diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
index 3bb70717903..05ba3a78fa1 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 0c40b0cb583..a4182851088 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;
@@ -76,7 +77,10 @@ public class UpdateZoneCmd extends BaseCmd {
     private Map details;
     
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DHCP_PROVIDER, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the dhcp Provider for the Zone")
-    private String dhcpProvider;       
+    private String dhcpProvider;  
+    
+    @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 ///////////////////////
@@ -128,7 +132,11 @@ public class UpdateZoneCmd extends BaseCmd {
     
     public String getDhcpProvider() {
         return dhcpProvider;
-    }        
+    } 
+
+    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 80704f848cc..1d9633aafb2 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ setup_dnsmasq() {
   fi
   sed -i -e "s/^dhcp-range=.*$/dhcp-range=$DHCP_RANGE,static/" /etc/dnsmasq.conf
   sed -i -e "s/^[#]*listen-address=.*$/listen-address=$ETH0_IP/" /etc/dnsmasq.conf
+  sed -i s/[#]*dhcp-option=119.*$/dhcp-option=119,\"$DOMAIN_SUFFIX\"/ /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 
 }
 
@@ -490,6 +491,9 @@ 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 e98dbc8c16a..86f68c54299 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1087,6 +1088,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1112,7 +1114,12 @@ 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 db8fb068ed4..ed61c0f5177 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ 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;
@@ -934,6 +935,8 @@ 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();
@@ -1012,6 +1015,10 @@ 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 != null) {
+            buf.append(" domainsuffix=" + domain_suffix);
         }
 
         if (!network.isDefault() && network.getGuestType() == GuestIpType.Direct) {