diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b8de0017..0ba8a868 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -141,13 +141,32 @@ export class Multiaddr {
    * ```
    */
   toOptions (): MultiaddrObject {
-    const parsed = this.toString().split('/')
+    const codes = this.protoCodes()
+    const parts = this.toString().split('/').slice(1)
+    let transport: string
+    let port: number
+
+    if (parts.length > 2) {
+      // default to https when protocol & port are omitted from DNS addrs
+      if (DNS_CODES.includes(codes[0]) && P2P_CODES.includes(codes[1])) {
+        transport = getProtocol('tcp').name
+        port = 443
+      } else {
+        transport = getProtocol(parts[2]).name
+        port = parseInt(parts[3])
+      }
+    } else if (DNS_CODES.includes(codes[0])) {
+      transport = getProtocol('tcp').name
+      port = 443
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('multiaddr must have a valid format: "/{ip4, ip6, dns4, dns6, dnsaddr}/{address}/{tcp, udp}/{port}".')
+    }
 
     const opts: MultiaddrObject = {
-      family: parsed[1] === 'ip4' ? 4 : 6,
-      host: parsed[2],
-      transport: parsed[3],
-      port: parseInt(parsed[4])
+      family: (codes[0] === 41 || codes[0] === 55) ? 6 : 4,
+      host: parts[1],
+      transport,
+      port
     }
 
     return opts
diff --git a/test/index.spec.ts b/test/index.spec.ts
index e423d55a..225a89a0 100644
--- a/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -486,6 +486,46 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
           port: 1234
         })
     })
+
+    it('returns an options object from a DNS addr', () => {
+      expect(new Multiaddr('/dns4/google.net/tcp/8000').toOptions())
+        .to.eql({
+          family: 4,
+          host: 'google.net',
+          transport: 'tcp',
+          port: 8000
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('returns an options object from a DNS6 addr', () => {
+      expect(new Multiaddr('/dns6/google.net/tcp/8000').toOptions())
+        .to.eql({
+          family: 6,
+          host: 'google.net',
+          transport: 'tcp',
+          port: 8000
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('returns an options object from a DNS addr defaulting to https', () => {
+      expect(new Multiaddr('/dnsaddr/google.net').toOptions())
+        .to.eql({
+          family: 4,
+          host: 'google.net',
+          transport: 'tcp',
+          port: 443
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('returns an options object from a DNS addr with a PeerID defaulting to https', () => {
+      expect(new Multiaddr('/dnsaddr/google.net/p2p/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSupNKC').toOptions())
+        .to.eql({
+          family: 4,
+          host: 'google.net',
+          transport: 'tcp',
+          port: 443
+        })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('.inspect', () => {