diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityInputConverter.cs b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityInputConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..518b1ded7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityInputConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Converters;
+using Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.DurableTask;
+
+internal class ActivityInputConverter : IInputConverter
+{
+    private readonly DurableTaskWorkerOptions options;
+
+    public ActivityInputConverter(IOptions<DurableTaskWorkerOptions> options)
+    {
+        this.options = options?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+    }
+
+    public ValueTask<ConversionResult> ConvertAsync(ConverterContext context)
+    {
+        if (context is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+        }
+
+        if (context.Source is null)
+        {
+            return new(ConversionResult.Success(null));
+        }
+
+        if (context.Source is not string source)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Expected converter source to be a string, received {context.Source?.GetType()}.");
+        }
+
+        object? value = this.options.DataConverter.Deserialize(source, context.TargetType);
+        return new(ConversionResult.Success(value));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityTriggerAttribute.cs b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityTriggerAttribute.cs
index 6ec7d436a..f4b944192 100644
--- a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityTriggerAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/ActivityTriggerAttribute.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Converters;
 using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.DurableTask;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker;
 
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker;
 /// </summary>
 [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Parameter)]
 [DebuggerDisplay("{Activity}")]
+[InputConverter(typeof(ActivityInputConverter))]
+[ConverterFallbackBehavior(ConverterFallbackBehavior.Disallow)]
 public sealed class ActivityTriggerAttribute : TriggerBindingAttribute
 {
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableClientAttribute.cs b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableClientAttribute.cs
index 86e93814c..21758f81a 100644
--- a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableClientAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableClientAttribute.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Converters;
 using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.DurableTask;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Azure Functions attribute for binding a function parameter to a Durable Task client object.
 /// </summary>
+[InputConverter(typeof(DurableTaskClientConverter))]
+[ConverterFallbackBehavior(ConverterFallbackBehavior.Disallow)]
 public sealed class DurableClientAttribute : InputBindingAttribute
 {
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableTaskExtensionStartup.cs b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableTaskExtensionStartup.cs
index e1edbd095..626acd6bf 100644
--- a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableTaskExtensionStartup.cs
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/DurableTaskExtensionStartup.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public override void Configure(IFunctionsWorkerApplicationBuilder applicationBui
 
         applicationBuilder.Services.Configure<WorkerOptions>(o =>
         {
-            o.InputConverters.RegisterAt<DurableTaskClientConverter>(0);
             o.InputConverters.Register<OrchestrationInputConverter>();
         });
 
diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/HTTP/HttpHeadersConverter.cs b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/HTTP/HttpHeadersConverter.cs
index d41acef5e..d59b944c3 100644
--- a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/HTTP/HttpHeadersConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/HTTP/HttpHeadersConverter.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public override IDictionary<string, StringValues> Read(
         var valueList = new List<string>();
         while (reader.Read() && reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndObject)
         {
-            string? propertyName = reader.GetString();
+            string propertyName = reader.GetString()!;
 
             reader.Read();
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public override IDictionary<string, StringValues> Read(
             {
                 while (reader.Read() && reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
                 {
-                    valueList.Add(reader.GetString());
+                    valueList.Add(reader.GetString()!);
                 }
 
                 values = new StringValues(valueList.ToArray());
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public override void Write(
     {
         writer.WriteStartObject();
 
-        var headers = (IDictionary<string, StringValues>)value;
-        foreach (var pair in headers)
+        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, StringValues> pair in value)
         {
             if (pair.Value.Count == 1)
             {
diff --git a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask.csproj b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask.csproj
index e0b141107..c445f7121 100644
--- a/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask.csproj
+++ b/src/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask/Worker.Extensions.DurableTask.csproj
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Core" Version="1.15.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Core" Version="1.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Abstractions" Version="1.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.Grpc" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.Grpc" Version="1.1.0" />