diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/Util.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/Util.java
index 6145a5b0..ba69214e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/Util.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/Util.java
@@ -279,15 +279,18 @@ public class Util {
     }
 
     public static List<String> getDefaultDNS(Context context) {
-        String dns1 = jni_getprop("net.dns1");
-        String dns2 = jni_getprop("net.dns2");
         List<String> listDns = new ArrayList<>();
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(dns1))
-            listDns.add(dns1);
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(dns2))
-            listDns.add(dns2);
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(dns1) && TextUtils.isEmpty(dns2))
-            listDns.add("8.8.8.8");
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        if (prefs.getBoolean("usedefdns", true)) {
+            String dns1 = jni_getprop("net.dns1");
+            String dns2 = jni_getprop("net.dns2");
+            if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(dns1))
+                listDns.add(dns1);
+            if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(dns2))
+                listDns.add(dns2);
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(dns1) && TextUtils.isEmpty(dns2))
+                listDns.add("8.8.8.8");
+        }
         return listDns;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 77901bb1..82106f44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ however it is impossible to guarantee NetGuard will work correctly on every devi
     <string name="setting_track_usage">Track network usage</string>
     <string name="setting_reset_usage">Reset network usage</string>
     <string name="setting_show_resolved" translatable="false">Show resolved domain names</string>
+    <string name="setting_use_defdns" translatable="false">Use default DNS servers</string>
     <string name="setting_block_domains">Block domain names</string>
     <string name="setting_forwarding">Port forwarding</string>
     <string name="setting_vpn4">VPN IPv4: %s</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml-v14/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml-v14/preferences.xml
index e75daddf..c11303f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml-v14/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml-v14/preferences.xml
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
         <Preference
             android:key="show_resolved"
             android:title="@string/setting_show_resolved" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="usedefdns"
+            android:title="@string/setting_use_defdns" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml-v21/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml-v21/preferences.xml
index 8f537494..e18fe463 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml-v21/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml-v21/preferences.xml
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
         <Preference
             android:key="show_resolved"
             android:title="@string/setting_show_resolved" />
+        <eu.faircode.netguard.SwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="usedefdns"
+            android:title="@string/setting_use_defdns" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory