diff --git a/client/internal/dns/host_linux.go b/client/internal/dns/host_linux.go
index ffb5098c7..368c7e35e 100644
--- a/client/internal/dns/host_linux.go
+++ b/client/internal/dns/host_linux.go
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ func getOSDNSManagerType() (osManagerType, error) {
 			return systemdManager, nil
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(text, "resolvconf") {
+			if isDbusListenerRunning(systemdResolvedDest, systemdDbusObjectNode) {
+				var value string
+				err = getSystemdDbusProperty(systemdDbusResolvConfModeProperty, &value)
+				if err == nil {
+					if value == systemdDbusResolvConfModeForeign {
+						return systemdManager, nil
+					}
+				}
+				log.Errorf("got an error while checking systemd resolv conf mode, error: %s", err)
+			}
 			return resolvConfManager, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/client/internal/dns/systemd_linux.go b/client/internal/dns/systemd_linux.go
index 54a73968a..d738f949b 100644
--- a/client/internal/dns/systemd_linux.go
+++ b/client/internal/dns/systemd_linux.go
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ const (
 	systemdDbusObjectNode                  = "/org/freedesktop/resolve1"
 	systemdDbusGetLinkMethod               = systemdDbusManagerInterface + ".GetLink"
 	systemdDbusFlushCachesMethod           = systemdDbusManagerInterface + ".FlushCaches"
+	systemdDbusResolvConfModeProperty      = systemdDbusManagerInterface + ".ResolvConfMode"
 	systemdDbusLinkInterface               = "org.freedesktop.resolve1.Link"
 	systemdDbusRevertMethodSuffix          = systemdDbusLinkInterface + ".Revert"
 	systemdDbusSetDNSMethodSuffix          = systemdDbusLinkInterface + ".SetDNS"
 	systemdDbusSetDefaultRouteMethodSuffix = systemdDbusLinkInterface + ".SetDefaultRoute"
 	systemdDbusSetDomainsMethodSuffix      = systemdDbusLinkInterface + ".SetDomains"
+	systemdDbusResolvConfModeForeign       = "foreign"
 )
 
 type systemdDbusConfigurator struct {
@@ -183,3 +185,18 @@ func (s *systemdDbusConfigurator) callLinkMethod(method string, value any) error
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getSystemdDbusProperty(property string, store any) error {
+	obj, closeConn, err := getDbusObject(systemdResolvedDest, systemdDbusObjectNode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("got error while attempting to retrieve the systemd dns manager object, error: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer closeConn()
+
+	v, e := obj.GetProperty(property)
+	if e != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("got an error getting property %s: %v", property, e)
+	}
+
+	return v.Store(store)
+}