diff --git a/options/posix/generic/lookup.cpp b/options/posix/generic/lookup.cpp
index 66cf3a64d..c6526daa8 100644
--- a/options/posix/generic/lookup.cpp
+++ b/options/posix/generic/lookup.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace {
 	constexpr unsigned int RECORD_A = 1;
 	constexpr unsigned int RECORD_CNAME = 5;
 	constexpr unsigned int RECORD_PTR = 12;
+
+	struct nameserver_data default_nameserver("127.0.0.1", AF_INET);
 }
 
 static frg::string<MemoryAllocator> read_dns_name(char *buf, char *&it) {
@@ -86,10 +88,27 @@ int lookup_name_dns(struct lookup_result &buf, const char *name,
 	// for dns
 	sin.sin_port = htons(53);
 
-	auto nameserver = get_nameserver();
-	if (!inet_aton(nameserver ? nameserver->name.data() : "127.0.0.1", &sin.sin_addr)) {
-		mlibc::infoLogger() << "lookup_name_dns(): inet_aton() failed!" << frg::endlog;
-		return -EAI_SYSTEM;
+	int nameserver_idx = 0;
+	while (true) {
+		auto nameserver = get_nameserver(nameserver_idx++);
+		if (!nameserver) {
+			// no more nameservers in resolf.conf,
+			// use default
+			if (!inet_pton(default_nameserver.af, default_nameserver.name.data(), &sin.sin_addr)) {
+				mlibc::infoLogger() << "lookup_name_dns(): no nameservers available!" << frg::endlog;
+				return -EAI_SYSTEM;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
+		// TODO: ipv6
+		if (nameserver->af != AF_INET)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!inet_pton(nameserver->af, nameserver->name.data(), &sin.sin_addr))
+			continue;
+
+		break;
 	}
 
 	int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
@@ -215,10 +234,27 @@ int lookup_addr_dns(frg::span<char> name, frg::array<uint8_t, 16> &addr, int fam
 	// for dns
 	sin.sin_port = htons(53);
 
-	auto nameserver = get_nameserver();
-	if (!inet_aton(nameserver ? nameserver->name.data() : "127.0.0.1", &sin.sin_addr)) {
-		mlibc::infoLogger() << "lookup_name_dns(): inet_aton() failed!" << frg::endlog;
-		return -EAI_SYSTEM;
+	int nameserver_idx = 0;
+	while (true) {
+		auto nameserver = get_nameserver(nameserver_idx++);
+		if (!nameserver) {
+			// no more nameservers in resolf.conf,
+			// use default
+			if (!inet_pton(default_nameserver.af, default_nameserver.name.data(), &sin.sin_addr)) {
+				mlibc::infoLogger() << "lookup_addr_dns(): no nameservers available!" << frg::endlog;
+				return -EAI_SYSTEM;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
+		// TODO: ipv6
+		if (nameserver->af != AF_INET)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!inet_pton(nameserver->af, nameserver->name.data(), &sin.sin_addr))
+			continue;
+
+		break;
 	}
 
 	int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
diff --git a/options/posix/generic/resolv_conf.cpp b/options/posix/generic/resolv_conf.cpp
index a5c3aa7c8..73fbf716b 100644
--- a/options/posix/generic/resolv_conf.cpp
+++ b/options/posix/generic/resolv_conf.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 #include <mlibc/allocator.hpp>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 
 namespace mlibc {
 
-frg::optional<struct nameserver_data> get_nameserver() {
+frg::optional<struct nameserver_data> get_nameserver(int idx) {
 	auto file = fopen("/etc/resolv.conf", "r");
 	if (!file)
 		return frg::null_opt;
 
 	char line[128];
 	struct nameserver_data ret;
+	int cur = 0;
 	while (fgets(line, 128, file)) {
 		char *pos;
 		if (!strchr(line, '\n') && !feof(file)) {
@@ -20,15 +24,30 @@ frg::optional<struct nameserver_data> get_nameserver() {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		// TODO(geert): resolv.conf can actually have multiple nameservers
-		// but we just pick the first one for now
 		if (!strncmp(line, "nameserver", 10) && isspace(line[10])) {
+			if (cur != idx) {
+				cur++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			char *end;
 			for (pos = line + 11; isspace(*pos); pos++);
 			for (end = pos; *end && !isspace(*end); end++);
 			*end = '\0';
-			ret.name = frg::string<MemoryAllocator>(
+			auto str = frg::string<MemoryAllocator>(
 					pos, end - pos, getAllocator());
+
+
+			struct in_addr ipv4;
+			struct in6_addr ipv6;
+			if (inet_pton(AF_INET, str.data(), &ipv4))
+				ret.af = AF_INET;
+			else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, str.data(), &ipv6))
+				ret.af = AF_INET6;
+			else
+				break;
+
+			ret.name = str;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/options/posix/include/mlibc/resolv_conf.hpp b/options/posix/include/mlibc/resolv_conf.hpp
index 2a349c782..6f9e2db5e 100644
--- a/options/posix/include/mlibc/resolv_conf.hpp
+++ b/options/posix/include/mlibc/resolv_conf.hpp
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ namespace mlibc {
 struct nameserver_data {
 	nameserver_data()
 	: name(getAllocator()) {}
+	nameserver_data(const char *name_, int af_)
+	: name(name_, getAllocator()), af(af_) {}
+
 	frg::string<MemoryAllocator> name;
+	int af;
 	// for in the future we can also store options here
 };
 
-frg::optional<struct nameserver_data> get_nameserver();
+frg::optional<struct nameserver_data> get_nameserver(int idx);
 
 } // namespace mlibc