diff --git a/20_common.conf b/20_common.conf
index 4d18b18..6b7dc29 100644
--- a/20_common.conf
+++ b/20_common.conf
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ expand-hosts
 # 3) Provides the domain part for "expand-hosts"
 domain=home
 
+# If you don't want dnsmasq to read /etc/hosts, uncomment the
+# following line.
+#no-hosts
+# or if you want it to read another file, as well as /etc/hosts, use
+# this.
+addn-hosts=/etc/dnsmasq_hosts