diff --git a/Alexa.NET/Response/IDirective.cs b/Alexa.NET/Response/IDirective.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0333f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Alexa.NET/Response/IDirective.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Alexa.NET.Response
+{
+    public interface IDirective
+    {
+        [JsonRequired]
+        string Type { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Alexa.NET/Response/Response.cs b/Alexa.NET/Response/Response.cs
index 4a2d54a..b1c7f99 100644
--- a/Alexa.NET/Response/Response.cs
+++ b/Alexa.NET/Response/Response.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Alexa.NET.Response
 {
@@ -16,5 +17,8 @@ public class ResponseBody
         [JsonProperty("shouldEndSession")]
         [JsonRequired]
         public bool ShouldEndSession { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("directives", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public IList<IDirective> Directives { get; set; } = new List<IDirective>();
     }
 }
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