diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 43269b4a3a..a2d2eb7ea7 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ options {\n\
 	resolver-nonbackoff-tries 3;\n\
 	resolver-retry-interval 800; /* in milliseconds */\n\
 #	rfc2308-type1 <obsolete>;\n\
+	root-key-sentinel yes;\n\
 	servfail-ttl 1;\n\
 #	sortlist <none>\n\
 	stale-answer-enable false;\n\
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index faf6481778..e037557f6c 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -4682,6 +4682,11 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist,
 	INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 	view->trust_anchor_telemetry = cfg_obj_asboolean(obj);
 
+	obj = NULL;
+	result = named_config_get(maps, "root-key-sentinel", &obj);
+	INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	view->root_key_sentinel = cfg_obj_asboolean(obj);
+
 	CHECK(configure_view_acl(vconfig, config, named_g_config,
 				 "allow-query-cache-on", NULL, actx,
 				 named_g_mctx, &view->cacheonacl));
diff --git a/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml b/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
index d57aa019bc..d1e8a8d621 100644
--- a/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
+++ b/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
@@ -5845,6 +5845,17 @@ options {
 	      </listitem>
 	    </varlistentry>
 
+	    <varlistentry>
+	      <term><command>root-key-sentinel</command></term>
+	      <listitem>
+		<para>
+		  Respond to root key sentinel probes as described in
+		  draft-ietf-dnsop-kskroll-sentinel-08. The default is
+		  <userinput>yes</userinput>.
+		</para>
+	      </listitem>
+	    </varlistentry>
+
 	    <varlistentry>
 	      <term><command>maintain-ixfr-base</command></term>
 	      <listitem>
diff --git a/doc/misc/options b/doc/misc/options
index 2604c6c951..6606dc93e1 100644
--- a/doc/misc/options
+++ b/doc/misc/options
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ options {
             } ];
         rfc2308-type1 <boolean>; // not yet implemented
         root-delegation-only [ exclude { <quoted_string>; ... } ];
+        root-key-sentinel <boolean>;
         rrset-order { [ class <string> ] [ type <string> ] [ name
             <quoted_string> ] <string> <string>; ... };
         secroots-file <quoted_string>;
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ view <string> [ <class> ] {
             dnsrps-enable <boolean> ] [ dnsrps-options { <unspecified-text>
             } ];
         rfc2308-type1 <boolean>; // not yet implemented
+        root-key-sentinel <boolean>;
         root-delegation-only [ exclude { <quoted_string>; ... } ];
         rrset-order { [ class <string> ] [ type <string> ] [ name
             <quoted_string> ] <string> <string>; ... };
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index df49832e5d..3fd4959506 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct dns_view {
 	isc_boolean_t			requireservercookie;
 	isc_boolean_t			synthfromdnssec;
 	isc_boolean_t			trust_anchor_telemetry;
+	isc_boolean_t			root_key_sentinel;
 	dns_transfer_format_t		transfer_format;
 	dns_acl_t *			cacheacl;
 	dns_acl_t *			cacheonacl;
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index 049d0fd59f..8fbdd7bf85 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass,
 	view->requireservercookie = ISC_FALSE;
 	view->synthfromdnssec = ISC_TRUE;
 	view->trust_anchor_telemetry = ISC_TRUE;
+	view->root_key_sentinel = ISC_TRUE;
 	view->new_zone_dir = NULL;
 	view->new_zone_file = NULL;
 	view->new_zone_db = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
index 710dd12a05..07feeb3713 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
@@ -1958,6 +1958,7 @@ view_clauses[] = {
 	{ "response-policy", &cfg_type_rpz, 0 },
 	{ "rfc2308-type1", &cfg_type_boolean, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_NYI },
 	{ "root-delegation-only",  &cfg_type_optional_exclude, 0 },
+	{ "root-key-sentinel", &cfg_type_boolean, 0 },
 	{ "rrset-order", &cfg_type_rrsetorder, 0 },
 	{ "send-cookie", &cfg_type_boolean, 0 },
 	{ "servfail-ttl", &cfg_type_ttlval, 0 },
diff --git a/lib/ns/query.c b/lib/ns/query.c
index 275b230432..790840f6d1 100644
--- a/lib/ns/query.c
+++ b/lib/ns/query.c
@@ -5227,7 +5227,8 @@ ns__query_start(query_ctx_t *qctx) {
 	/*
 	 * Setup for root key sentinel processing.
 	 */
-	if (qctx->client->query.restarts == 0 &&
+	if (qctx->client->view->root_key_sentinel &&
+	    qctx->client->query.restarts == 0 &&
 	    (qctx->qtype == dns_rdatatype_a ||
 	     qctx->qtype == dns_rdatatype_aaaa) &&
 	    (qctx->client->message->flags & DNS_MESSAGEFLAG_CD) == 0)