diff --git a/core/config.c b/core/config.c
index 5d863201..d75b4279 100644
--- a/core/config.c
+++ b/core/config.c
@@ -816,3 +816,19 @@ char *uwsgi_manage_placeholder(char *key) {
 
 	return current_value;
 }
+
+void uwsgi_opt_resolve(char *opt, char *value, void *foo) {
+        char *equal = strchr(value, '=');
+        if (!equal) {
+                uwsgi_log("invalid resolve syntax, must be placeholder=domain\n");
+                exit(1);
+        }
+        char *ip = uwsgi_resolve_ip(equal+1);
+        if (!ip) {
+		uwsgi_log("unable to resolve name %s\n", equal+1);
+                uwsgi_error("uwsgi_resolve_ip()");
+                exit(1);
+        }
+        char *new_opt = uwsgi_concat2n(value, (equal-value)+1, ip, strlen(ip));
+        uwsgi_opt_set_placeholder(opt, new_opt, (void *) 1);
+}
diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index 30c6561a..efcfe28f 100644
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 	{"declare-option", required_argument, 0, "declare a new uWSGI custom option", uwsgi_opt_add_custom_option, NULL, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
 	{"declare-option2", required_argument, 0, "declare a new uWSGI custom option (non-immediate)", uwsgi_opt_add_custom_option, NULL, 0},
 
+	{"resolve", required_argument, 0, "place the result of a dns query in the specified placeholder, sytax: placeholder=name (immediate option)", uwsgi_opt_resolve, NULL, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
+
 	{"for", required_argument, 0, "(opt logic) for cycle", uwsgi_opt_logic, (void *) uwsgi_logic_opt_for, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
 	{"for-glob", required_argument, 0, "(opt logic) for cycle (expand glob)", uwsgi_opt_logic, (void *) uwsgi_logic_opt_for_glob, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
 	{"for-times", required_argument, 0, "(opt logic) for cycle (expand the specified num to a list starting from 1)", uwsgi_opt_logic, (void *) uwsgi_logic_opt_for_times, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 3f00e2ed..1c763830 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -3792,6 +3792,8 @@ int uwsgi_logic_opt_if_plugin(char *, char *);
 int uwsgi_logic_opt_if_not_plugin(char *, char *);
 
 
+void uwsgi_opt_resolve(char *, char *, void *);
+
 #ifdef UWSGI_CAP
 void uwsgi_opt_set_cap(char *, char *, void *);
 void uwsgi_opt_set_emperor_cap(char *, char *, void *);