diff --git a/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain.go b/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain.go
index e2c833ee..828b1bba 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain.go
@@ -334,6 +334,13 @@ func retainPodFields(desiredObj, clusterObj *unstructured.Unstructured) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if dnsConfig, exists, err := unstructured.NestedFieldNoCopy(desiredObj.Object, "spec", "dnsConfig"); err == nil &&
+		(!exists || dnsConfig == nil) {
+		if err := copyUnstructuredField(clusterObj, desiredObj, "spec", "dnsConfig"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if _, _, exists := findServiceAccountVolume(desiredObj); !exists {
 		if volume, idx, exists := findServiceAccountVolume(clusterObj); exists {
 			// If the service account volume exists in clusterObj but not in the desiredObj, it was injected by the
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain_test.go b/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain_test.go
index 86e322c5..0ab17733 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/sync/dispatch/retain_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 
 	fedcorev1a1 "github.com/kubewharf/kubeadmiral/pkg/apis/core/v1alpha1"
@@ -221,7 +223,8 @@ func Test_retainContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					"resources": map[string]interface{}{
 						"cpu":    "500m",
 						"memory": "512Mi",
-					}},
+					},
+				},
 				clusterContainer: map[string]interface{}{
 					"name": "container-1",
 				},
@@ -235,10 +238,12 @@ func Test_retainContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					"resources": map[string]interface{}{
 						"cpu":    "500m",
 						"memory": "512Mi",
-					}},
+					},
+				},
 				clusterContainer: map[string]interface{}{
 					"name":      "container-1",
-					"resources": map[string]interface{}{}},
+					"resources": map[string]interface{}{},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -249,13 +254,15 @@ func Test_retainContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					"resources": map[string]interface{}{
 						"cpu":    "500m",
 						"memory": "512Mi",
-					}},
+					},
+				},
 				clusterContainer: map[string]interface{}{
 					"name": "container-1",
 					"resources": map[string]interface{}{
 						"cpu":    "100m",
 						"memory": "100Mi",
-					}},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -270,3 +277,68 @@ func Test_retainContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_retainPodFields(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		desiredObj *unstructured.Unstructured
+		clusterObj *unstructured.Unstructured
+	}
+
+	noDNSConfigPod := &corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test-pod",
+			Namespace: "test-namespace",
+		},
+	}
+	nilPodUnstructuredMap, _ := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(&noDNSConfigPod)
+	nilPodUnstructured := &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: nilPodUnstructuredMap,
+	}
+
+	dnsConfigPod := &corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test-pod",
+			Namespace: "test-namespace",
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+			DNSConfig: &corev1.PodDNSConfig{
+				Nameservers: []string{"server1", "server2"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	dnsConfigPodUnstructuredMap, _ := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(&dnsConfigPod)
+	dnsConfigPodUnstructured := &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: dnsConfigPodUnstructuredMap,
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "retain non-empty pod",
+			args: args{
+				desiredObj: nilPodUnstructured,
+				clusterObj: nilPodUnstructured,
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "retain dns config pod",
+			args: args{
+				desiredObj: nilPodUnstructured,
+				clusterObj: dnsConfigPodUnstructured,
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := retainPodFields(tt.args.desiredObj, tt.args.clusterObj); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("retainPodFields() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}