diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
index b11f98ba49b..90ab1bc2d20 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class ApiConstants {
     public static final String CERTIFICATE = "certificate";    
     public static final String PRIVATE_KEY = "privatekey";    
     public static final String DOMAIN_SUFFIX = "domainsuffix";    
+    public static final String DOMAIN_SUFFIX_LIST = "domainsuffixlist";    
     public static final String CIDR = "cidr";
     public static final String CIDR_LIST = "cidrlist";
     public static final String CLEANUP = "cleanup";
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateZoneCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateZoneCmd.java
index e276cb3c5b8..5459a7feed6 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateZoneCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateZoneCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package com.cloud.api.commands;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ public class UpdateZoneCmd extends BaseCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DOMAIN, type=CommandType.STRING, description="Network domain name for the networks in the zone")
     private String domain;
     
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DOMAIN_SUFFIX_LIST, type=CommandType.LIST, collectionType = CommandType.STRING, description="the list of domain suffixes for dns")
+    private List<String> domainSuffixList;   
+    
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -135,7 +139,10 @@ public class UpdateZoneCmd extends BaseCmd {
     public String getDomain() {
         return domain;
     }
-    
+
+    public List<String> getDomainSuffixList() {
+        return domainSuffixList;
+    }   
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////// API Implementation///////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf
index 8f999a75cb1..86e49e902fc 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ dhcp-hostsfile=/etc/dhcphosts.txt
 # Set the domain
 dhcp-option=15,"2.vmops-test.vmops.com"
 
+# Send RFC-3397 DNS domain search DHCP option.
+#dhcp-option=119,"vmops.com"
+
 # Send the etherboot magic flag and then etherboot options (a string).
 #dhcp-option=128,e4:45:74:68:00:00
 #dhcp-option=129,NIC=eepro100
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index fb607d34d72..50085dbbd12 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ setup_dnsmasq() {
       sed -i -e "/^[#]*dhcp-option=6.*$/d" /etc/dnsmasq.conf
       echo "dhcp-option=6,$GUEST_GW" >> /etc/dnsmasq.conf
   fi
+  
+  if [ -n "$DOMAIN_SUFFIX" ]
+  then
+    sed -i s/[#]*dhcp-option=119.*$/dhcp-option=119,\"$DOMAIN_SUFFIX\"/ /etc/dnsmasq.conf
+  fi
 }
 
 setup_sshd(){
@@ -531,6 +536,9 @@ for i in $CMDLINE
       domain)
           DOMAIN=$VALUE
           ;;
+      domainsuffix)
+          DOMAIN_SUFFIX=$VALUE
+          ;;
       mgmtcidr)
           MGMTNET=$VALUE
           ;;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index ecdcea4fa55..7bcbebb0114 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ import com.cloud.user.UserContext;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.AccountDao;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserDao;
 import com.cloud.utils.NumbersUtil;
+import com.cloud.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Adapters;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.ComponentLocator;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Inject;
@@ -1155,6 +1156,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
         String internalDns2 = cmd.getInternalDns2();
         String vnetRange = cmd.getVlan();
         String guestCidr = cmd.getGuestCidrAddress();
+        List<String> domainSuffixList = cmd.getDomainSuffixList();
         Long userId = UserContext.current().getCallerUserId();
         int startVnetRange = 0;
         int stopVnetRange = 0;
@@ -1181,7 +1183,12 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
     				}*/
                 newDetails.put(key, value);
             }
-        }        
+        }  
+        
+        // add the domain prefix list to details if not null
+        if (domainSuffixList != null){
+            newDetails.put("dns.suffixes", StringUtils.join(domainSuffixList, ","));
+        }
 
         if (userId == null) {
             userId = Long.valueOf(User.UID_SYSTEM);
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 6a78c3891c5..7dc8e577353 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import com.cloud.dc.DataCenterVO;
 import com.cloud.dc.HostPodVO;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.AccountVlanMapDao;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.DataCenterDao;
+import com.cloud.dc.dao.DcDetailsDaoImpl;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.HostPodDao;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.VlanDao;
 import com.cloud.deploy.DataCenterDeployment;
@@ -1122,6 +1123,8 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
         String dhcpRange = null;
 
         DataCenter dc = dest.getDataCenter();
+        DataCenterVO dcVO = _dcDao.findById(dc.getId());
+        _dcDao.loadDetails(dcVO);
 
         if (dc.getNetworkType() == NetworkType.Advanced) {
             String cidr = network.getCidr();
@@ -1212,6 +1215,10 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
         String domain = network.getNetworkDomain();
         if (domain != null) {
             buf.append(" domain=" + domain);
+        }  
+        String domain_suffix = dcVO.getDetail("dns.suffixes");
+        if (domain_suffix != null) {
+            buf.append(" domainsuffix=").append(domain_suffix);
         }
 
         if (!network.isDefault() && network.getGuestType() == GuestIpType.Direct) {