diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 49e562b561..02e289ae2b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+3803.	[bug]		"named-checkconf -z" incorrectly rejected zones
+			using alternate data sources for not having a "file"
+			option. [RT #35685]
+
 3802.	[bug]		Various header files were not being installed.
 
 	--- 9.10.0rc1 released ---
diff --git a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
index 7b7f4ea509..e79cbc1823 100644
--- a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
+++ b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
@@ -178,10 +178,12 @@ configure_zone(const char *vclass, const char *view,
 	const char *zname;
 	const char *zfile = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *maps[4];
+	const cfg_obj_t *mastersobj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *zoptions = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *classobj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *typeobj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *fileobj = NULL;
+	const cfg_obj_t *dlzobj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *dbobj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *obj = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *fmtobj = NULL;
@@ -212,6 +214,19 @@ configure_zone(const char *vclass, const char *view,
 	if (typeobj == NULL)
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 
+	/*
+	 * Skip checks when using an alternate data source.
+	 */
+	cfg_map_get(zoptions, "database", &dbobj);
+	if (dbobj != NULL &&
+	    strcmp("rbt", cfg_obj_asstring(dbobj)) != 0 &&
+	    strcmp("rbt64", cfg_obj_asstring(dbobj)) != 0)
+		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
+	cfg_map_get(zoptions, "dlz", &dlzobj);
+	if (dlzobj != NULL)
+		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
 	cfg_map_get(zoptions, "file", &fileobj);
 	if (fileobj != NULL)
 		zfile = cfg_obj_asstring(fileobj);
@@ -227,13 +242,18 @@ configure_zone(const char *vclass, const char *view,
 		  (strcasecmp(cfg_obj_asstring(typeobj), "redirect") != 0))
 		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 
+	/*
+	 * Is the redirect zone configured as a slave?
+	 */
+	if (strcasecmp(cfg_obj_asstring(typeobj), "redirect") == 0) {
+		cfg_map_get(zoptions, "masters", &mastersobj);
+		if (mastersobj != NULL)
+			return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
 	if (zfile == NULL)
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 
-	cfg_map_get(zoptions, "database", &dbobj);
-	if (dbobj != NULL)
-		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-
 	obj = NULL;
 	if (get_maps(maps, "check-dup-records", &obj)) {
 		if (strcasecmp(cfg_obj_asstring(obj), "warn") == 0) {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdb.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdb.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c3a8060cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdb.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+ * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+ * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+view override_bind chaos {
+	zone "version.bind" chaos {
+		type master;
+		database "_builtin version";
+	};
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdlz.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdlz.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f663da0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/altdlz.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+ * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+ * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+dlz external {
+	database "dlopen driver.so";
+	search no;
+};
+
+zone "example.com" {
+	type master;
+	dlz external;
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
index 71911ca1e7..be652696b0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ view "second" {
 	zone "clone" {
 		in-view "first";
 	};
+	zone "." {
+		type redirect;
+		masters {
+			1.2.3.4 ;
+		};
+	};
 	dnssec-lookaside "." trust-anchor "dlv.isc.org.";
 	dnssec-validation auto;
 	zone-statistics full;
@@ -132,6 +138,12 @@ view "third" {
 		"any";
 	};
 };
+view "chaos" chaos {
+	zone "hostname.bind" chaos {
+		type master;
+		database "_builtin hostname";
+	};
+};
 key "mykey" {
 	algorithm "hmac-md5";
 	secret "qwertyuiopasdfgh";
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
index 634c28cc0b..f3d87f0981 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests.sh
@@ -179,5 +179,17 @@ $CHECKCONF -z max-ttl-bad.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 && ret=1
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "I:failed"; ret=1; fi
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
+echo "I: checking that named-checkconf -z skips zone check with alternate databases"
+ret=0
+$CHECKCONF -z altdb.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "I:failed"; ret=1; fi
+status=`expr $status + $ret`
+
+echo "I: checking that named-checkconf -z skips zone check with DLZ"
+ret=0
+$CHECKCONF -z altdlz.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "I:failed"; ret=1; fi
+status=`expr $status + $ret`
+
 echo "I:exit status: $status"
 exit $status