diff --git a/lib/dns/Makefile.in b/lib/dns/Makefile.in
index b8e6e722c0..9a3234b7f9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/dns/Makefile.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ DNSOBJS =	acl.@O@ adb.@O@ badcache.@O@ byaddr.@O@ \
 		cache.@O@ callbacks.@O@ catz.@O@ clientinfo.@O@ compress.@O@ \
 		db.@O@ dbiterator.@O@ dbtable.@O@ diff.@O@ dispatch.@O@ \
 		dlz.@O@ dns64.@O@ dnsrps.@O@ dnssec.@O@ ds.@O@ dyndb.@O@ \
-		ecs.@O@ forward.@O@ \
+		ecs.@O@ fixedname.@O@ forward.@O@ \
 		ipkeylist.@O@ iptable.@O@ journal.@O@ keydata.@O@ \
 		keytable.@O@ lib.@O@ log.@O@ lookup.@O@ \
 		master.@O@ masterdump.@O@ message.@O@ \
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ DNSTAPSRCS = dnstap.c dnstap.pb-c.c
 DNSSRCS =	acl.c adb.c badcache. byaddr.c \
 		cache.c callbacks.c clientinfo.c compress.c \
 		db.c dbiterator.c dbtable.c diff.c dispatch.c \
-		dlz.c dns64.c dnsrps.c dnssec.c ds.c dyndb.c ecs.c forward.c \
+		dlz.c dns64.c dnsrps.c dnssec.c ds.c dyndb.c \
+		ecs.c fixedname.c forward.c \
 		ipkeylist.c iptable.c journal.c keydata.c keytable.c lib.c \
 		log.c lookup.c master.c masterdump.c message.c \
 		name.c ncache.c nsec.c nsec3.c nta.c \
diff --git a/lib/dns/fixedname.c b/lib/dns/fixedname.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d5de3b42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dns/fixedname.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ */
+
+/*! \file */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <dns/fixedname.h>
+
+void
+dns_fixedname_init(dns_fixedname_t *fixed) {
+	dns_name_init(&fixed->name, fixed->offsets);
+	isc_buffer_init(&fixed->buffer, fixed->data, DNS_NAME_MAXWIRE);
+	dns_name_setbuffer(&fixed->name, &fixed->buffer);
+}
+
+void
+dns_fixedname_invalidate(dns_fixedname_t *fixed) {
+	dns_name_invalidate(&fixed->name);
+}
+
+dns_name_t *
+dns_fixedname_name(dns_fixedname_t *fixed) {
+	return (&fixed->name);
+}
+
+dns_name_t *
+dns_fixedname_initname(dns_fixedname_t *fixed) {
+	dns_fixedname_init(fixed);
+	return (dns_fixedname_name(fixed));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/fixedname.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/fixedname.h
index 208c96aacd..01fc41d94e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/fixedname.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/fixedname.h
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
  * \brief
  * Fixed-size Names
  *
- * dns_fixedname_t is a convenience type containing a name, an offsets table,
- * and a dedicated buffer big enough for the longest possible name.
+ * dns_fixedname_t is a convenience type containing a name, an offsets
+ * table, and a dedicated buffer big enough for the longest possible
+ * name. This is typically used for stack-allocated names.
  *
  * MP:
  *\li	The caller must ensure any required synchronization.
@@ -64,17 +65,16 @@ struct dns_fixedname {
 	unsigned char			data[DNS_NAME_MAXWIRE];
 };
 
-#define dns_fixedname_init(fn) \
-	do { \
-		dns_name_init(&((fn)->name), (fn)->offsets); \
-		isc_buffer_init(&((fn)->buffer), (fn)->data, \
-				  DNS_NAME_MAXWIRE); \
-		dns_name_setbuffer(&((fn)->name), &((fn)->buffer)); \
-	} while (0)
+void
+dns_fixedname_init(dns_fixedname_t *fixed);
 
-#define dns_fixedname_invalidate(fn) \
-	dns_name_invalidate(&((fn)->name))
+void
+dns_fixedname_invalidate(dns_fixedname_t *fixed);
 
-#define dns_fixedname_name(fn)		(&((fn)->name))
+dns_name_t *
+dns_fixedname_name(dns_fixedname_t *fixed);
+
+dns_name_t *
+dns_fixedname_initname(dns_fixedname_t *fixed);
 
 #endif /* DNS_FIXEDNAME_H */
diff --git a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.def.in b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.def.in
index a5f6060e75..bacd9c881e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.def.in
+++ b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.def.in
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ dns_ecdb_register
 dns_ecdb_unregister
 dns_ecs_init
 dns_ecs_format
+dns_fixedname_init
+dns_fixedname_invalidate
+dns_fixedname_name
+dns_fixedname_initname
 dns_fwdtable_add
 dns_fwdtable_addfwd
 dns_fwdtable_create
diff --git a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.filters.in b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.filters.in
index 674f2514c3..067daf9542 100644
--- a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.filters.in
+++ b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.filters.in
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\ecs.c">
       <Filter>Library Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\fixedname.c">
+      <Filter>Library Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\forward.c">
       <Filter>Library Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.in b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.in
index 502a58d7ec..d6d272d03b 100644
--- a/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.in
+++ b/lib/dns/win32/libdns.vcxproj.in
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\dyndb.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\ecdb.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\ecs.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\fixedname.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\forward.c" />
 @IF GEOIP
     <ClCompile Include="..\geoip.c" />
diff --git a/util/copyrights b/util/copyrights
index 00479c0daf..12624339a3 100644
--- a/util/copyrights
+++ b/util/copyrights
@@ -2941,6 +2941,7 @@
 ./lib/dns/dyndb.c				C	2015,2016,2017,2018
 ./lib/dns/ecdb.c				C	2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
 ./lib/dns/ecs.c					C	2017,2018
+./lib/dns/fixedname.c				C	2018
 ./lib/dns/forward.c				C	2000,2001,2004,2005,2007,2009,2013,2016,2018
 ./lib/dns/gen-unix.h				C	1999,2000,2001,2004,2005,2007,2009,2016,2018
 ./lib/dns/gen-win32.h				C	1999,2000,2001,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009,2014,2016,2018