diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/driver.c b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/driver.c
index f6e59a8377..f67d1c7ce0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/driver.c
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/driver.c
@@ -536,10 +536,22 @@ dlz_lookup(const char *zone, const char *name, void *dbdata,
  */
 isc_result_t
 dlz_allowzonexfr(void *dbdata, const char *name, const char *client) {
-	UNUSED(client);
+	isc_result_t result;
 
-	/* Just say yes for all our zones */
-	return (dlz_findzonedb(dbdata, name, NULL, NULL));
+	result = dlz_findzonedb(dbdata, name, NULL, NULL);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		return (result);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Exception for 10.53.0.5 so we can test that allow-transfer
+	 * is effective.
+	 */
+	if (strcmp(client, "10.53.0.5") == 0) {
+		return (ISC_R_NOPERM);
+	}
+
+	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/tests.sh
index 85f5705a62..6c84ad10eb 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/tests.sh
@@ -108,15 +108,23 @@ test_update testdc1.alternate.nil. A "86400 A 10.53.0.10" "10.53.0.10" || ret=1
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
 newtest "testing AXFR from DLZ drivers"
-$DIG $DIGOPTS +noall +answer axfr example.nil > dig.out.ns1.test$n
-lines=`cat dig.out.ns1.test$n | wc -l`
+$DIG $DIGOPTS +noall +answer axfr example.nil > dig.out.example.ns1.test$n
+lines=`cat dig.out.example.ns1.test$n | wc -l`
 [ ${lines:-0} -eq 4 ] || ret=1
-$DIG $DIGOPTS +noall +answer axfr alternate.nil > dig.out.ns1.test$n
-lines=`cat dig.out.ns1.test$n | wc -l`
+$DIG $DIGOPTS +noall +answer axfr alternate.nil > dig.out.alternate.ns1.test$n
+lines=`cat dig.out.alternate.ns1.test$n | wc -l`
 [ ${lines:-0} -eq 5 ] || ret=1
 [ "$ret" -eq 0 ] || echo_i "failed"
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
+newtest "testing AXFR denied from DLZ drivers"
+$DIG $DIGOPTS -b 10.53.0.5 +noall +answer axfr example.nil > dig.out.example.ns1.test$n
+grep "; Transfer failed" dig.out.example.ns1.test$n > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG $DIGOPTS -b 10.53.0.5 +noall +answer axfr alternate.nil > dig.out.alternate.ns1.test$n
+grep "; Transfer failed" dig.out.alternate.ns1.test$n > /dev/null || ret=1
+[ "$ret" -eq 0 ] || echo_i "failed"
+status=`expr $status + $ret`
+
 newtest "testing unsearched/unregistered DLZ zone is not found"
 $DIG $DIGOPTS +noall +answer ns other.nil > dig.out.ns1.test$n
 grep "3600.IN.NS.other.nil." dig.out.ns1.test$n > /dev/null && ret=1
diff --git a/lib/ns/xfrout.c b/lib/ns/xfrout.c
index 502b10079b..9b3721b062 100644
--- a/lib/ns/xfrout.c
+++ b/lib/ns/xfrout.c
@@ -817,12 +817,12 @@ ns_xfr_start(ns_client_t *client, dns_rdatatype_t reqtype) {
 	result = dns_zt_find(client->view->zonetable, question_name, 0, NULL,
 			     &zone);
 
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS || dns_zone_gettype(zone) == dns_zone_dlz) {
 		/*
-		 * Normal zone table does not have a match.
-		 * Try the DLZ database
+		 * The normal zone table does not have a match, or this is
+		 * marked in the zone table as a DLZ zone. Check the DLZ
+		 * databases for a match.
 		 */
-		// Temporary: only searching the first DLZ database
 		if (! ISC_LIST_EMPTY(client->view->dlz_searched)) {
 			result = dns_dlzallowzonexfr(client->view,
 						     question_name,