diff --git a/emmett/helpers.py b/emmett/helpers.py
index 27d021ec..1603c8f5 100644
--- a/emmett/helpers.py
+++ b/emmett/helpers.py
@@ -9,50 +9,27 @@
 :license: BSD-3-Clause
 """
 
-import os
-import re
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
+from emmett_core._internal import deprecated
 from emmett_core.http.helpers import abort as _abort
-from emmett_core.http.response import HTTPFileResponse, HTTPIOResponse
-from pydal.exceptions import NotAuthorizedException, NotFoundException
 
 from .ctx import current
 from .html import HtmlTag, tag
 
 
-_re_dbstream = re.compile(r"(?P<table>.*?)\.(?P<field>.*?)\..*")
-
-
 def abort(code: int, body: str = ""):
     _abort(current, code, body)
 
 
+@deprecated("stream_file", "Response.wrap_file")
 def stream_file(path: str):
-    full_path = os.path.join(current.app.root_path, path)
-    raise HTTPFileResponse(full_path, headers=current.response.headers, cookies=current.response.cookies)
+    raise current.response.wrap_file(path)
 
 
+@deprecated("stream_dbfile", "Response.wrap_dbfile")
 def stream_dbfile(db: Any, name: str):
-    items = _re_dbstream.match(name)
-    if not items:
-        abort(404)
-    table_name, field_name = items.group("table"), items.group("field")
-    try:
-        field = db[table_name][field_name]
-    except AttributeError:
-        abort(404)
-    try:
-        filename, path_or_stream = field.retrieve(name, nameonly=True)
-    except NotAuthorizedException:
-        abort(403)
-    except NotFoundException:
-        abort(404)
-    except IOError:
-        abort(404)
-    if isinstance(path_or_stream, str):
-        raise HTTPFileResponse(path_or_stream, headers=current.response.headers, cookies=current.response.cookies)
-    raise HTTPIOResponse(path_or_stream, headers=current.response.headers, cookies=current.response.cookies)
+    raise current.response.wrap_dbfile(db, name)
 
 
 def flash(message: str, category: str = "message"):
diff --git a/emmett/wrappers/response.py b/emmett/wrappers/response.py
index 46fc1514..efc86cd4 100644
--- a/emmett/wrappers/response.py
+++ b/emmett/wrappers/response.py
@@ -9,16 +9,24 @@
 :license: BSD-3-Clause
 """
 
+import os
+import re
 from typing import Any
 
+from emmett_core.http.response import HTTPFileResponse, HTTPResponse
 from emmett_core.http.wrappers.response import Response as _Response
 from emmett_core.utils import cachedprop
+from pydal.exceptions import NotAuthorizedException, NotFoundException
 
+from ..ctx import current
 from ..datastructures import sdict
-from ..helpers import get_flashed_messages
+from ..helpers import abort, get_flashed_messages
 from ..html import htmlescape
 
 
+_re_dbstream = re.compile(r"(?P<table>.*?)\.(?P<field>.*?)\..*")
+
+
 class Response(_Response):
     __slots__ = ()
 
@@ -38,3 +46,28 @@ def _meta_tmpl(self):
 
     def _meta_tmpl_prop(self):
         return [(key, htmlescape(val)) for key, val in self.meta_prop.items()]
+
+    def wrap_file(self, path) -> HTTPFileResponse:
+        path = os.path.join(current.app.root_path, path)
+        return super().wrap_file(path)
+
+    def wrap_dbfile(self, db, name: str) -> HTTPResponse:
+        items = _re_dbstream.match(name)
+        if not items:
+            abort(404)
+        table_name, field_name = items.group("table"), items.group("field")
+        try:
+            field = db[table_name][field_name]
+        except AttributeError:
+            abort(404)
+        try:
+            filename, path_or_stream = field.retrieve(name, nameonly=True)
+        except NotAuthorizedException:
+            abort(403)
+        except NotFoundException:
+            abort(404)
+        except IOError:
+            abort(404)
+        if isinstance(path_or_stream, str):
+            return self.wrap_file(path_or_stream)
+        return self.wrap_io(path_or_stream)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c5053a58..504776e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -149,4 +149,4 @@ dev-dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
-emmett-core = { git = "https://github.com/emmett-framework/core", rev = "ab79ed4" }
+emmett-core = { git = "https://github.com/emmett-framework/core", rev = "a0f8ec8" }