diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 90fa6779657..1bbd1824a87 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -35076,6 +35076,9 @@ DNS Services
 Likewise, @code{shepherd-requirement} is a list of Shepherd service names
 (symbols) that this service will depend on.
 
+@item @code{pid-file} (default: @code{"/run/dnsmasq.pid"})
+Specify an alternate path for dnsmasq to record its process-id in.
+
 @item @code{no-hosts?} (default: @code{#f})
 When true, don't read the hostnames in /etc/hosts.
 
@@ -35196,6 +35199,17 @@ DNS Services
 resolving MAC addresses is only possible if the client is in the local
 network or obtained a DHCP lease from dnsmasq.
 
+@item @code{conf-file} (default: @code{'()})
+Specify a configuration file or multiple.  The given value should be a list of
+string paths to the configuration files. File-like objects are also supported.
+
+@item @code{conf-dir} (default: @code{#f})
+Read all the files in the given directory as configuration
+files. @command{dnsmasq} also supports extensions for the field, but
+here it is not implemented. It is more convenient to make
+@code{computed-file} directory in the store and use that. Files are
+loaded in alphabetical order of filename.
+
 @item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()})
 This option provides an ``escape hatch'' for the user to provide arbitrary
 command-line arguments to @command{dnsmasq} as a list of strings.
diff --git a/gnu/services/dns.scm b/gnu/services/dns.scm
index f617f26891d..210fef4ece2 100644
--- a/gnu/services/dns.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/dns.scm
@@ -55,6 +55,38 @@ (define-module (gnu services dns)
 
             dnsmasq-service-type
             dnsmasq-configuration
+            dnsmasq-configuration-package
+            dnsmasq-configuration-shepherd-provision
+            dnsmasq-configuration-shepherd-requirement
+            dnsmasq-configuration-pid-file
+            dnsmasq-configuration-no-hosts?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-port
+            dnsmasq-configuration-local-service?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-listen-address
+            dnsmasq-configuration-resolv-file
+            dnsmasq-configuration-no-resolv?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-forward-private-reverse-lookup?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-query-servers-in-order?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-servers
+            dnsmasq-configuration-servers-file
+            dnsmasq-configuration-addresses
+            dnsmasq-configuration-cache-size
+            dnsmasq-configuration-negative-cache?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-cpe-id
+            dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-enable?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-no-fail?
+            dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-single-port?
+            dnsmasq-tftp-secure?
+            dnsmasq-tftp-max
+            dnsmasq-tftp-mtu
+            dnsmasq-tftp-no-blocksize?
+            dnsmasq-tftp-lowercase?
+            dnsmasq-tftp-port-range
+            dnsmasq-tftp-root
+            dnsmasq-tftp-unique-root
+            dnsmasq-configuration-conf-file
+            dnsmasq-configuration-conf-dir
+            dnsmasq-configuration-extra-options
 
             unbound-service-type
             unbound-configuration
@@ -750,60 +782,65 @@ (define-record-type* <dnsmasq-configuration>
                                 (default '(dnsmasq)))
   (shepherd-requirement         dnsmasq-configuration-shepherd-requirement
                                 (default '(user-processes networking)))
-  (no-hosts?        dnsmasq-configuration-no-hosts?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (port             dnsmasq-configuration-port
-                    (default 53))       ;integer
-  (local-service?   dnsmasq-configuration-local-service?
-                    (default #t))       ;boolean
-  (listen-addresses dnsmasq-configuration-listen-address
-                    (default '()))      ;list of string
-  (extra-options    dnsmasq-configuration-extra-options
-                    (default '()))      ;list of string
-  (resolv-file      dnsmasq-configuration-resolv-file
-                    (default "/etc/resolv.conf")) ;string
-  (no-resolv?       dnsmasq-configuration-no-resolv?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (pid-file                     dnsmasq-configuration-pid-file
+                                (default "/run/dnsmasq.pid")) ;string
+  (no-hosts?                    dnsmasq-configuration-no-hosts?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (port                         dnsmasq-configuration-port
+                                (default 53))       ;integer
+  (local-service?               dnsmasq-configuration-local-service?
+                                (default #t))       ;boolean
+  (listen-addresses             dnsmasq-configuration-listen-address
+                                (default '()))      ;list of string
+  (resolv-file                  dnsmasq-configuration-resolv-file
+                                (default "/etc/resolv.conf")) ;string
+  (no-resolv?                   dnsmasq-configuration-no-resolv?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
   (forward-private-reverse-lookup?
-                    dnsmasq-configuration-forward-private-reverse-lookup?
-                    (default #t))       ;boolean
-  (query-servers-in-order?
-                    dnsmasq-configuration-query-servers-in-order?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (servers          dnsmasq-configuration-servers
-                    (default '()))      ;list of string
-  (servers-file     dnsmasq-configuration-servers-file
-                    (default #f))       ;string|file-like
-  (addresses        dnsmasq-configuration-addresses
-                    (default '()))      ;list of string
-  (cache-size       dnsmasq-configuration-cache-size
-                    (default 150))      ;integer
-  (negative-cache?  dnsmasq-configuration-negative-cache?
-                    (default #t))       ;boolean
-  (cpe-id           dnsmasq-configuration-cpe-id
-                    (default #f))       ;string
-  (tftp-enable?     dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-enable?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (tftp-no-fail?    dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-no-fail?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (tftp-single-port? dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-single-port?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (tftp-secure?     dnsmasq-tftp-secure?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (tftp-max         dnsmasq-tftp-max
-                    (default #f))       ;integer
-  (tftp-mtu         dnsmasq-tftp-mtu
-                    (default #f))       ;integer
-  (tftp-no-blocksize? dnsmasq-tftp-no-blocksize?
-                      (default #f))     ;boolean
-  (tftp-lowercase?  dnsmasq-tftp-lowercase?
-                    (default #f))       ;boolean
-  (tftp-port-range  dnsmasq-tftp-port-range
-                    (default #f))       ;string
-  (tftp-root        dnsmasq-tftp-root
-                    (default "/var/empty,lo")) ;string
-  (tftp-unique-root dnsmasq-tftp-unique-root
-                    (default #f)))      ;"" or "ip" or "mac"
+                                dnsmasq-configuration-forward-private-reverse-lookup?
+                                (default #t))       ;boolean
+  (query-servers-in-order?      dnsmasq-configuration-query-servers-in-order?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (servers                      dnsmasq-configuration-servers
+                                (default '()))      ;list of string
+  (servers-file                 dnsmasq-configuration-servers-file
+                                (default #f))       ;string|file-like
+  (addresses                    dnsmasq-configuration-addresses
+                                (default '()))      ;list of string
+  (cache-size                   dnsmasq-configuration-cache-size
+                                (default 150))      ;integer
+  (negative-cache?              dnsmasq-configuration-negative-cache?
+                                (default #t))       ;boolean
+  (cpe-id                       dnsmasq-configuration-cpe-id
+                                (default #f))       ;string
+  (tftp-enable?                 dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-enable?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-no-fail?                dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-no-fail?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-single-port?            dnsmasq-configuration-tftp-single-port?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-secure?                 dnsmasq-tftp-secure?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-max                     dnsmasq-tftp-max
+                                (default #f))       ;integer
+  (tftp-mtu                     dnsmasq-tftp-mtu
+                                (default #f))       ;integer
+  (tftp-no-blocksize?           dnsmasq-tftp-no-blocksize?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-lowercase?              dnsmasq-tftp-lowercase?
+                                (default #f))       ;boolean
+  (tftp-port-range              dnsmasq-tftp-port-range
+                                (default #f))       ;string
+  (tftp-root                    dnsmasq-tftp-root
+                                (default "/var/empty,lo")) ;string
+  (tftp-unique-root             dnsmasq-tftp-unique-root
+                                (default #f))       ;"" or "ip" or "mac"
+  (conf-file                    dnsmasq-configuration-conf-file
+                                (default '()))      ;list of string|file-like
+  (conf-dir                     dnsmasq-configuration-conf-dir
+                                (default #f))       ;string|file-like
+  (extra-options                dnsmasq-configuration-extra-options
+                                (default '())))
 
 (define (warn-deprecated-dnsmasq-configuration-provision value)
   (when (pair? value)
@@ -818,6 +855,7 @@ (define (dnsmasq-shepherd-service config)
      provision
      shepherd-provision
      shepherd-requirement
+     pid-file
      no-hosts?
      port local-service? listen-addresses
      resolv-file no-resolv?
@@ -829,7 +867,8 @@ (define (dnsmasq-shepherd-service config)
      tftp-single-port? tftp-secure?
      tftp-max tftp-mtu tftp-no-blocksize?
      tftp-lowercase? tftp-port-range
-     tftp-root tftp-unique-root extra-options)
+     tftp-root tftp-unique-root
+     conf-file conf-dir extra-options)
     (shepherd-service
      (provision (or provision shepherd-provision))
      (requirement shepherd-requirement)
@@ -838,7 +877,7 @@ (define (dnsmasq-shepherd-service config)
                (list
                 #$(file-append package "/sbin/dnsmasq")
                 "--keep-in-foreground"
-                "--pid-file=/run/dnsmasq.pid"
+                (string-append "--pid-file=" #$pid-file)
                 #$@(if no-hosts?
                        '("--no-hosts")
                         '())
@@ -909,8 +948,14 @@ (define (dnsmasq-shepherd-service config)
                             (format #f "--tftp-unique-root=~a" tftp-unique-root)
                             (format #f "--tftp-unique-root")))
                        '())
+                #$@(map (lambda (conf-file)
+                          #~(string-append "--conf-file=" #$conf-file))
+                        conf-file)
+                #$@(if conf-dir
+                       (list #~(string-append "--conf-dir=" #$conf-dir))
+                       '())
                 #$@extra-options)
-               #:pid-file "/run/dnsmasq.pid"))
+               #:pid-file #$pid-file))
      (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
 
 (define (dnsmasq-activation config)
