diff --git a/datafusion/datasource/src/file.rs b/datafusion/datasource/src/file.rs
index bd09c1192dba1..ceea81feaf7b1 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource/src/file.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource/src/file.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ pub trait FileSource: Send + Sync {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
+    /// Push down filters to the file source if supported.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Ok(None)` by default. See [`ExecutionPlan::with_filter_pushdown_result`]
+    /// for more details.
+    ///
+    /// [`ExecutionPlan::with_filter_pushdown_result`]: datafusion_physical_plan::execution_plan::ExecutionPlan::with_filter_pushdown_result
     fn push_down_filters(
         &self,
         _filters: &[PhysicalExprRef],
diff --git a/datafusion/datasource/src/source.rs b/datafusion/datasource/src/source.rs
index 159dbe1d5d181..6dc3d47e31f47 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource/src/source.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource/src/source.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use datafusion_physical_plan::{
 
 use crate::file_scan_config::FileScanConfig;
 use datafusion_common::config::ConfigOptions;
-use datafusion_common::{Constraints, Statistics};
+use datafusion_common::{Constraints, Result, Statistics};
 use datafusion_execution::{SendableRecordBatchStream, TaskContext};
 use datafusion_physical_expr::{EquivalenceProperties, Partitioning, PhysicalExprRef};
 use datafusion_physical_expr_common::sort_expr::LexOrdering;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub trait DataSource: Send + Sync + Debug {
         &self,
         partition: usize,
         context: Arc<TaskContext>,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<SendableRecordBatchStream>;
+    ) -> Result<SendableRecordBatchStream>;
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
     /// Format this source for display in explain plans
     fn fmt_as(&self, t: DisplayFormatType, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result;
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ pub trait DataSource: Send + Sync + Debug {
         _target_partitions: usize,
         _repartition_file_min_size: usize,
         _output_ordering: Option<LexOrdering>,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<Arc<dyn DataSource>>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<Arc<dyn DataSource>>> {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
     fn output_partitioning(&self) -> Partitioning;
     fn eq_properties(&self) -> EquivalenceProperties;
-    fn statistics(&self) -> datafusion_common::Result<Statistics>;
+    fn statistics(&self) -> Result<Statistics>;
     /// Return a copy of this DataSource with a new fetch limit
     fn with_fetch(&self, _limit: Option<usize>) -> Option<Arc<dyn DataSource>>;
     fn fetch(&self) -> Option<usize>;
@@ -81,15 +81,25 @@ pub trait DataSource: Send + Sync + Debug {
     fn try_swapping_with_projection(
         &self,
         _projection: &ProjectionExec,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>>;
-    /// Push down filters from parent execution plans to this data source.
-    /// This is expected to return Ok(None) if the filters cannot be pushed down.
-    /// If they can be pushed down it should return a [`FilterPushdownResult`] containing the new
-    /// data source and the support level for each filter (exact or inexact).
+    ) -> Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>>;
+
+    /// Push down filters into this `DataSource`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the filters cannot be evaluated within the
+    /// `DataSource`.
+    ///
+    /// If the filters can be evaluated by the `DataSource`,
+    /// return a [`FilterPushdownResult`] containing an updated
+    /// `DataSource` and the support level for each filter (exact or inexact).
+    ///
+    /// Default implementation returns `Ok(None)`. See [`ExecutionPlan::with_filter_pushdown_result`]
+    /// for more details.
+    ///
+    /// [`ExecutionPlan::push_down_filters`]: datafusion_physical_plan::execution_plan::ExecutionPlan::with_filter_pushdown_result
     fn push_down_filters(
         &self,
         _filters: &[PhysicalExprRef],
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<DataSourceFilterPushdownResult>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<DataSourceFilterPushdownResult>>> {
         Ok(None)
     }
 }
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
     fn with_new_children(
         self: Arc<Self>,
         _: Vec<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
+    ) -> Result<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
         Ok(self)
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +164,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
         &self,
         target_partitions: usize,
         config: &ConfigOptions,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>> {
         let data_source = self.data_source.repartitioned(
             target_partitions,
             config.optimizer.repartition_file_min_size,
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
         &self,
         partition: usize,
         context: Arc<TaskContext>,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<SendableRecordBatchStream> {
+    ) -> Result<SendableRecordBatchStream> {
         self.data_source.open(partition, context)
     }
 
@@ -186,7 +196,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
         Some(self.data_source.metrics().clone_inner())
     }
 
-    fn statistics(&self) -> datafusion_common::Result<Statistics> {
+    fn statistics(&self) -> Result<Statistics> {
         self.data_source.statistics()
     }
 
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
     fn try_swapping_with_projection(
         &self,
         projection: &ProjectionExec,
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>> {
         self.data_source.try_swapping_with_projection(projection)
     }
 
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for DataSourceExec {
         self: Arc<Self>,
         own_filters_result: &[FilterSupport],
         parent_filters_remaining: &[PhysicalExprRef],
-    ) -> datafusion_common::Result<Option<ExecutionPlanFilterPushdownResult>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<ExecutionPlanFilterPushdownResult>> {
         // We didn't give out any filters, this should be empty!
         assert!(own_filters_result.is_empty());
         // Forward filter pushdown to our data source.
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/execution_plan.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/execution_plan.rs
index 7c519bd404ad2..1ea6c14f4d2a7 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/execution_plan.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/execution_plan.rs
@@ -469,27 +469,32 @@ pub trait ExecutionPlan: Debug + DisplayAs + Send + Sync {
     }
 
     /// Returns a set of filters that this operator owns but would like to be pushed down.
-    /// For example, a `TopK` operator may produce dynamic filters that reference it's currrent state,
-    /// while a `FilterExec` will just hand of the filters it has as is.
-    /// The default implementation returns an empty vector.
-    /// These filters are applied row-by row and any that return `false` or `NULL` will be
-    /// filtered out and any that return `true` will be kept.
-    /// The expressions returned **must** always return `true` or `false`;
-    /// other truthy or falsy values are not allowed (e.g. `0`, `1`).
+    ///
+    /// For example, a `TopK` operator may produce dynamic filters that
+    /// reference it's current state, while a `FilterExec` will just hand of the
+    /// filters it has as is.
+    ///
+    /// The default implementation returns an empty vector. These filters are
+    /// applied row-by row:
+    /// 1. any that return `false` or `NULL` will be filtered out
+    /// 2. any that return `true` will be kept.
+    ///
+    /// The expressions returned **must** always be Boolean ( `true`, `false` or
+    /// NULL); other truthy or falsy values are not allowed (e.g. `0`, `1`).
     ///
     /// # Returns
     /// A vector of filters that this operator would like to push down.
     /// These should be treated as the split conjunction of a `WHERE` clause.
     /// That is, a query such as `WHERE a = 1 AND b = 2` would return two
     /// filters: `a = 1` and `b = 2`.
-    /// They can always be assembled into a single filter using
-    /// [`split_conjunction`][datafusion_physical_expr::split_conjunction].
+    /// They can be combined into a single filter using
+    /// [`conjunction`][datafusion_physical_expr::conjunction].
     fn filters_for_pushdown(&self) -> Result<Vec<Arc<dyn PhysicalExpr>>> {
         Ok(Vec::new())
     }
 
     /// Checks which filters this node allows to be pushed down through it from a parent to a child.
-    /// For example, a `ProjectionExec` node can allow filters that only refernece
+    /// For example, a `ProjectionExec` node can allow filters that only reference
     /// columns it did not create through but filters that reference columns it is creating cannot be pushed down any further.
     /// That is, it only allows some filters through because it changes the schema of the data.
     /// Aggregation nodes may not allow any filters to be pushed down as they change the cardinality of the data.