diff --git a/netbox_dns/models.py b/netbox_dns/models.py
index baefae85..606245d6 100644
--- a/netbox_dns/models.py
+++ b/netbox_dns/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from dns import rdata, rdatatype, rdataclass
 from dns import name as dns_name
 from dns.rdtypes.ANY import SOA
+from dns.exception import DNSException
 
 from netaddr import IPNetwork, AddrFormatError, IPAddress
 
@@ -484,6 +485,16 @@ def clean(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 }
             ) from None
 
+        try:
+            soa_rname = dns_name.from_text(self.soa_rname, origin=dns_name.root)
+            validate_fqdn(self.soa_rname)
+        except (DNSException, ValidationError) as exc:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                {
+                    "soa_rname": exc,
+                }
+            ) from None
+
         if self.soa_serial is None and not self.soa_serial_auto:
             raise ValidationError(
                 {
diff --git a/netbox_dns/tests/zone/test_rname_validation.py b/netbox_dns/tests/zone/test_rname_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2f0f75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox_dns/tests/zone/test_rname_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+
+from netbox_dns.models import NameServer, Zone
+
+
+class RNameValidationTest(TestCase):
+    zone_data = {
+        "default_ttl": 86400,
+        "soa_refresh": 172800,
+        "soa_retry": 7200,
+        "soa_expire": 2592000,
+        "soa_ttl": 86400,
+        "soa_minimum": 3600,
+        "soa_serial": 1,
+        "soa_serial_auto": False,
+    }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        cls.nameserver = NameServer.objects.create(name="ns1.example.com")
+
+    def test_rname_validation_ok(self):
+        rnames = (
+            "hostmaster.example.com",
+            "hostmaster.example.com.",
+        )
+
+        for index, rname in enumerate(rnames):
+            zone = Zone.objects.create(
+                name=f"zone{index}.example.com",
+                soa_rname=rname,
+                **self.zone_data,
+                soa_mname=self.nameserver,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(zone.soa_rname, rname)
+
+    def test_rname_validation_failure(self):
+        rnames = (
+            "hostmaster",  # Not an FQDN
+            "hostmaster@example.com",  # E-Mail address not converted to FQDN
+        )
+
+        for index, rname in enumerate(rnames):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+                Zone.objects.create(
+                    name=f"zone{index}.example.com",
+                    soa_rname=rname,
+                    **self.zone_data,
+                    soa_mname=self.nameserver,
+                )