diff --git a/examples/docs_snippets/docs_snippets/integrations/power-bi/customize-power-bi-asset-defs.py b/examples/docs_snippets/docs_snippets/integrations/power-bi/customize-power-bi-asset-defs.py
index a20163dd0e82b..d7b49b6141642 100644
--- a/examples/docs_snippets/docs_snippets/integrations/power-bi/customize-power-bi-asset-defs.py
+++ b/examples/docs_snippets/docs_snippets/integrations/power-bi/customize-power-bi-asset-defs.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def get_asset_spec(self, data: PowerBIContentData) -> dg.AssetSpec:
 
 power_bi_specs = load_powerbi_asset_specs(
     power_bi_workspace,
-    dagster_powerbi_translator=MyCustomPowerBITranslator,  # type: ignore
+    dagster_powerbi_translator=MyCustomPowerBITranslator,
 )
 defs = dg.Definitions(
     assets=[*power_bi_specs], resources={"power_bi": power_bi_workspace}
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi/resource.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi/resource.py
index 473b6fb0de6ab..8d17944df9b4c 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi/resource.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi/resource.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import Any, Dict, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Type
+from typing import Any, Dict, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Type, Union
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import requests
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from dagster._time import get_current_timestamp
 from dagster._utils.cached_method import cached_method
 from dagster._utils.security import non_secure_md5_hash_str
+from dagster._utils.warnings import deprecation_warning
 from pydantic import Field, PrivateAttr
 
 from dagster_powerbi.translator import (
@@ -395,15 +396,17 @@ def build_defs(
 @experimental
 def load_powerbi_asset_specs(
     workspace: PowerBIWorkspace,
-    dagster_powerbi_translator: Optional[DagsterPowerBITranslator] = None,
+    dagster_powerbi_translator: Optional[
+        Union[DagsterPowerBITranslator, Type[DagsterPowerBITranslator]]
+    ] = None,
     use_workspace_scan: bool = True,
 ) -> Sequence[AssetSpec]:
     """Returns a list of AssetSpecs representing the Power BI content in the workspace.
 
     Args:
         workspace (PowerBIWorkspace): The Power BI workspace to load assets from.
-        dagster_powerbi_translator (Optional[DagsterPowerBITranslator]): The translator to use
-            to convert Power BI content into :py:class:`dagster.AssetSpec`.
+        dagster_powerbi_translator (Optional[Union[DagsterPowerBITranslator, Type[DagsterPowerBITranslator]]]):
+            The translator to use to convert Power BI content into :py:class:`dagster.AssetSpec`.
             Defaults to :py:class:`DagsterPowerBITranslator`.
         use_workspace_scan (bool): Whether to scan the entire workspace using admin APIs
             at once to get all content. Defaults to True.
@@ -411,6 +414,16 @@ def load_powerbi_asset_specs(
     Returns:
         List[AssetSpec]: The set of assets representing the Power BI content in the workspace.
     """
+    if isinstance(dagster_powerbi_translator, type):
+        deprecation_warning(
+            subject="Support of `dagster_powerbi_translator` as a Type[DagsterPowerBITranslator]",
+            breaking_version="1.10",
+            additional_warn_text=(
+                "Pass an instance of DagsterPowerBITranslator or subclass to `dagster_powerbi_translator` instead."
+            ),
+        )
+        dagster_powerbi_translator = dagster_powerbi_translator()
+
     with workspace.process_config_and_initialize_cm() as initialized_workspace:
         return check.is_list(
             PowerBIWorkspaceDefsLoader(
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi_tests/test_asset_specs.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi_tests/test_asset_specs.py
index 32196a361cebd..5f5547184a1b1 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi_tests/test_asset_specs.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-powerbi/dagster_powerbi_tests/test_asset_specs.py
@@ -111,6 +111,27 @@ def test_translator_custom_metadata(workspace_data_api_mocks: None, workspace_id
     assert "dagster/kind/powerbi" in asset_spec.tags
 
 
+def test_translator_custom_metadata_legacy(
+    workspace_data_api_mocks: None, workspace_id: str
+) -> None:
+    fake_token = uuid.uuid4().hex
+    resource = PowerBIWorkspace(
+        credentials=PowerBIToken(api_token=fake_token),
+        workspace_id=workspace_id,
+    )
+    all_asset_specs = load_powerbi_asset_specs(
+        workspace=resource,
+        dagster_powerbi_translator=MyCustomTranslator,
+        use_workspace_scan=False,
+    )
+    asset_spec = next(spec for spec in all_asset_specs)
+
+    assert "custom" in asset_spec.metadata
+    assert asset_spec.metadata["custom"] == "metadata"
+    assert asset_spec.key.path == ["prefix", "dashboard", "Sales_Returns_Sample_v201912"]
+    assert "dagster/kind/powerbi" in asset_spec.tags
+
+
 @lazy_definitions
 def state_derived_defs_two_workspaces() -> Definitions:
     resource = PowerBIWorkspace(