diff --git a/.changelog/5294.added b/.changelog/5294.added
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb0141c6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5294.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`opentelemetry-sdk`: add `force_flush` method to `LogRecordExporter` ABC
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/__init__.py
index 31d4b9667c..b852a51b69 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/__init__.py
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ def shutdown(self):
         Called when the SDK is shut down.
         """
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: float = 10_000) -> bool:
+        """Hint to ensure that the export of any ``ReadableLogRecord`` objects
+        the exporter has received prior to the call to ``force_flush`` SHOULD be
+        completed as soon as possible, preferably before returning from this method.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout_millis: The maximum amount of time to wait for the flush to
+                complete, in milliseconds.
+
+        Returns:
+            ``True`` if the flush completed successfully within the timeout,
+            ``False`` otherwise.
+        """
+
 
 @deprecated(
     "Use LogRecordExporter. Since logs are not stable yet this WILL be removed in future releases."
@@ -154,6 +169,9 @@ def export(self, batch: Sequence[ReadableLogRecord]):
     def shutdown(self):
         pass
 
+    def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: float = 10_000) -> bool:
+        return True
+
 
 @deprecated(
     "Use ConsoleLogRecordExporter. Since logs are not stable yet this WILL be removed in future releases."
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/in_memory_log_exporter.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/in_memory_log_exporter.py
index 1f79374545..3b55a2531d 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/in_memory_log_exporter.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/export/in_memory_log_exporter.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ def export(
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
         self._stopped = True
 
+    def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: float = 10_000) -> bool:
+        return True
+
 
 @deprecated(
     "Use InMemoryLogRecordExporter. Since logs are not stable yet this WILL be removed in future releases."
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
index 06af6ef03a..cc242470a5 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_export.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class Exporter(LogRecordExporter):
             def shutdown(self):
                 pass
 
+            def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: float = 10_000) -> bool:
+                return True
+
             def export(self, batch: Sequence[ReadableLogRecord]):
                 logger = logging.getLogger("any logger..")
                 logger.warning("Something happened.")
@@ -929,3 +932,13 @@ def formatter(record):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         exporter.export([EMPTY_LOG])
 
         mock_stdout.write.assert_called_once_with(mock_record_str)
+
+    def test_force_flush(self):
+        exporter = ConsoleLogRecordExporter()
+        self.assertTrue(exporter.force_flush())
+
+
+class TestInMemoryLogRecordExporter(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_force_flush(self):
+        exporter = InMemoryLogRecordExporter()
+        self.assertTrue(exporter.force_flush())
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/test_configurator.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/test_configurator.py
index 67c82f4485..1926ead6f2 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/test_configurator.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/test_configurator.py
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ def export(self, batch):
     def shutdown(self):
         pass
 
+    def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: float = 10_000) -> bool:
+        return True
+
 
 class CustomSampler(Sampler):
     def __init__(self) -> None: