diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.cpp
index 937f5b4f9..c298f3d17 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.cpp
@@ -33,27 +33,37 @@ int EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac_address)
 }
 
 void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip)
+{
+  // Assume the DNS server will be the machine on the same network as the local IP
+  // but with last octet being '1'
+  IPAddress dns_server = local_ip;
+  dns_server[3] = 1;
+  begin(mac_address, local_ip, dns_server);
+}
+
+void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server)
 {
   // Assume the gateway will be the machine on the same network as the local IP
   // but with last octet being '1'
   IPAddress gateway = local_ip;
   gateway[3] = 1;
-  begin(mac_address, local_ip, gateway);
+  begin(mac_address, local_ip, dns_server, gateway);
 }
 
-void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway)
+void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server, IPAddress gateway)
 {
   IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
-  begin(mac_address, local_ip, gateway, subnet);
+  begin(mac_address, local_ip, dns_server, gateway, subnet);
 }
 
-void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet)
+void EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet)
 {
   W5100.init();
   W5100.setMACAddress(mac);
   W5100.setIPAddress(local_ip._address);
   W5100.setGatewayIp(gateway._address);
   W5100.setSubnetMask(subnet._address);
+  _dnsServerAddress = dns_server;
 }
 
 IPAddress EthernetClass::localIP()
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.h b/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.h
index fdf0b7f39..b4d223fba 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.h
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/Ethernet.h
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ public:
   // Returns 0 if the DHCP configuration failed, and 1 if it succeeded
   int begin(uint8_t *mac_address);
   void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip);
-  void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway);
-  void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet);
+  void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server);
+  void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server, IPAddress gateway);
+  void begin(uint8_t *mac_address, IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns_server, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet);
 
   IPAddress localIP();
   IPAddress subnetMask();