diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index a0a644fcbd..61dc396707 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ append_rev_server() {
 }
 
 append_address() {
+	local address_as_local="$2"
 	xappend "--address=$1"
+	[ $address_as_local -gt 0 ] && xappend "--local=${1%/*}/"
 }
 
 append_connmark_allowlist() {
@@ -1036,7 +1038,10 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "listen_address" append_listenaddress
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "server" append_server
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "rev_server" append_rev_server
-	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "address" append_address
+
+	local address_as_local
+	config_get address_as_local "$cfg" address_as_local 0
+	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "address" append_address "$address_as_local"
 
 	local connmark_allowlist_enable
 	config_get connmark_allowlist_enable "$cfg" connmark_allowlist_enable 0