diff --git a/agent/dns.go b/agent/dns.go
index c2ccd5249751..466955fc372d 100644
--- a/agent/dns.go
+++ b/agent/dns.go
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ func (d *DNSServer) nameservers(edns bool) (ns []dns.RR, extra []dns.RR) {
 		}
 		ns = append(ns, nsrr)
 
-		glue := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, fqdn, dns.TypeANY, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)
+		// A or AAAA glue record
+		glue := d.formatNodeRecord(nil, addr, fqdn, dns.TypeANY, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)
 		extra = append(extra, glue...)
 
 		// don't provide more than 3 servers
@@ -485,9 +486,9 @@ INVALID:
 
 // nodeLookup is used to handle a node query
 func (d *DNSServer) nodeLookup(network, datacenter, node string, req, resp *dns.Msg) {
-	// Only handle ANY, A and AAAA type requests
+	// Only handle ANY, A, AAAA, and TXT type requests
 	qType := req.Question[0].Qtype
-	if qType != dns.TypeANY && qType != dns.TypeA && qType != dns.TypeAAAA {
+	if qType != dns.TypeANY && qType != dns.TypeA && qType != dns.TypeAAAA && qType != dns.TypeTXT {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -530,23 +531,45 @@ RPC:
 	n := out.NodeServices.Node
 	edns := req.IsEdns0() != nil
 	addr := d.agent.TranslateAddress(datacenter, n.Address, n.TaggedAddresses)
-	records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, req.Question[0].Name, qType, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)
+	records := d.formatNodeRecord(out.NodeServices.Node, addr, req.Question[0].Name, qType, d.config.NodeTTL, edns)
 	if records != nil {
 		resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
 	}
 }
 
-// formatNodeRecord takes a Node and returns an A, AAAA, or CNAME record
-func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.Duration, edns bool) (records []dns.RR) {
+// encodeKVasRFC1464 encodes a key-value pair according to RFC1464
+func encodeKVasRFC1464(key, value string) (txt string) {
+	// For details on these replacements c.f. https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1464.txt
+	key = strings.Replace(key, "`", "``", -1)
+	key = strings.Replace(key, "=", "`=", -1)
+
+	// Backquote the leading spaces
+	leadingSpacesRE := regexp.MustCompile("^ +")
+	numLeadingSpaces := len(leadingSpacesRE.FindString(key))
+	key = leadingSpacesRE.ReplaceAllString(key, strings.Repeat("` ", numLeadingSpaces))
+
+	// Backquote the trailing spaces
+	trailingSpacesRE := regexp.MustCompile(" +$")
+	numTrailingSpaces := len(trailingSpacesRE.FindString(key))
+	key = trailingSpacesRE.ReplaceAllString(key, strings.Repeat("` ", numTrailingSpaces))
+
+	value = strings.Replace(value, "`", "``", -1)
+
+	return key + "=" + value
+}
+
+// formatNodeRecord takes a Node and returns an A, AAAA, TXT or CNAME record
+func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(node *structs.Node, addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.Duration, edns bool) (records []dns.RR) {
 	// Parse the IP
 	ip := net.ParseIP(addr)
 	var ipv4 net.IP
 	if ip != nil {
 		ipv4 = ip.To4()
 	}
+
 	switch {
 	case ipv4 != nil && (qType == dns.TypeANY || qType == dns.TypeA):
-		return []dns.RR{&dns.A{
+		records = append(records, &dns.A{
 			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
 				Name:   qName,
 				Rrtype: dns.TypeA,
@@ -554,10 +577,10 @@ func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.
 				Ttl:    uint32(ttl / time.Second),
 			},
 			A: ip,
-		}}
+		})
 
 	case ip != nil && ipv4 == nil && (qType == dns.TypeANY || qType == dns.TypeAAAA):
-		return []dns.RR{&dns.AAAA{
+		records = append(records, &dns.AAAA{
 			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
 				Name:   qName,
 				Rrtype: dns.TypeAAAA,
@@ -565,10 +588,10 @@ func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.
 				Ttl:    uint32(ttl / time.Second),
 			},
 			AAAA: ip,
-		}}
+		})
 
 	case ip == nil && (qType == dns.TypeANY || qType == dns.TypeCNAME ||
-		qType == dns.TypeA || qType == dns.TypeAAAA):
+		qType == dns.TypeA || qType == dns.TypeAAAA || qType == dns.TypeTXT):
 		// Get the CNAME
 		cnRec := &dns.CNAME{
 			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
@@ -587,7 +610,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.
 	MORE_REC:
 		for _, rr := range more {
 			switch rr.Header().Rrtype {
-			case dns.TypeCNAME, dns.TypeA, dns.TypeAAAA:
+			case dns.TypeCNAME, dns.TypeA, dns.TypeAAAA, dns.TypeTXT:
 				records = append(records, rr)
 				extra++
 				if extra == maxRecurseRecords && !edns {
@@ -596,6 +619,25 @@ func (d *DNSServer) formatNodeRecord(addr, qName string, qType uint16, ttl time.
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if node != nil && (qType == dns.TypeANY || qType == dns.TypeTXT) {
+		for key, value := range node.Meta {
+			txt := value
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(key), "rfc1035-") {
+				txt = encodeKVasRFC1464(key, value)
+			}
+			records = append(records, &dns.TXT{
+				Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
+					Name:   qName,
+					Rrtype: dns.TypeTXT,
+					Class:  dns.ClassINET,
+					Ttl:    uint32(ttl / time.Second),
+				},
+				Txt: []string{txt},
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
 	return records
 }
 
@@ -929,7 +971,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceNodeRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNode
 		handled[addr] = struct{}{}
 
 		// Add the node record
-		records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, qName, qType, ttl, edns)
+		records := d.formatNodeRecord(node.Node, addr, qName, qType, ttl, edns)
 		if records != nil {
 			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
 		}
@@ -973,7 +1015,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) serviceSRVRecords(dc string, nodes structs.CheckServiceNodes
 		}
 
 		// Add the extra record
-		records := d.formatNodeRecord(addr, srvRec.Target, dns.TypeANY, ttl, edns)
+		records := d.formatNodeRecord(node.Node, addr, srvRec.Target, dns.TypeANY, ttl, edns)
 		if len(records) > 0 {
 			// Use the node address if it doesn't differ from the service address
 			if addr == node.Node.Address {
diff --git a/agent/dns_test.go b/agent/dns_test.go
index 02247db2a7c3..a7ec449fd042 100644
--- a/agent/dns_test.go
+++ b/agent/dns_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ func dnsA(src, dest string) *dns.A {
 	}
 }
 
+// dnsTXT returns a DNS TXT record struct
+func dnsTXT(src string, txt []string) *dns.TXT {
+	return &dns.TXT{
+		Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
+			Name:   dns.Fqdn(src),
+			Rrtype: dns.TypeTXT,
+			Class:  dns.ClassINET,
+		},
+		Txt: txt,
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRecursorAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	addr, err := recursorAddr("8.8.8.8")
@@ -89,6 +101,35 @@ func TestRecursorAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEncodeKVasRFC1464(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test cases are from rfc1464
+	type rfc1464Test struct {
+		key, value, internalForm, externalForm string
+	}
+	tests := []rfc1464Test{
+		{"color", "blue", "color=blue", "color=blue"},
+		{"equation", "a=4", "equation=a=4", "equation=a=4"},
+		{"a=a", "true", "a`=a=true", "a`=a=true"},
+		{"a\\=a", "false", "a\\`=a=false", "a\\`=a=false"},
+		{"=", "\\=", "`==\\=", "`==\\="},
+
+		{"string", "\"Cat\"", "string=\"Cat\"", "string=\"Cat\""},
+		{"string2", "`abc`", "string2=``abc``", "string2=``abc``"},
+		{"novalue", "", "novalue=", "novalue="},
+		{"a b", "c d", "a b=c d", "a b=c d"},
+		{"abc ", "123 ", "abc` =123 ", "abc` =123 "},
+
+		// Additional tests
+		{" abc", " 321", "` abc= 321", "` abc= 321"},
+		{"`a", "b", "``a=b", "``a=b"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		answer := encodeKVasRFC1464(test.key, test.value)
+		verify.Values(t, "internalForm", answer, test.internalForm)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDNS_NodeLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
@@ -300,6 +341,7 @@ func TestDNS_NodeLookup_CNAME(t *testing.T) {
 		Answer: []dns.RR{
 			dnsCNAME("www.google.com", "google.com"),
 			dnsA("google.com", "1.2.3.4"),
+			dnsTXT("google.com", []string{"my_txt_value"}),
 		},
 	})
 	defer recursor.Shutdown()
@@ -330,23 +372,117 @@ func TestDNS_NodeLookup_CNAME(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Should have the service record, CNAME record + A record
-	if len(in.Answer) != 3 {
+	wantAnswer := []dns.RR{
+		&dns.CNAME{
+			Hdr:    dns.RR_Header{Name: "google.node.consul.", Rrtype: dns.TypeCNAME, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: 0, Rdlength: 0x10},
+			Target: "www.google.com.",
+		},
+		&dns.CNAME{
+			Hdr:    dns.RR_Header{Name: "www.google.com.", Rrtype: dns.TypeCNAME, Class: dns.ClassINET, Rdlength: 0x2},
+			Target: "google.com.",
+		},
+		&dns.A{
+			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: "google.com.", Rrtype: dns.TypeA, Class: dns.ClassINET, Rdlength: 0x4},
+			A:   []byte{0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4}, // 1.2.3.4
+		},
+		&dns.TXT{
+			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: "google.com.", Rrtype: dns.TypeTXT, Class: dns.ClassINET, Rdlength: 0xd},
+			Txt: []string{"my_txt_value"},
+		},
+	}
+	verify.Values(t, "answer", in.Answer, wantAnswer)
+}
+
+func TestDNS_NodeLookup_TXT(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := TestConfig()
+	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), cfg)
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+
+	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Node:       "google",
+		Address:    "127.0.0.1",
+		NodeMeta: map[string]string{
+			"rfc1035-00": "value0",
+			"key0":       "value1",
+		},
+	}
+
+	var out struct{}
+	if err := a.RPC("Catalog.Register", args, &out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("google.node.consul.", dns.TypeTXT)
+
+	c := new(dns.Client)
+	addr, _ := a.Config.ClientListener("", a.Config.Ports.DNS)
+	in, _, err := c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Should have the 1 TXT record reply
+	if len(in.Answer) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in)
 	}
 
-	cnRec, ok := in.Answer[0].(*dns.CNAME)
+	txtRec, ok := in.Answer[0].(*dns.TXT)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
-	if cnRec.Target != "www.google.com." {
+	if len(txtRec.Txt) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
-	if cnRec.Hdr.Ttl != 0 {
+	if txtRec.Txt[0] != "value0" && txtRec.Txt[0] != "key0=value1" {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", in.Answer[0])
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDNS_NodeLookup_ANY(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := TestConfig()
+	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), cfg)
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+
+	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Node:       "bar",
+		Address:    "127.0.0.1",
+		NodeMeta: map[string]string{
+			"key": "value",
+		},
+	}
+
+	var out struct{}
+	if err := a.RPC("Catalog.Register", args, &out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("bar.node.consul.", dns.TypeANY)
+
+	c := new(dns.Client)
+	addr, _ := a.Config.ClientListener("", a.Config.Ports.DNS)
+	in, _, err := c.Exchange(m, addr.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wantAnswer := []dns.RR{
+		&dns.A{
+			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: "bar.node.consul.", Rrtype: dns.TypeA, Class: dns.ClassINET, Rdlength: 0x4},
+			A:   []byte{0x7f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1}, // 127.0.0.1
+		},
+		&dns.TXT{
+			Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: "bar.node.consul.", Rrtype: dns.TypeTXT, Class: dns.ClassINET, Rdlength: 0xa},
+			Txt: []string{"key=value"},
+		},
+	}
+	verify.Values(t, "answer", in.Answer, wantAnswer)
+
+}
+
 func TestDNS_EDNS0(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/dns.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/dns.html.md
index 7e33ade73bcb..9c6fd1fcf79e 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/dns.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/dns.html.md
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ we can instead use `foo.node.consul.` This convention allows for terse
 syntax where appropriate while supporting queries of nodes in remote
 datacenters as necessary.
 
-For a node lookup, the only records returned are A records containing
-the IP address of the node.
+For a node lookup, the only records returned are A and AAAA records 
+containing the IP address, and TXT records containing the 
+`node_meta` values of the node.
 
 ```text
 $ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 8600 foo.node.consul ANY
@@ -76,11 +77,19 @@ $ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 8600 foo.node.consul ANY
 
 ;; ANSWER SECTION:
 foo.node.consul.	0	IN	A	10.1.10.12
+foo.node.consul.	0	IN	TXT	"meta_key=meta_value"
+foo.node.consul.	0	IN	TXT	"value only"
+
 
 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
 consul.			0	IN	SOA	ns.consul. postmaster.consul. 1392836399 3600 600 86400 0
 ```
 
+By default the TXT records value will match the node's metadata key-value 
+pairs according to [RFC1464](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1464.txt). 
+Alternatively, the TXT record will only include the node's metadata value when the 
+node's metadata key starts with `rfc1035-`.
+
 ## Service Lookups
 
 A service lookup is used to query for service providers. Service queries support
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
index c249a87fcfc4..85cfbc41384d 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ will exit with an error at startup.
   - Metadata keys must contain only alphanumeric, `-`, and `_` characters.
   - Metadata keys must not begin with the `consul-` prefix; that is reserved for internal use by Consul.
   - Metadata values must be between 0 and 512 (inclusive) characters in length.
+  - Metadata values for keys begining with `rfc1035-` are encoded verbatim in DNS TXT requests, otherwise
+    the metadata kv-pair is encoded according [RFC1464](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1464.txt).
 
 * <a name="_pid_file"></a><a href="#_pid_file">`-pid-file`</a> - This flag provides the file
   path for the agent to store its PID. This is useful for sending signals (for example, `SIGINT`