diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
index 6ec6569ae7..1498b0e3b7 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-query.c
@@ -1339,6 +1339,11 @@ static int dns_query_cname_redirect(DnsQuery *q, const DnsResourceRecord *cname)
         if (r == 0 && k == 0) /* No actual cname happened? */
                 return -ELOOP;
 
+        if (r == 0)
+                nq_idna = dns_question_ref(q->question_idna);
+        if (k == 0)
+                nq_utf8 = dns_question_ref(q->question_utf8);
+
         if (q->answer_protocol == DNS_PROTOCOL_DNS)
                 /* Don't permit CNAME redirects from unicast DNS to LLMNR or MulticastDNS, so that global resources
                  * cannot invade the local namespace. The opposite way we permit: local names may redirect to global
diff --git a/src/resolve/test-dns-query.c b/src/resolve/test-dns-query.c
index 9c1e2a73a5..e53d38c94a 100644
--- a/src/resolve/test-dns-query.c
+++ b/src/resolve/test-dns-query.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ TEST(dns_query_process_cname_one_success_match_dname_utf8_different) {
         ASSERT_EQ(query->n_cname_redirects, 1u);
 
         ASSERT_EQ(dns_question_size(query->collected_questions), 2u);
-        ASSERT_NULL(query->question_utf8);
+        ASSERT_EQ(dns_question_size(query->question_utf8), 1u);
         ASSERT_EQ(dns_question_size(query->question_idna), 1u);
 
         key = dns_resource_key_new(DNS_CLASS_IN, DNS_TYPE_A, "www.\xF0\x9F\x98\xB1.com");
@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ TEST(dns_query_process_cname_one_success_match_dname_utf8_different) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(dns_question_contains_key(query->collected_questions, key));
         dns_resource_key_unref(key);
 
+        key = dns_resource_key_new(DNS_CLASS_IN, DNS_TYPE_A, "www.\xF0\x9F\x98\xB1.com");
+        ASSERT_NOT_NULL(key);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(dns_question_contains_key(query->question_utf8, key));
+        dns_resource_key_unref(key);
+
         key = dns_resource_key_new(DNS_CLASS_IN, DNS_TYPE_A, "www.v2.xn--tl8h.com");
         ASSERT_NOT_NULL(key);
         ASSERT_TRUE(dns_question_contains_key(query->question_idna, key));