diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 95b387e342..ad472112e2 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -14113,6 +14113,7 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 	dns_zone_t *zone = NULL;
 	bool added;
 	bool locked = false;
+	const cfg_obj_t *options = NULL;
 #ifndef HAVE_LMDB
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
 	cfg_obj_t *z;
@@ -14220,17 +14221,13 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 
 	if (!added) {
 		if (cfg->vconfig == NULL) {
-			result = delete_zoneconf(
-				view, cfg->conf_parser, cfg->config,
-				dns_zone_getorigin(zone), NULL, locked);
+			options = cfg->config;
 		} else {
-			const cfg_obj_t *voptions = cfg_tuple_get(cfg->vconfig,
-								  "options");
-			result = delete_zoneconf(
-				view, cfg->conf_parser, voptions,
-				dns_zone_getorigin(zone), NULL, locked);
+			options = cfg_tuple_get(cfg->vconfig, "options");
 		}
-
+		result = delete_zoneconf(view, cfg->conf_parser, options,
+					 dns_zone_getorigin(zone), NULL,
+					 locked);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			TCHECK(putstr(text, "former zone configuration "
 					    "not deleted: "));
@@ -14301,6 +14298,9 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' reconfigured."));
 	} else {
+		CHECK(cfg_parser_mapadd(cfg->conf_parser, UNCONST(options),
+					UNCONST(zoneobj), "zone"));
+
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "zone '"));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' must also be reconfigured in\n"));
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests_rndc_modzone_without_add.py b/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests_rndc_modzone_without_add.py
index 3658f5f518..b2a7335625 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests_rndc_modzone_without_add.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/addzone/tests_rndc_modzone_without_add.py
@@ -35,3 +35,22 @@ def test_rndc_modzone_without_add(ns3):
         raise_on_exception=False,
     )
     assert cmd.rc == 0
+
+    # Confirm that the modzone took effect in 'rndc showzone'.
+    cmd = ns3.rndc("showzone .", raise_on_exception=False)
+    assert cmd.rc == 0
+    assert 'allow-query { "none"; }' in cmd.out
+
+    # Confirm that 'rndc modzone' still works after the first modzone.
+    # This was not the case before as the zone config was incorrectly
+    # removed in-memory after the first modzone.
+    cmd = ns3.rndc(
+        'modzone . {type primary; file "redirect.db"; allow-query {any;};};',
+        raise_on_exception=False,
+    )
+    assert cmd.rc == 0
+
+    # Confirm that the second modzone took effect in 'rndc showzone'.
+    cmd = ns3.rndc("showzone .", raise_on_exception=False)
+    assert cmd.rc == 0
+    assert 'allow-query { "any"; }' in cmd.out