diff --git a/services/univention-bind/conffiles/etc/bind/named.conf.proxy b/services/univention-bind/conffiles/etc/bind/named.conf.proxy
index 553f5ca04f..742163f913 100644
--- a/services/univention-bind/conffiles/etc/bind/named.conf.proxy
+++ b/services/univention-bind/conffiles/etc/bind/named.conf.proxy
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ val = 'none'
 if configRegistry.is_true('dns/ipv6', True):
     val = 'any'
 print('\tlisten-on-v6 { %s; };' % val)
+if configRegistry.get('dns/empty/zones'):
+   dns_empty_zones = configRegistry.is_true('dns/empty/zones', True) and 'yes' or 'no')
+   print('\tempty-zones-enable %s;' % dns_empty_zones)
 @!@};
 logging {
 	category lame-servers { null; };
diff --git a/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry b/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry
index 2597479813..fc58a191ec 100644
--- a/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry
+++ b/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Variables: dns/allow/transfer
 Variables: dns/fakeroot
 Variables: dns/ipv6
 Variables: dns/master/address
+Variables: dns/empty/zones
 
 Type: file
 File: etc/bind/named.conf.samba4
diff --git a/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry-variables b/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry-variables
index ed5d2a6420..781a07e785 100644
--- a/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry-variables
+++ b/services/univention-bind/debian/univention-bind.univention-config-registry-variables
@@ -111,3 +111,8 @@ Description[en]=This variable configures the maximum waiting time in seconds for
 Type=pint
 Categories=service-bind
 
+[dns/empty/zones]
+Description[de]=Diese Variable konfiguriert ob automatisch leere zonen erstellt werden.
+Description[en]=This variable configures whether some empty zones are automatically provided.
+Type=bool
+Categories=service-bind