diff --git a/packages/helia/package.json b/packages/helia/package.json
index 64d56532..0f535c8b 100644
--- a/packages/helia/package.json
+++ b/packages/helia/package.json
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@
     "@libp2p/webrtc": "^4.0.20",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^8.0.16",
     "@libp2p/webtransport": "^4.0.20",
+    "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.1",
     "blockstore-core": "^4.4.0",
     "datastore-core": "^9.2.9",
     "interface-blockstore": "^5.2.10",
     "interface-datastore": "^8.2.11",
     "ipns": "^9.0.0",
-    "libp2p": "^1.2.4",
+    "libp2p": "^1.3.0",
     "multiformats": "^13.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/index.ts b/packages/helia/src/index.ts
index e0377960..cb4ed8b7 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/index.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export async function createHelia (init: Partial<HeliaInit> = {}): Promise<Helia
     libp2p = await createLibp2p<DefaultLibp2pServices>({
       ...init,
       libp2p: {
+        dns: init.dns,
         ...init.libp2p,
 
         // ignore the libp2p start parameter as it should be on the main init
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
index cf7cfe57..0e9b3f2e 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface DefaultLibp2pServices extends Record<string, unknown> {
 export function libp2pDefaults (options: Libp2pDefaultsOptions = {}): Libp2pOptions<DefaultLibp2pServices> {
   return {
     peerId: options.peerId,
+    dns: options.dns,
     addresses: {
       listen: [
         '/webrtc'
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
index 3f4de600..83bb03b3 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface DefaultLibp2pServices extends Record<string, unknown> {
 export function libp2pDefaults (options: Libp2pDefaultsOptions = {}): Libp2pOptions<DefaultLibp2pServices> {
   return {
     peerId: options.peerId,
+    dns: options.dns,
     addresses: {
       listen: [
         '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0',
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p.ts
index 64a3b56e..f5597e08 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { libp2pDefaults } from './libp2p-defaults.js'
 import type { DefaultLibp2pServices } from './libp2p-defaults.js'
 import type { ComponentLogger, Libp2p, PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface'
 import type { Keychain, KeychainInit } from '@libp2p/keychain'
+import type { DNS } from '@multiformats/dns'
 import type { Datastore } from 'interface-datastore'
 import type { Libp2pOptions } from 'libp2p'
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export interface CreateLibp2pOptions<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
 export interface Libp2pDefaultsOptions {
   peerId?: PeerId
   keychain?: KeychainInit
+  dns?: DNS
 }
 
 export async function createLibp2p <T extends Record<string, unknown> = DefaultLibp2pServices> (options: CreateLibp2pOptions<T>): Promise<Libp2p<T>> {
diff --git a/packages/interface/package.json b/packages/interface/package.json
index 6a3fee99..b5460981 100644
--- a/packages/interface/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface/package.json
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@libp2p/interface": "^1.1.4",
+    "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.1",
     "interface-blockstore": "^5.2.10",
     "interface-datastore": "^8.2.11",
     "interface-store": "^5.1.8",
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/index.ts b/packages/interface/src/index.ts
index a12024cc..303dcea1 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interface/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { Blocks } from './blocks.js'
 import type { Pins } from './pins.js'
 import type { Routing } from './routing.js'
 import type { AbortOptions, ComponentLogger } from '@libp2p/interface'
+import type { DNS } from '@multiformats/dns'
 import type { Datastore } from 'interface-datastore'
 import type { MultihashHasher } from 'multiformats'
 import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ export interface Helia {
    */
   hashers: Record<number, MultihashHasher>
 
+  /**
+   * The DNS property can be used to perform lookups of various record types and
+   * will use a resolver appropriate to the current platform.
+   */
+  dns: DNS
+
   /**
    * Starts the Helia node
    */
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 58627f2f..817d042c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "@libp2p/logger": "^4.0.7",
     "@libp2p/peer-collections": "^5.1.7",
     "@libp2p/utils": "^5.2.6",
+    "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.1",
     "any-signal": "^4.1.1",
     "blockstore-core": "^4.4.0",
     "cborg": "^4.0.9",
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/index.ts
index 7890f879..ef618e7b 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import { contentRoutingSymbol, peerRoutingSymbol, start, stop } from '@libp2p/interface'
 import { defaultLogger } from '@libp2p/logger'
+import { dns } from '@multiformats/dns'
 import drain from 'it-drain'
 import { CustomProgressEvent } from 'progress-events'
 import { PinsImpl } from './pins.js'
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import type { DAGWalker, GCOptions, Helia as HeliaInterface, Routing } from '@he
 import type { BlockBroker } from '@helia/interface/blocks'
 import type { Pins } from '@helia/interface/pins'
 import type { ComponentLogger, Logger } from '@libp2p/interface'
+import type { DNS } from '@multiformats/dns'
 import type { Blockstore } from 'interface-blockstore'
 import type { Datastore } from 'interface-datastore'
 import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
@@ -103,6 +105,11 @@ export interface HeliaInit {
    * Components used by subclasses
    */
   components?: Record<string, any>
+
+  /**
+   * An optional DNS implementation used to perform queries for DNS records.
+   */
+  dns?: DNS
 }
 
 interface Components {
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ interface Components {
   dagWalkers: Record<number, DAGWalker>
   logger: ComponentLogger
   blockBrokers: BlockBroker[]
+  dns: DNS
 }
 
 export class Helia implements HeliaInterface {
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ export class Helia implements HeliaInterface {
   public routing: Routing
   public dagWalkers: Record<number, DAGWalker>
   public hashers: Record<number, MultihashHasher>
+  public dns: DNS
   private readonly log: Logger
 
   constructor (init: HeliaInit) {
@@ -129,6 +138,7 @@ export class Helia implements HeliaInterface {
     this.log = this.logger.forComponent('helia')
     this.hashers = defaultHashers(init.hashers)
     this.dagWalkers = defaultDagWalkers(init.dagWalkers)
+    this.dns = init.dns ?? dns()
 
     const components: Components = {
       blockstore: init.blockstore,
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ export class Helia implements HeliaInterface {
       dagWalkers: this.dagWalkers,
       logger: this.logger,
       blockBrokers: [],
+      dns: this.dns,
       ...(init.components ?? {})
     }