diff --git a/integration/internal/container/ops.go b/integration/internal/container/ops.go
index b2d35ca8a7be0..893696bf23f7b 100644
--- a/integration/internal/container/ops.go
+++ b/integration/internal/container/ops.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ func WithNetworkMode(mode string) func(*TestContainerConfig) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithDNS sets external DNS servers for the container
+func WithDNS(dns []string) func(*TestContainerConfig) {
+	return func(c *TestContainerConfig) {
+		c.HostConfig.DNS = append([]string(nil), dns...)
+	}
+}
+
 // WithSysctls sets sysctl options for the container
 func WithSysctls(sysctls map[string]string) func(*TestContainerConfig) {
 	return func(c *TestContainerConfig) {
diff --git a/integration/network/dns_test.go b/integration/network/dns_test.go
index 1231051e7ba92..52641c5e1bd93 100644
--- a/integration/network/dns_test.go
+++ b/integration/network/dns_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration/internal/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/testutil"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/testutil/daemon"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/poll"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/skip"
 )
@@ -33,3 +35,59 @@ func TestDaemonDNSFallback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	poll.WaitOn(t, container.IsSuccessful(ctx, c, cid), poll.WithDelay(100*time.Millisecond), poll.WithTimeout(10*time.Second))
 }
+
+// Check that, when the internal DNS server's address is supplied as an external
+// DNS server, the daemon doesn't start talking to itself.
+func TestIntDNSAsExtDNS(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType == "windows", "cannot start daemon on Windows test run")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRemoteDaemon, "cannot start daemon on remote test run")
+
+	ctx := setupTest(t)
+
+	d := daemon.New(t)
+	d.StartWithBusybox(ctx, t)
+	defer d.Stop(t)
+
+	c := d.NewClientT(t)
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	testcases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		extServers  []string
+		expExitCode int
+		expStdout   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "only self",
+			extServers:  []string{"127.0.0.11"},
+			expExitCode: 1,
+			expStdout:   "SERVFAIL",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "self then ext",
+			extServers:  []string{"127.0.0.11", "8.8.8.8"},
+			expExitCode: 0,
+			expStdout:   "Non-authoritative answer",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := testutil.StartSpan(ctx, t)
+
+			const netName = "testnet"
+			network.CreateNoError(ctx, t, c, netName)
+			defer network.RemoveNoError(ctx, t, c, netName)
+
+			res := container.RunAttach(ctx, t, c,
+				container.WithNetworkMode(netName),
+				container.WithDNS(tc.extServers),
+				container.WithCmd("nslookup", "docker.com"),
+			)
+			defer c.ContainerRemove(ctx, res.ContainerID, containertypes.RemoveOptions{Force: true})
+
+			assert.Check(t, is.Equal(res.ExitCode, tc.expExitCode))
+			assert.Check(t, is.Contains(res.Stdout.String(), tc.expStdout))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/resolver.go b/libnetwork/resolver.go
index 3ce1c4b81f05e..ee430d17a39e3 100644
--- a/libnetwork/resolver.go
+++ b/libnetwork/resolver.go
@@ -224,13 +224,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) Stop() {
 // when forwarding queries, unless SetExtServersForSrc has configured servers
 // for the DNS client making the request.
 func (r *Resolver) SetExtServers(extDNS []extDNSEntry) {
-	l := len(extDNS)
-	if l > maxExtDNS {
-		l = maxExtDNS
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
-		r.extDNSList[i] = extDNS[i]
-	}
+	copy(r.extDNSList[:], r.filterExtServers(extDNS))
 }
 
 // SetForwardingPolicy re-configures the embedded DNS resolver to either enable or disable forwarding DNS queries to
@@ -244,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) SetForwardingPolicy(policy bool) {
 // in preference to servers set by SetExtServers. Supplying a nil or empty extDNS
 // deletes nameservers for srcAddr.
 func (r *Resolver) SetExtServersForSrc(srcAddr netip.Addr, extDNS []extDNSEntry) error {
-	r.ipToExtDNS.set(srcAddr, extDNS)
+	r.ipToExtDNS.set(srcAddr, r.filterExtServers(extDNS))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -258,6 +252,23 @@ func (r *Resolver) ResolverOptions() []string {
 	return []string{"ndots:0"}
 }
 
+// filterExtServers removes the resolver's own address from extDNS if present,
+// and returns the result.
+func (r *Resolver) filterExtServers(extDNS []extDNSEntry) []extDNSEntry {
+	result := make([]extDNSEntry, 0, len(extDNS))
+	for _, e := range extDNS {
+		if !e.HostLoopback {
+			if ra, _ := netip.ParseAddr(e.IPStr); ra == r.listenAddress {
+				log.G(context.TODO()).Infof("[resolver] not using own address (%s) as an external DNS server",
+					r.listenAddress)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		result = append(result, e)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 //nolint:gosec // The RNG is not used in a security-sensitive context.
 var (
 	shuffleRNG   = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix()))