diff --git a/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/model/Response.java b/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/model/Response.java
index eefee00d..866d6444 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/model/Response.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/model/Response.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 public class Response {
     private final Integer status;
     private final String body;
+    private final String bodyFile;
     private final boolean encodedBody;
     private final boolean templated;
     private final Map<String, List<String>> headers;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public class Response {
     public Response(
             @JsonProperty("status") Integer status,
             @JsonProperty("body") String body,
+            @JsonProperty("bodyFile") String bodyFile,
             @JsonProperty("encodedBody") boolean encodedBody,
             @JsonProperty("templated") boolean templated,
             @JsonProperty("headers") Map<String, List<String>> headers,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public Response(
             @JsonProperty("postServeAction") String postServeAction) {
         this.status = status;
         this.body = body;
+        this.bodyFile = bodyFile;
         this.encodedBody = encodedBody;
         this.templated = templated;
         this.headers = headers;
@@ -69,11 +72,14 @@ public String getBody() {
         return body;
     }
 
+    public String getBodyFile() {
+        return bodyFile;
+    }
+
     public boolean isEncodedBody() {
         return encodedBody;
     }
 
-
     public boolean isTemplated() {
         return templated;
     }
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ public String getPostServeAction() {
     static class Builder {
         private Integer status;
         private String body;
+        private String bodyFile;
         private boolean encodedBody;
         private boolean templated;
         private Map<String, List<String>> headers;
@@ -124,6 +131,11 @@ Builder body(String body) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        Builder bodyFile(String bodyFile) {
+            this.bodyFile = bodyFile;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         Builder encodedBody(boolean encodedBody) {
             this.encodedBody = encodedBody;
             return this;
@@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ Builder postServeAction(String postServeAction) {
         }
 
         Response build() {
-            return new Response(status, body, encodedBody, templated, headers, transitionsState, removesState, fixedDelay, logNormalDelay, postServeAction);
+            return new Response(status, body, bodyFile, encodedBody, templated, headers, transitionsState, removesState, fixedDelay, logNormalDelay, postServeAction);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/dsl/ResponseBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/dsl/ResponseBuilder.java
index 1b44d316..a5daf84c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/dsl/ResponseBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/dsl/ResponseBuilder.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class ResponseBuilder {
 
     private final Map<String, List<String>> headers = new HashMap<>();
     private String body = "";
+    private String bodyFile;
     private boolean encodedBody = false;
     private int status = 200;
     private boolean templated = true;
@@ -67,6 +68,20 @@ public ResponseBuilder body(final String body) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the file which the response body returns.
+     * You may need to configure the path for Hoverfly to look up the file by using
+     * {@link io.specto.hoverfly.junit.core.HoverflyConfig#absoluteResponseBodyFilesPath(String)} or
+     * {@link io.specto.hoverfly.junit.core.HoverflyConfig#relativeResponseBodyFilesPath(String)}
+     * If both body and bodyFile are set, Hoverfly will log a warning and the bodyFile will be ignored.
+     * @param bodyFile the path of the file which contains the response body
+     * @return the {@link ResponseBuilder for further customizations}
+     */
+    public ResponseBuilder bodyFile(final String bodyFile) {
+        this.bodyFile = bodyFile;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the status
      * @param status status of the response
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ public ResponseBuilder andRemoveState(final String stateToRemove) {
      * @return the response
      */
     Response build() {
-        return new Response(status, body, encodedBody, templated, headers, transitionsState, removesState, fixedDelay, logNormalDelay, null);
+        return new Response(status, body, bodyFile, encodedBody, templated, headers, transitionsState, removesState, fixedDelay, logNormalDelay, null);
     }
 
     public ResponseBuilder body(final HttpBodyConverter httpBodyConverter) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/ResponseBodyFileTest.java b/src/test/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/ResponseBodyFileTest.java
index 2f28506b..15563da5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/ResponseBodyFileTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/specto/hoverfly/junit/core/ResponseBodyFileTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.specto.hoverfly.junit.core;
 
 import static io.specto.hoverfly.junit.core.HoverflyMode.SIMULATE;
+import static io.specto.hoverfly.junit.dsl.HoverflyDsl.service;
+import static io.specto.hoverfly.junit.dsl.ResponseCreators.success;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 
@@ -9,7 +11,9 @@
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.RequestEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
@@ -41,7 +45,21 @@ public void shouldResolveResponseBodyFilesInTestResourcesFolder() throws URISynt
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldThrowExceptionIfRelativeFilesPathNotFound() throws URISyntaxException {
+  public void shouldWorksWithDsl() throws URISyntaxException {
+
+    try (Hoverfly hoverfly = new Hoverfly(HoverflyConfig.localConfigs().relativeResponseBodyFilesPath("simulations"), SIMULATE)) {
+      hoverfly.start();
+      hoverfly.simulate(SimulationSource.dsl(
+          service("www.my-test.com")
+              .get("/api/bookings/1")
+              .willReturn(success().header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE).bodyFile("responses/booking-200.json"))));
+
+      checkSimulationSuccessful();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldThrowExceptionIfRelativeFilesPathNotFound() {
 
     assertThatThrownBy(() -> new Hoverfly(HoverflyConfig.localConfigs().relativeResponseBodyFilesPath("blahblah"), SIMULATE))
         .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)