diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index 090a0acfe..63af4c932 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ typedef int (*curl_seek_callback)(void *instream,
 #define CURL_MAX_CERT_NUM 4
 #define CURL_MAX_IP_LENGTH INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
 #define CURL_MAX_CONNECTED_IP_NUM 8
+typedef enum {
+  DNS_STATUS_GET_INIT,
+  DNS_STATUS_GET_IP,
+  DNS_STATUS_GET_CNAME,
+  DNS_STATUS_GET_INVALID,
+} dns_status_type;
 #endif
 /* This is a return code for the read callback that, when returned, will
    signal libcurl to pause sending data on the current transfer. */
@@ -3014,6 +3020,7 @@ typedef enum {
   CURLINFO_CONNECTED_IP               = CURLINFO_STRING + 1022,
   CURLINFO_CONNECTED_PORT             = CURLINFO_P_UINT16 + 1023,
   CURLINFO_CONNECTED_IP_NUM           = CURLINFO_LONG + 1024,
+  CURLINFO_DNS_STATUS                 = CURLINFO_LONG + 1025,
 #endif
   CURLINFO_LASTONE          = 66
 } CURLINFO;
diff --git a/lib/asyn-ares.c b/lib/asyn-ares.c
index 8fed61760..d4fe0ac44 100644
--- a/lib/asyn-ares.c
+++ b/lib/asyn-ares.c
@@ -745,6 +745,17 @@ static void addrinfo_cb(void *arg, int status, int timeouts,
   struct Curl_easy *data = (struct Curl_easy *)arg;
   struct thread_data *res = data->state.async.tdata;
   (void)timeouts;
+  if (result) {
+    if (result->nodes) {
+      data->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_IP;
+    } else if (result->cnames) {
+      data->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_CNAME;
+    } else {
+      data->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_INVALID;
+    }
+  } else {
+    data->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_INVALID;
+  }
   if(ARES_SUCCESS == status) {
     res->temp_ai = ares2addr(result->nodes);
     res->last_status = CURL_ASYNC_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index 78a8af099..220467e22 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -944,6 +944,8 @@ struct Curl_easy *curl_easy_duphandle(struct Curl_easy *data)
   memset(outcurl->connected_ip, 0, sizeof(outcurl->connected_ip));
   memset(outcurl->connected_port, 0, sizeof(outcurl->connected_port));
   outcurl->connected_ip_num = 0;
+
+  outcurl->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_INIT;
 #endif
 
   /* copy all userdefined values */
diff --git a/lib/getinfo.c b/lib/getinfo.c
index 3e82cdaf0..195c4d60e 100644
--- a/lib/getinfo.c
+++ b/lib/getinfo.c
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ static CURLcode getinfo_long(struct Curl_easy *data, CURLINFO info,
 
   switch(info) {
 #ifdef USE_ARES
+  case CURLINFO_DNS_STATUS:
+    *param_longp = (long) data->dns_status;
+    break;
   case CURLINFO_CONNECTED_IP_NUM:
     *param_longp = data->connected_ip_num;
     break;
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index c749a1885..48121eee0 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ CURLcode Curl_open(struct Curl_easy **curl)
   memset(data->connected_ip, 0, sizeof(data->connected_ip));
   memset(data->connected_port, 0, sizeof(data->connected_port));
   data->connected_ip_num = 0;
+
+  data->dns_status = DNS_STATUS_GET_INIT;
 #endif
 
   Curl_req_init(&data->req);
diff --git a/lib/urldata.h b/lib/urldata.h
index afc79e864..c9a0537dd 100644
--- a/lib/urldata.h
+++ b/lib/urldata.h
@@ -2001,6 +2001,7 @@ struct Curl_easy {
   char connected_ip[CURL_MAX_CONNECTED_IP_NUM][CURL_MAX_IP_LENGTH];
   uint16_t connected_port[CURL_MAX_CONNECTED_IP_NUM];
   long connected_ip_num;
+  dns_status_type dns_status;
 #endif
 };