diff --git a/dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named-options.conf.d/00-README.txt b/dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named-options.conf.d/00-README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a35215199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named-options.conf.d/00-README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Custom BIND Configuration Directory for BIND options
+#
+# Place your custom BIND options in .conf files in this directory
+# Files are included in alphabetical order
+#
+# Example:
+# forwarders port 853 tls Cloudflare-DoT { 1.1.1.2; 1.0.0.2; };
diff --git a/dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/00-README.conf b/dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/00-README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/00-README.conf
rename to dns/bind/src/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/00-README.txt
diff --git a/dns/bind/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/System/Status/BindOverrideStatus.php b/dns/bind/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/System/Status/BindOverrideStatus.php
index eb15970e6a..a5eb3cde61 100644
--- a/dns/bind/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/System/Status/BindOverrideStatus.php
+++ b/dns/bind/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/System/Status/BindOverrideStatus.php
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public function __construct()
 
     public function collectStatus()
     {
-        if (count(glob('/usr/local/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/*')) > 1) {
+        if (count(glob('/usr/local/etc/namedb/named.conf.d/*.conf')) > 0 
+            or count(glob('/usr/local/etc/namedb/named-options.conf.d/*.conf')) > 0) {
             $this->internalMessage = gettext(
                 'The configuration contains manual overwrites, these may interfere with the settings configured here.'
             );
diff --git a/dns/bind/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Bind/named.conf b/dns/bind/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Bind/named.conf
index 9196b5de3e..2b010dc8fd 100644
--- a/dns/bind/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Bind/named.conf
+++ b/dns/bind/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Bind/named.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ acl "{{ acl_list.name }}" { {{ acl_list.networks.replace(',', '; ') }}; };
 {% endif %}
 
 options {
+        include "/usr/local/etc/namedb/named-options.conf.d/*.conf";
 
         directory       "/usr/local/etc/namedb/working";
         pid-file        "/var/run/named/pid";