diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/resolver.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/resolver.h
index e0aab783ba..b39887fe42 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/resolver.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/resolver.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ typedef struct dns_fetchevent {
 #define DNS_FETCHOPT_UNSHARED		0x02		/* See below. */
 #define DNS_FETCHOPT_RECURSIVE		0x04		/* Set RD? */
 #define DNS_FETCHOPT_NOEDNS0		0x08		/* Do not use EDNS. */
+#define DNS_FETCHOPT_FORWARDONLY	0x10		/* only use forwarders */
 
 /*
  * XXXRTH  Should this API be made semi-private?  (I.e.
@@ -342,6 +343,9 @@ dns_resolver_destroyfetch(dns_fetch_t **fetchp);
  *	*fetchp == NULL.
  */
 
+dns_dispatch_t * dns_resolver_dispatchv4(dns_resolver_t *resolver);
+dns_dispatch_t * dns_resolver_dispatchv6(dns_resolver_t *resolver);
+isc_socketmgr_t * dns_resolver_socketmgr(dns_resolver_t *resolver);
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
 
 #endif /* DNS_RESOLVER_H */
diff --git a/lib/dns/resolver.c b/lib/dns/resolver.c
index d977db8a94..ab57464341 100644
--- a/lib/dns/resolver.c
+++ b/lib/dns/resolver.c
@@ -4513,3 +4513,21 @@ dns_resolver_destroyfetch(dns_fetch_t **fetchp) {
 	if (bucket_empty)
 		empty_bucket(res);
 }
+
+dns_dispatch_t *
+dns_resolver_dispatchv4(dns_resolver_t *resolver) {
+	REQUIRE(VALID_RESOLVER(resolver));
+	return (resolver->dispatchv4);
+}
+
+dns_dispatch_t *
+dns_resolver_dispatchv6(dns_resolver_t *resolver) {
+	REQUIRE(VALID_RESOLVER(resolver));
+	return (resolver->dispatchv6);
+}
+
+isc_socketmgr_t *
+dns_resolver_socketmgr(dns_resolver_t *resolver) {
+	REQUIRE(VALID_RESOLVER(resolver));
+	return (resolver->socketmgr);
+}