diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a2f88d9d..264b28e7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ neutron_dns_domain: "openstacklocal."
 neutron_dhcp_config:
   log-facility: "{{ neutron_log_dir }}/neutron-dnsmasq.log"
 
+# Disable dnsmasq to resolve DNS via local resolv.conf.
+# When dnsmasq_dns_servers are not set,
+# and neutron_dnsmasq_noresolv is set to True, dnsmasq will reply with
+# empty respose on DNS requests.
+neutron_dnsmasq_noresolv: False
+
 # Set the neutron lbaasv2 user group, defaults from os specific vars
 neutron_lbaasv2_user_group: "{{ _neutron_lbaasv2_user_group }}"
 
diff --git a/templates/dnsmasq-neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/dnsmasq-neutron.conf.j2
index ebd1d620..15263dac 100644
--- a/templates/dnsmasq-neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/dnsmasq-neutron.conf.j2
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 {{ key }}={{ value }}
 {% endfor %}
 user={{ neutron_system_user_name }}
+{% if neutron_dnsmasq_noresolv %}
+no-resolv
+{% endif %}
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