diff --git a/src/core/net/dns_client.cpp b/src/core/net/dns_client.cpp
index 2dd9531de..ef3fb3da2 100644
--- a/src/core/net/dns_client.cpp
+++ b/src/core/net/dns_client.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ Error Client::Response::CheckForHostNameAlias(Section aSection, Name &aHostName)
 {
     // If the response includes a CNAME record mapping the query host
     // name to a canonical name, we update `aHostName` to the new alias
-    // name. Otherwise `aHostName` remains as before.
+    // name. Otherwise `aHostName` remains as before. This method handles
+    // when there are multiple CNAME records mapping the host name multiple
+    // times. We limit number of changes to `kMaxCnameAliasNameChanges`
+    // to detect and handle if the response contains CNAME record loops.
 
     Error       error;
     uint16_t    offset;
@@ -177,27 +180,32 @@ Error Client::Response::CheckForHostNameAlias(Section aSection, Name &aHostName)
 
     VerifyOrExit(mMessage != nullptr, error = kErrorNotFound);
 
-    SelectSection(aSection, offset, numRecords);
-    error = ResourceRecord::FindRecord(*mMessage, offset, numRecords, /* aIndex */ 0, aHostName, cnameRecord);
-
-    switch (error)
+    for (uint16_t counter = 0; counter < kMaxCnameAliasNameChanges; counter++)
     {
-    case kErrorNone:
+        SelectSection(aSection, offset, numRecords);
+        error = ResourceRecord::FindRecord(*mMessage, offset, numRecords, /* aIndex */ 0, aHostName, cnameRecord);
+
+        if (error == kErrorNotFound)
+        {
+            error = kErrorNone;
+            ExitNow();
+        }
+
+        SuccessOrExit(error);
+
         // A CNAME record was found. `offset` now points to after the
         // last read byte within the `mMessage` into the `cnameRecord`
         // (which is the start of the new canonical name).
+
         aHostName.SetFromMessage(*mMessage, offset);
-        error = Name::ParseName(*mMessage, offset);
-        break;
+        SuccessOrExit(error = Name::ParseName(*mMessage, offset));
 
-    case kErrorNotFound:
-        error = kErrorNone;
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        break;
+        // Loop back to check if there may be a CNAME record for the
+        // new `aHostName`.
     }
 
+    error = kErrorParse;
+
 exit:
     return error;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/net/dns_client.hpp b/src/core/net/dns_client.hpp
index d663c91f8..e086f746b 100644
--- a/src/core/net/dns_client.hpp
+++ b/src/core/net/dns_client.hpp
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ public:
 #endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DNS_CLIENT_SERVICE_DISCOVERY_ENABLE
 
 private:
+    static constexpr uint16_t kMaxCnameAliasNameChanges = 40;
+
     enum QueryType : uint8_t
     {
         kIp6AddressQuery, // IPv6 Address resolution.