diff --git a/solvers.go b/solvers.go
index dcde352d..d54c373a 100644
--- a/solvers.go
+++ b/solvers.go
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ type DNS01Solver struct {
 
 	// Override the domain to set the TXT record on. This is
 	// to delegate the challenge to a different domain. Note
-	// that the solver doesn't follow CNAME/NS record.
+	// that the solver doesn't follow CNAME/NS record. If the
+	// domain isn't prefixed by "_acme_challenge.", it will be
+	// prepended for you. See RFC 8555 Section 8.4:
+	// https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8555.html#section-8.4
 	OverrideDomain string
 
 	// Remember DNS records while challenges are active; i.e.
@@ -292,10 +295,7 @@ type DNS01Solver struct {
 
 // Present creates the DNS TXT record for the given ACME challenge.
 func (s *DNS01Solver) Present(ctx context.Context, challenge acme.Challenge) error {
-	dnsName := challenge.DNS01TXTRecordName()
-	if s.OverrideDomain != "" {
-		dnsName = s.OverrideDomain
-	}
+	dnsName := s.txtRecordName(challenge)
 	keyAuth := challenge.DNS01KeyAuthorization()
 
 	zone, err := findZoneByFQDN(dnsName, recursiveNameservers(s.Resolvers))
@@ -348,10 +348,7 @@ func (s *DNS01Solver) Wait(ctx context.Context, challenge acme.Challenge) error
 	}
 
 	// prepare for the checks by determining what to look for
-	dnsName := challenge.DNS01TXTRecordName()
-	if s.OverrideDomain != "" {
-		dnsName = s.OverrideDomain
-	}
+	dnsName := s.txtRecordName(challenge)
 	keyAuth := challenge.DNS01KeyAuthorization()
 
 	// timings
@@ -387,10 +384,7 @@ func (s *DNS01Solver) Wait(ctx context.Context, challenge acme.Challenge) error
 
 // CleanUp deletes the DNS TXT record created in Present().
 func (s *DNS01Solver) CleanUp(ctx context.Context, challenge acme.Challenge) error {
-	dnsName := challenge.DNS01TXTRecordName()
-	if s.OverrideDomain != "" {
-		dnsName = s.OverrideDomain
-	}
+	dnsName := s.txtRecordName(challenge)
 	keyAuth := challenge.DNS01KeyAuthorization()
 
 	// always forget about the record so we don't leak memory
@@ -411,6 +405,22 @@ func (s *DNS01Solver) CleanUp(ctx context.Context, challenge acme.Challenge) err
 	return nil
 }
 
+// txtRecordName returns the DNS-01 TXT record name with the
+// optional OverrideDomain setting applied. It ensures the
+// "_acme-challenge" subdomain is always prepended.
+func (s *DNS01Solver) txtRecordName(challenge acme.Challenge) string {
+	dnsName := challenge.DNS01TXTRecordName()
+	if s.OverrideDomain != "" {
+		// RFC 8555 section 8.4
+		const dns01ChallengeDomainPrefix = "_acme-challenge."
+		dnsName = s.OverrideDomain
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(dnsName, dns01ChallengeDomainPrefix) {
+			dnsName = dns01ChallengeDomainPrefix + dnsName
+		}
+	}
+	return dnsName
+}
+
 type dnsPresentMemory struct {
 	dnsZone string
 	dnsName string