diff --git a/lib/dns.js b/lib/dns.js
index 92b55f03595f45..c67823b8ac828a 100644
--- a/lib/dns.js
+++ b/lib/dns.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 const util = require('util');
 
 const cares = process.binding('cares_wrap');
+const { preserveDnsOrder } = process.binding('config');
 const { isLegalPort } = require('internal/net');
 const { customPromisifyArgs } = require('internal/util');
 const errors = require('internal/errors');
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
   var hints = 0;
   var family = -1;
   var all = false;
-  var verbatim = false;
+  var verbatim = !!preserveDnsOrder;
 
   // Parse arguments
   if (hostname && typeof hostname !== 'string') {
@@ -143,7 +144,10 @@ function lookup(hostname, options, callback) {
     hints = options.hints >>> 0;
     family = options.family >>> 0;
     all = options.all === true;
-    verbatim = options.verbatim === true;
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(options, 'verbatim')) {
+      verbatim = options.verbatim === true;
+    }
 
     if (hints !== 0 &&
         hints !== cares.AI_ADDRCONFIG &&
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 0027c0cc7b8fcf..27aab7c1b6675d 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ std::string config_warning_file;  // NOLINT(runtime/string)
 // that is used by lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
 bool config_expose_internals = false;
 
+// Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --preserve-dns-order is used.
+// Used in node_config.cc to set a constant on process.binding('config')
+// that is used by lib/dns.js
+bool config_preserve_dns_order = false;
+
 bool v8_initialized = false;
 
 bool linux_at_secure = false;
@@ -3626,6 +3631,7 @@ static void CheckIfAllowedInEnv(const char* exe, bool is_env,
     "--pending-deprecation",
     "--no-warnings",
     "--napi-modules",
+    "--preserve-dns-order",
     "--expose-http2",   // keep as a non-op through v9.x
     "--experimental-modules",
     "--loader",
@@ -3848,6 +3854,9 @@ static void ParseArgs(int* argc,
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--expose-http2") == 0 ||
                strcmp(arg, "--expose_http2") == 0) {
       // Keep as a non-op through v9.x
+    } else if (strcmp(arg, "--preserve-dns-order") == 0 ||
+               strcmp(arg, "--preserve_dns_order") == 0) {
+      config_preserve_dns_order = true;
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "-") == 0) {
       break;
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index bf46444cabd107..238ecebcbf819e 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ static void InitConfig(Local<Object> target,
   if (config_expose_internals)
     READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("exposeInternals");
 
+  if (config_preserve_dns_order)
+    READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("preserveDnsOrder");
+
   READONLY_PROPERTY(target,
                     "bits",
                     Number::New(env->isolate(), 8 * sizeof(intptr_t)));
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index 09bcbba6e0b39f..dde960010946c8 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ extern bool config_preserve_symlinks;
 // that is used by lib/module.js
 extern bool config_experimental_modules;
 
+// Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --preserve-dns-order is used.
+// Used in node_config.cc to set a constant on process.binding('config')
+// that is used by lib/dns.js
+extern bool config_preserve_dns_order;
+
 // Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --loader is used.
 // Used in node_config.cc to set a constant on process.binding('config')
 // that is used by lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js