diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/factory_test.go
index 8cf5dca06623..bc347a606c28 100644
--- a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ func TestCreateReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = r.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/go.mod
index d7ffde84c79b..c34bef4995ce 100644
--- a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/go.mod
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.96.1-0.20240315172937-3b5aee0c7a16
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.24.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.24.0
+	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.3
diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/package_test.go b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b772c9a283b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package k8seventsreceiver
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m)
+}