diff --git a/src/convert.c b/src/convert.c
index 563cc10e..8bfc5028 100644
--- a/src/convert.c
+++ b/src/convert.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <stringprep.h>
 #include <idna.h>
+#include <ldns/ldns.h>
 
 /* stuff to make it compile pedantically */
 #define UNUSED_PARAM(x) ((void)(x))
@@ -43,8 +44,15 @@
 char *
 getdns_convert_dns_name_to_fqdn(char *name_from_dns_response)
 {
-	UNUSED_PARAM(name_from_dns_response);
-	return NULL;
+	char *str;
+	ldns_rdf *rdf = ldns_rdf_new_frm_data( LDNS_RDF_TYPE_DNAME
+			                     , strlen(name_from_dns_response)+1
+	                                     , name_from_dns_response
+					     );
+	if (!rdf) return NULL;
+	str = ldns_rdf2str(rdf);
+	ldns_rdf_free(rdf);
+	return str;
 }
 
 char *