diff --git a/agent/dns.go b/agent/dns.go
index ba65ce75dc..f28edae4e1 100644
--- a/agent/dns.go
+++ b/agent/dns.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) handleQuery(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 
 	switch req.Question[0].Qtype {
 	case dns.TypeSOA:
-		ns, glue := d.nameservers()
+		ns, glue := d.nameservers(req.IsEdns0() != nil)
 		m.Answer = append(m.Answer, d.soa())
 		m.Ns = append(m.Ns, ns...)
 		m.Extra = append(m.Extra, glue...)
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ func (d *DNSServer) handleQuery(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 		m.SetRcode(req, dns.RcodeSuccess)
 
 	case dns.TypeNS:
-		ns, _ := d.nameservers()
+		ns, glue := d.nameservers(req.IsEdns0() != nil)
 		m.Answer = ns
-		// no need to send A records with the IP address, since the ns record is a node name that resolves correctly
+		m.Extra = glue
 		m.SetRcode(req, dns.RcodeSuccess)
 
 	default:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) addSOA(msg *dns.Msg) {
 
 // nameservers returns the names and ip addresses of up to three random servers
 // in the current cluster which serve as authoritative name servers for zone.
-func (d *DNSServer) nameservers() (ns []dns.RR, extra []dns.RR) {
+func (d *DNSServer) nameservers(edns bool) (ns []dns.RR, extra []dns.RR) {
 	// get server names and store them in a map to randomize the output
 	servers := map[string]net.IP{}
 	for name, addr := range d.agent.delegate.ServerAddrs() {
@@ -324,18 +324,8 @@ func (d *DNSServer) nameservers() (ns []dns.RR, extra []dns.RR) {
 			Ns: name,
 		}
 		ns = append(ns, nsrr)
-
 		// the glue record providing the ip address
-		a := &dns.A{
-			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
-				Name:   name,
-				Rrtype: dns.TypeA,
-				Class:  dns.ClassINET,
-				Ttl:    uint32(d.config.NodeTTL / time.Second),
-			},
-			A: ip,
-		}
-		extra = append(extra, a)
+		extra = append(extra, d.formatNodeRecord(ip.String(), name, dns.TypeANY, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)...)
 
 		// don't provide more than 3 servers
 		if len(ns) >= 3 {
@@ -523,7 +513,7 @@ RPC:
 	n := out.NodeServices.Node
 	edns := req.IsEdns0() != nil
 	addr := d.agent.TranslateAddress(datacenter, n.Address, n.TaggedAddresses)
-	records := d.formatNodeRecord(out.NodeServices.Node, addr,
+	records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr,
 		req.Question[0].Name, qType, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)
 	if records != nil {
 		resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
@@ -531,7 +521,7 @@ RPC:
 }
 
 // formatNodeRecord takes a Node and returns an A, AAAA, or CNAME record
-func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(node *structs.Node, addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.Duration, edns bool) (records []dns.RR) {
+func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.Duration, edns bool) (records []dns.RR) {
 	// Parse the IP
 	ip := net.ParseIP(addr)
 	var ipv4 net.IP
@@ -911,7 +901,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceNodeRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNode
 		handled[addr] = struct{}{}
 
 		// Add the node record
-		records := d.formatNodeRecord(node.Node, addr, qName, qType, ttl, edns)
+		records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, qName, qType, ttl, edns)
 		if records != nil {
 			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
 		}
@@ -955,7 +945,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceSRVRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNodes
 		}
 
 		// Add the extra record
-		records := d.formatNodeRecord(node.Node, addr, srvRec.Target, dns.TypeANY, ttl, edns)
+		records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, srvRec.Target, dns.TypeANY, ttl, edns)
 		if len(records) > 0 {
 			// Use the node address if it doesn't differ from the service address
 			if addr == node.Node.Address {
diff --git a/agent/dns_test.go b/agent/dns_test.go
index 4bf5600553..5d0929ef3c 100644
--- a/agent/dns_test.go
+++ b/agent/dns_test.go
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestDNS_NSRecords(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	cfg := TestConfig()
 	cfg.Domain = "CONSUL."
-	cfg.NodeName = "foo"
+	cfg.NodeName = "server1"
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), cfg)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -922,13 +922,28 @@ func TestDNS_NSRecords(t *testing.T) {
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
-	if nsRec.Ns != "foo.node.dc1.consul." {
+	if nsRec.Ns != "server1.node.dc1.consul." {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
 	if nsRec.Hdr.Ttl != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
 
+	if len(in.Extra) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Extra)
+	}
+
+	aRec, ok := in.Extra[0].(*dns.A)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Extra)
+	}
+	if aRec.A.String() != "127.0.0.1" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Extra)
+	}
+	if aRec.Hdr.Name != "server1.node.dc1.consul." {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Extra)
+	}
+
 }
 
 func TestDNS_ExternalServiceToConsulCNAMENestedLookup(t *testing.T) {