diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4a21d81..8c09e19 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { OpenAttestationDNSTextRecord, OpenAttestationDNSTextRecordT } from "./r
 import { OpenAttestationDnsDidRecord, OpenAttestationDnsDidRecordT } from "./records/dnsDid";
 import { getLogger } from "./util/logger";
 import { CodedError, DnsproveStatusCode } from "./common/error";
-import { aliDnsResolver, cloudflareDnsResolver, googleDnsResolver } from "./util/dns-resolvers";
+import { aliDnsResolver, cloudflareDnsResolver, googleDnsResolver, proxyDnsResolver } from "./util/dns-resolvers";
 
 const { trace } = getLogger("index");
 
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ interface GenericObject {
 
 export type CustomDnsResolver = (domain: string) => Promise<IDNSQueryResponse>;
 
-export const defaultDnsResolvers: CustomDnsResolver[] = [googleDnsResolver, cloudflareDnsResolver, aliDnsResolver];
+export const defaultDnsResolvers: CustomDnsResolver[] = [
+  googleDnsResolver,
+  cloudflareDnsResolver,
+  proxyDnsResolver,
+  aliDnsResolver,
+];
 
 /**
  * Returns true for strings that are openattestation records
diff --git a/src/util/dns-resolvers/dns-resolvers.test.ts b/src/util/dns-resolvers/dns-resolvers.test.ts
index 9866c5c..aa15cf8 100644
--- a/src/util/dns-resolvers/dns-resolvers.test.ts
+++ b/src/util/dns-resolvers/dns-resolvers.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
 import { aliDnsResolver } from "./ali-dns-resolver";
 import { cloudflareDnsResolver } from "./cloudflare-dns-resolver";
 import { googleDnsResolver } from "./google-dns-resolver";
+import { proxyDnsResolver } from "./proxy-dns-resolver";
 
 const emptyDnsJson = {
   Status: 0,
@@ -118,3 +119,37 @@ describe("aliDnsResolver", () => {
     await expect(aliDnsResolver("")).rejects.toThrow("Domain is required");
   });
 });
+
+describe("proxyDnsResolver", () => {
+  let server: SetupServerApi | undefined;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    server?.close();
+  });
+
+  test("requests proxy DNS JSON with name, TXT type, and encoded query", async () => {
+    server = setupServer(
+      http.get("https://dns.opencerts.io/resolve", ({ request }) => {
+        const url = new URL(request.url);
+        expect(url.searchParams.get("name")).toBe("oc example.test");
+        expect(url.searchParams.get("type")).toBe("TXT");
+        return HttpResponse.json(emptyDnsJson);
+      })
+    );
+    server.listen();
+
+    const out = await proxyDnsResolver("oc example.test");
+    expect(out).toMatchObject({ Status: 0, Answer: [] });
+  });
+
+  test("throws when proxy DNS returns non-2xx", async () => {
+    server = setupServer(http.get("https://dns.opencerts.io/resolve", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 502 })));
+    server.listen();
+
+    await expect(proxyDnsResolver("oc.example.test")).rejects.toThrow(/HTTP 502/);
+  });
+
+  test("throws when domain is empty", async () => {
+    await expect(proxyDnsResolver("")).rejects.toThrow("Domain is required");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/dns-resolvers/index.ts b/src/util/dns-resolvers/index.ts
index c622480..ed54466 100644
--- a/src/util/dns-resolvers/index.ts
+++ b/src/util/dns-resolvers/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./google-dns-resolver";
 export * from "./cloudflare-dns-resolver";
 export * from "./ali-dns-resolver";
+export * from "./proxy-dns-resolver";
diff --git a/src/util/dns-resolvers/proxy-dns-resolver.ts b/src/util/dns-resolvers/proxy-dns-resolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e91312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/dns-resolvers/proxy-dns-resolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { CustomDnsResolver, IDNSQueryResponse } from "../..";
+
+/** Server-side DoH proxy that forwards to Google/Cloudflare upstream — reachable from regions where direct access to those endpoints is blocked. */
+export const proxyDnsResolver: CustomDnsResolver = async (domain) => {
+  const url = new URL("https://dns.opencerts.io/resolve");
+
+  if (!domain) {
+    throw new Error("Domain is required");
+  }
+
+  url.searchParams.set("name", domain);
+  url.searchParams.set("type", "TXT");
+
+  const res = await fetch(url);
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Proxy DNS request failed: HTTP ${res.status}`);
+  }
+
+  let data;
+  try {
+    data = await res.json();
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error("Failed to parse DNS response JSON");
+  }
+
+  return data as IDNSQueryResponse;
+};