diff --git a/core-modules/000QubesVm.py b/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
index f1c44024..43b20a73 100644
--- a/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
+++ b/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ class QubesVm(object):
 
         if self.is_netvm():
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-netvm-gateway", self.gateway)
+            self.qdb.write("/qubes-netvm-primary-dns", self.gateway)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-netvm-secondary-dns", self.secondary_dns)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-netvm-netmask", self.netmask)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-netvm-network", self.network)
@@ -1113,6 +1114,7 @@ class QubesVm(object):
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-ip", self.ip)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-netmask", self.netvm.netmask)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-gateway", self.netvm.gateway)
+            self.qdb.write("/qubes-primary-dns", self.netvm.gateway)
             self.qdb.write("/qubes-secondary-dns", self.netvm.secondary_dns)
 
         tzname = self.get_timezone()