diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/csv.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/csv.pyx
index 0b0bbdb2589..c706351a683 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/csv.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/csv.pyx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from libcpp.utility cimport move
 from libcpp.vector cimport vector
 
 cimport cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.types as libcudf_types
-from cudf._lib.io.datasource cimport Datasource, NativeFileDatasource
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport Datasource, NativeFileDatasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.types cimport data_type
 from cudf._lib.types cimport dtype_to_data_type
 
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/CMakeLists.txt b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/CMakeLists.txt
index 2408fa1c12f..620229a1275 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # =============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 # in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # the License.
 # =============================================================================
 
-set(cython_sources datasource.pyx utils.pyx)
+set(cython_sources utils.pyx)
 set(linked_libraries cudf::cudf)
 rapids_cython_create_modules(
   CXX
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/utils.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/utils.pyx
index 3c14ec46122..1d7c56888d9 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/utils.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/utils.pyx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from libcpp.utility cimport move
 from libcpp.vector cimport vector
 
 from cudf._lib.column cimport Column
-from cudf._lib.io.datasource cimport Datasource
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport Datasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.data_sink cimport data_sink
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.datasource cimport datasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.types cimport (
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/orc.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/orc.pyx
index d3e6053ef4b..9609e3131b4 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/orc.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/orc.pyx
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ except ImportError:
 
 cimport cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.types as cudf_io_types
 from cudf._lib.column cimport Column
-from cudf._lib.io.datasource cimport NativeFileDatasource
 from cudf._lib.io.utils cimport (
     make_sink_info,
     make_source_info,
     update_column_struct_field_names,
 )
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport NativeFileDatasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.data_sink cimport data_sink
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.orc cimport (
     chunked_orc_writer_options,
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/parquet.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/parquet.pyx
index f6f9cfa9a7c..7914ed7e9d9 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/parquet.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/parquet.pyx
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ cimport cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.types as cudf_io_types
 cimport cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.types as cudf_types
 from cudf._lib.column cimport Column
 from cudf._lib.expressions cimport Expression
-from cudf._lib.io.datasource cimport NativeFileDatasource
 from cudf._lib.io.utils cimport (
     make_sinks_info,
     make_source_info,
     update_struct_field_names,
 )
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport NativeFileDatasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.expressions cimport expression
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.parquet cimport (
     chunked_parquet_reader as cpp_chunked_parquet_reader,
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/CMakeLists.txt b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cfec101bab..32f0f5543e4 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # the License.
 # =============================================================================
 
-set(cython_sources avro.pyx types.pyx)
+set(cython_sources avro.pyx datasource.pyx types.pyx)
 
 set(linked_libraries cudf::cudf)
 rapids_cython_create_modules(
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ rapids_cython_create_modules(
   LINKED_LIBRARIES "${linked_libraries}" MODULE_PREFIX pylibcudf_io_ ASSOCIATED_TARGETS cudf
 )
 
-set(targets_using_arrow_headers pylibcudf_io_avro pylibcudf_io_types)
+set(targets_using_arrow_headers pylibcudf_io_avro pylibcudf_io_datasource pylibcudf_io_types)
 link_to_pyarrow_headers("${targets_using_arrow_headers}")
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.pxd b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.pxd
index 250292746c1..cfd6d2cd281 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.pxd
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.pxd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-from . cimport avro, types
+from . cimport avro, datasource, types
 from .types cimport SourceInfo, TableWithMetadata
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.py b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.py
index 5242c741911..a54ba1834dc 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-from . import avro, types
+from . import avro, datasource, types
 from .types import SourceInfo, TableWithMetadata
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/datasource.pxd b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/datasource.pxd
similarity index 100%
rename from python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/datasource.pxd
rename to python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/datasource.pxd
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/datasource.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/datasource.pyx
similarity index 100%
rename from python/cudf/cudf/_lib/io/datasource.pyx
rename to python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/datasource.pyx
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/types.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/types.pyx
index cd777232b33..ab3375da662 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/types.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/pylibcudf/io/types.pyx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from libcpp.string cimport string
 from libcpp.utility cimport move
 from libcpp.vector cimport vector
 
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport Datasource
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.datasource cimport datasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.types cimport (
     host_buffer,
     source_info,
@@ -56,9 +58,8 @@ cdef class SourceInfo:
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    sources : List[Union[str, os.PathLike, bytes, io.BytesIO]]
-        A homogeneous list of sources (this can be a string filename,
-        an os.PathLike, bytes, or an io.BytesIO) to read from.
+    sources : List[Union[str, os.PathLike, bytes, io.BytesIO, DataSource]]
+        A homogeneous list of sources to read from.
 
         Mixing different types of sources will raise a `ValueError`.
     """
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ cdef class SourceInfo:
             raise ValueError("Need to pass at least one source")
 
         cdef vector[string] c_files
+        cdef vector[datasource*] c_datasources
 
         if isinstance(sources[0], (os.PathLike, str)):
             c_files.reserve(len(sources))
@@ -84,6 +86,13 @@ cdef class SourceInfo:
 
             self.c_obj = move(source_info(c_files))
             return
+        elif isinstance(sources[0], Datasource):
+            for csrc in sources:
+                if not isinstance(csrc, Datasource):
+                    raise ValueError("All sources must be of the same type!")
+                c_datasources.push_back((<Datasource>csrc).get_datasource())
+            self.c_obj = move(source_info(c_datasources))
+            return
 
         # TODO: host_buffer is deprecated API, use host_span instead
         cdef vector[host_buffer] c_host_buffers
@@ -106,5 +115,11 @@ cdef class SourceInfo:
                 c_buffer = bio.getbuffer()  # check if empty?
                 c_host_buffers.push_back(host_buffer(<char*>&c_buffer[0],
                                                      c_buffer.shape[0]))
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Sources must be a list of str/paths, "
+                             "bytes, io.BytesIO, or a Datasource")
+
+        if empty_buffer is True:
+            c_host_buffers.push_back(host_buffer(<char*>NULL, 0))
 
-        self.c_obj = source_info(c_host_buffers)
+        self.c_obj = move(source_info(c_host_buffers))
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/pylibcudf_tests/test_source_info.py b/python/cudf/cudf/pylibcudf_tests/test_source_info.py
index 71a3ecbcc30..019321b7259 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/pylibcudf_tests/test_source_info.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/pylibcudf_tests/test_source_info.py
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@
 
 import io
 
+import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
 
 import cudf._lib.pylibcudf as plc
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource import NativeFileDatasource
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "source", ["a.txt", b"hello world", io.BytesIO(b"hello world")]
+    "source",
+    [
+        "a.txt",
+        b"hello world",
+        io.BytesIO(b"hello world"),
+        NativeFileDatasource(pa.PythonFile(io.BytesIO(), mode="r")),
+    ],
 )
 def test_source_info_ctor(source, tmp_path):
     if isinstance(source, str):
@@ -28,6 +36,10 @@ def test_source_info_ctor(source, tmp_path):
         ["a.txt", "a.txt"],
         [b"hello world", b"hello there"],
         [io.BytesIO(b"hello world"), io.BytesIO(b"hello there")],
+        [
+            NativeFileDatasource(pa.PythonFile(io.BytesIO(), mode="r")),
+            NativeFileDatasource(pa.PythonFile(io.BytesIO(), mode="r")),
+        ],
     ],
 )
 def test_source_info_ctor_multiple(sources, tmp_path):
@@ -54,6 +66,11 @@ def test_source_info_ctor_multiple(sources, tmp_path):
             io.BytesIO(b"hello there"),
             b"hello world",
         ],
+        [
+            NativeFileDatasource(pa.PythonFile(io.BytesIO(), mode="r")),
+            "awef.txt",
+            b"hello world",
+        ],
     ],
 )
 def test_source_info_ctor_mixing_invalid(sources, tmp_path):
@@ -67,3 +84,8 @@ def test_source_info_ctor_mixing_invalid(sources, tmp_path):
             sources[i] = str(file)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         plc.io.SourceInfo(sources)
+
+
+def test_source_info_invalid():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        plc.io.SourceInfo([123])
diff --git a/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/_lib/kafka.pxd b/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/_lib/kafka.pxd
index 84a3a32646d..2de0bf39785 100644
--- a/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/_lib/kafka.pxd
+++ b/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/_lib/kafka.pxd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from libcpp.memory cimport unique_ptr
 from libcpp.string cimport string
 from libcpp.vector cimport vector
 
-from cudf._lib.io.datasource cimport Datasource
+from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.io.datasource cimport Datasource
 from cudf._lib.pylibcudf.libcudf.io.datasource cimport datasource