diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/README.md b/metadata-ingestion/README.md
index e829e41982..71865587ba 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/README.md
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/README.md
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ Extracts:
 - List of databases, schema, and tables
 - Column types associated with each table
 
+Using the Oracle source requires that you've also installed the correct drivers; see the [cx_Oracle docs](https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html). The easiest one is the [Oracle Instant Client](https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client.html).
+
 ```yml
 source:
   type: oracle
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ source:
     password: pass
     host_port: localhost:5432
     database: dbname
+    service_name: svc # omit database if using this option
     # table_pattern/schema_pattern is same as above
     # options is same as above
 ```
@@ -730,6 +733,8 @@ sink:
     connection:
       bootstrap: "localhost:9092"
       producer_config: {} # passed to https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/clients/confluent-kafka-python/index.html#serializingproducer
+      schema_registry_url: "http://localhost:8081"
+      schema_registry_config: {} # passed to https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/clients/confluent-kafka-python/html/index.html#confluent_kafka.schema_registry.SchemaRegistryClient
 ```
 
 ### Console `console`
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/setup.py b/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
index 4f229bedd7..10d9d442c5 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ base_dev_requirements = {
             "looker",
             "glue",
             "hive",
+            "oracle",
             "datahub-kafka",
             "datahub-rest",
             # airflow is added below
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/oracle.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/oracle.py
index 0d493e51f7..497330d6dd 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/oracle.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/oracle.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
 # This import verifies that the dependencies are available.
 import cx_Oracle  # noqa: F401
+import pydantic
 
 from .sql_common import BasicSQLAlchemyConfig, SQLAlchemySource
 
@@ -8,6 +11,23 @@ class OracleConfig(BasicSQLAlchemyConfig):
     # defaults
     scheme = "oracle+cx_oracle"
 
+    service_name: Optional[str]
+
+    @pydantic.validator("service_name")
+    def check_service_name(cls, v, values):
+        if values.get("database") and v:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "specify one of 'database' and 'service_name', but not both"
+            )
+        return v
+
+    def get_sql_alchemy_url(self):
+        url = super().get_sql_alchemy_url()
+        if self.service_name:
+            assert not self.database
+            url = f"{url}/?service_name={self.service_name}"
+        return url
+
 
 class OracleSource(SQLAlchemySource):
     def __init__(self, config, ctx):
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_oracle_source.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_oracle_source.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22e94c7e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_oracle_source.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import pytest
+
+from datahub.ingestion.source.oracle import OracleConfig
+
+
+def test_oracle_config():
+    base_config = {
+        "username": "user",
+        "password": "password",
+        "host_port": "host:1521",
+    }
+
+    config = OracleConfig.parse_obj(
+        {
+            **base_config,
+            "service_name": "svc01",
+        }
+    )
+    assert (
+        config.get_sql_alchemy_url()
+        == "oracle+cx_oracle://user:password@host:1521/?service_name=svc01"
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        config = OracleConfig.parse_obj(
+            {
+                **base_config,
+                "database": "db",
+                "service_name": "svc01",
+            }
+        )