diff --git a/package/libwebsockets/Config.in b/package/libwebsockets/Config.in
index 05c132641e..6116cfecb5 100644
--- a/package/libwebsockets/Config.in
+++ b/package/libwebsockets/Config.in
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBWEBSOCKETS_EXT_POLL
 	  unconditionally compiled in for library versions
 	  prior to 3.2.0.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBWEBSOCKETS_ASYNC_DNS
+	bool "enable async dns support"
+	help
+	  Enable asynchronous DNS resolver that directly queries
+	  the configured nameserver over UDP, from the event loop.
+
 endif
 
 comment "libwebsockets needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
diff --git a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
index c00c44cac3..e53febfce4 100644
--- a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
+++ b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
@@ -98,4 +98,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBWEBSOCKETS_EXT_POLL),y)
 LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL=ON
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBWEBSOCKETS_ASYNC_DNS),y)
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_SYS_ASYNC_DNS=ON
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))