diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/entities.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/entities.py
index d54db1c286..bfccc2f22e 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/entities.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/entities.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
+from typing import Optional
 
 import attr
 
@@ -18,10 +19,16 @@ class Dataset(_Entity):
     platform: str
     name: str
     env: str = builder.DEFAULT_ENV
+    platform_instance: Optional[str] = None
 
     @property
     def urn(self):
-        return builder.make_dataset_urn(self.platform, self.name, self.env)
+        return builder.make_dataset_urn_with_platform_instance(
+            platform=self.platform,
+            name=self.name,
+            platform_instance=self.platform_instance,
+            env=self.env,
+        )
 
 
 @attr.s(str=True)
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_backend_demo.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_backend_demo.py
index e04159f388..95b594e405 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_backend_demo.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_backend_demo.py
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ with DAG(
         dag=dag,
         bash_command="echo 'This is where you might run your data tooling.'",
         inlets=[
-            Dataset("snowflake", "mydb.schema.tableA"),
-            Dataset("snowflake", "mydb.schema.tableB", "DEV"),
+            Dataset(platform="snowflake", name="mydb.schema.tableA"),
+            Dataset(platform="snowflake", name="mydb.schema.tableB", env="DEV"),
+            Dataset(
+                platform="snowflake",
+                name="mydb.schema.tableC",
+                platform_instance="cloud",
+            ),
             # You can also put dataset URNs in the inlets/outlets lists.
             Urn(
                 "urn:li:dataset:(urn:li:dataPlatform:snowflake,mydb.schema.tableC,PROD)"
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_emission_dag.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_emission_dag.py
index c77ae3f00a..153464246c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_emission_dag.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub_provider/example_dags/lineage_emission_dag.py
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@ with DAG(
         mces=[
             builder.make_lineage_mce(
                 upstream_urns=[
-                    builder.make_dataset_urn("snowflake", "mydb.schema.tableA"),
-                    builder.make_dataset_urn("snowflake", "mydb.schema.tableB"),
+                    builder.make_dataset_urn(
+                        platform="snowflake", name="mydb.schema.tableA"
+                    ),
+                    builder.make_dataset_urn_with_platform_instance(
+                        platform="snowflake",
+                        name="mydb.schema.tableB",
+                        platform_instance="cloud",
+                    ),
                 ],
                 downstream_urn=builder.make_dataset_urn(
-                    "snowflake", "mydb.schema.tableC"
+                    platform="snowflake", name="mydb.schema.tableC", env="DEV"
                 ),
             )
         ],