diff --git a/systemtest/cmd/sendotlp/main.go b/systemtest/cmd/sendotlp/main.go
index 6825343bcc1..143b1d0c045 100644
--- a/systemtest/cmd/sendotlp/main.go
+++ b/systemtest/cmd/sendotlp/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog/plogotlp"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	sdkmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.8.0"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
@@ -137,7 +139,10 @@ func Main(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger) (result error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	tracerProvider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(sdktrace.WithSyncer(otlpExporters.trace))
+	tracerProvider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(
+		sdktrace.WithSyncer(otlpExporters.trace),
+		sdktrace.WithResource(getCommonResource()),
+	)
 	defer func() {
 		if err := tracerProvider.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
 			result = errors.Join(result,
@@ -184,6 +189,14 @@ func Main(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger) (result error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func getCommonResource() *resource.Resource {
+	return resource.NewWithAttributes(
+		semconv.SchemaURL,
+		attribute.StringSlice("testfix", []string{"test1", "test2"}),
+		attribute.IntSlice("testfixnum", []int{20, 40, 60}),
+	)
+}
+
 func generateSpans(ctx context.Context, tracer trace.Tracer) error {
 	ctx, parent := tracer.Start(ctx, "parent")
 	defer parent.End()