diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 08a194ea..25a48291 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.16</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.17</VersionPrefix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Choose>
diff --git a/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt b/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
index 9d19bc80..c48b3317 100644
--- a/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-GitHubReleaseNotes.exe --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --version 1.0.16.0
\ No newline at end of file
+GitHubReleaseNotes.exe --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --version 1.0.17.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic/CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic/CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs
index fcad7619..699ec4b4 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic/CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic/CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication
             return File.ReadAllBytes(Path.GetFileName(path) == path ? Path.Combine(GetMappingFolder(), path) : path);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IFileSystemHandler.ReadResponseBodyAsFile"/>
+        public string ReadResponseBodyAsString(string path)
+        {
+            return File.ReadAllText(Path.GetFileName(path) == path ? Path.Combine(GetMappingFolder(), path) : path);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IFileSystemHandler.FileExists"/>
         public bool FileExists(string path)
         {
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/IFileSystemHandler.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/IFileSystemHandler.cs
index 5ef5ef5c..d01e0469 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/IFileSystemHandler.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/IFileSystemHandler.cs
@@ -49,12 +49,19 @@ namespace WireMock.Handlers
         void WriteMappingFile([NotNull] string path, [NotNull] string text);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Read a response body file as text.
+        /// Read a response body file as byte[].
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path">The path or filename from the file to read.</param>
         /// <returns>The file content as bytes.</returns>
         byte[] ReadResponseBodyAsFile([NotNull] string path);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Read a response body file as text.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The path or filename from the file to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>The file content as text.</returns>
+        string ReadResponseBodyAsString([NotNull] string path);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Delete a file.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/LocalFileSystemHandler.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/LocalFileSystemHandler.cs
index d70bdc53..eeb957e8 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/LocalFileSystemHandler.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Handlers/LocalFileSystemHandler.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ namespace WireMock.Handlers
             return File.ReadAllBytes(Path.GetFileName(path) == path ? Path.Combine(GetMappingFolder(), path) : path);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IFileSystemHandler.ReadResponseBodyAsString"/>
+        public string ReadResponseBodyAsString(string path)
+        {
+            Check.NotNullOrEmpty(path, nameof(path));
+
+            // In case the path is a filename, the path will be adjusted to the MappingFolder.
+            // Else the path will just be as-is.
+            return File.ReadAllText(Path.GetFileName(path) == path ? Path.Combine(GetMappingFolder(), path) : path);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IFileSystemHandler.FileExists"/>
         public bool FileExists(string filename)
         {
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/ResponseBuilders/Response.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/ResponseBuilders/Response.cs
index 82ba0852..6e2fd7cf 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/ResponseBuilders/Response.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/ResponseBuilders/Response.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace WireMock.ResponseBuilders
     /// </summary>
     public class Response : IResponseBuilder
     {
-        private readonly IFileSystemHandler _fileSystemHandler = new LocalFileSystemHandler();
+        private readonly IFileSystemHandler _fileSystemHandler;
+        private readonly ResponseMessageTransformer _responseMessageTransformer;
         private HttpClient _httpClientForProxy;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ namespace WireMock.ResponseBuilders
         private Response(ResponseMessage responseMessage)
         {
             ResponseMessage = responseMessage;
+
+            _fileSystemHandler = new LocalFileSystemHandler();
+            _responseMessageTransformer = new ResponseMessageTransformer(_fileSystemHandler);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -417,7 +421,7 @@ namespace WireMock.ResponseBuilders
 
             if (UseTransformer)
             {
-                return ResponseMessageTransformer.Transform(requestMessage, ResponseMessage);
+                return _responseMessageTransformer.Transform(requestMessage, ResponseMessage);
             }
 
             // Just return normal defined ResponseMessage
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsFile.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsFile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51a35ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsFile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using HandlebarsDotNet;
+using System;
+using WireMock.Handlers;
+using WireMock.Validation;
+
+namespace WireMock.Transformers
+{
+    internal static class HandleBarsFile
+    {
+        public static void Register(IHandlebars handlebarsContext, IFileSystemHandler fileSystemHandler)
+        {
+            handlebarsContext.RegisterHelper("File", (writer, context, arguments) =>
+            {
+                string value = ParseArgumentAndReadFileFragment(handlebarsContext, context, fileSystemHandler, arguments);
+                writer.Write(value);
+            });
+
+            handlebarsContext.RegisterHelper("File", (writer, options, context, arguments) =>
+            {
+                string value = ParseArgumentAndReadFileFragment(handlebarsContext, context, fileSystemHandler, arguments);
+                options.Template(writer, value);
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static string ParseArgumentAndReadFileFragment(IHandlebars handlebarsContext, dynamic context, IFileSystemHandler fileSystemHandler, object[] arguments)
+        {
+            Check.Condition(arguments, args => args.Length == 1, nameof(arguments));
+            Check.NotNull(arguments[0], "arguments[0]");
+
+            switch (arguments[0])
+            {
+                case string path:
+                    var templateFunc = handlebarsContext.Compile(path);
+                    string transformed = templateFunc(context);
+                    return fileSystemHandler.ReadResponseBodyAsString(transformed);
+            }
+
+            throw new NotSupportedException($"The value '{arguments[0]}' with type '{arguments[0]?.GetType()}' cannot be used in Handlebars File.");
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsHelpers.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsHelpers.cs
index b40c5bae..e7f63af5 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/HandleBarsHelpers.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 using HandlebarsDotNet;
+using WireMock.Handlers;
 
 namespace WireMock.Transformers
 {
     internal static class HandlebarsHelpers
     {
-        public static void Register(IHandlebars handlebarsContext)
+        public static void Register(IHandlebars handlebarsContext, IFileSystemHandler fileSystemHandler)
         {
             HandleBarsRegex.Register(handlebarsContext);
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ namespace WireMock.Transformers
             HandleBarsRandom.Register(handlebarsContext);
 
             HandleBarsXeger.Register(handlebarsContext);
+
+            HandleBarsFile.Register(handlebarsContext, fileSystemHandler);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/ResponseMessageTransformer.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/ResponseMessageTransformer.cs
index e2c742dc..5861e0d8 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/ResponseMessageTransformer.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Transformers/ResponseMessageTransformer.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 using HandlebarsDotNet;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using WireMock.Handlers;
 using WireMock.Util;
+using WireMock.Validation;
 
 namespace WireMock.Transformers
 {
-    internal static class ResponseMessageTransformer
+    internal class ResponseMessageTransformer
     {
         private static readonly HandlebarsConfiguration HandlebarsConfiguration = new HandlebarsConfiguration
         {
@@ -17,12 +20,14 @@ namespace WireMock.Transformers
 
         private static readonly IHandlebars HandlebarsContext = Handlebars.Create(HandlebarsConfiguration);
 
-        static ResponseMessageTransformer()
+        public ResponseMessageTransformer([NotNull] IFileSystemHandler fileSystemHandler)
         {
-            HandlebarsHelpers.Register(HandlebarsContext);
+            Check.NotNull(fileSystemHandler, nameof(fileSystemHandler));
+
+            HandlebarsHelpers.Register(HandlebarsContext, fileSystemHandler);
         }
 
-        public static ResponseMessage Transform(RequestMessage requestMessage, ResponseMessage original)
+        public ResponseMessage Transform(RequestMessage requestMessage, ResponseMessage original)
         {
             var responseMessage = new ResponseMessage { StatusCode = original.StatusCode };
 
@@ -90,14 +95,14 @@ namespace WireMock.Transformers
             };
         }
 
-        private static void WalkNode(JToken node, object template)
+        private static void WalkNode(JToken node, object context)
         {
             if (node.Type == JTokenType.Object)
             {
                 // In case of Object, loop all children. Do a ToArray() to avoid `Collection was modified` exceptions.
                 foreach (JProperty child in node.Children<JProperty>().ToArray())
                 {
-                    WalkNode(child.Value, template);
+                    WalkNode(child.Value, context);
                 }
             }
             else if (node.Type == JTokenType.Array)
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Transformers
                 // In case of Array, loop all items. Do a ToArray() to avoid `Collection was modified` exceptions.
                 foreach (JToken child in node.Children().ToArray())
                 {
-                    WalkNode(child, template);
+                    WalkNode(child, context);
                 }
             }
             else if (node.Type == JTokenType.String)
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Transformers
                 }
 
                 var templateForStringValue = HandlebarsContext.Compile(stringValue);
-                string transformedString = templateForStringValue(template);
+                string transformedString = templateForStringValue(context);
                 if (!string.Equals(stringValue, transformedString))
                 {
                     ReplaceNodeValue(node, transformedString);
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj b/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
index 607cf856..355acfcf 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Dynamic.Core" Version="1.0.12" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RandomDataGenerator.Net" Version="1.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RandomDataGenerator.Net" Version="1.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="JmesPath.Net" Version="1.0.125" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/ResponseBuilders/ResponseWithHandlebarsFileTests.cs b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/ResponseBuilders/ResponseWithHandlebarsFileTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27eff07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/ResponseBuilders/ResponseWithHandlebarsFileTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using Moq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using NFluent;
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using WireMock.Handlers;
+using WireMock.Models;
+using WireMock.ResponseBuilders;
+using WireMock.Transformers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace WireMock.Net.Tests.ResponseBuilders
+{
+    public class ResponseWithHandlebarsFileTests
+    {
+        private readonly Mock<IFileSystemHandler> _filesystemHandlerMock;
+        private const string ClientIp = "::1";
+
+        public ResponseWithHandlebarsFileTests()
+        {
+            _filesystemHandlerMock = new Mock<IFileSystemHandler>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.Setup(fs => fs.ReadResponseBodyAsString(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns("abc");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Response_ProvideResponseAsync_Handlebars_File()
+        {
+            // Assign
+            var request = new RequestMessage(new UrlDetails("http://localhost:1234"), "GET", ClientIp);
+
+            var response = Response.Create()
+                .WithBodyAsJson(new
+                {
+                    Data = "{{File \"x.json\"}}"
+                })
+                .WithTransformer();
+
+            response.SetPrivateFieldValue("_fileSystemHandler", _filesystemHandlerMock.Object);
+            response.SetPrivateFieldValue("_responseMessageTransformer", new ResponseMessageTransformer(_filesystemHandlerMock.Object));
+
+            // Act
+            var responseMessage = await response.ProvideResponseAsync(request);
+
+            // Assert
+            JObject j = JObject.FromObject(responseMessage.BodyData.BodyAsJson);
+            Check.That(j["Data"].Value<string>()).Equals("abc");
+
+            // Verify
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.Verify(fs => fs.ReadResponseBodyAsString("x.json"), Times.Once);
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Response_ProvideResponseAsync_Handlebars_File_Replace()
+        {
+            // Assign
+            var request = new RequestMessage(new UrlDetails("http://localhost:1234?id=x"), "GET", ClientIp);
+
+            var response = Response.Create()
+                .WithBodyAsJson(new
+                {
+                    Data = "{{File \"{{request.query.id}}.json\"}}"
+                })
+                .WithTransformer();
+
+            response.SetPrivateFieldValue("_fileSystemHandler", _filesystemHandlerMock.Object);
+            response.SetPrivateFieldValue("_responseMessageTransformer", new ResponseMessageTransformer(_filesystemHandlerMock.Object));
+
+            // Act
+            var responseMessage = await response.ProvideResponseAsync(request);
+
+            // Assert
+            JObject j = JObject.FromObject(responseMessage.BodyData.BodyAsJson);
+            Check.That(j["Data"].Value<string>()).Equals("abc");
+
+            // Verify
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.Verify(fs => fs.ReadResponseBodyAsString("x.json"), Times.Once);
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Response_ProvideResponseAsync_Handlebars_File_WithMissingArgument_ThrowsArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+        {
+            // Assign
+            var request = new RequestMessage(new UrlDetails("http://localhost:1234"), "GET", ClientIp);
+
+            var response = Response.Create()
+                .WithBodyAsJson(new
+                {
+                    Data = "{{File}}"
+                })
+                .WithTransformer();
+
+            // Act
+            Check.ThatAsyncCode(() => response.ProvideResponseAsync(request)).Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>();
+
+            // Verify
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.Verify(fs => fs.ReadResponseBodyAsString(It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never);
+            _filesystemHandlerMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/TestUtils.cs b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/TestUtils.cs
index 5cd05a10..bd804944 100644
--- a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/TestUtils.cs
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/TestUtils.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace WireMock.Net.Tests
 {
@@ -10,5 +11,53 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.Tests
 
             return (T)field.GetValue(obj);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set a _private_ Field Value on a given Object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the Property</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">Object from where the Property Value is returned</param>
+        /// <param name="propertyName">Property name as string.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">the value to set</param>
+        public static void SetPrivateFieldValue<T>(this object obj, string propertyName, T value)
+        {
+            if (obj == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
+            }
+
+            Type t = obj.GetType();
+            FieldInfo fi = null;
+            while (fi == null && t != null)
+            {
+                fi = t.GetField(propertyName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+                t = t.BaseType;
+            }
+
+            if (fi == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(propertyName), $"Field {propertyName} was not found in Type {obj.GetType().FullName}");
+            }
+
+            fi.SetValue(obj, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets a _private_ Property Value from a given Object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the Property</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">Object from where the Property Value is set</param>
+        /// <param name="propertyName">Property name as string.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">Value to set.</param>
+        public static void SetPrivatePropertyValue<T>(this object obj, string propertyName, T value)
+        {
+            Type t = obj.GetType();
+            if (t.GetProperty(propertyName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance) == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(propertyName), $"Property {propertyName} was not found in Type {obj.GetType().FullName}");
+            }
+
+            t.InvokeMember(propertyName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.SetProperty | BindingFlags.Instance, null, obj, new object[] { value });
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WireMock.Net.Tests.csproj b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WireMock.Net.Tests.csproj
index e9d198e1..6936f5e1 100644
--- a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WireMock.Net.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WireMock.Net.Tests.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading" Version="4.3.0" />
 
+    <PackageReference Include="RestEase" Version="1.4.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RandomDataGenerator.Net" Version="1.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MimeKitLite" Version="2.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.10.1" />
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <!--<PackageReference Include="StrongNamer" Version="0.0.8" />-->
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net452'">