diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/semantic_model.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/semantic_model.py
index 90b4a89e..f119bdef 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/semantic_model.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/semantic_model.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     SemanticModelConfig,
     SemanticModelDefaults,
 )
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.semantic_model import NodeRelation
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.references import (
     EntityReference,
     LinkableElementReference,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 from dsi_pydantic_shim import Field, validator
 
 
-class NodeRelation(HashableBaseModel):
+class PydanticNodeRelation(HashableBaseModel, ProtocolHint[NodeRelation]):
     """Path object to where the data should be."""
 
     alias: str
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class NodeRelation(HashableBaseModel):
     database: Optional[str] = None
     relation_name: str = ""
 
+    @override
+    def _implements_protocol(self) -> NodeRelation:  # noqa: D
+        return self
+
     @validator("relation_name", always=True)
     @classmethod
     def __create_default_relation_name(cls, value: Any, values: Any) -> str:  # type: ignore[misc]
@@ -57,12 +62,12 @@ def __create_default_relation_name(cls, value: Any, values: Any) -> str:  # type
         return value
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_string(sql_str: str) -> NodeRelation:  # noqa: D
+    def from_string(sql_str: str) -> PydanticNodeRelation:  # noqa: D
         sql_str_split = sql_str.split(".")
         if len(sql_str_split) == 2:
-            return NodeRelation(schema_name=sql_str_split[0], alias=sql_str_split[1])
+            return PydanticNodeRelation(schema_name=sql_str_split[0], alias=sql_str_split[1])
         elif len(sql_str_split) == 3:
-            return NodeRelation(database=sql_str_split[0], schema_name=sql_str_split[1], alias=sql_str_split[2])
+            return PydanticNodeRelation(database=sql_str_split[0], schema_name=sql_str_split[1], alias=sql_str_split[2])
         raise RuntimeError(
             f"Invalid input for a SQL table, expected form '<schema>.<table>' or '<db>.<schema>.<table>' "
             f"but got: {sql_str}"
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ def _implements_protocol(self) -> SemanticModel:
     name: str
     defaults: Optional[PydanticSemanticModelDefaults]
     description: Optional[str]
-    node_relation: NodeRelation
+    node_relation: PydanticNodeRelation
 
     primary_entity: Optional[str]
     entities: Sequence[PydanticEntity] = []
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/time_spine.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/time_spine.py
index 8a8bafee..02a787a2 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/time_spine.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/implementations/time_spine.py
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
     ModelWithMetadataParsing,
 )
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols import ProtocolHint
-from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.time_spine import (
-    TimeSpine,
-)
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.time_spine import TimeSpine
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums import TimeGranularity
 
 
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/test_utils.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/test_utils.py
index addd1b93..0b2fefbe 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/test_utils.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/test_utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     PydanticSemanticManifest,
 )
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.semantic_model import (
-    NodeRelation,
+    PydanticNodeRelation,
     PydanticSemanticModel,
 )
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.parsing.objects import YamlConfigFile
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def metric_with_guaranteed_meta(
 def semantic_model_with_guaranteed_meta(
     name: str,
     description: Optional[str] = None,
-    node_relation: Optional[NodeRelation] = None,
+    node_relation: Optional[PydanticNodeRelation] = None,
     metadata: PydanticMetadata = default_meta(),
     entities: Sequence[PydanticEntity] = (),
     measures: Sequence[PydanticMeasure] = (),
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def semantic_model_with_guaranteed_meta(
     """
     created_node_relation = node_relation
     if created_node_relation is None:
-        created_node_relation = NodeRelation(
+        created_node_relation = PydanticNodeRelation(
             schema_name="schema",
             alias="table",
         )
diff --git a/tests/validations/test_reserved_keywords.py b/tests/validations/test_reserved_keywords.py
index e1d477d5..85cd8b02 100644
--- a/tests/validations/test_reserved_keywords.py
+++ b/tests/validations/test_reserved_keywords.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.semantic_manifest import (
     PydanticSemanticManifest,
 )
-from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.semantic_model import NodeRelation
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.semantic_model import PydanticNodeRelation
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.test_utils import find_semantic_model_with
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.validations.reserved_keywords import (
     RESERVED_KEYWORDS,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_reserved_keywords_in_node_relation(  # noqa: D
     (semantic_model_with_node_relation, _index) = find_semantic_model_with(
         model=model, function=lambda semantic_model: semantic_model.node_relation is not None
     )
-    semantic_model_with_node_relation.node_relation = NodeRelation(
+    semantic_model_with_node_relation.node_relation = PydanticNodeRelation(
         alias=random_keyword(),
         schema_name="some_schema",
     )