diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/airflow_utils.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/airflow_utils.py
index 7bf73ac34d9bc..d23881a00f72e 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/airflow_utils.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/airflow_utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     multi_asset,
     sensor,
 )
-from dagster._time import datetime_from_timestamp, get_current_datetime
+from dagster._core.utils import toposort_flatten
+from dagster._time import datetime_from_timestamp, get_current_datetime, get_current_timestamp
 from dagster_dbt import build_dbt_asset_specs
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -217,9 +218,12 @@ def airflow_dag_sensor(context: SensorEvaluationContext) -> SensorResult:
                                 "Link to Run": MarkdownMetadataValue(
                                     f"[View Run]({airflow_webserver_url}/dags/{dag_id}/grid?dag_run_id={dag_run['dag_run_id']}&tab=details)"
                                 ),
+                                "Creation Timestamp": TimestampMetadataValue(
+                                    get_current_timestamp()
+                                ),
                             },
                         )
-                        for spec in specs
+                        for spec in toposort_specs(specs)
                     ]
                 )
         context.update_cursor(str(current_date.timestamp()))
@@ -304,3 +308,13 @@ def get_leaf_specs(specs: List[AssetSpec]) -> List[AssetSpec]:
         if key not in downstreams_per_key
     ]
     return leaf_specs
+
+
+def toposort_specs(specs: List[AssetSpec]) -> List[AssetSpec]:
+    spec_per_key = {spec.key: spec for spec in specs}
+    return [
+        spec_per_key[key]
+        for key in toposort_flatten(
+            {spec.key: {dep.asset_key for dep in spec.deps} for spec in specs}
+        )
+    ]
diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/airflow_project/dags/simple_dag.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/airflow_project/dags/simple_dag.py
index d0d90ab1c4bdf..0f880463334ad 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/airflow_project/dags/simple_dag.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/airflow_project/dags/simple_dag.py
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ def print_hello():
 dag = DAG(
     "print_dag", default_args=default_args, schedule_interval=None, is_paused_upon_creation=False
 )
-load_iris = PythonOperator(task_id="print_task", python_callable=print_hello, dag=dag)
+print_op = PythonOperator(task_id="print_task", python_callable=print_hello, dag=dag)
+downstream_print_op = PythonOperator(
+    task_id="downstream_print_task", python_callable=print_hello, dag=dag
+)
diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/test_airflow_utils.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/test_airflow_utils.py
index ce47c1853dfc7..c20ea10e81cd9 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/test_airflow_utils.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/test_airflow_utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 from typing import cast
 
 import requests
-from dagster import JsonMetadataValue, MarkdownMetadataValue, SensorResult, build_sensor_context
+from dagster import (
+    AssetDep,
+    JsonMetadataValue,
+    MarkdownMetadataValue,
+    SensorResult,
+    build_sensor_context,
+)
 from dagster._core.definitions.asset_key import AssetKey
 from dagster._core.test_utils import instance_for_test
 from dagster_airlift import (
@@ -25,10 +31,16 @@ def test_dag_peering(
                 dag_id="print_dag",
                 task_id="print_task",
                 key=AssetKey(["some", "key"]),
-            )
+            ),
+            TaskMapping(
+                dag_id="print_dag",
+                task_id="downstream_print_task",
+                key=AssetKey(["other", "key"]),
+                deps=[AssetDep(AssetKey(["some", "key"]))],
+            ),
         ],
     )
-    assert len(assets_defs) == 2
+    assert len(assets_defs) == 3
     dag_def = [  # noqa
         assets_def
         for assets_def in assets_defs
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ def test_dag_peering(
         sensor_context = build_sensor_context(instance=instance)
         sensor_result = sensor_def(sensor_context)
         assert isinstance(sensor_result, SensorResult)
-        assert len(sensor_result.asset_events) == 2
+        assert len(sensor_result.asset_events) == 3
         dag_mat = [  # noqa
             asset_mat
             for asset_mat in sensor_result.asset_events
@@ -111,3 +123,16 @@ def test_dag_peering(
         assert task_mat.metadata["Link to Run"] == MarkdownMetadataValue(
             f"[View Run](http://localhost:8080/dags/print_dag/grid?dag_run_id={run_id}&tab=details)"
         )
+
+        other_mat = [  # noqa
+            asset_mat
+            for asset_mat in sensor_result.asset_events
+            if asset_mat.asset_key == AssetKey(["other", "key"])
+        ][0]
+
+        assert other_mat
+        # other mat should be downstream of task mat
+        assert (  # type: ignore
+            other_mat.metadata["Creation Timestamp"].value
+            >= task_mat.metadata["Creation Timestamp"].value
+        )