diff --git a/.chloggen/mx-psi_internal-localhostgate.yaml b/.chloggen/mx-psi_internal-localhostgate.yaml
index a9733957bfee..a7c44830be6d 100755
--- a/.chloggen/mx-psi_internal-localhostgate.yaml
+++ b/.chloggen/mx-psi_internal-localhostgate.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ issues: [30702]
 subtext: | 
   This change affects the following components:
     - receiver/loki
+    - receiver/opencensus
     - receiver/zipkin
 
 # If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
diff --git a/exporter/logzioexporter/example/config.yaml b/exporter/logzioexporter/example/config.yaml
index 2e11ba7d6c05..57f47ffd4b4c 100644
--- a/exporter/logzioexporter/example/config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/logzioexporter/example/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 receivers:
   opencensus:
+    endpoint: :55678
   zipkin:
     endpoint: :9411
   jaeger:
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/README.md b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/README.md
index f285f0f44333..5e8b87d451a3 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ The following settings are configurable:
 
 - `endpoint` (default = 0.0.0.0:55678): host:port to which the receiver is
   going to receive data. The valid syntax is described at
-  https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.
+  https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.  The 
+  `component.UseLocalHostAsDefaultHost` feature gate changes this to localhost:55678. This will become the default in a future release.
+
 
 ## Advanced Configuration
 
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory.go
index 4b505fe670f5..dfe3d209faae 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory.go
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
 
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common/localhostgate"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/sharedcomponent"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/opencensusreceiver/internal/metadata"
 )
 
+const grpcPort = 55678
+
 // NewFactory creates a new OpenCensus receiver factory.
 func NewFactory() receiver.Factory {
 	return receiver.NewFactory(
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	return &Config{
 		GRPCServerSettings: configgrpc.GRPCServerSettings{
 			NetAddr: confignet.NetAddr{
-				Endpoint:  "0.0.0.0:55678",
+				Endpoint:  localhostgate.EndpointForPort(grpcPort),
 				Transport: "tcp",
 			},
 			// We almost write 0 bytes, so no need to tune WriteBufferSize.