diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index ea741a3be623..d913fb578dc3 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 ### Features Added
 
+- Adding diagnostic warning when distro detects RP attach
+    ([#34971](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/pull/34971))
+
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/configurator.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/configurator.py
index b2d70f580410..e229ff901902 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/configurator.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/configurator.py
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 
 from opentelemetry.sdk._configuration import _OTelSDKConfigurator
 
-from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._constants import (
-    _is_attach_enabled,
-    _PREVIEW_ENTRY_POINT_WARNING,
-)
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter._utils import _is_attach_enabled # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._constants import _PREVIEW_ENTRY_POINT_WARNING
 from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._diagnostics.diagnostic_logging import (
     AzureDiagnosticLogging,
     _ATTACH_FAILURE_CONFIGURATOR,
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/distro.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/distro.py
index 90e7ad512660..12e6970df5bb 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/distro.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_autoinstrumentation/distro.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 from azure.core.settings import settings
 from azure.core.tracing.ext.opentelemetry_span import OpenTelemetrySpan
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter._utils import _is_attach_enabled # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
 from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._constants import (
-    _is_attach_enabled,
     _AZURE_APP_SERVICE_RESOURCE_DETECTOR_NAME,
     _AZURE_SDK_INSTRUMENTATION_NAME,
     _PREVIEW_ENTRY_POINT_WARNING,
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
index 65c7e2816af3..a2d19b153be5 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
     AzureMonitorMetricExporter,
     AzureMonitorTraceExporter,
 )
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter._utils import _is_attach_enabled # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._diagnostics.diagnostic_logging import (
+    _DISTRO_DETECTS_ATTACH,
+    AzureDiagnosticLogging,
+)
 from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._util.configurations import (
     _get_configurations,
     _is_instrumentation_enabled,
@@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ def configure_azure_monitor(**kwargs) -> None:  # pylint: disable=C4758
     :rtype: None
     """
 
+    _send_attach_warning()
+
     configurations = _get_configurations(**kwargs)
 
     disable_tracing = configurations[DISABLE_TRACING_ARG]
@@ -177,3 +184,11 @@ def _setup_instrumentations(configurations: Dict[str, ConfigurationValue]):
                 lib_name,
                 exc_info=ex,
             )
+
+
+def _send_attach_warning():
+    if _is_attach_enabled():
+        AzureDiagnosticLogging.warning(
+            "Distro detected that automatic attach may have occurred. Check your data to ensure "
+            "that telemetry is not being duplicated. This may impact your cost.",
+            _DISTRO_DETECTS_ATTACH)
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_constants.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_constants.py
index 9f32f875374d..70ab4882b129 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_constants.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_constants.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import logging
 import platform
 from os import environ
-from os.path import isdir
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter._connection_string_parser import (  # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
@@ -99,10 +98,5 @@ def _env_var_or_default(var_name, default_val=""):
 _PREVIEW_INSTRUMENTED_LIBRARIES = ()
 _ALL_SUPPORTED_INSTRUMENTED_LIBRARIES = _FULLY_SUPPORTED_INSTRUMENTED_LIBRARIES + _PREVIEW_INSTRUMENTED_LIBRARIES
 
-# Autoinstrumentation
-
-def _is_attach_enabled():
-    return isdir("/agents/python/")
-
 _AZURE_APP_SERVICE_RESOURCE_DETECTOR_NAME = "azure_app_service"
 _AZURE_VM_RESOURCE_DETECTOR_NAME = "azure_vm"
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_diagnostics/diagnostic_logging.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_diagnostics/diagnostic_logging.py
index 07d0111ad9a8..6ba4cd6ef89a 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_diagnostics/diagnostic_logging.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_diagnostics/diagnostic_logging.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 _logger.propagate = False
 _logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 _DIAGNOSTIC_LOG_PATH = _get_log_path()
+_DISTRO_DETECTS_ATTACH = "4100"
 _ATTACH_SUCCESS_DISTRO = "4200"
 _ATTACH_SUCCESS_CONFIGURATOR = "4201"
 _ATTACH_FAILURE_DISTRO = "4400"
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/configuration/test_configure.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/configuration/test_configure.py
index bb7a4fea950c..844ce556eb8b 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/configuration/test_configure.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/configuration/test_configure.py
@@ -18,18 +18,23 @@
 
 from azure.core.tracing.ext.opentelemetry_span import OpenTelemetrySpan
 from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure import (
+    _send_attach_warning,
     _setup_instrumentations,
     _setup_logging,
     _setup_metrics,
     _setup_tracing,
     configure_azure_monitor,
 )
+from azure.monitor.opentelemetry._diagnostics.diagnostic_logging import _DISTRO_DETECTS_ATTACH
 
 
 TEST_RESOURCE = Resource({"foo": "bar"})
 
 
 class TestConfigure(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch(
+        "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._send_attach_warning",
+    )
     @patch(
         "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._setup_instrumentations",
     )
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ def test_configure_azure_monitor(
         logging_mock,
         metrics_mock,
         instrumentation_mock,
+        detect_attach_mock,
     ):
         kwargs = {
             "connection_string": "test_cs",
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ def test_configure_azure_monitor(
         logging_mock.assert_called_once()
         metrics_mock.assert_called_once()
         instrumentation_mock.assert_called_once()
+        detect_attach_mock.assert_called_once()
 
     @patch(
         "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._setup_instrumentations",
@@ -464,3 +471,28 @@ def test_setup_instrumentations_disabled(
         ep2_mock.load.assert_called_once()
         instrumentor_mock.instrument.assert_called_once()
         logger_mock.debug.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch("azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure.AzureDiagnosticLogging")
+    @patch("azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._is_attach_enabled")
+    def test_send_attach_warning_true(
+        self,
+        is_attach_enabled_mock,
+        mock_diagnostics,
+    ):
+        is_attach_enabled_mock.return_value = True
+        _send_attach_warning()
+        mock_diagnostics.warning.assert_called_once_with(
+            "Distro detected that automatic attach may have occurred. Check your data to ensure that telemetry is not being duplicated. This may impact your cost.",
+            _DISTRO_DETECTS_ATTACH,
+        )
+
+    @patch("azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure.AzureDiagnosticLogging")
+    @patch("azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._is_attach_enabled")
+    def test_send_attach_warning_false(
+        self,
+        is_attach_enabled_mock,
+        mock_diagnostics,
+    ):
+        is_attach_enabled_mock.return_value = False
+        _send_attach_warning()
+        mock_diagnostics.warning.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_constants.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_constants.py
index 82ad1faa3dae..884e5df08960 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_constants.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_constants.py
@@ -129,21 +129,3 @@ def test_env_var_or_default_empty_with_defaults(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             _constants._env_var_or_default("key", default_val="value"), "value"
         )
-
-    @patch(
-        "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._constants.isdir",
-        return_value=True,
-    )
-    def test_attach_enabled(self, mock_isdir):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            _constants._is_attach_enabled(), True
-        )
-
-    @patch(
-        "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._constants.isdir",
-        return_value=False,
-    )
-    def test_attach_disabled(self, mock_isdir):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            _constants._is_attach_enabled(), False
-        )