diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/storage/storage_service.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/storage/storage_service.py
index 9b4e624bf5de..64b28a91f6a1 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/storage/storage_service.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/storage/storage_service.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def _manifest_entries_to_metadata_entries_by_container(
                 structureFormat=entry.structureFormat,
                 isPartitioned=entry.isPartitioned,
                 partitionColumns=entry.partitionColumns,
+                separator=entry.separator,
             )
             for entry in manifest.entries
             if entry.containerName == container_name
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ def extract_column_definitions(
                 key=sample_key,
                 bucket_name=bucket_name,
                 file_extension=SupportedTypes(metadata_entry.structureFormat),
+                separator=metadata_entry.separator,
             ),
         )
         columns = []
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/dsv.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/dsv.py
index d030cce3ae1b..7d0236bf618c 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/dsv.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/dsv.py
@@ -114,5 +114,9 @@ def _read(self, *, key: str, bucket_name: str, **__) -> DatalakeColumnWrapper:
         )
 
 
-CSVDataFrameReader = functools.partial(DSVDataFrameReader, separator=CSV_SEPARATOR)
-TSVDataFrameReader = functools.partial(DSVDataFrameReader, separator=TSV_SEPARATOR)
+def get_dsv_reader_by_separator(separator: str) -> functools.partial:
+    return functools.partial(DSVDataFrameReader, separator=separator)
+
+
+CSVDataFrameReader = get_dsv_reader_by_separator(separator=CSV_SEPARATOR)
+TSVDataFrameReader = get_dsv_reader_by_separator(separator=TSV_SEPARATOR)
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/models.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/models.py
index 8b908a01b509..765e6c1ae783 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/models.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/models.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 """
 from typing import Any, List, Optional
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import Column
 
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class DatalakeTableSchemaWrapper(BaseModel):
     key: str
     bucket_name: str
     file_extension: Optional[Any]
+    separator: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Used for DSV readers to identify the separator"
+    )
 
 
 class DatalakeTableMetadata(BaseModel):
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/reader_factory.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/reader_factory.py
index b8c3f03190f2..7e698699364f 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/reader_factory.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/readers/dataframe/reader_factory.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 
 from metadata.readers.dataframe.avro import AvroDataFrameReader
 from metadata.readers.dataframe.base import DataFrameReader
-from metadata.readers.dataframe.dsv import CSVDataFrameReader, TSVDataFrameReader
+from metadata.readers.dataframe.dsv import (
+    CSVDataFrameReader,
+    TSVDataFrameReader,
+    get_dsv_reader_by_separator,
+)
 from metadata.readers.dataframe.json import JSONDataFrameReader
 from metadata.readers.dataframe.parquet import ParquetDataFrameReader
 from metadata.readers.models import ConfigSource
@@ -52,11 +56,20 @@ class SupportedTypes(Enum):
 
 
 def get_df_reader(
-    type_: SupportedTypes, config_source: ConfigSource, client: Optional[Any]
+    type_: SupportedTypes,
+    config_source: ConfigSource,
+    client: Optional[Any],
+    separator: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> DataFrameReader:
     """
     Load the File Reader based on the Config Source
     """
+    # If we have a DSV file, build a reader dynamically based on the received separator
+    if type_ in {SupportedTypes.CSV, SupportedTypes.TSV} and separator:
+        return get_dsv_reader_by_separator(separator=separator)(
+            config_source=config_source, client=client
+        )
+
     if type_.value in DF_READER_MAP:
         return DF_READER_MAP[type_.value](config_source=config_source, client=client)
 
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/datalake/datalake_utils.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/datalake/datalake_utils.py
index c49193ce4e2c..a482f8bc0b9a 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/datalake/datalake_utils.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/datalake/datalake_utils.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def fetch_dataframe(
                 type_=file_extension,
                 config_source=config_source,
                 client=client,
+                separator=file_fqn.separator,
             )
             try:
                 df_wrapper: DatalakeColumnWrapper = df_reader.read(
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/readers/test_df_reader.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/readers/test_df_reader.py
index 5ab68f75d9ce..f071ce0faf5e 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/readers/test_df_reader.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/readers/test_df_reader.py
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ def test_dsv_reader(self):
             list(df_list[0].columns), ["transaction_id", "transaction_value"]
         )
 
+    def test_dsv_reader_with_separator(self):
+        key = ROOT_PATH / "transactions_separator.csv"
+
+        df_list = fetch_dataframe(
+            config_source=LocalConfig(),
+            client=None,
+            file_fqn=DatalakeTableSchemaWrapper(
+                key=str(key), bucket_name="unused", separator=";"
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(df_list)
+        self.assertTrue(len(df_list))
+
+        self.assertEquals(df_list[0].shape, (5, 2))
+        self.assertEquals(
+            list(df_list[0].columns), ["transaction_id", "transaction_value"]
+        )
+
     def test_json_reader(self):
         key = ROOT_PATH / "employees.json"
 
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/resources/datalake/transactions_separator.csv b/ingestion/tests/unit/resources/datalake/transactions_separator.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a99d886d6a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/resources/datalake/transactions_separator.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+transaction_id;transaction_value
+1;100
+2;200
+3;300
+4;400
+5;500
diff --git a/openmetadata-docs/content/partials/v1.2/connectors/storage/manifest.md b/openmetadata-docs/content/partials/v1.2/connectors/storage/manifest.md
index a4e86545b1ba..289d48a1aecc 100644
--- a/openmetadata-docs/content/partials/v1.2/connectors/storage/manifest.md
+++ b/openmetadata-docs/content/partials/v1.2/connectors/storage/manifest.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ need to bring information about:
 
 - **dataPath**: Where we can find the data. This should be a path relative to the top-level container.
 - **structureFormat**: What is the format of the data we are going to find. This information will be used to read the data.
+- **separator**: Optionally, for delimiter-separated formats such as CSV, you can specify the separator to use when reading the file.
+  If you don't, we will use `,` for CSV and `/t` for TSV files.
 
 After ingesting this container, we will bring in the schema of the data in the `dataPath`.
 
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ Again, this information will be added on top of the inferred schema from the dat
 ```json {% srNumber=2 %}
         {
             "dataPath": "transactions",
-            "structureFormat": "csv"
+            "structureFormat": "csv",
+            "separator": ","
         },
 ```
 ```json {% srNumber=3 %}
diff --git a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/containerMetadataConfig.json b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/containerMetadataConfig.json
index 6a0d95234f2b..437454b80a09 100644
--- a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/containerMetadataConfig.json
+++ b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/containerMetadataConfig.json
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": null
         },
+        "separator": {
+          "title": "Separator",
+          "description": "For delimited files such as CSV, what is the separator being used?",
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": null
+        },
         "isPartitioned": {
           "title": "Is Partitioned",
           "description": "Flag indicating whether the container's data is partitioned",
diff --git a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/manifestMetadataConfig.json b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/manifestMetadataConfig.json
index f87f82ed2480..cb781a653436 100644
--- a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/manifestMetadataConfig.json
+++ b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/storage/manifestMetadataConfig.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": null
         },
+        "separator": {
+          "title": "Separator",
+          "description": "For delimited files such as CSV, what is the separator being used?",
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": null
+        },
         "isPartitioned": {
           "title": "Is Partitioned",
           "description": "Flag indicating whether the container's data is partitioned",