1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
index c58845c3b6..0dfe9320b5 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ static void dns_query_accept(DnsQuery *q, DnsQueryCandidate *c) {
                 q->answer = dns_answer_unref(q->answer);
                 q->answer_rcode = 0;
                 q->answer_dnssec_result = _DNSSEC_RESULT_INVALID;
+                q->answer_authenticated = false;
                 q->answer_errno = c->error_code;
         }
 
@@ -847,15 +848,18 @@ static void dns_query_accept(DnsQuery *q, DnsQueryCandidate *c) {
                         continue;
 
                 default:
-                        /* Any kind of failure? Store the data away,
-                         * if there's nothing stored yet. */
-
+                        /* Any kind of failure? Store the data away, if there's nothing stored yet. */
                         if (state == DNS_TRANSACTION_SUCCESS)
                                 continue;
 
+                        /* If there's already an authenticated negative reply stored, then prefer that over any unauthenticated one */
+                        if (q->answer_authenticated && !t->answer_authenticated)
+                                continue;
+
                         q->answer = dns_answer_unref(q->answer);
                         q->answer_rcode = t->answer_rcode;
                         q->answer_dnssec_result = t->answer_dnssec_result;
+                        q->answer_authenticated = t->answer_authenticated;
                         q->answer_errno = t->answer_errno;
 
                         state = t->state;