diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
index 8f9a3c0758..bcf26a41a1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
@@ -266,11 +266,16 @@ class QueryContext:
     soa: Optional[dns.rrset.RRset] = None
     node: Optional[dns.node.Node] = None
     answer: Optional[dns.rdataset.Rdataset] = None
+    alias: Optional[dns.name.Name] = None
 
     @property
     def qname(self) -> dns.name.Name:
         return self.query.question[0].name
 
+    @property
+    def current_qname(self) -> dns.name.Name:
+        return self.alias or self.qname
+
     @property
     def qclass(self) -> RdataClass:
         return self.query.question[0].rdclass
@@ -809,23 +814,28 @@ class AsyncDnsServer(AsyncServer):
         if self._nxdomain_response(qctx):
             return
 
+        if self._cname_response(qctx):
+            return
+
         if self._nodata_response(qctx):
             return
 
         self._noerror_response(qctx)
 
     def _refused_response(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> bool:
-        qctx.zone = self._zone_tree.find_best_zone(qctx.qname)
-        if qctx.zone:
+        zone = self._zone_tree.find_best_zone(qctx.current_qname)
+        if zone:
+            qctx.zone = zone
             return False
 
-        qctx.response.set_rcode(dns.rcode.REFUSED)
+        if not qctx.response.answer:
+            qctx.response.set_rcode(dns.rcode.REFUSED)
         return True
 
     def _delegation_response(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> bool:
         assert qctx.zone
 
-        name = qctx.qname
+        name = qctx.current_qname
         delegation = None
 
         while name != qctx.zone.origin:
@@ -870,9 +880,9 @@ class AsyncDnsServer(AsyncServer):
         qctx.soa = qctx.zone.find_rrset(qctx.zone.origin, dns.rdatatype.SOA)
         assert qctx.soa
 
-        qctx.node = qctx.zone.get_node(qctx.qname)
+        qctx.node = qctx.zone.get_node(qctx.current_qname)
         if qctx.node or not any(
-            n for n in qctx.zone.nodes if n.is_subdomain(qctx.qname)
+            n for n in qctx.zone.nodes if n.is_subdomain(qctx.current_qname)
         ):
             return False
 
@@ -890,6 +900,21 @@ class AsyncDnsServer(AsyncServer):
         qctx.response.authority.append(qctx.soa)
         return True
 
+    def _cname_response(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> bool:
+        assert qctx.node
+
+        cname = qctx.node.get_rdataset(qctx.qclass, dns.rdatatype.CNAME)
+        if not cname:
+            return False
+
+        cname_rrset = dns.rrset.RRset(qctx.current_qname, qctx.qclass, cname.rdtype)
+        cname_rrset.update(cname)
+        qctx.response.answer.append(cname_rrset)
+
+        qctx.alias = cname[0].target
+        self._prepare_response_from_zone_data(qctx)
+        return True
+
     def _nodata_response(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> bool:
         assert qctx.node
         assert qctx.soa
@@ -899,13 +924,14 @@ class AsyncDnsServer(AsyncServer):
             return False
 
         qctx.response.set_rcode(dns.rcode.NOERROR)
-        qctx.response.authority.append(qctx.soa)
+        if not qctx.response.answer:
+            qctx.response.authority.append(qctx.soa)
         return True
 
     def _noerror_response(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> None:
         assert qctx.answer
 
-        answer_rrset = dns.rrset.RRset(qctx.qname, qctx.qclass, qctx.qtype)
+        answer_rrset = dns.rrset.RRset(qctx.current_qname, qctx.qclass, qctx.qtype)
         answer_rrset.update(qctx.answer)
 
         qctx.response.set_rcode(dns.rcode.NOERROR)