diff --git a/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/blocks/core.rs b/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/blocks/core.rs
index 15557ba0..f6f4e760 100644
--- a/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/blocks/core.rs
+++ b/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/blocks/core.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod core {
     use super::{
-        prelude::{vec, Box, Cow, Named, Vec},
+        prelude::{vec, Box, Bytes, Cow, Named, Vec},
         BlockConnections, BlockInstantiation, InputPortName, OutputPortName, System,
     };
     use crate::{
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub mod core {
     pub trait CoreBlocks {
         fn buffer<T: Message + Into<T> + 'static>(&mut self) -> Buffer<T>;
 
+        fn const_bytes<T: Into<Bytes>>(&mut self, value: T) -> Const<Bytes>;
+
         fn const_string(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> Const<String>;
 
         fn count<T: Message + 'static>(&mut self) -> Count<T>;
diff --git a/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/system.rs b/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/system.rs
index 695ccfba..2c7d648c 100644
--- a/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/system.rs
+++ b/lib/protoflow-blocks/src/system.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use crate::{
-    prelude::{fmt, Arc, Box, FromStr, Rc, String, ToString},
+    prelude::{fmt, Arc, Box, Bytes, FromStr, Rc, String, ToString},
     types::{DelayType, Encoding},
     AllBlocks, Buffer, ConcatStrings, Const, CoreBlocks, Count, Decode, DecodeCsv, DecodeHex,
     DecodeJson, Delay, Drop, Encode, EncodeCsv, EncodeHex, EncodeJson, FlowBlocks, HashBlocks,
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ impl CoreBlocks for System {
         self.0.block(Buffer::<T>::with_system(self))
     }
 
+    fn const_bytes<T: Into<Bytes>>(&mut self, value: T) -> Const<Bytes> {
+        self.0
+            .block(Const::<Bytes>::with_system(self, value.into()))
+    }
+
     fn const_string(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> Const<String> {
         self.0
             .block(Const::<String>::with_system(self, value.to_string()))
@@ -308,3 +313,19 @@ impl TextBlocks for System {
             .block(SplitString::with_system(self, Some(delimiter.to_string())))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn const_bytes_accepts_various_types() {
+        let _ = System::build(|s| {
+            let _ = s.const_bytes("Hello world");
+            let _ = s.const_bytes("Hello world".to_string());
+            let _ = s.const_bytes(&b"Hello world"[..]);
+            let _ = s.const_bytes(b"Hello world".to_vec());
+            let _ = s.const_bytes(Bytes::from("Hello world"));
+        });
+    }
+}