diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index df9e63a9e0..bcc45fda18 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+4406.	[bug]		getrrsetbyname with a non absolute name could
+			trigger a infinite recursion bug in lwresd
+			and named with lwres configured if when combined
+			with a search list entry the resulting name is
+			too long. [RT #42694]
+
 4405.	[bug]		Change 4342 introduced a regression where you could
 			not remove a delegation in a NSEC3 signed zone using
 			OPTOUT via nsupdate. [RT #42702]
diff --git a/bin/named/lwdgrbn.c b/bin/named/lwdgrbn.c
index 584ab25b10..37211eb55e 100644
--- a/bin/named/lwdgrbn.c
+++ b/bin/named/lwdgrbn.c
@@ -403,14 +403,18 @@ start_lookup(ns_lwdclient_t *client) {
 	INSIST(client->lookup == NULL);
 
 	dns_fixedname_init(&absname);
-	result = ns_lwsearchctx_current(&client->searchctx,
-					dns_fixedname_name(&absname));
+
 	/*
-	 * This will return failure if relative name + suffix is too long.
-	 * In this case, just go on to the next entry in the search path.
+	 * Perform search across all search domains until success
+	 * is returned. Return in case of failure.
 	 */
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
-		start_lookup(client);
+	while (ns_lwsearchctx_current(&client->searchctx,
+			dns_fixedname_name(&absname)) != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ns_lwsearchctx_next(&client->searchctx) != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+			ns_lwdclient_errorpktsend(client, LWRES_R_FAILURE);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	result = dns_lookup_create(cm->mctx,
 				   dns_fixedname_name(&absname),
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/lwresd/lwtest.c b/bin/tests/system/lwresd/lwtest.c
index 02647cb0d2..c2be95de7f 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/lwresd/lwtest.c
+++ b/bin/tests/system/lwresd/lwtest.c
@@ -768,6 +768,14 @@ main(void) {
 	test_getrrsetbyname("e.example1.", 1, 46, 2, 0, 1);
 	test_getrrsetbyname("", 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 
+	test_getrrsetbyname("123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789."
+			    "123456789", 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+
 	if (fails == 0)
 		printf("I:ok\n");
 	return (fails);