diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index f2bf220f70..58c38ca250 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ pg_port=5432
 # Container networking configuration
 # Set the awx_task and awx_web containers' search domain(s)
 #awx_container_search_domains=example.com,ansible.com
+# Alternate DNS servers
+#awx_alternate_dns_servers="10.1.2.3,10.2.3.4"
diff --git a/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml b/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
index dac60833bc..35c4cb4b14 100644
--- a/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
     links: "{{ awx_web_container_links|list }}"
     hostname: awxweb
     dns_search_domains: "{{ awx_container_search_domains.split(',') if awx_container_search_domains is defined else omit }}"
+    dns_servers: "{{ awx_alternate_dns_servers.split(',') if awx_alternate_dns_servers is defined else omit }}"
     env:
       http_proxy: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
       https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@
     user: root
     hostname: awx
     dns_search_domains: "{{ awx_container_search_domains.split(',') if awx_container_search_domains is defined else omit }}"
+    dns_servers: "{{ awx_alternate_dns_servers.split(',') if awx_alternate_dns_servers is defined else omit }}"
     env:
       http_proxy: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
       https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"