diff --git a/.chloggen/pkg-stanza-input-syslog.yaml b/.chloggen/pkg-stanza-input-syslog.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ee156763825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/pkg-stanza-input-syslog.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+# If your change doesn't affect end users, such as a test fix or a tooling change,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: pkg/stanza
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Fix issue where syslog input ignored enable_octet_counting setting
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [24073]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog.go
index 6c43ce0bec67..1d21bb6b0709 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func (c Config) Build(logger *zap.SugaredLogger) (operator.Operator, error) {
 
 	if c.TCP != nil {
 		tcpInputCfg := tcp.NewConfigWithID(inputBase.ID() + "_internal_tcp")
+		tcpInputCfg.BaseConfig = *c.TCP
 		if syslogParserCfg.EnableOctetCounting {
 			tcpInputCfg.MultiLineBuilder = OctetMultiLineBuilder
 		}
 
-		tcpInputCfg.BaseConfig = *c.TCP
 		tcpInput, err := tcpInputCfg.Build(logger)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve tcp config: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog_test.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog_test.go
index 1315d3dc1f10..b6bd8f223cfd 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/syslog/syslog_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/entry"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/operator"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/operator/helper"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/operator/input/tcp"
@@ -21,14 +22,55 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/testutil"
 )
 
-func TestInput(t *testing.T) {
-	basicConfig := func() *syslog.Config {
+var (
+	basicConfig = func() *syslog.Config {
 		cfg := syslog.NewConfigWithID("test_syslog_parser")
 		return cfg
 	}
+	OctetCase = syslog.Case{
+		Name: "RFC6587 Octet Counting",
+		Config: func() *syslog.Config {
+			cfg := basicConfig()
+			cfg.Protocol = syslog.RFC5424
+			cfg.EnableOctetCounting = true
+			return cfg
+		}(),
+		Input: &entry.Entry{
+			Body: `215 <86>1 2015-08-05T21:58:59.693Z 192.168.2.132 SecureAuth0 23108 ID52020 [SecureAuth@27389 UserHostAddress="192.168.2.132" Realm="SecureAuth0" UserID="Tester2" PEN="27389"] Found the user for retrieving user's profile215 <86>1 2016-08-05T21:58:59.693Z 192.168.2.132 SecureAuth0 23108 ID52020 [SecureAuth@27389 UserHostAddress="192.168.2.132" Realm="SecureAuth0" UserID="Tester2" PEN="27389"] Found the user for retrieving user's profile215 <86>1 2017-08-05T21:58:59.693Z 192.168.2.132 SecureAuth0 23108 ID52020 [SecureAuth@27389 UserHostAddress="192.168.2.132" Realm="SecureAuth0" UserID="Tester2" PEN="27389"] Found the user for retrieving user's profile`,
+		},
+		Expect: &entry.Entry{
+			Timestamp:    time.Date(2015, 8, 5, 21, 58, 59, 693000000, time.UTC),
+			Severity:     entry.Info,
+			SeverityText: "info",
+			Attributes: map[string]interface{}{
+				"appname":  "SecureAuth0",
+				"facility": 10,
+				"hostname": "192.168.2.132",
+				"message":  "Found the user for retrieving user's profile",
+				"msg_id":   "ID52020",
+				"priority": 86,
+				"proc_id":  "23108",
+				"structured_data": map[string]map[string]string{
+					"SecureAuth@27389": {
+						"PEN":             "27389",
+						"Realm":           "SecureAuth0",
+						"UserHostAddress": "192.168.2.132",
+						"UserID":          "Tester2",
+					},
+				},
+				"version": 1,
+			},
+			Body: `215 <86>1 2015-08-05T21:58:59.693Z 192.168.2.132 SecureAuth0 23108 ID52020 [SecureAuth@27389 UserHostAddress="192.168.2.132" Realm="SecureAuth0" UserID="Tester2" PEN="27389"] Found the user for retrieving user's profile`,
+		},
+		ValidForTCP: true,
+	}
+)
+
+func TestInput(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cases, err := syslog.CreateCases(basicConfig)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cases = append(cases, OctetCase)
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		if tc.ValidForTCP {