diff --git a/lib/settings/backend.go b/lib/settings/backend.go
index aa22f70..5c3b33a 100644
--- a/lib/settings/backend.go
+++ b/lib/settings/backend.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type Backend struct {
 
 	// IpHeader HTTP header to set containing the IP header. Set - to forcefully ignore global defaults.
 	IpHeader string `yaml:"ip-header"`
+
+	// GoDNS Resolve URL using the Go DNS server
+	// Only relevant when running with CGO enabled
+	GoDNS bool `yaml:"go-dns"`
 }
 
 func (b Backend) Create() (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ func (b Backend) Create() (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
 		b.IpHeader = ""
 	}
 
-	proxy, err := utils.MakeReverseProxy(b.URL)
+	proxy, err := utils.MakeReverseProxy(b.URL, b.GoDNS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/utils/http.go b/utils/http.go
index 8e739fb..06f34c8 100644
--- a/utils/http.go
+++ b/utils/http.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func EnsureNoOpenRedirect(redirect string) (string, error) {
 	return uri.String(), nil
 }
 
-func MakeReverseProxy(target string) (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
+func MakeReverseProxy(target string, goDns bool) (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(target)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target URL: %w", err)
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ func MakeReverseProxy(target string) (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
 		}
 		// tell transport how to handle the unix url scheme
 		transport.RegisterProtocol("unix", UnixRoundTripper{Transport: transport})
+	} else if goDns {
+		dialer := &net.Dialer{
+			Resolver: &net.Resolver{
+				PreferGo: true,
+			},
+		}
+		transport.DialContext = dialer.DialContext
 	}
 
 	rp := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(u)