diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/mkresolvconf b/xCAT/postscripts/mkresolvconf
index 8b4b58d69..39cf9c06a 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/mkresolvconf
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/mkresolvconf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ conf_file_bak="/etc/resolv.conf.bak"
 # get values set when the myxcatpost_<node> script was run
 master=$MASTER_IP  # this is the ip for the nodes xcatmaster attribute
 domain=$DOMAIN     # this is the domain name used in this cluster
+nameservers=$NAMESERVERS # nameservers defined in the site table
 node=$NODE
 
 if [ -n "$master" ] && [ -n "$domain" ]; then
@@ -24,7 +25,15 @@ if [ -n "$master" ] && [ -n "$domain" ]; then
 	#logger -t xcat "Created /etc/resolv.conf file on $node."
 	cp $conf_file $conf_file_bak > /dev/null 2>&1
 	echo "search $domain" >$conf_file
-	echo "nameserver $master" >>$conf_file
+    if [[ "$nameservers" != "" ]]; then
+        for ns in ${nameservers//,/ }; do
+    	    grep -q $ns $conf_file || \
+                echo "nameserver ${ns/<xcatmaster>/$master}" >>$conf_file
+        done
+    else
+        echo "nameserver $master" >>$conf_file
+    fi
+
 else
 	logger -t xcat -p local4.err "Could not create resolv.conf on $node."
 	exit 1