diff --git a/pkg/kgo/broker.go b/pkg/kgo/broker.go
index 6154acf0..331563d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/broker.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/broker.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -841,27 +840,15 @@ func (cxn *brokerCxn) handleResps() {
 
 		// If we had no error, we read the response successfully.
 		//
-		// Any response that can cause throttling has a
-		// "ThrottleMillis" field. We check for that here.
-		//
-		// This is a bit magical by its usage of reflect, but is is
-		// thankfully generic (and benchmarks to be ~200ns).
-		//
-		// If the field exists and is non-zero, we save that we are
-		// being throttled, which will cause the next write to wait
-		// before writing.
+		// Any response that can cause throttling satisfies the
+		// kmsg.ThrottleResponse interface. We check that here.
 		if readErr == nil {
-			v := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(pr.resp))
-			if v.Kind() == reflect.Struct { // should be yes, but just to be sure
-				v = v.FieldByName("ThrottleMillis")
-				var zero reflect.Value
-				if v != zero {
-					v := v.Interface()
-					if millis, ok := v.(int32); ok && millis > 0 {
-						throttleUntil := time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(millis)).UnixNano()
-						if throttleUntil > cxn.throttleUntil {
-							atomic.StoreInt64(&cxn.throttleUntil, throttleUntil)
-						}
+			if throttleResponse, ok := pr.resp.(kmsg.ThrottleResponse); ok {
+				millis, throttlesAfterResp := throttleResponse.Throttle()
+				if throttlesAfterResp && millis > 0 {
+					throttleUntil := time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(millis)).UnixNano()
+					if throttleUntil > cxn.throttleUntil {
+						atomic.StoreInt64(&cxn.throttleUntil, throttleUntil)
 					}
 				}
 			}