diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index eaafb7755..fbc5d48a2 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                     let startTime = dayjs().valueOf();
                     let dnsMessage = "";
 
-                    let dnsRes = await dnsResolve(this.hostname, this.dns_resolve_server, this.dns_resolve_type);
+                    let dnsRes = await dnsResolve(this.hostname, this.dns_resolve_server, this.port, this.dns_resolve_type);
                     bean.ping = dayjs().valueOf() - startTime;
 
                     if (this.dns_resolve_type === "A" || this.dns_resolve_type === "AAAA" || this.dns_resolve_type === "TXT") {
diff --git a/server/util-server.js b/server/util-server.js
index 54974e148..db7f525c7 100644
--- a/server/util-server.js
+++ b/server/util-server.js
@@ -176,12 +176,16 @@ exports.mqttAsync = function (hostname, topic, okMessage, options = {}) {
  * Resolves a given record using the specified DNS server
  * @param {string} hostname The hostname of the record to lookup
  * @param {string} resolverServer The DNS server to use
+ * @param {string} resolverPort Port the DNS server is listening on
  * @param {string} rrtype The type of record to request
  * @returns {Promise<(string[]|Object[]|Object)>}
  */
-exports.dnsResolve = function (hostname, resolverServer, rrtype) {
+exports.dnsResolve = function (hostname, resolverServer, resolverPort, rrtype) {
     const resolver = new Resolver();
-    resolver.setServers([ resolverServer ]);
+    // Remove brackets from IPv6 addresses so we can re-add them to
+    // prevent issues with ::1:5300 (::1 port 5300)
+    resolverServer = resolverServer.replace("[", "").replace("]", "");
+    resolver.setServers([`[${resolverServer}]:${resolverPort}`]);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         if (rrtype === "PTR") {
             resolver.reverse(hostname, (err, records) => {
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index af6ec32b3..d634e5456 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default {
     pauseDashboardHome: "Pause",
     deleteMonitorMsg: "Are you sure want to delete this monitor?",
     deleteNotificationMsg: "Are you sure want to delete this notification for all monitors?",
+    dnsPortDescription: "DNS server port. Defaults to 53. You can change the port at any time.",
     resolverserverDescription: "Cloudflare is the default server. You can change the resolver server anytime.",
     rrtypeDescription: "Select the RR type you want to monitor",
     pauseMonitorMsg: "Are you sure want to pause?",
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 9ae474ed1..1cb3684be 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
+                                <!-- Port -->
+                                <div class="my-3">
+                                    <label for="port" class="form-label">{{ $t("Port") }}</label>
+                                    <input id="port" v-model="monitor.port" type="number" class="form-control" required min="0" max="65535" step="1">
+                                    <div class="form-text">
+                                        {{ $t("dnsPortDescription") }}
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
                                 <div class="my-3">
                                     <label for="dns_resolve_type" class="form-label">{{ $t("Resource Record Type") }}</label>
 
@@ -469,6 +478,15 @@ export default {
                     this.monitor.pushToken = genSecret(10);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Set default port for DNS if not already defined
+            if (! this.monitor.port || this.monitor.port === "53") {
+                if (this.monitor.type === "dns") {
+                    this.monitor.port = "53";
+                } else {
+                    this.monitor.port = "";
+                }
+            }
         }
 
     },