diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 3a89ef1bd2..83381489b4 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ options {\n\
 	notify yes;\n\
 	notify-delay 5;\n\
 	notify-to-soa no;\n\
-#	send-report-channel <none>\n\
+	send-report-channel .;\n\
 	serial-update-method increment;\n\
 	sig-signing-nodes 100;\n\
 	sig-signing-signatures 10;\n\
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 64e5e06166..35b3ac9253 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -4271,22 +4271,6 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist, cfg_obj_t *config,
 		}
 	}
 
-	obj = NULL;
-	result = named_config_get(maps, "send-report-channel", &obj);
-	if (view->rad != NULL) {
-		dns_name_free(view->rad, view->mctx);
-		isc_mem_put(view->mctx, view->rad, sizeof(*view->rad));
-	}
-	if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		str = cfg_obj_asstring(obj);
-		if (strcmp(str, ".") != 0 && strcmp(str, "") != 0) {
-			view->rad = isc_mem_get(mctx, sizeof(*view->rad));
-			dns_name_init(view->rad, NULL);
-			CHECK(dns_name_fromstring(view->rad, str, dns_rootname,
-						  0, mctx));
-		}
-	}
-
 	obj = NULL;
 	result = named_config_get(maps, "dnssec-accept-expired", &obj);
 	INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
diff --git a/bin/named/zoneconf.c b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
index 6b21fca1c1..af54b54b0e 100644
--- a/bin/named/zoneconf.c
+++ b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ named_zone_configure(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 	if (ztype != dns_zone_stub && ztype != dns_zone_staticstub &&
 	    ztype != dns_zone_redirect)
 	{
+		bool logreports = false;
+
 		/* Make a reference to the default policy. */
 		result = dns_kasplist_find(kasplist, "default", &kasp);
 		INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && kasp != NULL);
@@ -1482,23 +1484,49 @@ named_zone_configure(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 		dns_zone_setoption(zone, DNS_ZONEOPT_NSEC3TESTZONE,
 				   cfg_obj_asboolean(obj));
 
-		obj = NULL;
-		(void)cfg_map_get(zoptions, "send-report-channel", &obj);
-		if (obj != NULL) {
-			dns_fixedname_t fixed;
-			dns_name_t *rad = dns_fixedname_initname(&fixed);
-			CHECK(dns_name_fromstring(rad, cfg_obj_asstring(obj),
-						  dns_rootname, 0, mctx));
-			dns_zone_setrad(zone, rad);
-		} else {
-			dns_zone_setrad(zone, NULL);
-		}
-
 		obj = NULL;
 		result = cfg_map_get(zoptions, "log-report-channel", &obj);
 		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+			logreports = cfg_obj_asboolean(obj);
 			dns_zone_setoption(zone, DNS_ZONEOPT_LOGREPORTS,
-					   cfg_obj_asboolean(obj));
+					   logreports);
+		}
+		obj = NULL;
+		result = named_config_get(maps, "send-report-channel", &obj);
+		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && obj != NULL) {
+			dns_fixedname_t fixed;
+			dns_name_t *rad = dns_fixedname_initname(&fixed);
+			const char *adstr = cfg_obj_asstring(obj);
+			dns_name_t *zn = dns_zone_getorigin(zone);
+
+			CHECK(dns_name_fromstring(rad, adstr, dns_rootname, 0,
+						  mctx));
+			if (logreports || dns_name_equal(rad, dns_rootname)) {
+				/* Disable RC for error-logging zones or root */
+				dns_zone_setrad(zone, NULL);
+			} else if (dns_name_equal(rad, zn)) {
+				/*
+				 * It's illegal to set a matching agent
+				 * domain at the zone level, but it could
+				 * be set in options/view. If so, and the
+				 * matching zone doesn't log reports, warn.
+				 */
+				cfg_obj_log(obj, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
+					    "send-report-channel is set to "
+					    "'%s' but that zone does not have "
+					    "log-report-channel set",
+					    zname);
+				dns_zone_setrad(zone, NULL);
+			} else if (dns_name_issubdomain(rad, zn)) {
+				cfg_obj_log(obj, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
+					    "send-report-channel '%s' ignored "
+					    "for zone '%s' because it is a "
+					    "subdomain of the zone",
+					    adstr, zname);
+				dns_zone_setrad(zone, NULL);
+			} else {
+				dns_zone_setrad(zone, rad);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (ztype == dns_zone_redirect) {
 		dns_zone_setnotifytype(zone, dns_notifytype_no);
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/example.rad.db b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/example.rad.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d3197011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/example.rad.db
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+;
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+;
+; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;
+; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+; information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+$TTL 300        ; 5 minutes
+@                       IN SOA  ns root (
+				2018010100 ; serial
+				1800       ; refresh (30 minutes)
+				1800       ; retry (30 minutes)
+				1814400    ; expire (3 weeks)
+				3600       ; minimum (1 hour)
+				)
+			NS      ns
+ns                      A       10.53.0.1
+server			A	10.53.0.100
+*._er                   TXT     "Report received"
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/named.conf.in
index f9036f7688..7841ca4ae6 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/named.conf.in
@@ -39,9 +39,14 @@ view main in {
 		send-report-channel "rad.example.net";
 	};
 
-	zone example.rad {
+	zone rad {
 		type primary;
 		file "rad.db";
+	};
+
+	zone example.rad {
+		type primary;
+		file "example.rad.db";
 		log-report-channel yes;
 	};
 };
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/rad.db b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/rad.db
index 08d3197011..b36fbb99a6 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/rad.db
+++ b/bin/tests/system/auth/ns1/rad.db
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ $TTL 300        ; 5 minutes
 			NS      ns
 ns                      A       10.53.0.1
 server			A	10.53.0.100
-*._er                   TXT     "Report received"
+
+example			NS	ns
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/auth/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/auth/tests.sh
index 3c6c0e5380..473afc5a46 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/auth/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/auth/tests.sh
@@ -194,6 +194,22 @@ grep "; Report-Channel: example.rad" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
 [ $ret -eq 0 ] || echo_i "failed"
 status=$((status + ret))
 
+n=$((n + 1))
+echo_i "check that Report-Channel option is omitted for names in error-logging zones ($n)"
+ret=0
+$DIG $DIGOPTS @10.53.0.1 example.rad >dig.out.test$n
+grep "; Report-Channel: example.rad" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null && ret=1
+[ $ret -eq 0 ] || echo_i "failed"
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+n=$((n + 1))
+echo_i "check that Report-Channel option is omitted for zones above the agent-domain ($n)"
+ret=0
+$DIG $DIGOPTS @10.53.0.1 rad >dig.out.test$n
+grep "; Report-Channel: example.rad" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null && ret=1
+[ $ret -eq 0 ] || echo_i "failed"
+status=$((status + ret))
+
 n=$((n + 1))
 echo_i "check that a zone-level Report-Channel EDNS option is added to responses ($n)"
 ret=0
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index d6fbf86b64..845531c0d8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ struct dns_view {
 	uint32_t	      maxrrperset;
 	uint32_t	      maxtypepername;
 	uint8_t		      max_restarts;
-	dns_name_t	     *rad; /* reporting agent domain */
 
 	/*
 	 * Configurable data for server use only,
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index fd261a9919..2be324156c 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -376,10 +376,6 @@ destroy(dns_view_t *view) {
 		dns_dns64_unlink(&view->dns64, dns64);
 		dns_dns64_destroy(&dns64);
 	}
-	if (view->rad != NULL) {
-		dns_name_free(view->rad, view->mctx);
-		isc_mem_put(view->mctx, view->rad, sizeof(*view->rad));
-	}
 	if (view->managed_keys != NULL) {
 		dns_zone_detach(&view->managed_keys);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/ns/client.c b/lib/ns/client.c
index a1a2b4ad34..c4838cf2f3 100644
--- a/lib/ns/client.c
+++ b/lib/ns/client.c
@@ -1243,8 +1243,6 @@ no_nsid:
 		dns_name_t *rad = NULL;
 		if (dns_name_dynamic(&client->rad)) {
 			rad = &client->rad;
-		} else if (view != NULL && view->rad != NULL) {
-			rad = view->rad;
 		}
 		if (rad != NULL && !dns_name_equal(rad, dns_rootname)) {
 			INSIST(count < DNS_EDNSOPTIONS);