diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index e901d7eea..b443de661 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -11682,6 +11682,40 @@ rise <count>
   after <count> consecutive successful health checks. This value defaults to 2
   if unspecified. See also the "check", "inter" and "fall" parameters.
 
+resolve-opts <option>,<option>,...
+  Comma separated list of options to apply to DNS resolution linked to this
+  server.
+
+  Available options:
+
+  * allow-dup-ip
+    By default, HAProxy prevents IP address duplication in a backend when DNS
+    resolution at runtime is in operation.
+    That said, for some cases, it makes sense that two servers (in the same
+    backend, being resolved by the same FQDN) have the same IP address.
+    For such case, simply enable this option.
+    This is the opposite of prevent-dup-ip.
+
+  * prevent-dup-ip
+    Ensure HAProxy's default behavior is enforced on a server: prevent re-using
+    an IP address already set to a server in the same backend and sharing the
+    same fqdn.
+    This is the opposite of allow-dup-ip.
+
+  Example:
+    backend b_myapp
+      default-server init-addr none resolvers dns
+      server s1 myapp.example.com:80 check resolve-opts allow-dup-ip
+      server s2 myapp.example.com:81 check resolve-opts allow-dup-ip
+
+  With the option allow-dup-ip set:
+  * if the nameserver returns a single IP address, then both servers will use
+    it
+  * If the nameserver returns 2 IP addresses, then each server will pick up a
+    different address
+
+  Default value: not set
+
 resolve-prefer <family>
   When DNS resolution is enabled for a server and multiple IP addresses from
   different families are returned, HAProxy will prefer using an IP address
diff --git a/include/types/dns.h b/include/types/dns.h
index 9b1d08df7..488d3996c 100644
--- a/include/types/dns.h
+++ b/include/types/dns.h
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ struct dns_options {
 		} mask;
 	} pref_net[SRV_MAX_PREF_NET];
 	int pref_net_nb; /* The number of registered prefered networks. */
+	int accept_duplicate_ip; /* flag to indicate whether the associated object can use an IP address
+				    already set to an other object of the same group */
 };
 
 /* Resolution structure associated to single server and used to manage name
diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 018c86a88..77bf5c004 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -962,8 +962,10 @@ int dns_get_ip_from_response(struct dns_response_packet *dns_p,
 	int currentip_sel;
 	int j;
 	int score, max_score;
+	int allowed_duplicated_ip;
 
 	family_priority   = dns_opts->family_prio;
+	allowed_duplicated_ip = dns_opts->accept_duplicate_ip;
 	*newip = newip4   = newip6 = NULL;
 	currentip_found   = 0;
 	*newip_sin_family = AF_UNSPEC;
@@ -1027,7 +1029,9 @@ int dns_get_ip_from_response(struct dns_response_packet *dns_p,
 		 * member of a group.  If not, the score should be incremented
 		 * by 2. */
 		if (owner && snr_check_ip_callback(owner, ip, &ip_type)) {
-			continue;
+			if (!allowed_duplicated_ip) {
+				continue;
+			}
 		} else {
 			score += 2;
 		}
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 277d1405e..17d7663e8 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,7 @@ static void srv_settings_cpy(struct server *srv, struct server *src, int srv_tmp
 	if (src->resolvers_id != NULL)
 		srv->resolvers_id = strdup(src->resolvers_id);
 	srv->dns_opts.family_prio = src->dns_opts.family_prio;
+	srv->dns_opts.accept_duplicate_ip = src->dns_opts.accept_duplicate_ip;
 	if (srv->dns_opts.family_prio == AF_UNSPEC)
 		srv->dns_opts.family_prio = AF_INET6;
 	memcpy(srv->dns_opts.pref_net,
@@ -2082,6 +2083,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 			newsrv = &curproxy->defsrv;
 			cur_arg = 1;
 			newsrv->dns_opts.family_prio = AF_INET6;
+			newsrv->dns_opts.accept_duplicate_ip = 0;
 		}
 
 		while (*args[cur_arg]) {
@@ -2177,6 +2179,31 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 				newsrv->resolvers_id = strdup(args[cur_arg + 1]);
 				cur_arg += 2;
 			}
+			else if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "resolve-opts")) {
+				char *p, *end;
+
+				for (p = args[cur_arg + 1]; *p; p = end) {
+					/* cut on next comma */
+					for (end = p; *end && *end != ','; end++);
+					if (*end)
+						*(end++) = 0;
+
+					if (!strcmp(p, "allow-dup-ip")) {
+						newsrv->dns_opts.accept_duplicate_ip = 1;
+					}
+					else if (!strcmp(p, "prevent-dup-ip")) {
+						newsrv->dns_opts.accept_duplicate_ip = 0;
+					}
+					else {
+						ha_alert("parsing [%s:%d]: '%s' : unknown resolve-opts option '%s', supported methods are 'allow-dup-ip' and 'prevent-dup-ip'.\n",
+								file, linenum, args[cur_arg], p);
+						err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
+						goto out;
+					}
+				}
+
+				cur_arg += 2;
+			}
 			else if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "resolve-prefer")) {
 				if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg + 1], "ipv4"))
 					newsrv->dns_opts.family_prio = AF_INET;