diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index dac3cee2..2ef2a5a6 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ options:
       Comma-separated list of key=value config flags with the additional dhcp
       options for neutron dnsmasq. Note, this option is only valid when
       enable-local-dhcp-and-metadata option is set to True.
+  dns-servers:
+    type: string
+    default:
+    description: |
+      A comma-separated list of DNS servers which will be used by dnsmasq as
+      forwarders. This option only applies when the enable-local-dhcp-and-metadata
+      options is set to True.
   prevent-arp-spoofing:
     type: boolean
     default: true
diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
index 0c90fb6b..14dc4a70 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_context.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class DHCPAgentContext(OSContextGenerator):
         dnsmasq_flags = config('dnsmasq-flags')
         if dnsmasq_flags:
             ctxt['dnsmasq_flags'] = config_flags_parser(dnsmasq_flags)
+        ctxt['dns_servers'] = config('dns-servers')
 
         neutron_api_settings = NeutronAPIContext()()
         if neutron_api_settings.get('dns_domain'):
diff --git a/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini b/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
index b9517915..01d3c44d 100644
--- a/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
+++ b/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ root_helper = sudo /usr/bin/neutron-rootwrap /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
 dnsmasq_config_file = /etc/neutron/dnsmasq.conf
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% if dns_servers -%}
+dnsmasq_dns_servers = {{ dns_servers }}
+{% endif -%}
+
 {% if dns_domain -%}
 dns_domain = {{ dns_domain }}
 # Per LP#1583769, dhcp_domain needs to be configured in mitaka as well. Additional
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_context.py b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_context.py
index db88d268..12f3f5d2 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_context.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_context.py
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ class DHCPAgentContextTest(CharmTestCase):
         self.relation_get.return_value = None
         self.assertEqual(
             context.DHCPAgentContext()(),
-            {'dns_domain': 'openstack.example.'}
+            {'dns_domain': 'openstack.example.',
+             'dns_servers': None}
         )
         self.relation_ids.assert_called_with('neutron-plugin')
         self.relation_get.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -314,13 +315,15 @@ class DHCPAgentContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'dns-domain': 'openstack.example.'
         }
         _rget.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: rdata
+        self.test_config.set('dns-servers', '8.8.8.8,4.4.4.4')
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['rid1']
         self.related_units.return_value = ['nova-compute/0']
         self.relation_get.return_value = 'nova'
         self.assertEqual(
             context.DHCPAgentContext()(),
             {'availability_zone': 'nova',
-             'dns_domain': 'openstack.example.'}
+             'dns_domain': 'openstack.example.',
+             'dns_servers': '8.8.8.8,4.4.4.4'}
         )
         self.relation_ids.assert_called_with('neutron-plugin')
         self.relation_get.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -342,12 +345,14 @@ class DHCPAgentContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'network-device-mtu': 1500,
         }
         _rget.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: rdata
+        self.test_config.set('dns-servers', '8.8.8.8')
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['rid1']
         self.related_units.return_value = ['nova-compute/0']
         self.relation_get.return_value = 'nova'
         self.assertEqual(
             context.DHCPAgentContext()(),
-            {'availability_zone': 'nova'}
+            {'availability_zone': 'nova',
+             'dns_servers': '8.8.8.8'}
         )
         self.relation_ids.assert_called_with('neutron-plugin')
         self.relation_get.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -382,7 +387,8 @@ class DHCPAgentContextTest(CharmTestCase):
                     'dhcp-userclass': 'set:ipxe,iPXE',
                     'dhcp-match': 'set:ipxe,175',
                     'server': '1.2.3.4',
-                }
+                },
+                'dns_servers': None,
             }
         )