diff --git a/client/internal/connect.go b/client/internal/connect.go
index c5fdf4274..aa3ac629b 100644
--- a/client/internal/connect.go
+++ b/client/internal/connect.go
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ func RunClientMobile(ctx context.Context, config *Config, statusRecorder *peer.S
 	return runClient(ctx, config, statusRecorder, mobileDependency)
 }
 
-func RunClientiOS(ctx context.Context, config *Config, statusRecorder *peer.Status, fileDescriptor int32, routeListener routemanager.RouteListener, dnsManager dns.IosDnsManager) error {
+func RunClientiOS(ctx context.Context, config *Config, statusRecorder *peer.Status, fileDescriptor int32, routeListener routemanager.RouteListener, dnsManager dns.IosDnsManager, interfaceName string) error {
 	mobileDependency := MobileDependency{
 		FileDescriptor: fileDescriptor,
+		InterfaceName:  interfaceName,
 		RouteListener:  routeListener,
 		DnsManager:     dnsManager,
 	}
diff --git a/client/internal/dns/server.go b/client/internal/dns/server.go
index 03ba6f717..fb763bec2 100644
--- a/client/internal/dns/server.go
+++ b/client/internal/dns/server.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ type DefaultServer struct {
 	permanent        bool
 	hostsDnsList     []string
 	hostsDnsListLock sync.Mutex
+
+	interfaceName string
+	wgAddr        string
 }
 
 type handlerWithStop interface {
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ type muxUpdate struct {
 }
 
 // NewDefaultServer returns a new dns server
-func NewDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, customAddress string) (*DefaultServer, error) {
+func NewDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, customAddress string, interfaceName string, wgAddr string) (*DefaultServer, error) {
 	var addrPort *netip.AddrPort
 	if customAddress != "" {
 		parsedAddrPort, err := netip.ParseAddrPort(customAddress)
@@ -83,13 +86,13 @@ func NewDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, customAddress st
 		dnsService = newServiceViaListener(wgInterface, addrPort)
 	}
 
-	return newDefaultServer(ctx, wgInterface, dnsService), nil
+	return newDefaultServer(ctx, wgInterface, dnsService, interfaceName, wgAddr), nil
 }
 
 // NewDefaultServerPermanentUpstream returns a new dns server. It optimized for mobile systems
 func NewDefaultServerPermanentUpstream(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, hostsDnsList []string) *DefaultServer {
 	log.Debugf("host dns address list is: %v", hostsDnsList)
-	ds := newDefaultServer(ctx, wgInterface, newServiceViaMemory(wgInterface))
+	ds := newDefaultServer(ctx, wgInterface, newServiceViaMemory(wgInterface), "", "")
 	ds.permanent = true
 	ds.hostsDnsList = hostsDnsList
 	ds.addHostRootZone()
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ func NewDefaultServerPermanentUpstream(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface,
 	return ds
 }
 
-func newDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, dnsService service) *DefaultServer {
+func newDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, dnsService service, interfaceName string, wgAddr string) *DefaultServer {
 	ctx, stop := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defaultServer := &DefaultServer{
 		ctx:       ctx,
@@ -107,7 +110,9 @@ func newDefaultServer(ctx context.Context, wgInterface WGIface, dnsService servi
 		localResolver: &localResolver{
 			registeredMap: make(registrationMap),
 		},
-		wgInterface: wgInterface,
+		wgInterface:   wgInterface,
+		interfaceName: interfaceName,
+		wgAddr:        wgAddr,
 	}
 
 	return defaultServer
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) buildUpstreamHandlerUpdate(nameServerGroups []*nbdns.Nam
 			continue
 		}
 
-		handler := newUpstreamResolver(s.ctx)
+		handler := newUpstreamResolver(s.ctx, s.interfaceName, s.wgAddr)
 		for _, ns := range nsGroup.NameServers {
 			if ns.NSType != nbdns.UDPNameServerType {
 				log.Warnf("skiping nameserver %s with type %s, this peer supports only %s",
@@ -468,7 +473,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) upstreamCallbacks(
 }
 
 func (s *DefaultServer) addHostRootZone() {
-	handler := newUpstreamResolver(s.ctx)
+	handler := newUpstreamResolver(s.ctx, s.interfaceName, s.wgAddr)
 	handler.upstreamServers = make([]string, len(s.hostsDnsList))
 	for n, ua := range s.hostsDnsList {
 		handler.upstreamServers[n] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:53", ua)
diff --git a/client/internal/dns/upstream.go b/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
index b4febd7a4..69d1a58d6 100644
--- a/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
+++ b/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"net/netip"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-netroute"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -40,12 +45,80 @@ type upstreamResolver struct {
 	reactivate func()
 }
 
-func newUpstreamResolver(parentCTX context.Context) *upstreamResolver {
+// func newUpstreamResolver(parentCTX context.Context) *upstreamResolver {
+// 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parentCTX)
+// 	return &upstreamResolver{
+// 		ctx:              ctx,
+// 		cancel:           cancel,
+// 		upstreamClient:   &dns.Client{},
+// 		upstreamTimeout:  upstreamTimeout,
+// 		reactivatePeriod: reactivatePeriod,
+// 		failsTillDeact:   failsTillDeact,
+// 	}
+// }
+
+func getInterfaceIndex(interfaceName string) (int, error) {
+	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return iface.Index, nil
+}
+
+func newUpstreamResolver(parentCTX context.Context, interfaceName string, wgAddr string) *upstreamResolver {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parentCTX)
+
+	// Specify the local IP address you want to bind to
+	localIP, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(wgAddr) // Should be our interface IP
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("error while parsing CIDR: %s", err)
+	}
+	index, err := getInterfaceIndex(interfaceName)
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	port := rand.Intn(4001) + 1000
+	log.Debugf("UpstreamResolver interface name: %s, index: %d, ip: %s, port: %d", interfaceName, index, localIP, port)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("unable to get interface index for %s: %s", interfaceName, err)
+	}
+	localIFaceIndex := index // Should be our interface index
+	// Create a custom dialer with the LocalAddr set to the desired IP
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{
+		LocalAddr: &net.UDPAddr{
+			IP:   localIP,
+			Port: port, // Let the OS pick a free port
+		},
+		Control: func(network, address string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
+			var operr error
+			fn := func(s uintptr) {
+				operr = syscall.SetsockoptInt(int(s), unix.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_BOUND_IF, localIFaceIndex)
+			}
+
+			if err := c.Control(fn); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return operr
+		},
+	}
+	// pktConn, err := dialer.Dial("udp", "100.127.136.151:10053")
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	log.Errorf("error while dialing: %s", err)
+	//
+	// } else {
+	// 	pktConn.Write([]byte("hello"))
+	// 	pktConn.Close()
+	// }
+
+	// Create a new DNS client with the custom dialer
+	client := &dns.Client{
+		Dialer: dialer,
+	}
+
 	return &upstreamResolver{
 		ctx:              ctx,
 		cancel:           cancel,
-		upstreamClient:   &dns.Client{},
+		upstreamClient:   client,
 		upstreamTimeout:  upstreamTimeout,
 		reactivatePeriod: reactivatePeriod,
 		failsTillDeact:   failsTillDeact,
@@ -61,7 +134,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) stop() {
 func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 	defer u.checkUpstreamFails()
 
-	log.WithField("question", r.Question[0]).Trace("received an upstream question")
+	log.WithField("question", r.Question[0]).Debug("received an upstream question")
 
 	select {
 	case <-u.ctx.Done():
@@ -70,6 +143,19 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 	}
 
 	for _, upstream := range u.upstreamServers {
+		log.Debugf("querying the upstream %s", upstream)
+		rr, errR := netroute.New()
+		if errR != nil {
+			log.Errorf("unable to create networute: %s", errR)
+		} else {
+			add := netip.MustParseAddrPort(upstream)
+			_, gateway, preferredSrc, errR := rr.Route(add.Addr().AsSlice())
+			if errR != nil {
+				log.Errorf("getting routes returned an error: %v", errR)
+			} else {
+				log.Infof("upstream %s gateway: %s, preferredSrc: %s", add.Addr(), gateway, preferredSrc)
+			}
+		}
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(u.ctx, u.upstreamTimeout)
 		rm, t, err := u.upstreamClient.ExchangeContext(ctx, r, upstream)
 
@@ -87,7 +173,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		log.Tracef("took %s to query the upstream %s", t, upstream)
+		log.Debugf("took %s to query the upstream %s", t, upstream)
 
 		err = w.WriteMsg(rm)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/client/internal/engine.go b/client/internal/engine.go
index fc5937fb1..58f459de5 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Start() error {
 	} else {
 		// todo fix custom address
 		if e.dnsServer == nil {
-			e.dnsServer, err = dns.NewDefaultServer(e.ctx, e.wgInterface, e.config.CustomDNSAddress)
+			e.dnsServer, err = dns.NewDefaultServer(e.ctx, e.wgInterface, e.config.CustomDNSAddress, e.mobileDep.InterfaceName, wgAddr)
 			if err != nil {
 				e.close()
 				return err
diff --git a/client/internal/mobile_dependency.go b/client/internal/mobile_dependency.go
index fc01a9de3..b027937ad 100644
--- a/client/internal/mobile_dependency.go
+++ b/client/internal/mobile_dependency.go
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ type MobileDependency struct {
 	DnsReadyListener dns.ReadyListener
 	DnsManager       dns.IosDnsManager
 	FileDescriptor   int32
+	InterfaceName    string
 }
diff --git a/client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go b/client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go
index 5cea91b38..ca87c05f4 100644
--- a/client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go
+++ b/client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ func NewClient(cfgFile, deviceName string, osVersion string, osName string, rout
 }
 
 // Run start the internal client. It is a blocker function
-func (c *Client) Run(fd int32) error {
+func (c *Client) Run(fd int32, interfaceName string) error {
 	log.Infof("Starting NetBird client")
+	log.Debugf("Tunnel uses interface: %s", interfaceName)
 	cfg, err := internal.UpdateOrCreateConfig(internal.ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath: c.cfgFile,
 	})
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *Client) Run(fd int32) error {
 	// todo do not throw error in case of cancelled context
 	ctx = internal.CtxInitState(ctx)
 	c.onHostDnsFn = func([]string) {}
-	return internal.RunClientiOS(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, fd, c.routeListener, c.dnsManager)
+	return internal.RunClientiOS(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, fd, c.routeListener, c.dnsManager, interfaceName)
 }
 
 // Stop the internal client and free the resources