diff --git a/route/rule/nested_action_test.go b/route/rule/nested_action_test.go
index b21828c04..77ff29c7b 100644
--- a/route/rule/nested_action_test.go
+++ b/route/rule/nested_action_test.go
@@ -135,3 +135,23 @@ func TestNewDNSRuleRejectsNestedRuleAction(t *testing.T) {
 	}, true, false)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, dnsRuleActionNestedUnsupportedMessage)
 }
+
+func TestNewDNSRuleRejectsReplyRejectMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	_, err := NewDNSRule(context.Background(), log.NewNOPFactory().NewLogger("dns"), option.DNSRule{
+		Type: C.RuleTypeDefault,
+		DefaultOptions: option.DefaultDNSRule{
+			RawDefaultDNSRule: option.RawDefaultDNSRule{
+				Domain: []string{"example.com"},
+			},
+			DNSRuleAction: option.DNSRuleAction{
+				Action: C.RuleActionTypeReject,
+				RejectOptions: option.RejectActionOptions{
+					Method: C.RuleActionRejectMethodReply,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}, false, false)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "reject method `reply` is not supported for DNS rules")
+}
diff --git a/route/rule/rule_dns.go b/route/rule/rule_dns.go
index 764deabf9..7dcc4711a 100644
--- a/route/rule/rule_dns.go
+++ b/route/rule/rule_dns.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ func NewDNSRule(ctx context.Context, logger log.ContextLogger, options option.DN
 		if !checkServer && options.DefaultOptions.Action == C.RuleActionTypeEvaluate {
 			return nil, E.New(options.DefaultOptions.Action, " is only allowed on top-level DNS rules")
 		}
+		err := validateDNSRuleAction(options.DefaultOptions.DNSRuleAction)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		switch options.DefaultOptions.Action {
 		case "", C.RuleActionTypeRoute, C.RuleActionTypeEvaluate:
 			if options.DefaultOptions.RouteOptions.Server == "" && checkServer {
@@ -38,6 +42,10 @@ func NewDNSRule(ctx context.Context, logger log.ContextLogger, options option.DN
 		if !checkServer && options.LogicalOptions.Action == C.RuleActionTypeEvaluate {
 			return nil, E.New(options.LogicalOptions.Action, " is only allowed on top-level DNS rules")
 		}
+		err := validateDNSRuleAction(options.LogicalOptions.DNSRuleAction)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		switch options.LogicalOptions.Action {
 		case "", C.RuleActionTypeRoute, C.RuleActionTypeEvaluate:
 			if options.LogicalOptions.RouteOptions.Server == "" && checkServer {
@@ -50,6 +58,13 @@ func NewDNSRule(ctx context.Context, logger log.ContextLogger, options option.DN
 	}
 }
 
+func validateDNSRuleAction(action option.DNSRuleAction) error {
+	if action.Action == C.RuleActionTypeReject && action.RejectOptions.Method == C.RuleActionRejectMethodReply {
+		return E.New("reject method `reply` is not supported for DNS rules")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 var _ adapter.DNSRule = (*DefaultDNSRule)(nil)
 
 type DefaultDNSRule struct {