diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/lineage/sql_lineage.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/lineage/sql_lineage.py
index 2cd88e54acd..45a4e08e732 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/lineage/sql_lineage.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/lineage/sql_lineage.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import (
     EntitiesEdge,
     LineageDetails,
 )
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either, StackTraceError
 from metadata.ingestion.lineage.models import Dialect
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ def _build_table_lineage(
     to_table_raw_name: str,
     query: str,
     column_lineage_map: dict,
+    lineage_source: LineageSource = LineageSource.QueryLineage,
 ) -> Iterable[Either[AddLineageRequest]]:
     """
     Prepare the lineage request generator
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ def _build_table_lineage(
         from_table_raw_name=str(from_table_raw_name),
         column_lineage_map=column_lineage_map,
     )
-    lineage_details = LineageDetails(sqlQuery=query)
+    lineage_details = LineageDetails(sqlQuery=query, source=lineage_source)
     if col_lineage:
         lineage_details.columnsLineage = col_lineage
     if from_entity and to_entity:
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ def _create_lineage_by_table_name(
     schema_name: Optional[str],
     query: str,
     column_lineage_map: dict,
+    lineage_source: LineageSource = LineageSource.QueryLineage,
 ) -> Iterable[Either[AddLineageRequest]]:
     """
     This method is to create a lineage between two tables
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ def _create_lineage_by_table_name(
                     from_table_raw_name=from_table,
                     query=query,
                     column_lineage_map=column_lineage_map,
+                    lineage_source=lineage_source,
                 )
 
     except Exception as exc:
@@ -347,6 +351,7 @@ def get_lineage_by_query(
     query: str,
     dialect: Dialect,
     timeout_seconds: int = LINEAGE_PARSING_TIMEOUT,
+    lineage_source: LineageSource = LineageSource.QueryLineage,
 ) -> Iterable[Either[AddLineageRequest]]:
     """
     This method parses the query to get source, target and intermediate table names to create lineage,
@@ -372,6 +377,7 @@ def get_lineage_by_query(
                     schema_name=schema_name,
                     query=query,
                     column_lineage_map=column_lineage,
+                    lineage_source=lineage_source,
                 )
             for target_table in lineage_parser.target_tables:
                 yield from _create_lineage_by_table_name(
@@ -383,6 +389,7 @@ def get_lineage_by_query(
                     schema_name=schema_name,
                     query=query,
                     column_lineage_map=column_lineage,
+                    lineage_source=lineage_source,
                 )
         if not lineage_parser.intermediate_tables:
             for target_table in lineage_parser.target_tables:
@@ -396,6 +403,7 @@ def get_lineage_by_query(
                         schema_name=schema_name,
                         query=query,
                         column_lineage_map=column_lineage,
+                        lineage_source=lineage_source,
                     )
     except Exception as exc:
         yield Either(
@@ -416,6 +424,7 @@ def get_lineage_via_table_entity(
     query: str,
     dialect: Dialect,
     timeout_seconds: int = LINEAGE_PARSING_TIMEOUT,
+    lineage_source: LineageSource = LineageSource.QueryLineage,
 ) -> Iterable[Either[AddLineageRequest]]:
     """Get lineage from table entity"""
     column_lineage = {}
@@ -435,6 +444,7 @@ def get_lineage_via_table_entity(
                 schema_name=schema_name,
                 query=query,
                 column_lineage_map=column_lineage,
+                lineage_source=lineage_source,
             ) or []
     except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
         Either(
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/dashboard_service.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/dashboard_service.py
index 213ecef43fa..ff73a177b7a 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/dashboard_service.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/dashboard_service.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.dashboardServiceMetadataPipelin
 from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     Source as WorkflowSource,
 )
-from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.usageRequest import UsageRequest
 from metadata.ingestion.api.delete import delete_entity_from_source
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@ class DashboardServiceSource(TopologyRunnerMixin, Source, ABC):
                             id=to_entity.id.__root__,
                             type=LINEAGE_MAP[type(to_entity)],
                         ),
+                        lineageDetails=LineageDetails(
+                            source=LineageSource.DashboardLineage
+                        ),
                     )
                 )
             )
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/looker/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/looker/metadata.py
index dc560b93be3..e5e8351b845 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/looker/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/dashboard/looker/metadata.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.bitbucketCredentials import
 from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.githubCredentials import (
     GitHubCredentials,
 )
-from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.usageRequest import UsageRequest
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either, StackTraceError
@@ -656,6 +657,9 @@ class LookerSource(DashboardServiceSource):
                                     id=self.context.dashboard.id.__root__,
                                     type="dashboard",
                                 ),
+                                lineageDetails=LineageDetails(
+                                    source=LineageSource.DashboardLineage
+                                ),
                             )
                         )
                     )
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
index 846d1e9cd60..de365accef8 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.tests.testDefinition import (
     TestPlatform,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import FullyQualifiedEntityName, Timestamp
-from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either, StackTraceError
 from metadata.ingestion.lineage.models import ConnectionTypeDialectMapper
@@ -615,6 +616,9 @@ class DbtSource(DbtServiceSource):
                                 id=to_entity.id.__root__,
                                 type="table",
                             ),
+                            lineageDetails=LineageDetails(
+                                source=LineageSource.DbtLineage
+                            ),
                         )
                     )
 
@@ -656,6 +660,7 @@ class DbtSource(DbtServiceSource):
                 schema_name=source_elements[2],
                 dialect=dialect,
                 timeout_seconds=self.source_config.parsingTimeoutLimit,
+                lineage_source=LineageSource.DbtLineage,
             )
             for lineage_request in lineages or []:
                 yield lineage_request
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airbyte/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airbyte/metadata.py
index 57ca7c24f1a..d98de23f1a5 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airbyte/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airbyte/metadata.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     Source as WorkflowSource,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either
 from metadata.ingestion.api.steps import InvalidSourceException
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ class AirbyteSource(PipelineServiceSource):
             lineage_details = LineageDetails(
                 pipeline=EntityReference(
                     id=self.context.pipeline.id.__root__, type="pipeline"
-                )
+                ),
+                source=LineageSource.PipelineLineage,
             )
 
             yield Either(
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airflow/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airflow/metadata.py
index 580ca40be04..964527df50a 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airflow/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/airflow/metadata.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     Source as WorkflowSource,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either, StackTraceError
 from metadata.ingestion.api.steps import InvalidSourceException
@@ -417,7 +418,8 @@ class AirflowSource(PipelineServiceSource):
         lineage_details = LineageDetails(
             pipeline=EntityReference(
                 id=self.context.pipeline.id.__root__, type="pipeline"
-            )
+            ),
+            source=LineageSource.PipelineLineage,
         )
 
         xlets = get_xlets_from_dag(dag=pipeline_details) if pipeline_details else []
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/fivetran/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/fivetran/metadata.py
index b43cfeb97c9..ad7d727ffa4 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/fivetran/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/fivetran/metadata.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     Source as WorkflowSource,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either
 from metadata.ingestion.api.steps import InvalidSourceException
@@ -164,7 +165,8 @@ class FivetranSource(PipelineServiceSource):
                 lineage_details = LineageDetails(
                     pipeline=EntityReference(
                         id=self.context.pipeline.id.__root__, type="pipeline"
-                    )
+                    ),
+                    source=LineageSource.PipelineLineage,
                 )
 
                 yield Either(
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/spline/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/spline/metadata.py
index b8717519d2c..3ef04e07b93 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/spline/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/spline/metadata.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     Source as WorkflowSource,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either
 from metadata.ingestion.api.steps import InvalidSourceException
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ class SplineSource(PipelineServiceSource):
                                     pipeline=EntityReference(
                                         id=self.context.pipeline.id.__root__,
                                         type="pipeline",
-                                    )
+                                    ),
+                                    source=LineageSource.PipelineLineage,
                                 ),
                                 fromEntity=EntityReference(
                                     id=from_table.id, type="table"
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/db_utils.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/db_utils.py
index afb837b2439..ef3a7c8d608 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/db_utils.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/db_utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from typing import Iterable
 
 from metadata.generated.schema.api.lineage.addLineage import AddLineageRequest
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import Table
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either
 from metadata.ingestion.lineage.models import ConnectionTypeDialectMapper
 from metadata.ingestion.lineage.parser import LINEAGE_PARSING_TIMEOUT, LineageParser
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ def get_view_lineage(
                 schema_name=schema_name,
                 dialect=dialect,
                 timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds,
+                lineage_source=LineageSource.ViewLineage,
             ) or []
 
         else:
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ def get_view_lineage(
                 query=view_definition,
                 dialect=dialect,
                 timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds,
+                lineage_source=LineageSource.ViewLineage,
             ) or []
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.debug(traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_looker.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_looker.py
index bc2bbfb9913..46fcec39bea 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_looker.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_looker.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     OpenMetadataWorkflowConfig,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import FullyQualifiedEntityName
-from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.usageDetails import UsageDetails, UsageStats
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.usageRequest import UsageRequest
@@ -354,6 +355,9 @@ class LookerUnitTest(TestCase):
                         toEntity=EntityReference(
                             id=to_entity.id.__root__, type="dashboard"
                         ),
+                        lineageDetails=LineageDetails(
+                            source=LineageSource.DashboardLineage
+                        ),
                     )
                 ),
             )
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_metabase.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_metabase.py
index b72527b233b..547a62907a2 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_metabase.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/topology/dashboard/test_metabase.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.workflow import (
     OpenMetadataWorkflowConfig,
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import FullyQualifiedEntityName
-from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge, LineageDetails
+from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import Source as LineageSource
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
 from metadata.ingestion.api.models import Either
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ EXPECTED_LINEAGE = AddLineageRequest(
             id="7b3766b1-7eb4-4ad4-b7c8-15a8b16edfdd",
             type="dashboard",
         ),
+        lineageDetails=LineageDetails(source=LineageSource.DashboardLineage),
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/type/entityLineage.json b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/type/entityLineage.json
index 91dbf1977ed..5079d452f31 100644
--- a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/type/entityLineage.json
+++ b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/type/entityLineage.json
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
         "description" :{
           "description": "description of lineage",
           "type": "string"
+        },
+        "source": {
+          "description": "Lineage type describes how a lineage was created.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["Manual", "ViewLineage", "QueryLineage", "PipelineLineage", "DashboardLineage", "DbtLineage"],
+          "default": "Manual"
         }
       }
     },