diff --git a/core/java/android/net/DnsResolver.java b/core/java/android/net/DnsResolver.java
index 4b2b4c35b2..7a85dcbfc8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/DnsResolver.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/DnsResolver.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.net;
 
-import static android.net.NetworkUtils.getDnsNetId;
+import static android.net.NetworkUtils.getDnsNetwork;
 import static android.net.NetworkUtils.resNetworkCancel;
 import static android.net.NetworkUtils.resNetworkQuery;
 import static android.net.NetworkUtils.resNetworkResult;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public final class DnsResolver {
         final Object lock = new Object();
         final Network queryNetwork;
         try {
-            queryNetwork = (network != null) ? network : new Network(getDnsNetId());
+            queryNetwork = (network != null) ? network : getDnsNetwork();
         } catch (ErrnoException e) {
             executor.execute(() -> callback.onError(new DnsException(ERROR_SYSTEM, e)));
             return;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ public final class DnsResolver {
         final FileDescriptor queryfd;
         final Network queryNetwork;
         try {
-            queryNetwork = (network != null) ? network : new Network(getDnsNetId());
+            queryNetwork = (network != null) ? network : getDnsNetwork();
             queryfd = resNetworkQuery(queryNetwork.getNetIdForResolv(), domain, CLASS_IN, nsType,
                     flags);
         } catch (ErrnoException e) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index 1728d96402..228e62daf2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
 
     /**
      * DNS resolver series jni method.
-     * Attempts to get netid of network which resolver will
-     * use if no network is explicitly selected.
+     * Attempts to get network which resolver will use if no network is explicitly selected.
      */
-    public static native int getDnsNetId() throws ErrnoException;
+    public static native Network getDnsNetwork() throws ErrnoException;
 
     /**
      * Get the tcp repair window associated with the {@code fd}.
diff --git a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
index 00e0e3a74d..08aa1d97fa 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
@@ -304,13 +304,19 @@ static void android_net_utils_resNetworkCancel(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jobjec
     jniSetFileDescriptorOfFD(env, javaFd, -1);
 }
 
-static jint android_net_utils_getDnsNetId(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz) {
-    int dnsNetId = getNetworkForDns();
-    if (dnsNetId < 0) {
-        throwErrnoException(env, "getDnsNetId", -dnsNetId);
+static jobject android_net_utils_getDnsNetwork(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz) {
+    unsigned dnsNetId = 0;
+    if (int res = getNetworkForDns(&dnsNetId) < 0) {
+        throwErrnoException(env, "getDnsNetId", -res);
+        return nullptr;
     }
+    bool privateDnsBypass = dnsNetId & NETID_USE_LOCAL_NAMESERVERS;
 
-    return dnsNetId;
+    static jclass class_Network = MakeGlobalRefOrDie(
+            env, FindClassOrDie(env, "android/net/Network"));
+    static jmethodID ctor = env->GetMethodID(class_Network, "<init>", "(IZ)V");
+    return env->NewObject(
+            class_Network, ctor, dnsNetId & ~NETID_USE_LOCAL_NAMESERVERS, privateDnsBypass);
 }
 
 static jobject android_net_utils_getTcpRepairWindow(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jobject javaFd) {
@@ -369,7 +375,7 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gNetworkUtilMethods[] = {
     { "resNetworkQuery", "(ILjava/lang/String;III)Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;", (void*) android_net_utils_resNetworkQuery },
     { "resNetworkResult", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;)Landroid/net/DnsResolver$DnsResponse;", (void*) android_net_utils_resNetworkResult },
     { "resNetworkCancel", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;)V", (void*) android_net_utils_resNetworkCancel },
-    { "getDnsNetId", "()I", (void*) android_net_utils_getDnsNetId },
+    { "getDnsNetwork", "()Landroid/net/Network;", (void*) android_net_utils_getDnsNetwork },
 };
 
 int register_android_net_NetworkUtils(JNIEnv* env)