diff --git a/src/core/dhcp.c b/src/core/dhcp.c
index 1b1576ea..ae7c39b3 100644
--- a/src/core/dhcp.c
+++ b/src/core/dhcp.c
@@ -234,10 +234,11 @@ static err_t dhcp_select(struct netif *netif)
     dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_SERVER_ID, 4);
     dhcp_option_long(dhcp, ntohl(dhcp->server_ip_addr.addr));
 
-    dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_PARAMETER_REQUEST_LIST, 3);
+    dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_PARAMETER_REQUEST_LIST, 4/*num options*/);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_SUBNET_MASK);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_ROUTER);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_BROADCAST);
+    dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_DNS_SERVER);
 
     dhcp_option_trailer(dhcp);
     /* shrink the pbuf to the actual content length */
@@ -484,6 +485,19 @@ static void dhcp_handle_ack(struct netif *netif)
   if (option_ptr != NULL) {
     dhcp->offered_bc_addr.addr = htonl(dhcp_get_option_long(&option_ptr[2]));
   }
+  
+  /* DNS servers */
+  option_ptr = dhcp_get_option_ptr(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_DNS_SERVER);
+  if (option_ptr != NULL) {
+    u8_t n;
+    dhcp->dns_count = dhcp_get_option_byte(&option_ptr[1]);
+    /* limit to at most DHCP_MAX_DNS DNS servers */
+    if (dhcp->dns_count > DHCP_MAX_DNS) dhcp->dns_count = DHCP_MAX_DNS;
+    for (n = 0; n < dhcp->dns_count; n++)
+    {
+      dhcp->offered_dns_addr[n].addr = htonl(dhcp_get_option_long(&option_ptr[2+(n<<2)]));
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -703,10 +717,11 @@ static err_t dhcp_discover(struct netif *netif)
     dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_MAX_MSG_SIZE, DHCP_OPTION_MAX_MSG_SIZE_LEN);
     dhcp_option_short(dhcp, 576);
 
-    dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_PARAMETER_REQUEST_LIST, 3);
+    dhcp_option(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_PARAMETER_REQUEST_LIST, 4/*num options*/);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_SUBNET_MASK);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_ROUTER);
     dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_BROADCAST);
+    dhcp_option_byte(dhcp, DHCP_OPTION_DNS_SERVER);
 
     dhcp_option_trailer(dhcp);
 
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/dhcp.h b/src/include/lwip/dhcp.h
index 73a0bcba..6cb5cd43 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/dhcp.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/dhcp.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ struct dhcp
   struct ip_addr offered_sn_mask;
   struct ip_addr offered_gw_addr;
   struct ip_addr offered_bc_addr;
+#define DHCP_MAX_DNS 2
+  u32_t dns_count; /* actual number of DNS servers obtained */
+  struct ip_addr offered_dns_addr[DHCP_MAX_DNS]; /* DNS server addresses */
+ 
   u32_t offered_t0_lease; /* lease period (in seconds) */
   u32_t offered_t1_renew; /* recommended renew time (usually 50% of lease period) */
   u32_t offered_t2_rebind; /* recommended rebind time (usually 66% of lease period)  */
@@ -174,7 +178,8 @@ void dhcp_fine_tmr(void);
 /** BootP options */
 #define DHCP_OPTION_PAD 0
 #define DHCP_OPTION_SUBNET_MASK 1 /* RFC 2132 3.3 */
-#define DHCP_OPTION_ROUTER 3 
+#define DHCP_OPTION_ROUTER 3
+#define DHCP_OPTION_DNS_SERVER 6 
 #define DHCP_OPTION_HOSTNAME 12
 #define DHCP_OPTION_IP_TTL 23
 #define DHCP_OPTION_MTU 26