diff --git a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
index a5ab0d875f..4c3f9192a9 100644
--- a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
+++ b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns-corefile.tmpl
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@
         match ^api-int.{{ .ControllerConfig.DNS.Spec.BaseDomain }}
         fallthrough
     }
+    hosts /etc/hosts {
+        127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
+        ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain
+        fallthrough
+    }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
index 0ab83743cc..af03e0234e 100644
--- a/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cloud-platform-alt-dns/coredns.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ spec:
   - name: manifests
     hostPath:
       path: "/opt/openshift/manifests"
+  - name: hosts-dir
+    hostPath:
+      path: "/etc/hosts"
   initContainers:
   - name: render-config
     image: {{ .Images.BaremetalRuntimeCfgBootstrap }}
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ spec:
     - name: manifests
       mountPath: "/opt/openshift/manifests"
       mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+    - name: hosts-dir
+      mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+      mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+      readOnly: true
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   containers:
   - name: coredns
@@ -71,6 +78,9 @@ spec:
     volumeMounts:
     - name: conf-dir
       mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
+    - name: hosts-dir
+      mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+      readOnly: true
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
         path: /health
diff --git a/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns-corefile.yaml b/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns-corefile.yaml
index a09090787f..d0e10a649c 100644
--- a/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns-corefile.yaml
+++ b/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns-corefile.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ contents:
             match ^api-int.{{ .DNS.Spec.BaseDomain }}
             fallthrough
         }
-        hosts {
+        hosts /etc/hosts {
+            127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
+            ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain
             {{`{{- range .Cluster.NodeAddresses }}
             {{ .Address }} {{ .Name }} {{ .Name }}.{{ $.Cluster.Name }}.{{ $.Cluster.Domain }}
             {{- end }}`}}
diff --git a/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml b/templates/common/cloud-platform-alt-dns/files/coredns.yaml
index 3cbf2213ce..7709187584 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 +62,10 @@ contents:
         - name: conf-dir
           mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
           mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+          mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+          readOnly: true
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       containers:
@@ -74,6 +81,9 @@ contents:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: conf-dir
           mountPath: "/etc/coredns"
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+          readOnly: true
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /health
@@ -119,8 +129,12 @@ contents:
           mountPropagation: HostToContainer
         - name: nm-resolv
           mountPath: "/var/run/NetworkManager"
-          mountPropagation: HostToContainer 
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent        
+          mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+        - name: hosts-dir
+          mountPath: "/etc/hosts"
+          mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+          readOnly: true
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       hostNetwork: true
       tolerations:
       - operator: Exists