diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 960f088..08bdf2b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	git.prolicht.digital/pub/healthcheck v1.0.1
+	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d // indirect
 	github.com/dchest/uniuri v0.0.0-20200228104902-7aecb25e1fe5 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v0.5.2
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sessions v0.0.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 38d8655..1f5bfe3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1/go.mod h1:c11w/QuzBsJSee3cPx9rAFu61PvFxuPbt
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578/go.mod h1:uGdkoq3SwY9Y+13GIhn11/XLaGBb4BfwItxLd5jeuXE=
 github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:ap1AmDzcVOAz1YpeJ3TCzIgstoaWLA6jbbgxfB4w2iY=
 github.com/antonlindstrom/pgstore v0.0.0-20200229204646-b08ebf1105e0/go.mod h1:2Ti6VUHVxpC0VSmTZzEvpzysnaGAfGBOoMIz5ykPyyw=
+github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d h1:Byv0BzEl3/e6D5CLfI0j/7hiIEtvGVFPCZ7Ei2oq8iQ=
+github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d/go.mod h1:WaHUgvxTVq04UNunO+XhnAqY/wQc+bxr74GqbsZ/Jqw=
 github.com/boj/redistore v0.0.0-20180917114910-cd5dcc76aeff/go.mod h1:+RTT1BOk5P97fT2CiHkbFQwkK3mjsFAP6zCYV2aXtjw=
 github.com/bos-hieu/mongostore v0.0.2/go.mod h1:8AbbVmDEb0yqJsBrWxZIAZOxIfv/tsP8CDtdHduZHGg=
 github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache v0.0.0-20180710155616-bc664df96737/go.mod h1:PmM6Mmwb0LSuEubjR8N7PtNe1KxZLtOUHtbeikc5h60=
diff --git a/internal/wireguard/peermanager.go b/internal/wireguard/peermanager.go
index 0e1d95b..ac59eb4 100644
--- a/internal/wireguard/peermanager.go
+++ b/internal/wireguard/peermanager.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
 	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
@@ -23,9 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
-//
 // CUSTOM VALIDATORS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
 var cidrList validator.Func = func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 	cidrListStr := fl.Field().String()
 
@@ -39,6 +38,18 @@ var cidrList validator.Func = func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+var dnsList validator.Func = func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
+	dnsListStr := fl.Field().String()
+	dnsList := common.ParseStringList(dnsListStr)
+	for i := range dnsList {
+		ip := net.ParseIP(dnsList[i])
+		if ip == nil && !govalidator.IsDNSName(dnsList[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 var ipList validator.Func = func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 	ipListStr := fl.Field().String()
 	ipList := common.ParseStringList(ipListStr)
@@ -55,6 +66,7 @@ func init() {
 	if v, ok := binding.Validator.Engine().(*validator.Validate); ok {
 		_ = v.RegisterValidation("cidrlist", cidrList)
 		_ = v.RegisterValidation("iplist", ipList)
+		_ = v.RegisterValidation("dnsList", dnsList)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +101,7 @@ type Peer struct {
 	// Misc. WireGuard Settings
 	PrivateKey string `form:"privkey" binding:"omitempty,base64"`
 	IPsStr     string `form:"ip" binding:"cidrlist,required_if=DeviceType server"` // a comma separated list of IPs of the client
-	DNSStr     string `form:"dns" binding:"iplist"`                                // comma separated list of the DNS servers for the client
+	DNSStr     string `form:"dns" binding:"dnsList"`                               // comma separated list of the DNS servers for the client
 	// Global Device Settings (can be ignored, only make sense if device is in server mode)
 	Mtu int `form:"mtu" binding:"gte=0,lte=1500"`
 
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ type Device struct {
 	PublicKey    string `form:"pubkey" binding:"required,base64"`
 	Mtu          int    `form:"mtu" binding:"gte=0,lte=1500"`   // the interface MTU, wg-quick addition
 	IPsStr       string `form:"ip" binding:"required,cidrlist"` // comma separated list of the IPs of the client, wg-quick addition
-	DNSStr       string `form:"dns" binding:"iplist"`           // comma separated list of the DNS servers of the client, wg-quick addition
+	DNSStr       string `form:"dns" binding:"dnsList"`          // comma separated list of the DNS servers of the client, wg-quick addition
 	RoutingTable string `form:"routingtable"`                   // the routing table, wg-quick addition
 	PreUp        string `form:"preup"`                          // pre up script, wg-quick addition
 	PostUp       string `form:"postup"`                         // post up script, wg-quick addition