-headless-service"
 	monitoringLabel  = "operator.opentelemetry.io/collector-monitoring-service"
+	extensionService = "operator.opentelemetry.io/collector-extension-service"
 	serviceTypeLabel = "operator.opentelemetry.io/collector-service-type"
 	valueExists      = "Exists"
 )
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ const (
 	BaseServiceType ServiceType = iota
 	HeadlessServiceType
 	MonitoringServiceType
+	ExtensionServiceType
 )
 
 func (s ServiceType) String() string {
-	return [...]string{"base", "headless", "monitoring"}[s]
+	return [...]string{"base", "headless", "monitoring", "extension"}[s]
 }
 
 func HeadlessService(params manifests.Params) (*corev1.Service, error) {
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ func MonitoringService(params manifests.Params) (*corev1.Service, error) {
 func ExtensionService(params manifests.Params) (*corev1.Service, error) {
 	name := naming.Service(params.OtelCol.Name)
 	labels := manifestutils.Labels(params.OtelCol.ObjectMeta, name, params.OtelCol.Spec.Image, ComponentOpenTelemetryCollector, []string{})
+	labels[extensionService] = valueExists
+	labels[serviceTypeLabel] = ExtensionServiceType.String()
 
 	annotations, err := manifestutils.Annotations(params.OtelCol, params.Config.AnnotationsFilter())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,6 +126,10 @@ func ExtensionService(params manifests.Params) (*corev1.Service, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(ports) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	return &corev1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        name,
diff --git a/internal/manifests/collector/service_test.go b/internal/manifests/collector/service_test.go
index 11ac981585..d9483c5afb 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/collector/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/collector/service_test.go
@@ -321,6 +321,161 @@ func TestMonitoringService(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestExtensionService(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("when the extension has http endpoint", func(t *testing.T) {
+		params := manifests.Params{
+			Config: config.Config{},
+			Log:    logger,
+			OtelCol: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test",
+				},
+				Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+					Config: v1beta1.Config{
+						Service: v1beta1.Service{
+							Extensions: []string{"jaeger_query"},
+						},
+						Extensions: &v1beta1.AnyConfig{
+							Object: map[string]interface{}{
+								"jaeger_query": map[string]interface{}{
+									"http": map[string]interface{}{
+										"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:16686",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ExtensionService(params)
+		assert.NotNil(t, actual)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("when the extension has grpc endpoint", func(t *testing.T) {
+		params := manifests.Params{
+			Config: config.Config{},
+			Log:    logger,
+			OtelCol: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test",
+				},
+				Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+					Config: v1beta1.Config{
+						Service: v1beta1.Service{
+							Extensions: []string{"jaeger_query"},
+						},
+						Extensions: &v1beta1.AnyConfig{
+							Object: map[string]interface{}{
+								"jaeger_query": map[string]interface{}{
+									"grpc": map[string]interface{}{
+										"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:16686",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ExtensionService(params)
+		assert.NotNil(t, actual)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("when the extension has both http and grpc endpoint", func(t *testing.T) {
+		params := manifests.Params{
+			Config: config.Config{},
+			Log:    logger,
+			OtelCol: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test",
+				},
+				Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+					Config: v1beta1.Config{
+						Service: v1beta1.Service{
+							Extensions: []string{"jaeger_query"},
+						},
+						Extensions: &v1beta1.AnyConfig{
+							Object: map[string]interface{}{
+								"jaeger_query": map[string]interface{}{
+									"http": map[string]interface{}{
+										"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:16686",
+									},
+									"grpc": map[string]interface{}{
+										"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:16686",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ExtensionService(params)
+		assert.NotNil(t, actual)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("when the extension has no extensions defined", func(t *testing.T) {
+		params := manifests.Params{
+			Config: config.Config{},
+			Log:    logger,
+			OtelCol: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test",
+				},
+				Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+					Config: v1beta1.Config{
+						Service: v1beta1.Service{
+							Extensions: []string{"jaeger_query"},
+						},
+						Extensions: &v1beta1.AnyConfig{
+							Object: map[string]interface{}{},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ExtensionService(params)
+		assert.Nil(t, actual)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("when the extension has no endpoint defined", func(t *testing.T) {
+		params := manifests.Params{
+			Config: config.Config{},
+			Log:    logger,
+			OtelCol: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test",
+				},
+				Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+					Config: v1beta1.Config{
+						Service: v1beta1.Service{
+							Extensions: []string{"jaeger_query"},
+						},
+						Extensions: &v1beta1.AnyConfig{
+							Object: map[string]interface{}{
+								"jaeger_query": map[string]interface{}{},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		actual, err := ExtensionService(params)
+		assert.NotNil(t, actual)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
 func service(name string, ports []v1beta1.PortsSpec) v1.Service {
 	return serviceWithInternalTrafficPolicy(name, ports, v1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster)
 }