diff --git a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
index 5889bd772f..682fe87ba9 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
@@ -1206,18 +1206,29 @@ static int reset_server_features(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int read_dns_server_one(sd_bus_message *m, bool with_ifindex, bool extended, char **ret) {
+static int read_dns_server_one(
+                sd_bus_message *m,
+                bool with_ifindex,  /* read "ifindex" reply that also carries an interface index */
+                bool extended,      /* read "extended" reply, i.e. with port number and server name */
+                bool only_global,   /* suppress entries with an (non-loopback) ifindex set (i.e. which are specific to some interface) */
+                char **ret) {
+
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         _cleanup_free_ char *pretty = NULL;
-        int ifindex, family, r, k;
         union in_addr_union a;
         const char *name = NULL;
+        int32_t ifindex = 0;
+        int family, r, k;
         uint16_t port = 0;
 
         assert(m);
         assert(ret);
 
-        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, 'r', with_ifindex ? (extended ? "iiayqs" : "iiay") : (extended ? "iayqs" : "iay"));
+        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(
+                        m,
+                        'r',
+                        with_ifindex ? (extended ? "iiayqs" : "iiay") :
+                                       (extended ? "iayqs" : "iay"));
         if (r <= 0)
                 return r;
 
@@ -1251,8 +1262,8 @@ static int read_dns_server_one(sd_bus_message *m, bool with_ifindex, bool extend
                 return 1;
         }
 
-        if (with_ifindex && ifindex != 0) {
-                /* only show the global ones here */
+        if (only_global && ifindex > 0 && ifindex != LOOPBACK_IFINDEX) {
+                /* This one has an (non-loopback) ifindex set, and we were told to suppress those. Hence do so. */
                 *ret = NULL;
                 return 1;
         }
@@ -1262,7 +1273,6 @@ static int read_dns_server_one(sd_bus_message *m, bool with_ifindex, bool extend
                 return r;
 
         *ret = TAKE_PTR(pretty);
-
         return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1281,7 +1291,7 @@ static int map_link_dns_servers_internal(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus
         for (;;) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *pretty = NULL;
 
-                r = read_dns_server_one(m, false, extended, &pretty);
+                r = read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ false, extended, /* only_global= */ false, &pretty);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
                 if (r == 0)
@@ -1314,14 +1324,14 @@ static int map_link_current_dns_server(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_m
         assert(m);
         assert(userdata);
 
-        return read_dns_server_one(m, false, false, userdata);
+        return read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ false, /* extended= */ false, /* only_global= */ false, userdata);
 }
 
 static int map_link_current_dns_server_ex(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
         assert(m);
         assert(userdata);
 
-        return read_dns_server_one(m, false, true, userdata);
+        return read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ false, /* extended= */ true, /* only_global= */ false, userdata);
 }
 
 static int read_domain_one(sd_bus_message *m, bool with_ifindex, char **ret) {
@@ -1729,7 +1739,14 @@ static int status_ifindex(sd_bus *bus, int ifindex, const char *name, StatusMode
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int map_global_dns_servers_internal(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata, bool extended) {
+static int map_global_dns_servers_internal(
+                sd_bus *bus,
+                const char *member,
+                sd_bus_message *m,
+                sd_bus_error *error,
+                void *userdata,
+                bool extended) {
+
         char ***l = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
         int r;
 
@@ -1744,7 +1761,7 @@ static int map_global_dns_servers_internal(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_b
         for (;;) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *pretty = NULL;
 
-                r = read_dns_server_one(m, true, extended, &pretty);
+                r = read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ true, extended, /* only_global= */ true, &pretty);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
                 if (r == 0)
@@ -1766,25 +1783,19 @@ static int map_global_dns_servers_internal(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_b
 }
 
 static int map_global_dns_servers(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        return map_global_dns_servers_internal(bus, member, m, error, userdata, false);
+        return map_global_dns_servers_internal(bus, member, m, error, userdata, /* extended= */ false);
 }
 
 static int map_global_dns_servers_ex(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        return map_global_dns_servers_internal(bus, member, m, error, userdata, true);
+        return map_global_dns_servers_internal(bus, member, m, error, userdata, /* extended= */ true);
 }
 
 static int map_global_current_dns_server(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        assert(m);
-        assert(userdata);
-
-        return read_dns_server_one(m, true, false, userdata);
+        return read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ true, /* extended= */ false, /* only_global= */ true, userdata);
 }
 
 static int map_global_current_dns_server_ex(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        assert(m);
-        assert(userdata);
-
-        return read_dns_server_one(m, true, true, userdata);
+        return read_dns_server_one(m, /* with_ifindex= */ true, /* extended= */ true, /* only_global= */ true, userdata);
 }
 
 static int map_global_domains(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
index 2e3941da39..c818e1d52f 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,11 @@ static int bus_method_resolve_service(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, s
         return 1;
 }
 
-int bus_dns_server_append(sd_bus_message *reply, DnsServer *s, bool with_ifindex, bool extended) {
+int bus_dns_server_append(
+                sd_bus_message *reply,
+                DnsServer *s,
+                bool with_ifindex, /* include "ifindex" field */
+                bool extended) {   /* also include port number and server name */
         int r;
 
         assert(reply);
@@ -1390,7 +1394,11 @@ int bus_dns_server_append(sd_bus_message *reply, DnsServer *s, bool with_ifindex
                 }
         }
 
-        r = sd_bus_message_open_container(reply, 'r', with_ifindex ? (extended ? "iiayqs" : "iiay") : (extended ? "iayqs" : "iay"));
+        r = sd_bus_message_open_container(
+                        reply,
+                        'r',
+                        with_ifindex ? (extended ? "iiayqs" : "iiay") :
+                                       (extended ? "iayqs" : "iay"));
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;