diff --git a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
index a5ab0d875f..eeb0f814bc 100644
--- a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
+++ b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@
         match ^api-int.{{ .ControllerConfig.DNS.Spec.BaseDomain }}
         fallthrough
     }
+    hosts {
+        fallthrough
+    }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
index 0ab83743cc..e06f0585a5 100644
--- a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ spec:
     - name: manifests
       mountPath: "/opt/openshift/manifests"
       mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+    - name: hosts-dir
+      mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   containers:
   - name: coredns
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ spec:
     volumeMounts:
     - name: conf-dir
       mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
+    - name: hosts-dir
+      mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
         path: /health
diff --git a/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml b/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml
index 3cbf2213ce..77d01e9659 100644
--- a/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml
+++ b/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ contents:
       - name: nm-resolv
         hostPath:
           path: "/var/run/NetworkManager"
+      - name: hosts-dir
+        hostPath:
+          path: "/etc/hosts"
       initContainers:
       - name: render-config-coredns
         image: {{ .Images.baremetalRuntimeCfgImage }}
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ contents:
         - name: conf-dir
           mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
           mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+          mountPropagation: HostToContainer
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       containers:
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ contents:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: conf-dir
           mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /health
@@ -120,6 +128,9 @@ contents:
         - name: nm-resolv
           mountPath: "/var/run/NetworkManager"
           mountPropagation: HostToContainer 
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+          mountPropagation: HostToContainer
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent        
       hostNetwork: true
       tolerations: