diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/__init__.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/__init__.py
index d1f0b6a36a7a0..2e7d412532e9b 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     build_airflow_polling_sensor_defs as build_airflow_polling_sensor_defs,
 )
 from .top_level_dag_def_api import (
+    assets_with_dag_mappings as assets_with_dag_mappings,
     assets_with_task_mappings as assets_with_task_mappings,
     dag_defs as dag_defs,
     task_defs as task_defs,
diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/top_level_dag_def_api.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/top_level_dag_def_api.py
index 0283b64bcf93d..edf645b96857f 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/top_level_dag_def_api.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift/core/top_level_dag_def_api.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     _check as check,
 )
 
-from dagster_airlift.core.utils import metadata_for_task_mapping
+from dagster_airlift.core.utils import metadata_for_dag_mapping, metadata_for_task_mapping
 
 
 class TaskDefs:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def assets_with_task_mappings(
     Concretely this adds metadata to all asset specs in the provided definitions
     with the provided dag_id and task_id. The dag_id comes from the dag_id argument;
     the task_id comes from the key of the provided task_mappings dictionary.
-    There is a single metadata key "airlift/task_mapping" that is used to store
+    There is a single metadata key "airlift/task-mapping" that is used to store
     this information. It is a list of dictionaries with keys "dag_id" and "task_id".
 
     Example:
@@ -106,6 +106,51 @@ def asset_one() -> None: ...
     return assets_list
 
 
+def assets_with_dag_mappings(
+    dag_mappings: Mapping[str, Iterable[Union[AssetsDefinition, AssetSpec]]],
+) -> Sequence[Union[AssetsDefinition, AssetSpec]]:
+    """Modify assets to be associated with a particular dag in Airlift tooling.
+
+    Used in concert with `build_defs_from_airflow_instance` to observe an airflow
+    instance to monitor the dags that are associated with the assets and
+    keep their materialization histories up to date.
+
+    In contrast with `assets_with_task_mappings`, which maps assets on a per-task basis, this is used in concert with
+    `proxying_to_dagster` dag-level mappings where an entire dag is migrated at once.
+
+    Concretely this adds metadata to all asset specs in the provided definitions
+    with the provided dag_id. The dag_id comes from the key of the provided dag_mappings dictionary.
+    There is a single metadata key "airlift/dag-mapping" that is used to store
+    this information. It is a list of strings, where each string is a dag_id which the asset is associated with.
+
+    Example:
+    .. code-block:: python
+        from dagster import AssetSpec, Definitions, asset
+        from dagster_airlift.core import assets_with_dag_mappings
+
+        @asset
+        def asset_one() -> None: ...
+
+        defs = Definitions(
+            assets=assets_with_dag_mappings(
+                dag_mappings={
+                    "dag_one": [asset_one],
+                    "dag_two": [AssetSpec(key="asset_two"), AssetSpec(key="asset_three")],
+                },
+            )
+        )
+    """
+    assets_list = []
+    for dag_id, assets in dag_mappings.items():
+        assets_list.extend(
+            apply_metadata_to_assets(
+                assets,
+                metadata_for_dag_mapping(dag_id=dag_id),
+            )
+        )
+    return assets_list
+
+
 def dag_defs(dag_id: str, *defs: TaskDefs) -> Definitions:
     """Construct a Dagster :py:class:`Definitions` object with definitions
     associated with a particular Dag in Airflow that is being tracked by Airlift tooling.
diff --git a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/unit_tests/core_tests/test_dag_defs.py b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/unit_tests/core_tests/test_dag_defs.py
index 7e3ec4163d275..52ee73a3546f9 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/unit_tests/core_tests/test_dag_defs.py
+++ b/examples/experimental/dagster-airlift/dagster_airlift_tests/unit_tests/core_tests/test_dag_defs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from dagster import AssetKey, AssetSpec, Definitions, multi_asset
 from dagster._core.definitions.asset_key import CoercibleToAssetKey
-from dagster_airlift.constants import TASK_MAPPING_METADATA_KEY
-from dagster_airlift.core import assets_with_task_mappings, dag_defs, task_defs
+from dagster_airlift.constants import DAG_MAPPING_METADATA_KEY, TASK_MAPPING_METADATA_KEY
+from dagster_airlift.core import (
+    assets_with_dag_mappings,
+    assets_with_task_mappings,
+    dag_defs,
+    task_defs,
+)
 
 
 def from_specs(*specs: AssetSpec) -> Definitions:
@@ -19,6 +24,12 @@ def has_single_task_handle(spec: AssetSpec, dag_id: str, task_id: str) -> bool:
     return task_handle_dict["dag_id"] == dag_id and task_handle_dict["task_id"] == task_id
 
 
+def has_single_dag_handle(spec: AssetSpec, dag_id: str) -> bool:
+    assert len(spec.metadata[DAG_MAPPING_METADATA_KEY]) == 1
+    mapping = next(iter(spec.metadata[DAG_MAPPING_METADATA_KEY]))
+    return mapping == {"dag_id": dag_id}
+
+
 def test_dag_def_spec() -> None:
     defs = dag_defs(
         "dag_one",
@@ -87,3 +98,15 @@ def an_asset() -> None: ...
         )
     )
     assert has_single_task_handle(asset_spec(defs, "asset_one"), "dag_one", "task_one")
+
+
+def test_dag_mappings_assets_def() -> None:
+    @multi_asset(specs=[AssetSpec(key="asset_one")])
+    def an_asset() -> None: ...
+
+    defs = Definitions(
+        assets=assets_with_dag_mappings(
+            {"dag_one": [an_asset]},
+        )
+    )
+    assert has_single_dag_handle(asset_spec(defs, "asset_one"), "dag_one")