diff --git a/vpn_slice/__main__.py b/vpn_slice/__main__.py
index 3768ef7..cbbbbc8 100755
--- a/vpn_slice/__main__.py
+++ b/vpn_slice/__main__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_default_providers():
         DNSPythonProvider = None
 
     if platform.startswith('linux'):
-        from .linux import CheckTunDevProvider, Iproute2Provider, IptablesProvider, ProcfsProvider
+        from .linux import CheckTunDevProvider, Iproute2Provider, IptablesProvider, ProcfsProvider, LinuxSplitDNSProvider
         from .posix import DigProvider, PosixHostsFileProvider
         return dict(
             process = ProcfsProvider,
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def get_default_providers():
             dns = DNSPythonProvider or DigProvider,
             hosts = PosixHostsFileProvider,
             prep = CheckTunDevProvider,
+            domain_vpn_dns = LinuxSplitDNSProvider,
         )
     elif platform.startswith('darwin'):
         from platform import release
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ def do_disconnect(env, args):
 
     if args.vpn_domains is not None:
         try:
-            providers.domain_vpn_dns.deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(args.vpn_domains, env.dns)
+            providers.domain_vpn_dns.deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(args.vpn_domains, env.dns, env.tundev)
         except OSError:
             print("WARNING: failed to deconfigure domains vpn dns", file=stderr)
 
@@ -244,7 +245,11 @@ def do_connect(env, args):
         if 'domain_vpn_dns' not in providers:
             print("WARNING: no split dns provider available; can't split dns", file=stderr)
         else:
-            providers.domain_vpn_dns.configure_domain_vpn_dns(args.vpn_domains, env.dns)
+            try:
+                providers.domain_vpn_dns.configure_domain_vpn_dns(args.vpn_domains, env.dns, env.tundev)
+                print(f"Configured split DNS for domains {' '.join(args.vpn_domains)} to use VPN DNS servers.", file=stderr)
+            except OSError as e:
+                print(f"WARNING: Failed to configure split DNS: {e}", file=stderr)
 
 
 def do_post_connect(env, args):
diff --git a/vpn_slice/linux.py b/vpn_slice/linux.py
index fa3a325..5fa9be1 100644
--- a/vpn_slice/linux.py
+++ b/vpn_slice/linux.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import stat
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 from .posix import PosixProcessProvider
-from .provider import FirewallProvider, RouteProvider, TunnelPrepProvider
+from .provider import FirewallProvider, RouteProvider, SplitDNSProvider, TunnelPrepProvider
 from .util import get_executable
 
 
@@ -109,3 +110,50 @@ def create_tunnel(self):
     def prepare_tunnel(self):
         if not os.access('/dev/net/tun', os.R_OK | os.W_OK):
             raise OSError("can't read and write /dev/net/tun")
+
+class LinuxSplitDNSProvider(SplitDNSProvider):
+    def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
+        try:
+            status = subprocess.check_output(
+                ['systemctl', 'is-active', 'systemd-resolved'],
+                universal_newlines=True,
+                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
+            ).strip()
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise OSError("systemd-resolved is not active; cannot configure DNS") from e
+
+        if status != 'active':
+            raise OSError("systemd-resolved is not active; cannot configure DNS")
+        
+        try:
+            with open('/etc/resolv.conf', 'r') as f:
+                if 'nameserver 127.0.0.53' not in f.read():
+                    print("/etc/resolv.conf does not contain 127.0.0.53, are you sure you are using systemd-resolved?")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            raise OSError("/etc/resolv.conf not found")
+
+        resolvectl = get_executable('/sbin/resolvectl')
+        try:
+            # Configure nameservers
+            subprocess.check_call([resolvectl, 'dns', dev] + [str(ns) for ns in nameservers])
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise OSError(f"Failed to configure DNS: {e}")
+        try:
+            # Configure search domains
+            subprocess.check_call([resolvectl, 'domain', dev] + [f"~{domain}" for domain in domains])
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise OSError(f"Failed to configure domain: {e}")
+        try:
+            # Remove default route
+            subprocess.check_call([resolvectl, 'default-route', dev, "false"])
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise OSError(f"Failed to configure default route: {e}")
+
+    def deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
+        resolvectl = get_executable('/sbin/resolvectl')
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_call([resolvectl, 'revert', dev])
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise OSError(f"Failed to revert DNS configuration: {e}")
+        
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vpn_slice/mac.py b/vpn_slice/mac.py
index c9176b0..94db024 100644
--- a/vpn_slice/mac.py
+++ b/vpn_slice/mac.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def add_address(self, device, address):
 
 
 class MacSplitDNSProvider(SplitDNSProvider):
-    def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers):
+    def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
         if not os.path.exists('/etc/resolver'):
             os.makedirs('/etc/resolver')
         for domain in domains:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers):
                 for nameserver in nameservers:
                     resolver_file.write(f"nameserver {nameserver}\n")
 
-    def deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers):
+    def deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
         for domain in domains:
             resolver_file_name = f"/etc/resolver/{domain}"
             if os.path.exists(resolver_file_name):
diff --git a/vpn_slice/provider.py b/vpn_slice/provider.py
index c9c43f7..4b3236f 100644
--- a/vpn_slice/provider.py
+++ b/vpn_slice/provider.py
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ def prepare_tunnel(self):
         """
 
 class SplitDNSProvider:
-    def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers):
+    def configure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
         """Configure domain vpn dns.
 
         Base class behavior is to do nothing.
 
         """
 
-    def deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers):
+    def deconfigure_domain_vpn_dns(self, domains, nameservers, dev):
         """Remove domain vpn dns.
 
         Base class behavior is to do nothing.