diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index abb4099d8d..0648229a7f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
 
 1541.	[func]		NSEC now uses new bitmap format.
 
-1540.	[placeholder]	rt8934
+1540.	[bug]		"rndc reload <dynamiczone>" was silently accepted.
+			[RT #8934]
 
 1539.	[bug]		Open UDP sockets for notify-source and transfer-source
 			that use reserved ports at startup. [RT #9475]
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/result.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/result.h
index 3f5799b0e7..95b5fa1074 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/result.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/result.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: result.h,v 1.101 2004/02/27 20:41:46 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: result.h,v 1.102 2004/03/02 02:37:11 marka Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef DNS_RESULT_H
 #define DNS_RESULT_H 1
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@
 #define DNS_R_FROMWILDCARD		(ISC_RESULTCLASS_DNS + 95)
 #define DNS_R_BADOWNERNAME		(ISC_RESULTCLASS_DNS + 96)
 #define DNS_R_BADNAME			(ISC_RESULTCLASS_DNS + 97)
+#define DNS_R_DYNAMIC			(ISC_RESULTCLASS_DNS + 98)
 
-#define DNS_R_NRESULTS			98	/* Number of results */
+#define DNS_R_NRESULTS			99	/* Number of results */
 
 /*
  * DNS wire format rcodes.
diff --git a/lib/dns/result.c b/lib/dns/result.c
index a84086f77b..4be095d697 100644
--- a/lib/dns/result.c
+++ b/lib/dns/result.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: result.c,v 1.112 2004/02/27 20:41:44 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: result.c,v 1.113 2004/03/02 02:37:10 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ static const char *text[DNS_R_NRESULTS] = {
 
 	"from wildcard",		       /* 95 DNS_R_FROMWILDCARD	     */
 	"bad owner name (check-names)",	       /* 96 DNS_R_BADOWNERNAME	     */
-	"bad name (check-names)"	       /* 97 DNS_R_BADNAME	     */
+	"bad name (check-names)",	       /* 97 DNS_R_BADNAME	     */
+	"dynamic zone"			       /* 98 DNS_R_DYNAMIC	     */
 };
 
 static const char *rcode_text[DNS_R_NRCODERESULTS] = {
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 410849ddf6..e04eac53d0 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.406 2004/03/02 01:19:51 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.407 2004/03/02 02:37:11 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -970,7 +970,10 @@ zone_load(dns_zone_t *zone, unsigned int flags) {
 		 * zone being reloaded.  Do nothing - the database
 		 * we already have is guaranteed to be up-to-date.
 		 */
-		result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+		if (zone->type == dns_zone_master)
+			result = DNS_R_DYNAMIC;
+		else
+			result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/zt.c b/lib/dns/zt.c
index 43bdf894da..7ba4a276a8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zt.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zt.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zt.c,v 1.36 2004/02/03 00:59:05 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zt.c,v 1.37 2004/03/02 02:37:11 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ loadnew(dns_zone_t *zone, void *uap) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	UNUSED(uap);
 	result = dns_zone_loadnew(zone);
-	if (result == DNS_R_CONTINUE || result == DNS_R_UPTODATE)
+	if (result == DNS_R_CONTINUE || result == DNS_R_UPTODATE ||
+	    result == DNS_R_DYNAMIC)
 		result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	return (result);
 }