diff --git a/src/core/dns.c b/src/core/dns.c
index 42667ba7e..a740458bf 100644
--- a/src/core/dns.c
+++ b/src/core/dns.c
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ static dns_setserver_callback_t s_dns_setserver_callback = NULL;
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef LWIP_HOOK_FILENAME
+#include LWIP_HOOK_FILENAME
+#endif
+
 /** Random generator function to create random TXIDs and source ports for queries */
 #ifndef DNS_RAND_TXID
 #if ((LWIP_DNS_SECURE & LWIP_DNS_SECURE_RAND_XID) != 0)
@@ -1735,6 +1739,14 @@ dns_gethostbyname_addrtype(const char *hostname, ip_addr_t *addr, dns_found_call
     return ERR_ARG;
   }
 
+#ifdef LWIP_HOOK_DNS_EXTERNAL_RESOLVE
+  {
+    err_t err = ERR_OK;
+    if (LWIP_HOOK_DNS_EXTERNAL_RESOLVE(hostname, addr, found, callback_arg, dns_addrtype, &err)) {
+       return err;
+    }
+  }
+#endif /* LWIP_HOOK_DNS_EXTERNAL_RESOLVE */
 
 #if LWIP_HAVE_LOOPIF
   if (strcmp(hostname, "localhost") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/opt.h b/src/include/lwip/opt.h
index 6a8517e30..23febc7f4 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/opt.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/opt.h
@@ -3150,6 +3150,34 @@
 #define LWIP_HOOK_IP6_SELECT_SRC_ADDR(netif, dest)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * LWIP_HOOK_DNS_EXTERNAL_RESOLVE(name, addr, found, callback_arg, addrtype, err):
+ * Called from dns APIs (usable with callback apps) allowing an
+ * external DNS resolver (which uses sequential API) to handle the query.
+ * The external resolver is called from LwIP thread context. Please carefully use this hook
+ * to avoid thread issues(such as deadlock).
+ * Signature:\code{.c}
+ *   int my_hook(const char *name, ip_addr_t *addr, dns_found_callback found, void *callback_arg,
+ *               u8_t addrtype, err_t *err)
+ * \endcode
+ * Arguments:
+ * - name: hostname to resolve
+ * - addr: output host address
+ * - found: dns host address found callback
+ * - callback_arg: found callback argument
+ * - addrtype: type of address to query
+ * - err: output error
+ * Return values:
+ * - 0: Hook has not consumed hostname query, query continues into DNS module
+ * - != 0: Hook has consumed the query
+ *
+ * err must also be checked to determine if the hook consumed the query, but
+ * the query failed
+*/
+#ifdef __DOXYGEN__
+#define LWIP_HOOK_DNS_EXTERNAL_RESOLVE(name, addr, found, callback_arg, addrtype, err)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * LWIP_HOOK_VLAN_CHECK(netif, eth_hdr, vlan_hdr):
  * Called from ethernet_input() if VLAN support is enabled