diff --git a/src/convert.c b/src/convert.c
index 8dc44ddf..6dbd429a 100644
--- a/src/convert.c
+++ b/src/convert.c
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ _getdns_reply_dict2wire(
 	getdns_list *section;
 	getdns_dict *rr_dict;
 	getdns_bindata *qname;
+	name_cache_t name_cache = {0};
 	int remove_dnssec;
 
 	pkt_start = gldns_buffer_position(buf);
@@ -852,7 +853,7 @@ _getdns_reply_dict2wire(
 	if (!getdns_dict_get_bindata(reply, "/question/qname", &qname) &&
 	    !getdns_dict_get_int(reply, "/question/qtype", &qtype)) {
 		(void)getdns_dict_get_int(reply, "/question/qclass", &qclass);
-		gldns_buffer_write(buf, qname->data, qname->size);
+		_getdns_rr_buffer_write_cached_name(buf, qname, &name_cache);
 		gldns_buffer_write_u16(buf, (uint16_t)qtype);
 		gldns_buffer_write_u16(buf, (uint16_t)qclass);
 		gldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buf, pkt_start+GLDNS_QDCOUNT_OFF, 1);
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ _getdns_reply_dict2wire(
 			    !getdns_dict_get_int(rr_dict, "type", &rr_type) &&
 			    rr_type == GETDNS_RRTYPE_RRSIG)
 				continue;
-			if (!_getdns_rr_dict2wire(rr_dict, buf))
+			if (!_getdns_rr_dict2wire_cache(rr_dict, buf, &name_cache))
 				 n++;
 		}
 		gldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buf, pkt_start+GLDNS_ANCOUNT_OFF, n);
diff --git a/src/rr-dict.c b/src/rr-dict.c
index fc675830..cf666b48 100644
--- a/src/rr-dict.c
+++ b/src/rr-dict.c
@@ -1293,8 +1293,39 @@ write_rdata_field(gldns_buffer *buf, uint8_t *rdata_start,
 	return r != GETDNS_RETURN_NO_SUCH_LIST_ITEM ? r : GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD;
 }
 
+void
+_getdns_rr_buffer_write_cached_name(gldns_buffer *buf, getdns_bindata *name, name_cache_t *name_cache)
+{
+	size_t name_size = name->size;
+	uint8_t *name_data = name->data;
+	if((NULL != name_cache) && (name_size > 2)) {
+		unsigned count = name_cache->count;
+		name_cache_entry_t *entry_ptr = &name_cache->entry[(count < NAME_CACHE_ENTRIES)?count:NAME_CACHE_ENTRIES];
+		name_cache_entry_t *table_start = &name_cache->entry[0];
+		/* Search backward if name is already in cache */
+		while(entry_ptr-- > table_start) {
+			if((entry_ptr->name->size == name_size) &&
+			   !memcmp(entry_ptr->name->data, name_data, name_size)) {
+				gldns_buffer_write_u16(buf, (uint16_t)(0xc000 | entry_ptr->name_offset));
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		unsigned name_offset = gldns_buffer_position(buf);
+		if (name_offset < 0xc000) {
+			/* Cache name */
+			entry_ptr = &name_cache->entry[count % NAME_CACHE_ENTRIES];
+			entry_ptr->name = name;
+			entry_ptr->name_offset = name_offset;
+			name_cache->count = count + 1;
+		}
+	}
+	gldns_buffer_write(buf, name_data, name_size);
+	return;
+}
+
 getdns_return_t
-_getdns_rr_dict2wire(const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf)
+_getdns_rr_dict2wire_cache(const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf,
+		     name_cache_t *name_cache)
 {
 	getdns_return_t r = GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD;
 	getdns_bindata root = { 1, (void *)"" };
@@ -1325,7 +1356,7 @@ _getdns_rr_dict2wire(const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf)
 		} else
 			return r;
 	}
-	gldns_buffer_write(buf, name->data, name->size);
+	_getdns_rr_buffer_write_cached_name(buf, name, name_cache);
 	gldns_buffer_write_u16(buf, (uint16_t)rr_type);
 
 	(void) getdns_dict_get_int(rr_dict, "class", &rr_class);
@@ -1378,42 +1409,51 @@ _getdns_rr_dict2wire(const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf)
 		gldns_buffer_skip(buf, 2);
 		rdata_start = gldns_buffer_current(buf);
 
-		for ( rd_def = rr_def->rdata
-		    , n_rdata_fields = rr_def->n_rdata_fields
-		    ; n_rdata_fields ; n_rdata_fields-- , rd_def++ ) {
+		/* Special case CNAME payload */
+		if((rr_type == GETDNS_RRTYPE_CNAME) && (n_rdata_fields == 1) &&
+		   (rd_def->type & GETDNS_RDF_BINDATA) && !(rd_def->type & GETDNS_RDF_REPEAT) &&
+		   (GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD == (r = getdns_dict_get_bindata(rdata, rd_def->name, &rdata_raw)))) {
 
-			if (rd_def->type == GETDNS_RDF_REPEAT)
-				break;
+			_getdns_rr_buffer_write_cached_name(buf, rdata_raw, name_cache);
+		} else {
 
-			if ((r = write_rdata_field(buf,
-			    rdata_start, rd_def, rdata)))
-				break;
-		}
-		if (n_rdata_fields == 0 || r) { 
-			/* pass */;
+			for ( rd_def = rr_def->rdata
+			    , n_rdata_fields = rr_def->n_rdata_fields
+			    ; n_rdata_fields ; n_rdata_fields-- , rd_def++ ) {
 
-		} else if ((r = getdns_dict_get_list(
-		    rdata, rd_def->name, &list))) {
-			/* pass */;
-
-		} else for ( i = 0
-		           ; r == GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD
-		           ; i++) {
-
-			if ((r = getdns_list_get_dict(list, i, &rdata))) {
-				if (r == GETDNS_RETURN_NO_SUCH_LIST_ITEM)
-					r = GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD;
-				break;
-			}
-			for ( rep_rd_def = rd_def + 1
-			    , rep_n_rdata_fields = n_rdata_fields - 1
-			    ; rep_n_rdata_fields
-			    ; rep_n_rdata_fields--, rep_rd_def++ ) {
+				if (rd_def->type == GETDNS_RDF_REPEAT)
+					break;
 
 				if ((r = write_rdata_field(buf,
-				    rdata_start, rep_rd_def, rdata)))
+				    rdata_start, rd_def, rdata)))
 					break;
 			}
+			if (n_rdata_fields == 0 || r) {
+				/* pass */;
+
+			} else if ((r = getdns_dict_get_list(
+			    rdata, rd_def->name, &list))) {
+				/* pass */;
+
+			} else for ( i = 0
+			           ; r == GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD
+			           ; i++) {
+
+				if ((r = getdns_list_get_dict(list, i, &rdata))) {
+					if (r == GETDNS_RETURN_NO_SUCH_LIST_ITEM)
+						r = GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD;
+					break;
+				}
+				for ( rep_rd_def = rd_def + 1
+				    , rep_n_rdata_fields = n_rdata_fields - 1
+				    ; rep_n_rdata_fields
+				    ; rep_n_rdata_fields--, rep_rd_def++ ) {
+
+					if ((r = write_rdata_field(buf,
+					    rdata_start, rep_rd_def, rdata)))
+						break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		gldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buf, rdata_size_mark,
 		    (uint16_t)(gldns_buffer_position(buf)-rdata_size_mark-2));
diff --git a/src/rr-dict.h b/src/rr-dict.h
index e19e0387..f0788021 100644
--- a/src/rr-dict.h
+++ b/src/rr-dict.h
@@ -143,8 +143,25 @@ typedef struct _getdns_rr_def {
 
 const _getdns_rr_def *_getdns_rr_def_lookup(uint16_t rr_type);
 
-getdns_return_t _getdns_rr_dict2wire(
-    const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf);
+#define NAME_CACHE_ENTRIES 4
+
+typedef struct __name_cache_entry {
+	getdns_bindata *name;
+	unsigned name_offset;
+} name_cache_entry_t;
+
+typedef struct __name_cache {
+	unsigned count;
+	name_cache_entry_t entry[NAME_CACHE_ENTRIES];
+} name_cache_t;
+
+void _getdns_rr_buffer_write_cached_name(
+    gldns_buffer *buf, getdns_bindata *name, name_cache_t *name_cache);
+
+getdns_return_t _getdns_rr_dict2wire_cache(
+    const getdns_dict *rr_dict, gldns_buffer *buf, name_cache_t *name_cache);
+
+#define _getdns_rr_dict2wire(d, b)  _getdns_rr_dict2wire_cache((d),(b), NULL)
 
 const char *_getdns_rr_type_name(int rr_type);
 
diff --git a/src/test/tpkg/265-supported-rrs.tpkg/265-supported-rrs.test b/src/test/tpkg/265-supported-rrs.tpkg/265-supported-rrs.test
index 30636390..d97b013a 100644
--- a/src/test/tpkg/265-supported-rrs.tpkg/265-supported-rrs.test
+++ b/src/test/tpkg/265-supported-rrs.tpkg/265-supported-rrs.test
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ elif ! ( "./${TPKG_NAME}" "${TPKG_NAME}.net-dns.org" | tee out )
 then
 	exit 1
 else
-	diff out "${TPKG_NAME}.good"
+	diff out "${TPKG_NAME}.good" --ignore-matching-lines=";; MSG SIZE  rcvd: "
 fi