diff --git a/global-functions b/global-functions
index d7ee6b8..21e89af 100644
--- a/global-functions
+++ b/global-functions
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 :global TimeIsSync;
 :global UrlEncode;
 :global WaitDefaultRouteReachable;
+:global WaitDNSResolving;
 :global WaitForFile;
 :global WaitTimeSync;
 
@@ -722,6 +723,15 @@
   }
 }
 
+# wait for DNS to resolve
+:set WaitDNSResolving do={
+  :global DNSIsResolving;
+
+  :while ([ $DNSIsResolving ] = false) do={
+    :delay 1s;
+  }
+}
+
 # wait for file to be available
 :set WaitForFile do={
   :global CleanFilePath;