diff --git a/command/agent/dns.go b/command/agent/dns.go
index ce434a948c..8575723325 100644
--- a/command/agent/dns.go
+++ b/command/agent/dns.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) handlePtr(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 			if arpa == qName {
 				ptr := &dns.PTR{
 					Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: q.Name, Rrtype: dns.TypePTR, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: 0},
-					Ptr: fmt.Sprintf("%s.node.%s.%s.", n.Node, datacenter, d.domain),
+					Ptr: fmt.Sprintf("%s.node.%s.%s", n.Node, datacenter, d.domain),
 				}
 				m.Answer = append(m.Answer, ptr)
 				break
diff --git a/command/agent/dns_test.go b/command/agent/dns_test.go
index 6d1ca4f71c..4c713bb4c2 100644
--- a/command/agent/dns_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/dns_test.go
@@ -346,6 +346,49 @@ func TestDNS_ReverseLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDNS_ReverseLookup_CustomDomain(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, srv := makeDNSServer(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+	defer srv.agent.Shutdown()
+	srv.domain = dns.Fqdn("custom")
+
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	// Register node
+	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Node:       "foo2",
+		Address:    "127.0.0.2",
+	}
+
+	var out struct{}
+	if err := srv.agent.RPC("Catalog.Register", args, &out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("2.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.", dns.TypeANY)
+
+	c := new(dns.Client)
+	addr, _ := srv.agent.config.ClientListener("", srv.agent.config.Ports.DNS)
+	in, _, err := c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(in.Answer) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in)
+	}
+
+	ptrRec, ok := in.Answer[0].(*dns.PTR)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
+	}
+	if ptrRec.Ptr != "foo2.node.dc1.custom." {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", ptrRec)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDNS_ReverseLookup_IPV6(t *testing.T) {
 	dir, srv := makeDNSServer(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)