diff --git a/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go b/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
index 8cd383c..e7f7621 100644
--- a/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
@@ -1845,6 +1845,17 @@
 							Target: dnsmessage.MustNewName("<html>.golang.org."),
 						},
 					},
+					dnsmessage.Resource{
+						Header: dnsmessage.ResourceHeader{
+							Name:   n,
+							Type:   dnsmessage.TypeSRV,
+							Class:  dnsmessage.ClassINET,
+							Length: 4,
+						},
+						Body: &dnsmessage.SRVResource{
+							Target: dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+						},
+					},
 				)
 			case dnsmessage.TypeMX:
 				r.Answers = append(r.Answers,
@@ -1859,6 +1870,17 @@
 							MX: dnsmessage.MustNewName("<html>.golang.org."),
 						},
 					},
+					dnsmessage.Resource{
+						Header: dnsmessage.ResourceHeader{
+							Name:   dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+							Type:   dnsmessage.TypeMX,
+							Class:  dnsmessage.ClassINET,
+							Length: 4,
+						},
+						Body: &dnsmessage.MXResource{
+							MX: dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+						},
+					},
 				)
 			case dnsmessage.TypeNS:
 				r.Answers = append(r.Answers,
@@ -1873,6 +1895,17 @@
 							NS: dnsmessage.MustNewName("<html>.golang.org."),
 						},
 					},
+					dnsmessage.Resource{
+						Header: dnsmessage.ResourceHeader{
+							Name:   dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+							Type:   dnsmessage.TypeNS,
+							Class:  dnsmessage.ClassINET,
+							Length: 4,
+						},
+						Body: &dnsmessage.NSResource{
+							NS: dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+						},
+					},
 				)
 			case dnsmessage.TypePTR:
 				r.Answers = append(r.Answers,
@@ -1887,6 +1920,17 @@
 							PTR: dnsmessage.MustNewName("<html>.golang.org."),
 						},
 					},
+					dnsmessage.Resource{
+						Header: dnsmessage.ResourceHeader{
+							Name:   dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+							Type:   dnsmessage.TypePTR,
+							Class:  dnsmessage.ClassINET,
+							Length: 4,
+						},
+						Body: &dnsmessage.PTRResource{
+							PTR: dnsmessage.MustNewName("good.golang.org."),
+						},
+					},
 				)
 			}
 			return r, nil
@@ -1902,58 +1946,137 @@
 	defer func(orig string) { testHookHostsPath = orig }(testHookHostsPath)
 	testHookHostsPath = "testdata/hosts"
 
-	_, err := r.LookupCNAME(context.Background(), "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: CNAME target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupCNAME returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, err = LookupCNAME("golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: CNAME target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupCNAME returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		f    func(*testing.T)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "CNAME",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				expectedErr := &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: "golang.org"}
+				_, err := r.LookupCNAME(context.Background(), "golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				_, err = LookupCNAME("golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "SRV (bad record)",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				expected := []*SRV{
+					{
+						Target: "good.golang.org.",
+					},
+				}
+				expectedErr := &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: "golang.org"}
+				_, records, err := r.LookupSRV(context.Background(), "target", "tcp", "golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+				_, records, err = LookupSRV("target", "tcp", "golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "SRV (bad header)",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				_, _, err := r.LookupSRV(context.Background(), "hdr", "tcp", "golang.org.")
+				if expected := "lookup golang.org.: SRV header name is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
+				}
+				_, _, err = LookupSRV("hdr", "tcp", "golang.org.")
+				if expected := "lookup golang.org.: SRV header name is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
+					t.Errorf("LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "MX",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				expected := []*MX{
+					{
+						Host: "good.golang.org.",
+					},
+				}
+				expectedErr := &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: "golang.org"}
+				records, err := r.LookupMX(context.Background(), "golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+				records, err = LookupMX("golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "NS",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				expected := []*NS{
+					{
+						Host: "good.golang.org.",
+					},
+				}
+				expectedErr := &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: "golang.org"}
+				records, err := r.LookupNS(context.Background(), "golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+				records, err = LookupNS("golang.org")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Addr",
+			f: func(t *testing.T) {
+				expected := []string{"good.golang.org."}
+				expectedErr := &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: "192.0.2.42"}
+				records, err := r.LookupAddr(context.Background(), "192.0.2.42")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+				records, err = LookupAddr("192.0.2.42")
+				if err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(records, expected) {
+					t.Error("Unexpected record set")
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = r.LookupSRV(context.Background(), "target", "tcp", "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: SRV target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, _, err = LookupSRV("target", "tcp", "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: SRV target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-
-	_, _, err = r.LookupSRV(context.Background(), "hdr", "tcp", "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: SRV header name is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, _, err = LookupSRV("hdr", "tcp", "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: SRV header name is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupSRV returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-
-	_, err = r.LookupMX(context.Background(), "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: MX target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupMX returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, err = LookupMX("golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: MX target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupMX returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-
-	_, err = r.LookupNS(context.Background(), "golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: NS target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupNS returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, err = LookupNS("golang.org")
-	if expected := "lookup golang.org: NS target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupNS returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-
-	_, err = r.LookupAddr(context.Background(), "192.0.2.42")
-	if expected := "lookup 192.0.2.42: PTR target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Resolver.LookupAddr returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
-	}
-	_, err = LookupAddr("192.0.2.42")
-	if expected := "lookup 192.0.2.42: PTR target is invalid"; err == nil || err.Error() != expected {
-		t.Errorf("LookupAddr returned unexpected error, got %q, want %q", err, expected)
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, tc.f)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net/lookup.go b/src/net/lookup.go
index 01c81db..4135122 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup.go
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 		return "", err
 	}
 	if !isDomainName(cname) {
-		return "", &DNSError{Err: "CNAME target is invalid", Name: host}
+		return "", &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: host}
 	}
 	return cname, nil
 }
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@
 // and proto are empty strings, LookupSRV looks up name directly.
 //
 // The returned service names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 func LookupSRV(service, proto, name string) (cname string, addrs []*SRV, err error) {
 	return DefaultResolver.LookupSRV(context.Background(), service, proto, name)
 }
@@ -447,7 +449,9 @@
 // and proto are empty strings, LookupSRV looks up name directly.
 //
 // The returned service names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 func (r *Resolver) LookupSRV(ctx context.Context, service, proto, name string) (string, []*SRV, error) {
 	cname, addrs, err := r.lookupSRV(ctx, service, proto, name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -456,21 +460,31 @@
 	if cname != "" && !isDomainName(cname) {
 		return "", nil, &DNSError{Err: "SRV header name is invalid", Name: name}
 	}
+	filteredAddrs := make([]*SRV, 0, len(addrs))
 	for _, addr := range addrs {
 		if addr == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !isDomainName(addr.Target) {
-			return "", nil, &DNSError{Err: "SRV target is invalid", Name: name}
+			continue
 		}
+		filteredAddrs = append(filteredAddrs, addr)
 	}
-	return cname, addrs, nil
+	if len(addrs) != len(filteredAddrs) {
+		return cname, filteredAddrs, &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: name}
+	}
+	return cname, filteredAddrs, nil
 }
 
 // LookupMX returns the DNS MX records for the given domain name sorted by preference.
 //
 // The returned mail server names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
+//
+// LookupMX uses context.Background internally; to specify the context, use
+// Resolver.LookupMX.
 func LookupMX(name string) ([]*MX, error) {
 	return DefaultResolver.LookupMX(context.Background(), name)
 }
@@ -478,12 +492,15 @@
 // LookupMX returns the DNS MX records for the given domain name sorted by preference.
 //
 // The returned mail server names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 func (r *Resolver) LookupMX(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*MX, error) {
 	records, err := r.lookupMX(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	filteredMX := make([]*MX, 0, len(records))
 	for _, mx := range records {
 		if mx == nil {
 			continue
@@ -491,16 +508,25 @@
 		// Bypass the hostname validity check for targets which contain only a dot,
 		// as this is used to represent a 'Null' MX record.
 		if mx.Host != "." && !isDomainName(mx.Host) {
-			return nil, &DNSError{Err: "MX target is invalid", Name: name}
+			continue
 		}
+		filteredMX = append(filteredMX, mx)
 	}
-	return records, nil
+	if len(records) != len(filteredMX) {
+		return filteredMX, &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: name}
+	}
+	return filteredMX, nil
 }
 
 // LookupNS returns the DNS NS records for the given domain name.
 //
 // The returned name server names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
+//
+// LookupNS uses context.Background internally; to specify the context, use
+// Resolver.LookupNS.
 func LookupNS(name string) ([]*NS, error) {
 	return DefaultResolver.LookupNS(context.Background(), name)
 }
@@ -508,21 +534,28 @@
 // LookupNS returns the DNS NS records for the given domain name.
 //
 // The returned name server names are validated to be properly
-// formatted presentation-format domain names.
+// formatted presentation-format domain names. If the response contains
+// invalid names, those records are filtered out and an error
+// will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 func (r *Resolver) LookupNS(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*NS, error) {
 	records, err := r.lookupNS(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	filteredNS := make([]*NS, 0, len(records))
 	for _, ns := range records {
 		if ns == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !isDomainName(ns.Host) {
-			return nil, &DNSError{Err: "NS target is invalid", Name: name}
+			continue
 		}
+		filteredNS = append(filteredNS, ns)
 	}
-	return records, nil
+	if len(records) != len(filteredNS) {
+		return filteredNS, &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: name}
+	}
+	return filteredNS, nil
 }
 
 // LookupTXT returns the DNS TXT records for the given domain name.
@@ -539,7 +572,8 @@
 // of names mapping to that address.
 //
 // The returned names are validated to be properly formatted presentation-format
-// domain names.
+// domain names. If the response contains invalid names, those records are filtered
+// out and an error will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 //
 // When using the host C library resolver, at most one result will be
 // returned. To bypass the host resolver, use a custom Resolver.
@@ -551,16 +585,26 @@
 // of names mapping to that address.
 //
 // The returned names are validated to be properly formatted presentation-format
-// domain names.
+// domain names. If the response contains invalid names, those records are filtered
+// out and an error will be returned alongside the the remaining results, if any.
 func (r *Resolver) LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) ([]string, error) {
 	names, err := r.lookupAddr(ctx, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	filteredNames := make([]string, 0, len(names))
 	for _, name := range names {
-		if !isDomainName(name) {
-			return nil, &DNSError{Err: "PTR target is invalid", Name: addr}
+		if isDomainName(name) {
+			filteredNames = append(filteredNames, name)
 		}
 	}
-	return names, nil
+	if len(names) != len(filteredNames) {
+		return filteredNames, &DNSError{Err: errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail, Name: addr}
+	}
+	return filteredNames, nil
 }
+
+// errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail is the DNSError detail which is returned when a Resolver.Lookup...
+// method recieves DNS records which contain invalid DNS names. This may be returned alongside
+// results which have had the malformed records filtered out.
+var errMalformedDNSRecordsDetail = "DNS response contained records which contain invalid names"