diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql_queries.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql_queries.py
index 138430a68fcb9d..f3e8e774e4388f 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql_queries.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql_queries.py
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class SqlQueriesSourceConfig(PlatformInstanceConfigMixin, EnvConfigMixin):
         description="The default schema to use for unqualified table names",
         default=None,
     )
+    default_dialect: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="The SQL dialect to use when parsing queries. Overrides automatic dialect detection.",
+        default=None,
+    )
 
 
 class SqlQueriesSourceReport(SourceReport):
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ def _process_query(self, entry: "QueryEntry") -> Iterable[MetadataWorkUnit]:
             schema_resolver=self.schema_resolver,
             default_db=self.config.default_db,
             default_schema=self.config.default_schema,
+            default_dialect=self.config.default_dialect,
         )
         if result.debug_info.table_error:
             logger.info(f"Error parsing table lineage, {result.debug_info.table_error}")