diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-synthesize.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-synthesize.c
index ea239e686d..0914515fdf 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-synthesize.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-synthesize.c
@@ -397,6 +397,14 @@ int dns_synthesize_answer(
                 if (dns_name_is_empty(name)) {
                         /* Do nothing. */
 
+                } else if (dns_name_endswith(name, "0.in-addr.arpa") > 0 ||
+                           dns_name_equal(name, "255.255.255.255.in-addr.arpa") > 0 ||
+                           dns_name_equal(name, "0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.ip6.arpa") > 0 ||
+                           dns_name_endswith(name, "invalid") > 0) {
+
+                        nxdomain = true;
+                        continue;
+
                 } else if (is_localhost(name)) {
 
                         r = synthesize_localhost_rr(m, key, ifindex, &answer);