diff --git a/.chloggen/avoid-internal-2.yaml b/.chloggen/avoid-internal-2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d52dab7c1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/avoid-internal-2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# 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: options
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Avoid using private types in public APIs and also protect options to be implemented outside this module.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [11054]
+
+# 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/config/confighttp/confighttp.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
index ec7c3197de9..4c38d3015a7 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
@@ -381,25 +381,33 @@ type toServerOptions struct {
 
 // ToServerOption is an option to change the behavior of the HTTP server
 // returned by ServerConfig.ToServer().
-type ToServerOption func(opts *toServerOptions)
+type ToServerOption interface {
+	apply(*toServerOptions)
+}
+
+type toServerOptionFunc func(*toServerOptions)
+
+func (of toServerOptionFunc) apply(e *toServerOptions) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // WithErrorHandler overrides the HTTP error handler that gets invoked
 // when there is a failure inside httpContentDecompressor.
 func WithErrorHandler(e func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, errorMsg string, statusCode int)) ToServerOption {
-	return func(opts *toServerOptions) {
+	return toServerOptionFunc(func(opts *toServerOptions) {
 		opts.errHandler = e
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithDecoder provides support for additional decoders to be configured
 // by the caller.
 func WithDecoder(key string, dec func(body io.ReadCloser) (io.ReadCloser, error)) ToServerOption {
-	return func(opts *toServerOptions) {
+	return toServerOptionFunc(func(opts *toServerOptions) {
 		if opts.decoders == nil {
 			opts.decoders = map[string]func(body io.ReadCloser) (io.ReadCloser, error){}
 		}
 		opts.decoders[key] = dec
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // ToServer creates an http.Server from settings object.
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ func (hss *ServerConfig) ToServer(_ context.Context, host component.Host, settin
 
 	serverOpts := &toServerOptions{}
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(serverOpts)
+		o.apply(serverOpts)
 	}
 
 	if hss.MaxRequestBodySize <= 0 {
diff --git a/confmap/provider.go b/confmap/provider.go
index 91d513fad37..daf508bf925 100644
--- a/confmap/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider.go
@@ -112,21 +112,29 @@ type retrievedSettings struct {
 }
 
 // RetrievedOption options to customize Retrieved values.
-type RetrievedOption func(*retrievedSettings)
+type RetrievedOption interface {
+	apply(*retrievedSettings)
+}
+
+type retrievedOptionFunc func(*retrievedSettings)
+
+func (of retrievedOptionFunc) apply(e *retrievedSettings) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // WithRetrievedClose overrides the default Retrieved.Close function.
 // The default Retrieved.Close function does nothing and always returns nil.
 func WithRetrievedClose(closeFunc CloseFunc) RetrievedOption {
-	return func(settings *retrievedSettings) {
+	return retrievedOptionFunc(func(settings *retrievedSettings) {
 		settings.closeFunc = closeFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 func withStringRepresentation(stringRepresentation string) RetrievedOption {
-	return func(settings *retrievedSettings) {
+	return retrievedOptionFunc(func(settings *retrievedSettings) {
 		settings.stringRepresentation = stringRepresentation
 		settings.isSetString = true
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // NewRetrievedFromYAML returns a new Retrieved instance that contains the deserialized data from the yaml bytes.
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ func NewRetrieved(rawConf any, opts ...RetrievedOption) (*Retrieved, error) {
 	}
 	set := retrievedSettings{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(&set)
+		opt.apply(&set)
 	}
 	return &Retrieved{
 		rawConf:              rawConf,
diff --git a/consumer/consumer.go b/consumer/consumer.go
index 64076655f20..b1b588a85c0 100644
--- a/consumer/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer/consumer.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Option = internal.Option
 // WithCapabilities overrides the default GetCapabilities function for a processor.
 // The default GetCapabilities function returns mutable capabilities.
 func WithCapabilities(capabilities Capabilities) Option {
-	return func(o *internal.BaseImpl) {
+	return internal.OptionFunc(func(o *internal.BaseImpl) {
 		o.Cap = capabilities
-	}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/consumer/internal/consumer.go b/consumer/internal/consumer.go
index 1f2b5683b22..45c90dd4341 100644
--- a/consumer/internal/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer/internal/consumer.go
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ type BaseImpl struct {
 }
 
 // Option to construct new consumers.
-type Option func(*BaseImpl)
+type Option interface {
+	apply(*BaseImpl)
+}
+
+type OptionFunc func(*BaseImpl)
+
+func (of OptionFunc) apply(e *BaseImpl) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // Capabilities returns the capabilities of the component
 func (bs BaseImpl) Capabilities() Capabilities {
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ func NewBaseImpl(options ...Option) *BaseImpl {
 	}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(bs)
+		op.apply(bs)
 	}
 
 	return bs
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
index 0a3238d3561..5b8a2a51767 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
@@ -44,53 +44,61 @@ func (b *baseRequestSender) setNextSender(nextSender requestSender) {
 type obsrepSenderFactory func(obsrep *obsReport) requestSender
 
 // Option apply changes to baseExporter.
-type Option func(*baseExporter) error
+type Option interface {
+	apply(*baseExporter) error
+}
+
+type optionFunc func(*baseExporter) error
+
+func (of optionFunc) apply(e *baseExporter) error {
+	return of(e)
+}
 
 // WithStart overrides the default Start function for an exporter.
 // The default start function does nothing and always returns nil.
 func WithStart(start component.StartFunc) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.StartFunc = start
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithShutdown overrides the default Shutdown function for an exporter.
 // The default shutdown function does nothing and always returns nil.
 func WithShutdown(shutdown component.ShutdownFunc) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.ShutdownFunc = shutdown
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
-// WithTimeout overrides the default TimeoutConfig for an exporter.
-// The default TimeoutConfig is 5 seconds.
+// WithTimeout overrides the default TimeoutSettings for an exporter.
+// The default TimeoutSettings is 5 seconds.
 func WithTimeout(timeoutConfig TimeoutConfig) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.timeoutSender.cfg = timeoutConfig
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithRetry overrides the default configretry.BackOffConfig for an exporter.
 // The default configretry.BackOffConfig is to disable retries.
 func WithRetry(config configretry.BackOffConfig) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		if !config.Enabled {
 			o.exportFailureMessage += " Try enabling retry_on_failure config option to retry on retryable errors."
 			return nil
 		}
 		o.retrySender = newRetrySender(config, o.set)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithQueue overrides the default QueueConfig for an exporter.
 // The default QueueConfig is to disable queueing.
 // This option cannot be used with the new exporter helpers New[Traces|Metrics|Logs]RequestExporter.
 func WithQueue(config QueueConfig) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		if o.marshaler == nil || o.unmarshaler == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("WithQueue option is not available for the new request exporters, use WithRequestQueue instead")
 		}
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ func WithQueue(config QueueConfig) Option {
 		})
 		o.queueSender = newQueueSender(q, o.set, config.NumConsumers, o.exportFailureMessage, o.obsrep)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithRequestQueue enables queueing for an exporter.
@@ -120,7 +128,7 @@ func WithQueue(config QueueConfig) Option {
 // 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 WithRequestQueue(cfg exporterqueue.Config, queueFactory exporterqueue.Factory[Request]) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		if o.marshaler != nil || o.unmarshaler != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("WithRequestQueue option must be used with the new request exporters only, use WithQueue instead")
 		}
@@ -131,25 +139,33 @@ func WithRequestQueue(cfg exporterqueue.Config, queueFactory exporterqueue.Facto
 		o.queueCfg = cfg
 		o.queueFactory = queueFactory
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithCapabilities overrides the default Capabilities() function for a Consumer.
 // The default is non-mutable data.
 // TODO: Verify if we can change the default to be mutable as we do for processors.
 func WithCapabilities(capabilities consumer.Capabilities) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.consumerOptions = append(o.consumerOptions, consumer.WithCapabilities(capabilities))
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // BatcherOption apply changes to batcher sender.
-type BatcherOption func(*batchSender) error
+type BatcherOption interface {
+	apply(*batchSender) error
+}
+
+type batcherOptionFunc func(*batchSender) error
+
+func (of batcherOptionFunc) apply(e *batchSender) error {
+	return of(e)
+}
 
 // WithRequestBatchFuncs sets the functions for merging and splitting batches for an exporter built for custom request types.
 func WithRequestBatchFuncs(mf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeFunc[Request], msf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeSplitFunc[Request]) BatcherOption {
-	return func(bs *batchSender) error {
+	return batcherOptionFunc(func(bs *batchSender) error {
 		if mf == nil || msf == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("WithRequestBatchFuncs must be provided with non-nil functions")
 		}
@@ -159,7 +175,7 @@ func WithRequestBatchFuncs(mf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeFunc[Request], msf expor
 		bs.mergeFunc = mf
 		bs.mergeSplitFunc = msf
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithBatcher enables batching for an exporter based on custom request types.
@@ -168,39 +184,51 @@ func WithRequestBatchFuncs(mf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeFunc[Request], msf expor
 // 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 WithBatcher(cfg exporterbatcher.Config, opts ...BatcherOption) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
-		o.batcherCfg = cfg
-		o.batcherOpts = opts
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
+		if !cfg.Enabled {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		bs := newBatchSender(cfg, o.set, o.batchMergeFunc, o.batchMergeSplitfunc)
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			if err := opt.apply(bs); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if bs.mergeFunc == nil || bs.mergeSplitFunc == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("WithRequestBatchFuncs must be provided for the batcher applied to the request-based exporters")
+		}
+		o.batchSender = bs
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // withMarshaler is used to set the request marshaler for the new exporter helper.
 // It must be provided as the first option when creating a new exporter helper.
 func withMarshaler(marshaler exporterqueue.Marshaler[Request]) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.marshaler = marshaler
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // withUnmarshaler is used to set the request unmarshaler for the new exporter helper.
 // It must be provided as the first option when creating a new exporter helper.
 func withUnmarshaler(unmarshaler exporterqueue.Unmarshaler[Request]) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.unmarshaler = unmarshaler
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // withBatchFuncs is used to set the functions for merging and splitting batches for OLTP-based exporters.
 // It must be provided as the first option when creating a new exporter helper.
 func withBatchFuncs(mf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeFunc[Request], msf exporterbatcher.BatchMergeSplitFunc[Request]) Option {
-	return func(o *baseExporter) error {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseExporter) error {
 		o.batchMergeFunc = mf
 		o.batchMergeSplitfunc = msf
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // baseExporter contains common fields between different exporter types.
@@ -259,7 +287,7 @@ func newBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal component.DataType, osf obsre
 	}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		err = multierr.Append(err, op(be))
+		err = multierr.Append(err, op.apply(be))
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -268,7 +296,7 @@ func newBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal component.DataType, osf obsre
 	if be.batcherCfg.Enabled {
 		bs := newBatchSender(be.batcherCfg, be.set, be.batchMergeFunc, be.batchMergeSplitfunc)
 		for _, opt := range be.batcherOpts {
-			err = multierr.Append(err, opt(bs))
+			err = multierr.Append(err, opt.apply(bs))
 		}
 		if bs.mergeFunc == nil || bs.mergeSplitFunc == nil {
 			err = multierr.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("WithRequestBatchFuncs must be provided for the batcher applied to the request-based exporters"))
@@ -283,7 +311,7 @@ func newBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal component.DataType, osf obsre
 		}
 		be.queueSender = newQueueSender(be.queueFactory(context.Background(), set, be.queueCfg), be.set, be.queueCfg.NumConsumers, be.exportFailureMessage, be.obsrep)
 		for _, op := range options {
-			err = multierr.Append(err, op(be))
+			err = multierr.Append(err, op.apply(be))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/extension/auth/client.go b/extension/auth/client.go
index d1855d8aece..03eba4ed336 100644
--- a/extension/auth/client.go
+++ b/extension/auth/client.go
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ type Client interface {
 }
 
 // ClientOption represents the possible options for NewClient.
-type ClientOption func(*defaultClient)
+type ClientOption interface {
+	apply(*defaultClient)
+}
+
+type clientOptionFunc func(*defaultClient)
+
+func (of clientOptionFunc) apply(e *defaultClient) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // ClientRoundTripperFunc specifies the function that returns a RoundTripper that can be used to authenticate HTTP requests.
 type ClientRoundTripperFunc func(base http.RoundTripper) (http.RoundTripper, error)
@@ -58,33 +66,33 @@ type defaultClient struct {
 // WithClientStart overrides the default `Start` function for a component.Component.
 // The default always returns nil.
 func WithClientStart(startFunc component.StartFunc) ClientOption {
-	return func(o *defaultClient) {
+	return clientOptionFunc(func(o *defaultClient) {
 		o.StartFunc = startFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithClientShutdown overrides the default `Shutdown` function for a component.Component.
 // The default always returns nil.
 func WithClientShutdown(shutdownFunc component.ShutdownFunc) ClientOption {
-	return func(o *defaultClient) {
+	return clientOptionFunc(func(o *defaultClient) {
 		o.ShutdownFunc = shutdownFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithClientRoundTripper provides a `RoundTripper` function for this client authenticator.
 // The default round tripper is no-op.
 func WithClientRoundTripper(roundTripperFunc ClientRoundTripperFunc) ClientOption {
-	return func(o *defaultClient) {
+	return clientOptionFunc(func(o *defaultClient) {
 		o.ClientRoundTripperFunc = roundTripperFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithClientPerRPCCredentials provides a `PerRPCCredentials` function for this client authenticator.
 // There's no default.
 func WithClientPerRPCCredentials(perRPCCredentialsFunc ClientPerRPCCredentialsFunc) ClientOption {
-	return func(o *defaultClient) {
+	return clientOptionFunc(func(o *defaultClient) {
 		o.ClientPerRPCCredentialsFunc = perRPCCredentialsFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a Client configured with the provided options.
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) Client {
 	bc := &defaultClient{}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(bc)
+		op.apply(bc)
 	}
 
 	return bc
diff --git a/extension/auth/server.go b/extension/auth/server.go
index 4fd3a550c01..256dc51ce9c 100644
--- a/extension/auth/server.go
+++ b/extension/auth/server.go
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ type defaultServer struct {
 }
 
 // ServerOption represents the possible options for NewServer.
-type ServerOption func(*defaultServer)
+type ServerOption interface {
+	apply(*defaultServer)
+}
+
+type serverOptionFunc func(*defaultServer)
+
+func (of serverOptionFunc) apply(e *defaultServer) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // ServerAuthenticateFunc defines the signature for the function responsible for performing the authentication based
 // on the given sources map. See Server.Authenticate.
@@ -51,25 +59,25 @@ func (f ServerAuthenticateFunc) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, sources map[st
 
 // WithServerAuthenticate specifies which function to use to perform the authentication.
 func WithServerAuthenticate(authFunc ServerAuthenticateFunc) ServerOption {
-	return func(o *defaultServer) {
+	return serverOptionFunc(func(o *defaultServer) {
 		o.ServerAuthenticateFunc = authFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithServerStart overrides the default `Start` function for a component.Component.
 // The default always returns nil.
 func WithServerStart(startFunc component.StartFunc) ServerOption {
-	return func(o *defaultServer) {
+	return serverOptionFunc(func(o *defaultServer) {
 		o.StartFunc = startFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithServerShutdown overrides the default `Shutdown` function for a component.Component.
 // The default always returns nil.
 func WithServerShutdown(shutdownFunc component.ShutdownFunc) ServerOption {
-	return func(o *defaultServer) {
+	return serverOptionFunc(func(o *defaultServer) {
 		o.ShutdownFunc = shutdownFunc
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // NewServer returns a Server configured with the provided options.
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ func NewServer(options ...ServerOption) Server {
 	bc := &defaultServer{}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(bc)
+		op.apply(bc)
 	}
 
 	return bc
diff --git a/processor/processorhelper/processor.go b/processor/processorhelper/processor.go
index de0c00fb7d2..03d99b3375b 100644
--- a/processor/processorhelper/processor.go
+++ b/processor/processorhelper/processor.go
@@ -22,30 +22,38 @@ import (
 var ErrSkipProcessingData = errors.New("sentinel error to skip processing data from the remainder of the pipeline")
 
 // Option apply changes to internalOptions.
-type Option func(*baseSettings)
+type Option interface {
+	apply(*baseSettings)
+}
+
+type optionFunc func(*baseSettings)
+
+func (of optionFunc) apply(e *baseSettings) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // WithStart overrides the default Start function for an processor.
 // The default shutdown function does nothing and always returns nil.
 func WithStart(start component.StartFunc) Option {
-	return func(o *baseSettings) {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseSettings) {
 		o.StartFunc = start
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithShutdown overrides the default Shutdown function for an processor.
 // The default shutdown function does nothing and always returns nil.
 func WithShutdown(shutdown component.ShutdownFunc) Option {
-	return func(o *baseSettings) {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseSettings) {
 		o.ShutdownFunc = shutdown
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithCapabilities overrides the default GetCapabilities function for an processor.
 // The default GetCapabilities function returns mutable capabilities.
 func WithCapabilities(capabilities consumer.Capabilities) Option {
-	return func(o *baseSettings) {
+	return optionFunc(func(o *baseSettings) {
 		o.consumerOptions = append(o.consumerOptions, consumer.WithCapabilities(capabilities))
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 type baseSettings struct {
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ func fromOptions(options []Option) *baseSettings {
 	}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(opts)
+		op.apply(opts)
 	}
 
 	return opts
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/scraper.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/scraper.go
index b222f0bc339..5f84c025cec 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/scraper.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/scraper.go
@@ -30,20 +30,28 @@ type Scraper interface {
 }
 
 // ScraperOption apply changes to internal options.
-type ScraperOption func(*baseScraper)
+type ScraperOption interface {
+	apply(*baseScraper)
+}
+
+type scraperOptionFunc func(*baseScraper)
+
+func (of scraperOptionFunc) apply(e *baseScraper) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // WithStart sets the function that will be called on startup.
 func WithStart(start component.StartFunc) ScraperOption {
-	return func(o *baseScraper) {
+	return scraperOptionFunc(func(o *baseScraper) {
 		o.StartFunc = start
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithShutdown sets the function that will be called on shutdown.
 func WithShutdown(shutdown component.ShutdownFunc) ScraperOption {
-	return func(o *baseScraper) {
+	return scraperOptionFunc(func(o *baseScraper) {
 		o.ShutdownFunc = shutdown
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 var _ Scraper = (*baseScraper)(nil)
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ func NewScraper(t component.Type, scrape ScrapeFunc, options ...ScraperOption) (
 		id:         component.NewID(t),
 	}
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(bs)
+		op.apply(bs)
 	}
 
 	return bs, nil
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
index 4b94ced6623..8767c608407 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ScraperControllerOption apply changes to internal options.
-type ScraperControllerOption func(*controller)
+type ScraperControllerOption interface {
+	apply(*controller)
+}
+
+type scraperControllerOptionFunc func(*controller)
+
+func (of scraperControllerOptionFunc) apply(e *controller) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 // AddScraper configures the provided scrape function to be called
 // with the specified options, and at the specified collection interval.
@@ -28,18 +36,18 @@ type ScraperControllerOption func(*controller)
 // Observability information will be reported, and the scraped metrics
 // will be passed to the next consumer.
 func AddScraper(scraper Scraper) ScraperControllerOption {
-	return func(o *controller) {
+	return scraperControllerOptionFunc(func(o *controller) {
 		o.scrapers = append(o.scrapers, scraper)
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithTickerChannel allows you to override the scraper controller's ticker
 // channel to specify when scrape is called. This is only expected to be
 // used by tests.
 func WithTickerChannel(tickerCh <-chan time.Time) ScraperControllerOption {
-	return func(o *controller) {
+	return scraperControllerOptionFunc(func(o *controller) {
 		o.tickerCh = tickerCh
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 type controller struct {
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ func NewScraperControllerReceiver(
 	}
 
 	for _, op := range options {
-		op(sc)
+		op.apply(sc)
 	}
 
 	sc.obsScrapers = make([]*obsReport, len(sc.scrapers))
diff --git a/service/extensions/extensions.go b/service/extensions/extensions.go
index 7cf4aaed6c6..fcefcb33f20 100644
--- a/service/extensions/extensions.go
+++ b/service/extensions/extensions.go
@@ -178,12 +178,20 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Extensions builders.Extension
 }
 
-type Option func(*Extensions)
+type Option interface {
+	apply(*Extensions)
+}
+
+type optionFunc func(*Extensions)
+
+func (of optionFunc) apply(e *Extensions) {
+	of(e)
+}
 
 func WithReporter(reporter status.Reporter) Option {
-	return func(e *Extensions) {
+	return optionFunc(func(e *Extensions) {
 		e.reporter = reporter
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // New creates a new Extensions from Config.
@@ -197,7 +205,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, set Settings, cfg Config, options ...Option) (*Ext
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range options {
-		opt(exts)
+		opt.apply(exts)
 	}
 
 	for _, extID := range cfg {