diff --git a/DnsClientX.Tests/ResolveFromRootTests.cs b/DnsClientX.Tests/ResolveFromRootTests.cs
index 340dd454..4f13e641 100644
--- a/DnsClientX.Tests/ResolveFromRootTests.cs
+++ b/DnsClientX.Tests/ResolveFromRootTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -17,5 +19,70 @@ public async Task ShouldResolveARecordFromRoot() {
                 Assert.Equal(DnsRecordType.A, ans.Type);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures root lookups created in parallel keep their clients alive until completion.
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task QueryDns_MultipleRootLookups_DoesNotDisposeClientsEarly() {
+            var createdClients = new List<TrackingClientX>();
+            var completions = new List<TaskCompletionSource<DnsResponse>>();
+            Func<ClientX> originalFactory = ClientX.RootClientFactory;
+            var originalResolver = ClientX.RootResolveOverride;
+
+            try {
+                ClientX.RootClientFactory = () => {
+                    var client = new TrackingClientX();
+                    createdClients.Add(client);
+                    return client;
+                };
+
+                ClientX.RootResolveOverride = (client, name, recordType, cancellationToken) => {
+                    var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<DnsResponse>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+                    completions.Add(tcs);
+                    return tcs.Task;
+                };
+
+                Task<DnsResponse[]> queryTask = ClientX.QueryDns(new[] { "example.com", "example.net" }, DnsRecordType.A, DnsEndpoint.RootServer);
+
+                await Task.Delay(10);
+                Assert.Equal(2, completions.Count);
+                Assert.All(createdClients, client => Assert.False(client.IsDisposed));
+
+                foreach (var completion in completions) {
+                    completion.SetResult(new DnsResponse {
+                        Answers = new[] {
+                            new DnsAnswer {
+                                Name = "example.com",
+                                Type = DnsRecordType.A,
+                                TTL = 60,
+                                DataRaw = "127.0.0.1"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                var responses = await queryTask;
+                Assert.Equal(2, responses.Length);
+                Assert.All(createdClients, client => Assert.True(client.IsDisposed));
+            } finally {
+                ClientX.RootClientFactory = originalFactory;
+                ClientX.RootResolveOverride = originalResolver;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private sealed class TrackingClientX : ClientX {
+            public bool IsDisposed { get; private set; }
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) {
+                base.Dispose(disposing);
+                IsDisposed = true;
+            }
+
+            protected override async ValueTask DisposeAsyncCore() {
+                await base.DisposeAsyncCore().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                IsDisposed = true;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DnsClientX/AssemblyInfo.cs b/DnsClientX/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 84984ce6..09677f5a 100644
--- a/DnsClientX/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/DnsClientX/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("DnsClientX.Tests")]
diff --git a/DnsClientX/DnsClientX.QueryDns.cs b/DnsClientX/DnsClientX.QueryDns.cs
index bdddc10c..77fae1cb 100644
--- a/DnsClientX/DnsClientX.QueryDns.cs
+++ b/DnsClientX/DnsClientX.QueryDns.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ namespace DnsClientX {
     /// Provides synchronous and asynchronous methods for performing DNS lookups.
     /// </remarks>
     public partial class ClientX {
+        internal static Func<ClientX> RootClientFactory { get; set; } = () => new ClientX();
+
+        internal static Func<ClientX, string, DnsRecordType, CancellationToken, Task<DnsResponse>>? RootResolveOverride { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sends a DNS query for a specific record type to a DNS server.
         /// This method allows you to specify the DNS endpoint from a predefined list of endpoints.
@@ -91,14 +95,27 @@ public static DnsResponse QueryDnsSync(string name, DnsRecordType recordType, Dn
         /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation. The task result contains the DNS response.</returns>
         public static async Task<DnsResponse[]> QueryDns(string[] name, DnsRecordType recordType, DnsEndpoint dnsEndpoint = DnsEndpoint.System, DnsSelectionStrategy dnsSelectionStrategy = DnsSelectionStrategy.First, int timeOutMilliseconds = Configuration.DefaultTimeout, bool retryOnTransient = true, int maxRetries = 3, int retryDelayMs = 200, bool requestDnsSec = false, bool validateDnsSec = false, bool typedRecords = false, bool parseTypedTxtRecords = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) {
             if (dnsEndpoint == DnsEndpoint.RootServer) {
-                var tasks = name.Select(n => {
-                    using var client = new ClientX();
-                    if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested) {
-                        return Task.FromCanceled<DnsResponse>(cancellationToken);
+                var clients = new List<ClientX>(name.Length);
+                try {
+                    var tasks = name.Select(n => {
+                        var client = RootClientFactory();
+                        clients.Add(client);
+                        if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested) {
+                            return Task.FromCanceled<DnsResponse>(cancellationToken);
+                        }
+
+                        var resolver = RootResolveOverride;
+                        return resolver != null
+                            ? resolver(client, n, recordType, cancellationToken)
+                            : client.ResolveFromRoot(n, recordType, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+                    }).ToArray();
+
+                    return await Task.WhenAll(tasks).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                } finally {
+                    foreach (var client in clients) {
+                        client.Dispose();
                     }
-                    return client.ResolveFromRoot(n, recordType, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
-                });
-                return await Task.WhenAll(tasks).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
             } else {
                 using var client = new ClientX(endpoint: dnsEndpoint, dnsSelectionStrategy);
                 client.EndpointConfiguration.TimeOut = timeOutMilliseconds;