diff --git a/dns_check/changelog.d/25271.added b/dns_check/changelog.d/25271.added
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..daf87cfa7821a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dns_check/changelog.d/25271.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added metrics for connection dns_check status.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dns_check/datadog_checks/dns_check/dns_check.py b/dns_check/datadog_checks/dns_check/dns_check.py
index 6ca481fe16994..12a9823865c37 100644
--- a/dns_check/datadog_checks/dns_check/dns_check.py
+++ b/dns_check/datadog_checks/dns_check/dns_check.py
@@ -123,4 +123,10 @@ def _get_tags(self):
 
     def report_as_service_check(self, status, msg=None):
         tags = self._get_tags()
+        if status != AgentCheck.OK:
+            self.gauge("dns.can_connect", 0, tags=tags)
+            self.gauge("dns.cant_connect", 1, tags=tags)
+        else:
+            self.gauge("dns.can_connect", 1, tags=tags)
+            self.gauge("dns.cant_connect", 0, tags=tags)
         self.service_check(self.SERVICE_CHECK_NAME, status, tags=tags, message=msg)
diff --git a/dns_check/metadata.csv b/dns_check/metadata.csv
index ca05f2ab28631..a5dcb4b960df5 100644
--- a/dns_check/metadata.csv
+++ b/dns_check/metadata.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 metric_name,metric_type,interval,unit_name,per_unit_name,description,orientation,integration,short_name,curated_metric
 dns.response_time,gauge,,second,,"The response time for DNS query for a given record, tagged by hostname, e.g. 'hostname:example.com'.",-1,dns,dns resp time,
+dns.can_connect,gauge,,,"","Indicates if the DNS check can connect to the DNS server (1 for yes, 0 for no).",0,dns,dns can connect,
+dns.cant_connect,gauge,,,"","Indicates if the DNS check cannot connect to the DNS server (1 for yes, 0 for no).",0,dns,dns cant connect,
diff --git a/dns_check/tests/common.py b/dns_check/tests/common.py
index 27623fc1ca186..9d2e5089133fe 100644
--- a/dns_check/tests/common.py
+++ b/dns_check/tests/common.py
@@ -56,5 +56,7 @@
 
 def _test_check(aggregator):
     aggregator.assert_metric('dns.response_time')
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.can_connect')
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.cant_connect')
     aggregator.assert_all_metrics_covered()
     aggregator.assert_metrics_using_metadata(get_metadata_metrics())
diff --git a/dns_check/tests/test_dns_check.py b/dns_check/tests/test_dns_check.py
index fe012d56da7a2..8a6dc59b53a6e 100644
--- a/dns_check/tests/test_dns_check.py
+++ b/dns_check/tests/test_dns_check.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def test_success(mocked_query, mocked_time, aggregator, instance, tags):
     integration.check({})
     aggregator.assert_service_check(DNSCheck.SERVICE_CHECK_NAME, status=DNSCheck.OK, tags=tags, count=1)
     aggregator.assert_metric('dns.response_time', tags=tags, count=1, value=1)
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.can_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=1)
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.cant_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=0)
 
     # Assert coverage for this check on this instance
     aggregator.assert_all_metrics_covered()
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ def test_success_nxdomain(mocked_query, mocked_time, aggregator):
     tags = ['instance:nxdomain', 'nameserver:127.0.0.1', 'resolved_hostname:www.example.org', 'record_type:NXDOMAIN']
     aggregator.assert_service_check(DNSCheck.SERVICE_CHECK_NAME, status=DNSCheck.OK, tags=tags, count=1)
     aggregator.assert_metric('dns.response_time', tags=tags, count=1, value=1)
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.can_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=1)
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.cant_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=0)
 
     # Assert coverage for this check on this instance
     aggregator.assert_all_metrics_covered()
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ def test_default_timeout(mocked_query, mocked_time, aggregator):
         count=1,
         message="DNS resolution of www.example.org timed out",
     )
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.can_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=0)
+    aggregator.assert_metric('dns.cant_connect', tags=tags, count=1, value=1)
 
     # Assert coverage for this check on this instance
     aggregator.assert_all_metrics_covered()