diff --git a/kong/status/init.lua b/kong/status/init.lua
index ffe7ca2e54cf..f6c7c41e3cd5 100644
--- a/kong/status/init.lua
+++ b/kong/status/init.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "Loading Status API endpoints")
 -- Load core health route
 api_helpers.attach_routes(app, require "kong.api.routes.health")
 api_helpers.attach_routes(app, require "kong.status.ready")
+api_helpers.attach_routes(app, require "kong.api.routes.dns")
 
 
 if kong.configuration.database == "off" then
diff --git a/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/26-dns_client_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/08-status_api/05-dns_client_spec.lua
similarity index 54%
rename from spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/26-dns_client_spec.lua
rename to spec/02-integration/08-status_api/05-dns_client_spec.lua
index 036671732a8a..8ab480f8bf09 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/26-dns_client_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/08-status_api/05-dns_client_spec.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 local helpers = require "spec.helpers"
 local cjson = require "cjson"
 
+local tcp_status_port = helpers.get_available_port()
 
 for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
-  describe("Admin API - DNS client route with [#" .. strategy .. "]" , function()
+  describe("[#traditional] Status API - DNS client route with [#" .. strategy .. "]" , function()
     local client
 
     lazy_setup(function()
@@ -20,11 +21,11 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
 
       assert(helpers.start_kong({
         database = strategy,
-        nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
-        legacy_dns_client = "off",
+        status_listen = "127.0.0.1:" .. tcp_status_port,
+        legacy_dns_client = false,
       }))
 
-      client = helpers.admin_client()
+      client = helpers.http_client("127.0.0.1", tcp_status_port, 20000)
     end)
 
     teardown(function()
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
     end)
   end)
 
-  describe("Admin API - DNS client route with [#" .. strategy .. "]" , function()
+  describe("[#traditional] Status API - DNS client route with [#" .. strategy .. "]" , function()
     local client
 
     lazy_setup(function()
@@ -73,11 +74,11 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
 
       assert(helpers.start_kong({
         database = strategy,
-        nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
+        status_listen = "127.0.0.1:" .. tcp_status_port,
         legacy_dns_client = true,
       }))
 
-      client = helpers.admin_client()
+      client = helpers.http_client("127.0.0.1", tcp_status_port, 20000)
     end)
 
     teardown(function()
@@ -100,3 +101,61 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
     end)
   end)
 end
+
+
+-- hybrid mode
+
+for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
+
+  describe("[#hybrid] Status API - DNS client route with [#" .. strategy .. "]" , function()
+    lazy_setup(function()
+      helpers.get_db_utils(strategy) -- runs migrations
+
+      assert(helpers.start_kong({
+        role = "control_plane",
+        cluster_cert = "spec/fixtures/kong_clustering.crt",
+        cluster_cert_key = "spec/fixtures/kong_clustering.key",
+        database = strategy,
+        cluster_listen = "127.0.0.1:9005",
+        nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
+        legacy_dns_client = "off",
+      }))
+
+      assert(helpers.start_kong({
+        role = "data_plane",
+        database = "off",
+        prefix = "servroot2",
+        cluster_cert = "spec/fixtures/kong_clustering.crt",
+        cluster_cert_key = "spec/fixtures/kong_clustering.key",
+        cluster_control_plane = "127.0.0.1:9005",
+        proxy_listen = "0.0.0.0:9002",
+        nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
+        status_listen = "127.0.0.1:" .. tcp_status_port,
+        legacy_dns_client = "off",
+      }))
+
+      client = helpers.http_client("127.0.0.1", tcp_status_port, 20000)
+    end)
+
+    teardown(function()
+      if client then
+        client:close()
+      end
+      helpers.stop_kong("servroot2")
+      helpers.stop_kong()
+    end)
+
+    it("/status/dns - status code 200", function ()
+      local res = assert(client:send {
+        method = "GET",
+        path = "/status/dns",
+        headers = { ["Content-Type"] = "application/json" }
+      })
+
+      local body = assert.res_status(200 , res)
+      local json = assert(cjson.decode(body))
+      assert(type(json.stats) == "table")
+    end)
+
+  end)
+end