diff --git a/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD b/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
index ef3541ebcb1df..69168ad0cf246 100644
--- a/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
+++ b/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ load("@envoy_api//bazel:api_build_system.bzl", "api_proto_package")
 licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
 
 api_proto_package(
-    deps = ["@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg"],
+    deps = [
+        "//envoy/api/v2/core:pkg",
+        "@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto b/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
index 8c9f9e73fb7ac..758145d6480f2 100644
--- a/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
+++ b/api/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2;
 
+import "envoy/api/v2/core/base.proto";
+
 import "udpa/annotations/migrate.proto";
 
 option java_package = "io.envoyproxy.envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2";
@@ -15,6 +17,6 @@ option (udpa.annotations.file_migrate).move_to_package =
 // [#extension: envoy.filters.network.direct_response]
 
 message Config {
-  // Response data as bytes.
-  bytes response = 1;
+  // Response data as a data source.
+  api.v2.core.DataSource response = 1;
 }
diff --git a/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD b/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
index 7b429137a17af..b1fbfee7abe78 100644
--- a/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
+++ b/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
 
 api_proto_package(
     deps = [
+        "//envoy/config/core/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2:pkg",
         "@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg",
     ],
diff --git a/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto b/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
index be84035e04404..fba1384f3c433 100644
--- a/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
+++ b/api/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package envoy.extensions.filters.network.direct_response.v3;
 
+import "envoy/config/core/v3/base.proto";
+
 import "udpa/annotations/versioning.proto";
 
 option java_package = "io.envoyproxy.envoy.extensions.filters.network.direct_response.v3";
@@ -16,6 +18,6 @@ message Config {
   option (udpa.annotations.versioning).previous_message_type =
       "envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2.Config";
 
-  // Response data as bytes.
-  bytes response = 1;
+  // Response data as a data source.
+  config.core.v3.DataSource response = 1;
 }
diff --git a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
index ef3541ebcb1df..69168ad0cf246 100644
--- a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
+++ b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/BUILD
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ load("@envoy_api//bazel:api_build_system.bzl", "api_proto_package")
 licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
 
 api_proto_package(
-    deps = ["@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg"],
+    deps = [
+        "//envoy/api/v2/core:pkg",
+        "@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
index 8c9f9e73fb7ac..758145d6480f2 100644
--- a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
+++ b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2/config.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2;
 
+import "envoy/api/v2/core/base.proto";
+
 import "udpa/annotations/migrate.proto";
 
 option java_package = "io.envoyproxy.envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2";
@@ -15,6 +17,6 @@ option (udpa.annotations.file_migrate).move_to_package =
 // [#extension: envoy.filters.network.direct_response]
 
 message Config {
-  // Response data as bytes.
-  bytes response = 1;
+  // Response data as a data source.
+  api.v2.core.DataSource response = 1;
 }
diff --git a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
index 7b429137a17af..b1fbfee7abe78 100644
--- a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
+++ b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/BUILD
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
 
 api_proto_package(
     deps = [
+        "//envoy/config/core/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/config/filter/network/direct_response/v2:pkg",
         "@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg",
     ],
diff --git a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
index be84035e04404..fba1384f3c433 100644
--- a/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
+++ b/generated_api_shadow/envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3/config.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package envoy.extensions.filters.network.direct_response.v3;
 
+import "envoy/config/core/v3/base.proto";
+
 import "udpa/annotations/versioning.proto";
 
 option java_package = "io.envoyproxy.envoy.extensions.filters.network.direct_response.v3";
@@ -16,6 +18,6 @@ message Config {
   option (udpa.annotations.versioning).previous_message_type =
       "envoy.config.filter.network.direct_response.v2.Config";
 
-  // Response data as bytes.
-  bytes response = 1;
+  // Response data as a data source.
+  config.core.v3.DataSource response = 1;
 }
diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/BUILD b/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/BUILD
index 7a3fccd1278cf..e5037679e9003 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/BUILD
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/BUILD
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ envoy_cc_extension(
         ":filter",
         "//include/envoy/registry",
         "//include/envoy/server:filter_config_interface",
+        "//source/common/config:datasource_lib",
         "//source/extensions/filters/network:well_known_names",
         "//source/extensions/filters/network/common:factory_base_lib",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/config.cc b/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/config.cc
index ea9369aaf2d0d..1e8691234404a 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/config.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/config.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "envoy/registry/registry.h"
 #include "envoy/server/filter_config.h"
 
+#include "common/config/datasource.h"
+
 #include "extensions/filters/network/common/factory_base.h"
 #include "extensions/filters/network/direct_response/filter.h"
 #include "extensions/filters/network/well_known_names.h"
@@ -23,9 +25,10 @@ class DirectResponseConfigFactory
 private:
   Network::FilterFactoryCb createFilterFactoryFromProtoTyped(
       const envoy::extensions::filters::network::direct_response::v3::Config& config,
-      Server::Configuration::FactoryContext&) override {
-    return [config](Network::FilterManager& filter_manager) -> void {
-      filter_manager.addReadFilter(std::make_shared<DirectResponseFilter>(config.response()));
+      Server::Configuration::FactoryContext& context) override {
+    return [config, &context](Network::FilterManager& filter_manager) -> void {
+      auto content = Config::DataSource::read(config.response(), true, context.api());
+      filter_manager.addReadFilter(std::make_shared<DirectResponseFilter>(content));
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/test/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/direct_response_integration_test.cc b/test/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/direct_response_integration_test.cc
index cd776849b82a8..919f1490e8459 100644
--- a/test/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/direct_response_integration_test.cc
+++ b/test/extensions/filters/network/direct_response/direct_response_integration_test.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class DirectResponseIntegrationTest : public testing::TestWithParam<Network::Add
       - name: direct_response
         typed_config:
           "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.filters.network.direct_response.v3.Config
-          response: aGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQo=
+          response:
+            inline_string: "hello, world!\n"
       )EOF";
   }