diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index c4e6e51180..70526d0de4 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Verify DNS settings
+	if config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit < 1 {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("dns_config.udp_answer_limit %d too low, must always be greater than zero", config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit))
+	}
+
 	if config.EncryptKey != "" {
 		if _, err := config.EncryptBytes(); err != nil {
 			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid encryption key: %s", err))
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 6e74d0294f..c5bc8e8d2d 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -77,13 +77,16 @@ type DNSConfig struct {
 	// returned by default for UDP.
 	EnableTruncate bool `mapstructure:"enable_truncate"`
 
-	// EnableSingleton is used to override default behavior
-	// of DNS and return only a single host in a round robin
-	// DNS service request rather than all healthy service
-	// members. This is a work around for systems using
-	// getaddrinfo using rule 9 sorting from RFC3484 which
-	// breaks round robin DNS.
-	EnableSingleton bool `mapstructure:"enable_singleton"`
+	// UDPAnswerLimit is used to limit the maximum number of DNS Resource
+	// Records returned in the ANSWER section of a DNS response. This is
+	// not normally useful and will be limited based on the querying
+	// protocol, however systems that implemented §6 Rule 9 in RFC3484
+	// may want to set this to 1 in order to achieve round-robin DNS.
+	// RFC3484 sorts answers in a deterministic order, which defeats the
+	// purpose of round-robin DNS.  This RFC has been obsoleted by
+	// RFC6724, however a large number of Linux hosts using glibc(3)
+	// implemented §6 Rule 9 (e.g. CentOS 5-6, Debian Squeeze, etc).
+	UDPAnswerLimit int `mapstructure:"udp_answer_limit"`
 
 	// MaxStale is used to bound how stale of a result is
 	// accepted for a DNS lookup. This can be used with
@@ -535,7 +538,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			Server:  8300,
 		},
 		DNSConfig: DNSConfig{
-			MaxStale: 5 * time.Second,
+			UDPAnswerLimit: 3,
+			MaxStale:       5 * time.Second,
 		},
 		Telemetry: Telemetry{
 			StatsitePrefix: "consul",
@@ -1135,12 +1139,12 @@ func MergeConfig(a, b *Config) *Config {
 	if b.DNSConfig.AllowStale {
 		result.DNSConfig.AllowStale = true
 	}
+	if b.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit != 0 {
+		result.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit = b.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit
+	}
 	if b.DNSConfig.EnableTruncate {
 		result.DNSConfig.EnableTruncate = true
 	}
-	if b.DNSConfig.EnableSingleton {
-		result.DNSConfig.EnableSingleton = true
-	}
 	if b.DNSConfig.MaxStale != 0 {
 		result.DNSConfig.MaxStale = b.DNSConfig.MaxStale
 	}
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index 89239fe74d..584d3881bc 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -1252,13 +1252,14 @@ func TestMergeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		DataDir:         "/tmp/bar",
 		DNSRecursors:    []string{"127.0.0.2:1001"},
 		DNSConfig: DNSConfig{
-			NodeTTL: 10 * time.Second,
+			AllowStale:     false,
+			EnableTruncate: true,
+			MaxStale:       30 * time.Second,
+			NodeTTL:        10 * time.Second,
 			ServiceTTL: map[string]time.Duration{
 				"api": 10 * time.Second,
 			},
-			AllowStale:     true,
-			MaxStale:       30 * time.Second,
-			EnableTruncate: true,
+			UDPAnswerLimit: 3,
 		},
 		Domain:           "other",
 		LogLevel:         "info",
diff --git a/command/agent/dns.go b/command/agent/dns.go
index 8d5d197bd7..dfe04d3c72 100644
--- a/command/agent/dns.go
+++ b/command/agent/dns.go
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 )
 
 const (
-	maxServiceResponses = 3 // For UDP only
-	maxRecurseRecords   = 5
+	maxUDPAnswerLimit = 8 // For UDP only
+	maxRecurseRecords = 5
 )
 
 // DNSServer is used to wrap an Agent and expose various
@@ -547,8 +548,8 @@ RPC:
 	}
 
 	// If the network is not TCP, restrict the number of responses
-	if network != "tcp" && len(resp.Answer) > maxServiceResponses {
-		resp.Answer = resp.Answer[:maxServiceResponses]
+	if network != "tcp" && len(resp.Answer) > maxUDPAnswerLimit {
+		resp.Answer = resp.Answer[:maxUDPAnswerLimit]
 
 		// Flag that there are more records to return in the UDP response
 		if d.config.EnableTruncate {
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) preparedQueryLookup(network, datacenter, query string, req,
 	// match the previous behavior. We can optimize by pushing more filtering
 	// into the query execution, but for now I think we need to get the full
 	// response. We could also choose a large arbitrary number that will
-	// likely work in practice, like 10*maxServiceResponses which should help
+	// likely work in practice, like 10*maxUDPAnswerLimit which should help
 	// reduce bandwidth if there are thousands of nodes available.
 
 	endpoint := d.agent.getEndpoint(preparedQueryEndpoint)
@@ -642,8 +643,8 @@ RPC:
 	}
 
 	// If the network is not TCP, restrict the number of responses.
-	if network != "tcp" && len(resp.Answer) > maxServiceResponses {
-		resp.Answer = resp.Answer[:maxServiceResponses]
+	if network != "tcp" && len(resp.Answer) > maxUDPAnswerLimit {
+		resp.Answer = resp.Answer[:maxUDPAnswerLimit]
 
 		// Flag that there are more records to return in the UDP
 		// response.
@@ -664,6 +665,9 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceNodeRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNode
 	qName := req.Question[0].Name
 	qType := req.Question[0].Qtype
 	handled := make(map[string]struct{})
+
+	// Post-shuffle: limit the number of nodes we return to the client
+	effectiveRecordLimit := lib.MinInt(d.config.UDPAnswerLimit, maxUDPAnswerLimit)
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		// Start with the translated address but use the service address,
 		// if specified.
@@ -684,7 +688,11 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceNodeRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNode
 		if records != nil {
 			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
 		}
-		if d.config.EnableSingleton {
+
+		if len(resp.Answer) >= effectiveRecordLimit {
+			if d.config.EnableTruncate {
+				resp.Truncated = true
+			}
 			break
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/command/agent/dns_test.go b/command/agent/dns_test.go
index 32f4c1f14d..df807a9beb 100644
--- a/command/agent/dns_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/dns_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 )
 
+const (
+	testUDPAnswerLimit     = 4
+	testMaxUDPDNSResponses = 3
+	testGenerateNumNodes   = 12
+	testUDPTruncateLimit   = 8
+)
+
 func makeDNSServer(t *testing.T) (string, *DNSServer) {
 	return makeDNSServerConfig(t, nil, nil)
 }
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ func makeDNSServerConfig(
 	if agentFn != nil {
 		agentFn(agentConf)
 	}
-	dnsConf := &DNSConfig{}
+	dnsConf := &DefaultConfig().DNSConfig
 	if dnsFn != nil {
 		dnsFn(dnsConf)
 	}
@@ -1809,7 +1816,7 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_Randomize(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register a large set of nodes.
-	for i := 0; i < 3*maxServiceResponses; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 2*testMaxUDPDNSResponses; i++ {
 		args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
 			Datacenter: "dc1",
 			Node:       fmt.Sprintf("foo%d", i),
@@ -1856,7 +1863,7 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_Randomize(t *testing.T) {
 			m := new(dns.Msg)
 			m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeANY)
 
-			c := new(dns.Client)
+			c := &dns.Client{Net: "udp"}
 			in, _, err := c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -1864,7 +1871,7 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_Randomize(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Response length should be truncated and we should get
 			// an A record for each response.
-			if len(in.Answer) != maxServiceResponses {
+			if len(in.Answer) != testMaxUDPDNSResponses {
 				t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", len(in.Answer))
 			}
 
@@ -1903,7 +1910,7 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_Truncate(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register nodes a large number of nodes.
-	for i := 0; i < 3*maxServiceResponses; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 2*testUDPTruncateLimit; i++ {
 		args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
 			Datacenter: "dc1",
 			Node:       fmt.Sprintf("foo%d", i),
@@ -1962,16 +1969,18 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_Truncate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_MaxResponses(t *testing.T) {
-	dir, srv := makeDNSServer(t)
+	dir, srv := makeDNSServerConfig(t, nil, func(c *DNSConfig) {
+		c.UDPAnswerLimit = testUDPAnswerLimit
+	})
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 	defer srv.agent.Shutdown()
 
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register a large number of nodes.
-	for i := 0; i < 6*maxServiceResponses; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < testUDPAnswerLimit*testMaxUDPDNSResponses; i++ {
 		nodeAddress := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.%d", i+1)
-		if i > 3 {
+		if i > (testUDPAnswerLimit * testMaxUDPDNSResponses / 2) {
 			nodeAddress = fmt.Sprintf("fe80::%d", i+1)
 		}
 		args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
@@ -2012,7 +2021,7 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_MaxResponses(t *testing.T) {
 		"web.service.consul.",
 		id + ".query.consul.",
 	}
-	for _, question := range questions {
+	for i, question := range questions {
 		m := new(dns.Msg)
 		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeANY)
 
@@ -2023,8 +2032,8 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_MaxResponses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if len(in.Answer) != 3 {
-			t.Fatalf("should receive 3 answers for ANY")
+		if len(in.Answer) != testUDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("should receive %d answers for ANY, received: %d", testUDPAnswerLimit, len(in.Answer))
 		}
 
 		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeA)
@@ -2033,8 +2042,8 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_MaxResponses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if len(in.Answer) != 3 {
-			t.Fatalf("should receive 3 answers for A")
+		if len(in.Answer) != testUDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: should receive %d answers for A, received: %d", i, testUDPAnswerLimit, len(in.Answer))
 		}
 
 		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeAAAA)
@@ -2043,8 +2052,79 @@ func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_MaxResponses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if len(in.Answer) != 3 {
-			t.Fatalf("should receive 3 answers for AAAA")
+		if len(in.Answer) != testUDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("should receive %d answers for AAAA, received: %d", testUDPAnswerLimit, len(in.Answer))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDNS_ServiceLookup_UDPAnswerLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, srv := makeDNSServer(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+	defer srv.agent.Shutdown()
+
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	// Register a large number of nodes.
+	for i := 0; i < testGenerateNumNodes*testMaxUDPDNSResponses; i++ {
+		nodeAddress := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.%d", i+1)
+		// Mix-in a few IPv6 addresses
+		if i > testGenerateNumNodes/2 {
+			nodeAddress = fmt.Sprintf("fe80::%d", i+1)
+		}
+		args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
+			Datacenter: "dc1",
+			Node:       fmt.Sprintf("foo%d", i),
+			Address:    nodeAddress,
+			Service: &structs.NodeService{
+				Service: "web",
+				Port:    8000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		var out struct{}
+		if err := srv.agent.RPC("Catalog.Register", args, &out); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Look up the service directly and via prepared query.
+	questions := []string{
+		"web.service.consul.",
+	}
+	for _, question := range questions {
+		m := new(dns.Msg)
+		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeANY)
+
+		addr, _ := srv.agent.config.ClientListener("", srv.agent.config.Ports.DNS)
+		c := &dns.Client{Net: "udp"}
+		in, _, err := c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(in.Answer) != srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("%d/%d answers received for ANY", len(in.Answer), srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit)
+		}
+
+		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeA)
+		in, _, err = c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(in.Answer) != srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("%d/%d answers for A", len(in.Answer), srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit)
+		}
+
+		m.SetQuestion(question, dns.TypeAAAA)
+		in, _, err = c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(in.Answer) != srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit {
+			t.Fatalf("%d/%d answers for AAAA", len(in.Answer), srv.agent.config.DNSConfig.UDPAnswerLimit)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/math.go b/lib/math.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36b483c64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/math.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package lib
+
+func MaxInt(a, b int) int {
+	if a > b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+func MinInt(a, b int) int {
+	if a > b {
+		return b
+	}
+	return a
+}
diff --git a/lib/math_test.go b/lib/math_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8015e5297e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/math_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package lib
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMathMaxInt(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := [][3]int{{1, 2, 2}, {-1, 1, 1}, {2, 0, 2}}
+	for i, _ := range tests {
+		expected := tests[i][2]
+		actual := MaxInt(tests[i][0], tests[i][1])
+		if expected != actual {
+			t.Fatalf("in iteration %d expected %d, got %d", i, expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMathMinInt(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := [][3]int{{1, 2, 1}, {-1, 1, -1}, {2, 0, 0}}
+	for i, _ := range tests {
+		expected := tests[i][2]
+		actual := MinInt(tests[i][0], tests[i][1])
+		if expected != actual {
+			t.Fatalf("in iteration %d expected %d, got %d", i, expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
index 3a27023575..7bcc17ddb3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
@@ -467,6 +467,18 @@ definitions support being updated during a reload.
   nodes whose healthchecks are not passing will be excluded from DNS results. By default (or
   if set to false), only nodes whose healthchecks are failing as critical will be excluded.
 
+  * <a name="udp_answer_limit"></a><a
+  href="#udp_answer_limit">`udp_answer_limit`</a> - Artificially limit the
+  number of resource records contained in the answer section of a UDP-based
+  DNS response.  The default number of resource records returned is `3`.  In
+  environments where
+  [RFC 3484 Section 6](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484#section-6) Rule 9
+  is implemented and enforced, clients may need to set this value to `1` to
+  preserve randomized DNS round-robin (note:
+  [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484](RFC 3484) has been obsoleted by
+  [RFC 6724](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6724) so it should be uncommon to
+  need to change this value).
+
 * <a name="domain"></a><a href="#domain">`domain`</a> Equivalent to the
   [`-domain` command-line flag](#_domain).