diff --git a/doc/config_options.txt b/doc/config_options.txt
index 92862164c..9c9c0e48b 100644
--- a/doc/config_options.txt
+++ b/doc/config_options.txt
@@ -4173,6 +4173,13 @@ User keys can be used in search.
 
 <!-- config group network_sriov-common end -->
 <!-- config group network_zone-common start -->
+```{config:option} dns.contact network_zone-common
+:required: "no"
+:shortdesc: "Admin contact email for DNS server"
+:type: "string"
+
+```
+
 ```{config:option} dns.nameservers network_zone-common
 :required: "no"
 :shortdesc: "Comma-separated list of DNS server FQDNs (for NS records)"
diff --git a/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json b/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
index 250a3f523..c2d5a47c2 100644
--- a/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
+++ b/internal/server/metadata/configuration.json
@@ -4727,6 +4727,14 @@
 		"network_zone": {
 			"common": {
 				"keys": [
+					{
+						"dns.contact": {
+							"longdesc": "",
+							"required": "no",
+							"shortdesc": "Admin contact email for DNS server",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					},
 					{
 						"dns.nameservers": {
 							"longdesc": "",