diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4184295..b9934d3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ RUN echo "echo -e 'Updating static DNS:\n' && /system/bin/update-static-dns && e
     busybox ln -s /system/bin/update-static-dns /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/update-static-dns && \
     busybox ln -s /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt
 
+# Create empty user static DNS cache (external bind)
+RUN busybox mkdir -p /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/ && \
+    busybox touch /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt && \
+    busybox chown 1000:1000 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt
+
 # Update static DNS cache, install updates and cleanup when not building for arm.
 ENV PATH /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin
 RUN if [ ${BOOTSTRAP_ARCH} == 'arm' ]; then exit; else \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8159b18..9079952 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ There a number of known issues which may not be resolved:
   `personality()` system call.
 
 * DNS: Docker image has to use a static DNS resolver through `/system/etc/hosts`.
-  You can regenerate this file by editing `/system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt` and
-  executing script `/system/bin/update-static-dns`.
+  You can regenerate this file by editing `/system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt` or
+  `/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt` (aka
+  `~/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt`) (this is preferable for docker binds)
+  and executing script `/system/bin/update-static-dns`.
 
 * When running certain multi threaded program in 32bit containers, the PIDs can 
   balloon and easily exceed libc's limit. The only way to fix this is to set 
diff --git a/system/arm/bin/update-static-dns b/system/arm/bin/update-static-dns
index aeb5d45..aa20a25 100755
--- a/system/arm/bin/update-static-dns
+++ b/system/arm/bin/update-static-dns
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "127.0.0.1 localhost $(busybox hostname)" > /system/etc/hosts
 echo "::1 ip6-localhost" >> /system/etc/hosts
 
 # IPv4
-for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
+for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
 	ip_addr=$(busybox nslookup -type=a "$host" 8.8.8.8 | busybox awk '/^Address: / { print $2 ; exit }')
 
 	if [ -z "$ip_addr" ]; then
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
 	exit
 fi
 # IPv6
-for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
+for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
 	ip_addr=$(busybox nslookup -type=aaaa "$host" 2001:4860:4860::8888 | busybox awk '/^Address: / { print $2 ; exit }')
 
 	if [ -z "$ip_addr" ]; then
diff --git a/system/x86/bin/update-static-dns b/system/x86/bin/update-static-dns
index aeb5d45..aa20a25 100755
--- a/system/x86/bin/update-static-dns
+++ b/system/x86/bin/update-static-dns
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "127.0.0.1 localhost $(busybox hostname)" > /system/etc/hosts
 echo "::1 ip6-localhost" >> /system/etc/hosts
 
 # IPv4
-for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
+for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
 	ip_addr=$(busybox nslookup -type=a "$host" 8.8.8.8 | busybox awk '/^Address: / { print $2 ; exit }')
 
 	if [ -z "$ip_addr" ]; then
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
 	exit
 fi
 # IPv6
-for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
+for host in $(busybox cat /system/etc/static-dns-hosts.txt /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux-docker/static-dns-hosts.txt | busybox grep -vE '^\s*#'); do
 	ip_addr=$(busybox nslookup -type=aaaa "$host" 2001:4860:4860::8888 | busybox awk '/^Address: / { print $2 ; exit }')
 
 	if [ -z "$ip_addr" ]; then