diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2ad83dd..a7b7f91 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,14 +35,22 @@ bind9_options:
   blackhole: []
   dnssec_validations: true
   forwarders:
-  - "8.8.8.8"               # Google IPv4
-  - "8.8.4.4"               # Google IPv4
-  - "2001:4860:4860::8888"  # Google IPv6
-  - "2001:4860:4860::8844"  # Google IPv6
-  - "208.67.222.222"        # OpenDNS IPv4
-  - "208.67.220.220"        # OpenDNS IPv4
-  - "2620:0:ccc::2"         # OpenDNS IPv6
-  - "2620:0:ccd::2"         # OpenDNS IPv6
+  - ip: "8.8.8.8"               # Google IPv4
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "8.8.4.4"               # Google IPv4
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "2001:4860:4860::8888"  # Google IPv6
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "2001:4860:4860::8844"  # Google IPv6
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "208.67.222.222"        # OpenDNS IPv4
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "208.67.220.220"        # OpenDNS IPv4
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "2620:0:ccc::2"         # OpenDNS IPv6
+    port: "53"
+  - ip: "2620:0:ccd::2"         # OpenDNS IPv6
+    port: "53"
   interface_interval: 0
   listen_on_ipv4:
   - "127.0.0.1"
diff --git a/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2 b/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
index 249382d..11abf58 100644
--- a/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ options {
 {% if bind9_options.forwarders is defined and bind9_options.forwarders | length > 0 %}
   forwarders {
 {% for forwarder in bind9_options.forwarders %}
-    {{ forwarder }};
+{% if forwarder.port is defined and forwarder.port | length > 0 %}
+    {{ forwarder.ip }} port {{ forwarder.port }};
+{% else %}
+    {{ forwarder.ip }};
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
   };
 {% else %}