diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/sql_common.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/sql_common.py
index 1c22f4d064..e91e4d14a0 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/sql_common.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/sql_common.py
@@ -519,9 +519,20 @@ class SQLAlchemySource(StatefulIngestionSourceBase):
         else:
             return f"{schema}.{entity}"
 
-    def get_foreign_key_metadata(self, dataset_urn, fk_dict, inspector):
+    def get_foreign_key_metadata(
+        self,
+        dataset_urn: str,
+        schema: str,
+        fk_dict: Dict[str, str],
+        inspector: Inspector,
+    ) -> ForeignKeyConstraint:
+        referred_schema: Optional[str] = fk_dict.get("referred_schema")
+
+        if not referred_schema:
+            referred_schema = schema
+
         referred_dataset_name = self.get_identifier(
-            schema=fk_dict["referred_schema"],
+            schema=referred_schema,
             entity=fk_dict["referred_table"],
             inspector=inspector,
         )
@@ -628,7 +639,9 @@ class SQLAlchemySource(StatefulIngestionSourceBase):
             pk_constraints: dict = inspector.get_pk_constraint(table, schema)
             try:
                 foreign_keys = [
-                    self.get_foreign_key_metadata(dataset_urn, fk_rec, inspector)
+                    self.get_foreign_key_metadata(
+                        dataset_urn, schema, fk_rec, inspector
+                    )
                     for fk_rec in inspector.get_foreign_keys(table, schema)
                 ]
             except KeyError:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_sql_common.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_sql_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9378518062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_sql_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from typing import Dict
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from sqlalchemy.engine.reflection import Inspector
+
+from datahub.ingestion.api.source import Source
+from datahub.ingestion.source.sql.sql_common import (
+    PipelineContext,
+    SQLAlchemyConfig,
+    SQLAlchemySource,
+)
+
+
+class TestSQLAlchemyConfig(SQLAlchemyConfig):
+    def get_sql_alchemy_url(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class TestSQLAlchemySource(SQLAlchemySource):
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, config_dict: dict, ctx: PipelineContext) -> Source:
+        pass
+
+
+def test_generate_foreign_key():
+    config: SQLAlchemyConfig = TestSQLAlchemyConfig()
+    ctx: PipelineContext = PipelineContext(run_id="test_ctx")
+    platform: str = "TEST"
+    inspector: Inspector = Mock()
+    source = TestSQLAlchemySource(config=config, ctx=ctx, platform=platform)
+    fk_dict: Dict[str, str] = {
+        "name": "test_constraint",
+        "referred_table": "test_table",
+        "referred_schema": "test_referred_schema",
+        "constrained_columns": ["test_column"],  # type: ignore
+        "referred_columns": ["test_referred_column"],  # type: ignore
+    }
+    foreign_key = source.get_foreign_key_metadata(
+        dataset_urn="test_urn",
+        schema="test_schema",
+        fk_dict=fk_dict,
+        inspector=inspector,
+    )
+
+    assert fk_dict.get("name") == foreign_key.name
+    assert [
+        "urn:li:schemaField:(urn:li:dataset:(urn:li:dataPlatform:TEST,test_referred_schema.test_table,PROD),test_referred_column)"
+    ] == foreign_key.foreignFields
+    assert ["urn:li:schemaField:(test_urn,test_column)"] == foreign_key.sourceFields
+
+
+def test_use_source_schema_for_foreign_key_if_not_specified():
+    config: SQLAlchemyConfig = TestSQLAlchemyConfig()
+    ctx: PipelineContext = PipelineContext(run_id="test_ctx")
+    platform: str = "TEST"
+    inspector: Inspector = Mock()
+    source = TestSQLAlchemySource(config=config, ctx=ctx, platform=platform)
+    fk_dict: Dict[str, str] = {
+        "name": "test_constraint",
+        "referred_table": "test_table",
+        "constrained_columns": ["test_column"],  # type: ignore
+        "referred_columns": ["test_referred_column"],  # type: ignore
+    }
+    foreign_key = source.get_foreign_key_metadata(
+        dataset_urn="test_urn",
+        schema="test_schema",
+        fk_dict=fk_dict,
+        inspector=inspector,
+    )
+
+    assert fk_dict.get("name") == foreign_key.name
+    assert [
+        "urn:li:schemaField:(urn:li:dataset:(urn:li:dataPlatform:TEST,test_schema.test_table,PROD),test_referred_column)"
+    ] == foreign_key.foreignFields
+    assert ["urn:li:schemaField:(test_urn,test_column)"] == foreign_key.sourceFields