diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnresolve.c b/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnresolve.c
index 6e2855a8e..eda7a716f 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnresolve.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnresolve.c
@@ -1227,9 +1227,10 @@ udpqueryns(Query *qp, int fd, uchar *pkt)
 	for(rp = qp->nsrp; rp; rp = rp->next)
 		rp->marker = 0;
 
-	/* request recursion only for local dns servers */
+	/* request recursion only for local/override dns servers */
 	flag = Oquery;
-	if(strncmp(qp->nsrp->owner->name, "local#", 6) == 0)
+	if(strncmp(qp->nsrp->owner->name, "local#", 6) == 0
+	|| strncmp(qp->nsrp->owner->name, "override#", 9) == 0)
 		flag |= Frecurse;
 
 	/* pack request into a udp message */
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnsdebug.c b/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnsdebug.c
index a733bbfd7..614c8adbe 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnsdebug.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dnsdebug.c
@@ -170,15 +170,27 @@ logrequest(int id, int depth, char *send, uchar *addr, char *sname, char *rname,
 RR*
 getdnsservers(int class)
 {
-	RR *rr;
+	uchar ip[IPaddrlen];
+	DN *nsdp;
+	RR *rp;
 
 	if(servername == nil)
 		return dnsservers(class);
-
-	rr = rralloc(Tns);
-	rr->owner = dnlookup("local#dns#servers", class, 1);
-	rr->host = idnlookup(servername, class, 1);
-	return rr;
+	if(parseip(ip, servername) == -1){
+		nsdp = idnlookup(servername, class, 1);
+	} else {
+		nsdp = dnlookup("local#dns#server", class, 1);
+		rp = rralloc(isv4(ip) ? Ta : Taaaa);
+		rp->owner = nsdp;
+		rp->ip = ipalookup(ip, class, 1);
+		rp->db = 1;
+		rp->ttl = 10*Min;
+		rrattach(rp, Authoritative);
+	}
+	rp = rralloc(Tns);
+	rp->owner = dnlookup("override#dns#servers", class, 1);
+	rp->host = nsdp;
+	return rp;
 }
 
 int