diff --git a/src/networkd.c b/src/networkd.c
index 8cb0a36..4924909 100644
--- a/src/networkd.c
+++ b/src/networkd.c
@@ -419,6 +419,14 @@ write_network_file(net_definition* def, const char* rootdir, const char* path)
             g_string_append_printf(s, "ClientIdentifier=%s\n", def->dhcp_identifier);
         if (def->critical)
             g_string_append_printf(s, "CriticalConnection=true\n");
+
+        /* Only write DHCP options that differ from the networkd default. */
+        if (!def->dhcp_options.use_dns) {
+          g_string_append_printf(s, "UseDNS=false\n");
+        }
+        if (!def->dhcp_options.use_ntp) {
+          g_string_append_printf(s, "UseNTP=false\n");
+        }
     }
 
     /* these do not contain secrets and need to be readable by
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index b4b0364..a75b10b 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,12 @@ const mapping_entry_handler nameservers_handlers[] = {
     {NULL}
 };
 
+const mapping_entry_handler dhcp_options_handlers[] = {
+    {"use-dns", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp_options.use_dns)},
+    {"use-ntp", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp_options.use_ntp)},
+    {NULL}
+};
+
 const mapping_entry_handler ethernet_def_handlers[] = {
     {"accept-ra", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_accept_ra},
     {"addresses", YAML_SEQUENCE_NODE, handle_addresses},
@@ -1272,6 +1278,7 @@ const mapping_entry_handler ethernet_def_handlers[] = {
     {"dhcp4", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp4)},
     {"dhcp6", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp6)},
     {"dhcp-identifier", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_dhcp_identifier},
+    {"dhcp-options", YAML_MAPPING_NODE, NULL, dhcp_options_handlers},
     {"gateway4", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_gateway4},
     {"gateway6", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_gateway6},
     {"link-local", YAML_SEQUENCE_NODE, handle_link_local},
@@ -1296,6 +1303,7 @@ const mapping_entry_handler wifi_def_handlers[] = {
     {"dhcp4", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp4)},
     {"dhcp6", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_bool, NULL, netdef_offset(dhcp6)},
     {"dhcp-identifier", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_dhcp_identifier},
+    {"dhcp-options", YAML_MAPPING_NODE, NULL, dhcp_options_handlers},
     {"gateway4", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_gateway4},
     {"gateway6", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_gateway6},
     {"link-local", YAML_SEQUENCE_NODE, handle_link_local},
@@ -1479,6 +1487,10 @@ handle_network_type(yaml_document_t* doc, yaml_node_t* node, const void* data, G
             /* systemd-networkd defaults to IPv6 LL enabled; keep that default */
             cur_netdef->linklocal.ipv6 = TRUE;
             g_hash_table_insert(netdefs, cur_netdef->id, cur_netdef);
+
+            /* Default DHCP options. */
+            cur_netdef->dhcp_options.use_dns = TRUE;
+            cur_netdef->dhcp_options.use_ntp = TRUE;
         }
 
         // XXX: breaks multi-pass parsing.
diff --git a/src/parse.h b/src/parse.h
index 54d103f..bb9638d 100644
--- a/src/parse.h
+++ b/src/parse.h
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ typedef struct net_definition {
     gboolean dhcp4;
     gboolean dhcp6;
     char* dhcp_identifier;
+    struct {
+        gboolean use_dns;
+        gboolean use_ntp;
+    } dhcp_options;
     ra_mode accept_ra;
     GArray* ip4_addresses;
     GArray* ip6_addresses;