diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/metrics/Lineage.java b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/metrics/Lineage.java
index ab64389fe198..65ec12af0580 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/metrics/Lineage.java
+++ b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/metrics/Lineage.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public static String getFqName(String system, Iterable<String> segments) {
    * Add a FQN (fully-qualified name) to Lineage. Segments will be processed via {@link #getFqName}.
    */
   public void add(String system, @Nullable String subtype, Iterable<String> segments) {
-    metric.add(getFqName(system, subtype, segments));
+    add(getFqName(system, subtype, segments));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ public void add(String system, Iterable<String> segments) {
     add(system, null, segments);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds the given details as Lineage. For asset level lineage the resource location should be
+   * specified as Dataplex FQN https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/fully-qualified-names
+   */
+  public void add(String details) {
+    metric.add(details);
+  }
+
   /** Query {@link StringSet} metrics from {@link MetricResults}. */
   public static Set<String> query(MetricResults results, Type type) {
     MetricsFilter filter =