diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Validator.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Validator.php
index a032cc53ef4c..8adab5af73f3 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Validator.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * @method static void replacer(string $rule, \Closure|string $replacer)
  * @method static void includeUnvalidatedArrayKeys()
  * @method static void excludeUnvalidatedArrayKeys()
+ * @method static void fakeDnsLookups(bool $value = true)
  * @method static void resolver(\Closure $resolver)
  * @method static \Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Translator getTranslator()
  * @method static \Illuminate\Validation\PresenceVerifierInterface getPresenceVerifier()
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
index 6c22272cc5c2..c774c9699819 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Exceptions\MathException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Validation\FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Exists;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Unique;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationData;
@@ -147,6 +148,16 @@ public function validateActiveUrl($attribute, $value)
      */
     protected function getDnsRecords($hostname, $type)
     {
+        if (static::$fakeDnsLookups) {
+            $hostname = rtrim($hostname, '.');
+
+            if (filter_var($hostname, FILTER_VALIDATE_DOMAIN, FILTER_FLAG_HOSTNAME) === false || filter_var($hostname, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) !== false) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return [['host' => $hostname, 'class' => 'IN', 'ttl' => 60, 'type' => 'A', 'ip' => '127.0.0.1']];
+        }
+
         return dns_get_record($hostname, $type);
     }
 
@@ -959,14 +970,13 @@ public function validateEmail($attribute, $value, $parameters)
             ->unique()
             ->map(fn ($validation) => match (true) {
                 $validation === 'strict' => new NoRFCWarningsValidation(),
-                $validation === 'dns' => new DNSCheckValidation(),
+                $validation === 'dns' => new DNSCheckValidation(static::$fakeDnsLookups ? new FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper : null),
                 $validation === 'spoof' => new SpoofCheckValidation(),
                 $validation === 'filter' => new FilterEmailValidation(),
                 $validation === 'filter_unicode' => FilterEmailValidation::unicode(),
                 is_string($validation) && class_exists($validation) => $this->container->make($validation),
                 default => new RFCValidation(),
             })
-            ->values()
             ->all() ?: [new RFCValidation];
 
         $emailValidator = Container::getInstance()->make(EmailValidator::class);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Factory.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Factory.php
index 8cf5027eb26f..62d229597dc1 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Factory.php
@@ -267,6 +267,17 @@ public function excludeUnvalidatedArrayKeys()
         $this->excludeUnvalidatedArrayKeys = true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fake the DNS lookups performed by validation rules so they always succeed.
+     *
+     * @param  bool  $value
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function fakeDnsLookups($value = true)
+    {
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups($value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the Validator instance resolver.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26efbea9d53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Validation;
+
+use Egulias\EmailValidator\Validation\DNSGetRecordWrapper;
+use Egulias\EmailValidator\Validation\DNSRecords;
+
+class FakeDnsGetRecordWrapper extends DNSGetRecordWrapper
+{
+    /**
+     * Get a synthetic DNS record for the given host.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $host
+     * @param  int  $type
+     * @return \Egulias\EmailValidator\Validation\DNSRecords
+     */
+    public function getRecords(string $host, int $type): DNSRecords
+    {
+        return new DNSRecords([['type' => 'A']]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
index 16d4a0abb93e..0880ddf061b6 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ class Validator implements ValidatorContract
      */
     protected static $placeholderHash;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if DNS lookups performed by validation rules should be faked to always succeed.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected static $fakeDnsLookups = false;
+
     /**
      * The exception to throw upon failure.
      *
@@ -1739,6 +1746,17 @@ protected static function decodeAttributeWithPlaceholder(string $attribute)
         return str_replace('__dot__'.static::$placeholderHash, '\\.', $attribute);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fake the DNS lookups performed by validation rules so they always succeed.
+     *
+     * @param  bool  $value
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function fakeDnsLookups($value = true)
+    {
+        static::$fakeDnsLookups = $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Flush the validator's global state.
      *
@@ -1747,6 +1765,7 @@ protected static function decodeAttributeWithPlaceholder(string $attribute)
     public static function flushState()
     {
         static::$placeholderHash = null;
+        static::$fakeDnsLookups = false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationFactoryTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationFactoryTest.php
index 2a3e3bca56c7..9061eeeaaf18 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationFactoryTest.php
@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@
 use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
 use Mockery as m;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use ReflectionProperty;
 
 class ValidationFactoryTest extends TestCase
 {
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        Validator::flushState();
+
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
     public function testMakeMethodCreatesValidValidator()
     {
         $translator = m::mock(TranslatorInterface::class);
@@ -146,4 +154,11 @@ public function testSetContainer()
 
         $this->assertSame($container, $factory->setContainer($container)->getContainer());
     }
+
+    public function testFakeDnsLookupsDelegatesToTheValidator()
+    {
+        (new Factory(m::mock(TranslatorInterface::class)))->fakeDnsLookups();
+
+        $this->assertTrue((new ReflectionProperty(Validator::class, 'fakeDnsLookups'))->getValue());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index 39bb2a6bdf91..d63975b41d23 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Mockery as m;
-use Mockery\MockInterface;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhpExtension;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use ReflectionProperty;
 use RuntimeException;
 use stdClass;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File;
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
 
 class ValidationValidatorTest extends TestCase
 {
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        Validator::flushState();
+
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
     public function testNestedErrorMessagesAreRetrievedFromLocalArray()
     {
         $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
@@ -5327,18 +5334,10 @@ public static function invalidUrls()
     #[DataProvider('activeUrlDataProvider')]
     public function testValidateActiveUrl($data, $outcome)
     {
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups();
+
         $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
-        $v = m::mock(
-            new Validator($trans, $data, ['x' => 'active_url']),
-            function (MockInterface $mock) {
-                $mock
-                    ->shouldAllowMockingProtectedMethods()
-                    ->shouldReceive('getDnsRecords')
-                    ->withAnyArgs()
-                    ->zeroOrMoreTimes()
-                    ->andReturn(['hit']);
-            }
-        );
+        $v = new Validator($trans, $data, ['x' => 'active_url']);
         $this->assertEquals($outcome, $v->passes());
     }
 
@@ -5368,6 +5367,65 @@ public static function activeUrlDataProvider()
         ];
     }
 
+    public function testValidateActiveUrlWithFakedDnsLookups()
+    {
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups();
+
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'https://this-domain-does-not-exist.invalid'], ['x' => 'active_url']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'aslsdlks'], ['x' => 'active_url']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => ['not-a-string']], ['x' => 'active_url']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'http://foo..com'], ['x' => 'active_url']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'http://127.0.0.1'], ['x' => 'active_url']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+    }
+
+    public function testValidateEmailWithDnsCheckWithFakedDnsLookups()
+    {
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups();
+
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'taylor@this-domain-does-not-exist.com'], ['x' => 'email:dns']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'taylor@this-domain-does-not-exist.com'], ['x' => 'email:rfc,dns']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'not-an-email'], ['x' => 'email:dns']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => '.invalid@gmail.com'], ['x' => 'email:dns']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'taylor@this-domain-does-not-exist.invalid'], ['x' => 'email:dns']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+    }
+
+    public function testFakedDnsLookupsCanBeToggledAndAreFlushed()
+    {
+        $property = new ReflectionProperty(Validator::class, 'fakeDnsLookups');
+
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups();
+        $this->assertTrue($property->getValue());
+
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups(false);
+        $this->assertFalse($property->getValue());
+
+        Validator::fakeDnsLookups();
+        Validator::flushState();
+        $this->assertFalse($property->getValue());
+    }
+
     public function testValidateImage()
     {
         $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();