diff --git a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
index ed19662297cdf..60e59379f6a75 100644
--- a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
+++ b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
@@ -1599,6 +1599,8 @@ static int addOrReplaceRecord(bool addOrReplace, const vector<string>& cmds) {
   DNSName name;
   if (cmds.at(2) == "@")
     name=zone;
+  else if (boost::ends_with(cmds.at(2), "."))
+    name = DNSName(cmds.at(2));
   else
     name = DNSName(cmds.at(2)) + zone;
 
@@ -1737,6 +1739,8 @@ static int deleteRRSet(const std::string& zone_, const std::string& name_, const
   DNSName name;
   if(name_=="@")
     name=zone;
+  else if (boost::ends_with(name_, "."))
+    name = DNSName(name_);
   else
     name=DNSName(name_)+zone;