diff --git a/.chloggen/blocking_queue.yaml b/.chloggen/blocking_queue.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6caead02278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/blocking_queue.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: exporterhelper
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Adds blocking queue which is used when the user sets up batching but not queuing.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [8122, 10368]
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
index 416d11264c0..9be1de21bde 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
@@ -101,8 +101,23 @@ func NewBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal pipeline.Signal, osf ObsrepSe
 		be.QueueSender = NewQueueSender(q, be.Set, be.queueCfg.NumConsumers, be.ExportFailureMessage, be.Obsrep, be.BatcherCfg)
 	}
 
-	if !usePullingBasedExporterQueueBatcher.IsEnabled() && be.BatcherCfg.Enabled ||
-		usePullingBasedExporterQueueBatcher.IsEnabled() && be.BatcherCfg.Enabled && !be.queueCfg.Enabled {
+	if usePullingBasedExporterQueueBatcher.IsEnabled() && be.BatcherCfg.Enabled && !be.queueCfg.Enabled {
+		be.queueFactory = exporterqueue.NewBlockingMemoryQueueFactory[internal.Request]()
+		be.queueCfg.QueueSize = 20
+		q := be.queueFactory(
+			context.Background(),
+			exporterqueue.Settings{
+				Signal:           signal,
+				ExporterSettings: be.Set,
+			},
+			be.queueCfg)
+		be.QueueSender = NewQueueSender(q, be.Set, be.queueCfg.NumConsumers, be.ExportFailureMessage, be.Obsrep, be.BatcherCfg)
+		for _, op := range options {
+			err = multierr.Append(err, op(be))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !usePullingBasedExporterQueueBatcher.IsEnabled() && be.BatcherCfg.Enabled {
 		bs := NewBatchSender(be.BatcherCfg, be.Set)
 		be.BatchSender = bs
 	}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/batch_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/batch_sender_test.go
index 061aeea89a3..4a6402bde33 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/batch_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/batch_sender_test.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func TestBatchSender_PostShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, int64(8), sink.itemsCount.Load())
 		})
 	}
-	runTest("enable_queue_batcher", true)
+	// We don't expect the same behavior when disable_queue_batcher is true
 	runTest("disable_queue_batcher", false)
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue_sender.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue_sender.go
index 3c99cf38876..cbeb6c2af61 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue_sender.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue_sender.go
@@ -178,10 +178,12 @@ func (qs *QueueSender) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (qs *QueueSender) Send(ctx context.Context, req internal.Request) error {
 	// Prevent cancellation and deadline to propagate to the context stored in the queue.
 	// The grpc/http based receivers will cancel the request context after this function returns.
-	c := context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
+	if !usePullingBasedExporterQueueBatcher.IsEnabled() && !qs.queue.IsBlocking() {
+		ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
+	}
 
-	span := trace.SpanFromContext(c)
-	if err := qs.queue.Offer(c, req); err != nil {
+	span := trace.SpanFromContext(ctx)
+	if err := qs.queue.Offer(ctx, req); err != nil {
 		span.AddEvent("Failed to enqueue item.", trace.WithAttributes(qs.traceAttribute))
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue.go b/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49e30819e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package exporterqueue // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterqueue"
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+)
+
+// boundedMemoryQueue blocks insert until the batch containing the request is sent out.
+type blockingMemoryQueue[T any] struct {
+	component.StartFunc
+	*sizedChannel[blockingMemQueueEl[T]]
+	sizer sizer[T]
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	nextIndex uint64
+	doneCh    map[uint64](chan error)
+}
+
+// MemoryQueueSettings defines internal parameters for boundedMemoryQueue creation.
+type blockingMemoryQueueSettings[T any] struct {
+	Sizer    sizer[T]
+	Capacity int64
+}
+
+// NewBoundedMemoryQueue constructs the new queue of specified capacity, and with an optional
+// callback for dropped items (e.g. useful to emit metrics).
+func NewBlockingMemoryQueue[T any](set blockingMemoryQueueSettings[T]) Queue[T] {
+	return &blockingMemoryQueue[T]{
+		sizedChannel: newSizedChannel[blockingMemQueueEl[T]](set.Capacity, nil, 0),
+		sizer:        set.Sizer,
+		nextIndex:    0,
+		doneCh:       make(map[uint64](chan error)),
+	}
+}
+
+// Offer is used by the producer to submit new item to the queue. Calling this method on a stopped queue will panic.
+func (q *blockingMemoryQueue[T]) Offer(ctx context.Context, req T) error {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	index := q.nextIndex
+	q.nextIndex++
+	done := make(chan error)
+	q.doneCh[index] = done
+
+	if err := q.sizedChannel.push(
+		blockingMemQueueEl[T]{ctx: ctx, req: req, index: index},
+		q.sizer.Sizeof(req),
+		nil); err != nil {
+		delete(q.doneCh, index)
+		q.mu.Unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	q.mu.Unlock()
+	err := <-done
+	return err
+}
+
+func (q *blockingMemoryQueue[T]) Read(_ context.Context) (uint64, context.Context, T, bool) {
+	item, ok := q.sizedChannel.pop(func(el blockingMemQueueEl[T]) int64 { return q.sizer.Sizeof(el.req) })
+	return item.index, item.ctx, item.req, ok
+}
+
+// OnProcessingFinished should be called to remove the item of the given index from the queue once processing is finished.
+// For in memory queue, this function is noop.
+func (q *blockingMemoryQueue[T]) OnProcessingFinished(index uint64, err error) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	q.doneCh[index] <- err
+	delete(q.doneCh, index)
+	q.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// Shutdown closes the queue channel to initiate draining of the queue.
+func (q *blockingMemoryQueue[T]) Shutdown(context.Context) error {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+	q.sizedChannel.shutdown()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (q *blockingMemoryQueue[T]) IsBlocking() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+type blockingMemQueueEl[T any] struct {
+	index uint64
+	req   T
+	ctx   context.Context
+}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue_test.go b/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bce812337f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/exporterqueue/blocking_queue_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package exporterqueue
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestBlockingMemoryQueue(t *testing.T) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	q := NewBlockingMemoryQueue[string](blockingMemoryQueueSettings[string]{Sizer: &requestSizer[string]{}, Capacity: 1})
+
+	err := errors.New("This is an error")
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		assert.EqualError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), "a"), err.Error()) // Blocks until OnProcessingFinished is called
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	index, ctx, req, ok := q.Read(context.Background())
+	for !ok {
+		index, ctx, req, ok = q.Read(context.Background())
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), index)
+	require.Equal(t, context.Background(), ctx)
+	require.Equal(t, "a", req)
+	q.OnProcessingFinished(index, err)
+	wg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterqueue/bounded_memory_queue.go b/exporter/exporterqueue/bounded_memory_queue.go
index ecf5ec1649f..9ae8554c230 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterqueue/bounded_memory_queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterqueue/bounded_memory_queue.go
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ func (q *boundedMemoryQueue[T]) Shutdown(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (q *boundedMemoryQueue[T]) IsBlocking() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 type memQueueEl[T any] struct {
 	req T
 	ctx context.Context
diff --git a/exporter/exporterqueue/persistent_queue.go b/exporter/exporterqueue/persistent_queue.go
index d930df5fabf..03a9042f2e4 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterqueue/persistent_queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterqueue/persistent_queue.go
@@ -560,3 +560,7 @@ func bytesToItemIndexArray(buf []byte) ([]uint64, error) {
 	}
 	return val, nil
 }
+
+func (pq *persistentQueue[T]) IsBlocking() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterqueue/queue.go b/exporter/exporterqueue/queue.go
index cb2a6b82de1..07998331c61 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterqueue/queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterqueue/queue.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ type Queue[T any] interface {
 	Read(context.Context) (uint64, context.Context, T, bool)
 	// OnProcessingFinished should be called to remove the item of the given index from the queue once processing is finished.
 	OnProcessingFinished(index uint64, consumeErr error)
+	// IsBlocking returns whether the queue is blocking or not
+	IsBlocking() bool
 }
 
 // Settings defines settings for creating a queue.
@@ -73,6 +75,18 @@ func NewMemoryQueueFactory[T any]() Factory[T] {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewBlockingMemoryQueue returns a factory to create a new blocking memory queue.
+// Experimental: This API is at the early stage of development and may change without backward compatibility
+// until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/8122 is resolved.
+func NewBlockingMemoryQueueFactory[T any]() Factory[T] {
+	return func(_ context.Context, _ Settings, cfg Config) Queue[T] {
+		return NewBlockingMemoryQueue[T](blockingMemoryQueueSettings[T]{
+			Sizer:    &requestSizer[T]{},
+			Capacity: int64(cfg.QueueSize),
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // PersistentQueueSettings defines developer settings for the persistent queue factory.
 // Experimental: This API is at the early stage of development and may change without backward compatibility
 // until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/8122 is resolved.