diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index e89e54490..3bc4f9c8f 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package agent
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	cmdFlags.Var((*AppendSliceValue)(&tags), "tag",
 		"tag pair, specified as key=value")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.Discover, "discover", "", "mDNS discovery name")
+	cmdFlags.Var((*AppendSliceValue)(&cmdConfig.JoinSRV), "join-srv",
+		"SRV record to join on startup")
+	cmdFlags.Var((*AppendSliceValue)(&cmdConfig.RetryJoinSRV), "retry-join-srv",
+		"SRV record to join on startup with retry")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.Interface, "iface", "", "interface to bind to")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.TagsFile, "tags-file", "", "tag persistence file")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&cmdConfig.EnableSyslog, "syslog", false,
@@ -427,9 +432,102 @@ func (c *Command) startAgent(config *Config, agent *Agent,
 	if config.Discover != "" {
 		c.Ui.Info(fmt.Sprintf("  mDNS cluster: %s", config.Discover))
 	}
+
 	return ipc
 }
 
+// startupJoinSRV attempts to join a cluster provided by SRV records
+func (c *Command) startupJoinSRV(config *Config, agent *Agent) error {
+	if len(config.JoinSRV) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Joining cluster via SRV...(replay: %v)", config.ReplayOnJoin))
+	n, err := c.joinSRV(agent, config.ReplayOnJoin, config.JoinSRV)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if n == 0 {
+		return errors.New("Failed to join any hosts via SRV")
+	}
+
+	c.Ui.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Join completed. Synced with %d initial agents", n))
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+// retryJoinSRV is invoked to handle joins with retries. This runs until at least a
+// single successful join or RetryMaxAttempts is reached
+func (c *Command) retryJoinSRV(config *Config, agent *Agent, errCh chan struct{}) {
+	// Quit fast if there is no nodes to join
+	if len(config.RetryJoinSRV) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Track the number of join attempts
+	attempt := 0
+	for {
+		// Try to perform the join
+		n, err := c.joinSRV(agent, config.ReplayOnJoin, config.RetryJoinSRV)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Printf("[ERR] agent: Failed to join via SRV: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err == nil && n > 0 {
+			c.logger.Printf("[INFO] agent: Join completed. Synced with %d initial agents", n)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check if the maximum attempts has been exceeded
+		attempt++
+		if config.RetryMaxAttempts > 0 && attempt > config.RetryMaxAttempts {
+			c.logger.Printf("[ERR] agent: maximum retry SRV join attempts made, exiting")
+			close(errCh)
+			return
+		}
+
+		c.logger.Printf("[INFO] agent: Will check SRV again in %v", config.RetryInterval)
+		time.Sleep(config.RetryInterval)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Command) joinSRV(agent *Agent, replay bool, srvrecords []string) (int, error) {
+	records := c.findSRV(agent, srvrecords)
+	// Attempt the join only if there are new records
+	if len(records) == 0 {
+		return 0, errors.New("No hosts found in SRV record")
+	}
+
+	n, err := agent.Join(records, replay)
+
+	return n, err
+
+}
+
+// findSRV looks up the SRV records and returns a slice of all hosts in the records
+func (c *Command) findSRV(agent *Agent, srvrecords []string) []string {
+	var hosts []string
+
+	// Look up each SRV record and check if it's already in the cluster
+	for _, record := range srvrecords {
+		_, srvhosts, err := net.LookupSRV("", "", record)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Printf("[ERR] agent: Failed to poll %s for new SRV hosts: %v", record, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Add the hosts from the SRV record
+		for _, host := range srvhosts {
+			addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host.Target, host.Port)
+			hosts = append(hosts, addr)
+		}
+	}
+	return hosts
+}
+
 // startupJoin is invoked to handle any joins specified to take place at start time
 func (c *Command) startupJoin(config *Config, agent *Agent) error {
 	if len(config.StartJoin) == 0 {
@@ -559,6 +657,11 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	if err := c.startupJoinSRV(config, agent); err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return 1
+	}
+
 	// Enable log streaming
 	c.Ui.Info("")
 	c.Ui.Output("Log data will now stream in as it occurs:\n")
@@ -567,6 +670,7 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 	// Start the retry joins
 	retryJoinCh := make(chan struct{})
 	go c.retryJoin(config, agent, retryJoinCh)
+	go c.retryJoinSRV(config, agent, retryJoinCh)
 
 	// Wait for exit
 	return c.handleSignals(config, agent, retryJoinCh)
@@ -720,7 +824,9 @@ Options:
   -retry-join=addr         An agent to join with. This flag be specified multiple times.
                            Does not exit on failure like -join, used to retry until success.
   -retry-interval=30s      Sets the interval on which a node will attempt to retry joining
-                           nodes provided by -retry-join. Defaults to 30s.
+                           nodes provided by -retry-join or -retry-join-srv. Defaults to 30s.
+  -join-srv=record         SRV record to discover peers. Can be specified multiple times.
+  -retry-join-srv=record   Like join-srv, but retry on failure.
   -retry-max=0             Limits the number of retry events. Defaults to 0 for unlimited.
   -role=foo                The role of this node, if any. This can be used
                            by event scripts to differentiate different types
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 09903131d..4fdede32e 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ type Config struct {
 	// allows Serf agents to join each other with zero configuration.
 	Discover string `mapstructure:"discover"`
 
+	// SRVRecords is used look for other agents using DNS SRV records.
+	// When this is set, the agent will look up the SRV record
+	// and attempt to add any hosts it finds. You can specify multiple times
+	// to look up multiple SRV records.
+	JoinSRV []string `mapstructure:"join_srv"`
+
+	// Exactly like join-srv, only keep trying until a successful join happens.
+	RetryJoinSRV []string `mapstructure:"retry_join_srv"`
+
 	// Interface is used to provide a binding interface to use. It can be
 	// used instead of providing a bind address, as Serf will discover the
 	// address of the provided interface. It is also used to set the multicast
@@ -380,6 +389,12 @@ func MergeConfig(a, b *Config) *Config {
 	if b.Discover != "" {
 		result.Discover = b.Discover
 	}
+	if len(b.JoinSRV) > 0 {
+		result.JoinSRV = b.JoinSRV
+	}
+	if len(b.RetryJoinSRV) > 0 {
+		result.RetryJoinSRV = b.RetryJoinSRV
+	}
 	if b.Interface != "" {
 		result.Interface = b.Interface
 	}