diff --git a/exporters/ostream/BUILD b/exporters/ostream/BUILD
index a8af2e6c28..177bf6a968 100644
--- a/exporters/ostream/BUILD
+++ b/exporters/ostream/BUILD
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ cc_library(
     name = "ostream_log_record_exporter",
     srcs = [
         "src/log_record_exporter.cc",
+        "src/log_record_exporter_factory.cc",
     ],
     hdrs = [
         "include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/common_utils.h",
         "include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter.h",
+        "include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h",
     ],
     strip_include_prefix = "include",
     tags = ["ostream"],
diff --git a/exporters/ostream/CMakeLists.txt b/exporters/ostream/CMakeLists.txt
index 10e0792de8..478c6b7ec2 100644
--- a/exporters/ostream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/exporters/ostream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if(OPENTELEMETRY_INSTALL)
     DIRECTORY include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream
     DESTINATION include/opentelemetry/exporters
     PATTERN "*.h"
-    PATTERN "log_Exporter.h" EXCLUDE)
+    PATTERN "log_record_exporter.h" EXCLUDE)
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_LOGS_PREVIEW)
-  add_library(opentelemetry_exporter_ostream_logs src/log_record_exporter.cc)
+  add_library(opentelemetry_exporter_ostream_logs
+              src/log_record_exporter.cc src/log_record_exporter_factory.cc)
   set_target_properties(opentelemetry_exporter_ostream_logs
                         PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME ostream_log_record_exporter)
   set_target_version(opentelemetry_exporter_ostream_logs)
@@ -96,9 +97,10 @@ if(WITH_LOGS_PREVIEW)
       LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
     install(
-      DIRECTORY include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream
-      DESTINATION include/opentelemetry/exporters
-      PATTERN "log_record_exporter.h")
+      FILES
+        "include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter.h"
+        "include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h"
+      DESTINATION include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream)
   endif()
 
   if(BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/exporters/ostream/include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h b/exporters/ostream/include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c7d403d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporters/ostream/include/opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGS_PREVIEW
+#  include <iostream>
+#  include <memory>
+
+#  include "opentelemetry/sdk/version/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace logs
+{
+class LogRecordExporter;
+}  // namespace logs
+}  // namespace sdk
+
+namespace exporter
+{
+namespace logs
+{
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for OStreamLogRecordExporter.
+ */
+class OPENTELEMETRY_EXPORT OStreamLogRecordExporterFactory
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * Creates an OStreamLogRecordExporter writing to the default location.
+   */
+  static std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::sdk::logs::LogRecordExporter> Create();
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an OStreamLogRecordExporter writing to the given location.
+   */
+  static std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::sdk::logs::LogRecordExporter> Create(std::ostream &sout);
+};
+
+}  // namespace logs
+}  // namespace exporter
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
+#endif
diff --git a/exporters/ostream/src/log_record_exporter_factory.cc b/exporters/ostream/src/log_record_exporter_factory.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..884f59a9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporters/ostream/src/log_record_exporter_factory.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGS_PREVIEW
+#  include "opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h"
+#  include "opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter.h"
+
+namespace logs_sdk = opentelemetry::sdk::logs;
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace exporter
+{
+namespace logs
+{
+
+std::unique_ptr<logs_sdk::LogRecordExporter> OStreamLogRecordExporterFactory::Create()
+{
+  return Create(std::cout);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<logs_sdk::LogRecordExporter> OStreamLogRecordExporterFactory::Create(
+    std::ostream &sout)
+{
+  std::unique_ptr<logs_sdk::LogRecordExporter> exporter(new OStreamLogRecordExporter(sout));
+  return exporter;
+}
+
+}  // namespace logs
+}  // namespace exporter
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
+#endif
diff --git a/exporters/ostream/test/ostream_log_test.cc b/exporters/ostream/test/ostream_log_test.cc
index 92ff3ece76..c092ec01c3 100644
--- a/exporters/ostream/test/ostream_log_test.cc
+++ b/exporters/ostream/test/ostream_log_test.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifdef ENABLE_LOGS_PREVIEW
 
 #  include "opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter.h"
+#  include "opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/log_record_exporter_factory.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/logs/provider.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/nostd/span.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/instrumentationscope/instrumentation_scope.h"
@@ -507,6 +508,13 @@ TEST(OStreamLogRecordExporter, IntegrationTestWithEventId)
   }
 }
 
+// Test using the factory to create the ostream exporter
+TEST(OStreamLogRecordExporter, Factory)
+{
+  auto exporter = OStreamLogRecordExporterFactory::Create();
+  ASSERT_NE(exporter, nullptr);
+}
+
 }  // namespace logs
 }  // namespace exporter
 OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE