diff --git a/core/coredns.go b/core/coredns.go
index c74f7b0a5..0ef1789b1 100644
--- a/core/coredns.go
+++ b/core/coredns.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/cache"
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/chaos"
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/dnssec"
+	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/erratic"
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/errors"
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/etcd"
 	_ "github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/file"
diff --git a/core/dnsserver/directives.go b/core/dnsserver/directives.go
index 35e01b692..4d80331b8 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/directives.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/directives.go
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@ var directives = []string{
 	"proxy",
 	"httpproxy",
 	"whoami",
+	"erratic",
 }
diff --git a/middleware/erratic/README.md b/middleware/erratic/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c255e3150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/erratic/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# erratic
+
+*erratic* is a middleware useful for testing client behavior. It returns a static response to all
+queries, but the responses can be delayed by a random amount of time or dropped all together, i.e.
+no answer at all.
+
+~~~ txt
+._<transport>.qname. 0 IN SRV 0 0 <port> .
+~~~
+
+The *erratic* middleware will respond to every A or AAAA query. For any other type it will return
+a SERVFAIL response. The reply for A will return 192.0.2.53 (see RFC 5737), for AAAA it returns
+2001:DB8::53 (see RFC 3849).
+
+## Syntax
+
+~~~ txt
+erratic {
+    drop AMOUNT
+}
+~~~
+
+* **AMOUNT** drop 1 per **AMOUNT** of the queries, the default is 2.
+
+## Examples
+
+~~~ txt
+.:53 {
+    erratic {
+        drop 3
+    }
+}
+~~~
+
+Or even shorter if the defaults suits you:
+
+~~~ txt
+. {
+    erratic
+}
+~~~
+
+## Bugs
+
+Delaying answers is not implemented.
diff --git a/middleware/erratic/erratic.go b/middleware/erratic/erratic.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..065ed361b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/erratic/erratic.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Package erratic implements a middleware that returns erratic answers (delayed, dropped).
+package erratic
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/coredns/request"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// Erratic is a middleware that returns erratic repsonses to each client.
+type Erratic struct {
+	amount uint64
+
+	q uint64 // counter of queries
+}
+
+// ServeDNS implements the middleware.Handler interface.
+func (e *Erratic) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (int, error) {
+	state := request.Request{W: w, Req: r}
+
+	drop := false
+	if e.amount > 0 {
+		queryNr := atomic.LoadUint64(&e.q)
+
+		if queryNr%e.amount == 0 {
+			drop = true
+		}
+
+		atomic.AddUint64(&e.q, 1)
+	}
+
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetReply(r)
+	m.Compress = true
+	m.Authoritative = true
+
+	// small dance to copy rrA or rrAAAA into a non-pointer var that allows us to overwrite the ownername
+	// in a non-racy manor.
+	switch state.QType() {
+	case dns.TypeA:
+		rr := *(rrA.(*dns.A))
+		rr.Header().Name = state.QName()
+		m.Answer = append(m.Answer, &rr)
+	case dns.TypeAAAA:
+		rr := *(rrAAAA.(*dns.AAAA))
+		rr.Header().Name = state.QName()
+		m.Answer = append(m.Answer, &rr)
+	default:
+		if !drop {
+			// coredns will return error.
+			return dns.RcodeServerFailure, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if drop {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	state.SizeAndDo(m)
+	w.WriteMsg(m)
+
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+// Name implements the Handler interface.
+func (e *Erratic) Name() string { return "erratic" }
+
+var (
+	rrA, _    = dns.NewRR(". IN 0 A 192.0.2.53")
+	rrAAAA, _ = dns.NewRR(". IN 0 AAAA 2001:DB8::53")
+)
diff --git a/middleware/erratic/erratic_test.go b/middleware/erratic/erratic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaf34c39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/erratic/erratic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package erratic
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/pkg/dnsrecorder"
+	"github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware/test"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+func TestErraticDrop(t *testing.T) {
+	e := &Erratic{amount: 2} // 50% drops
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		expectedCode int
+		expectedErr  error
+		drop         bool
+	}{
+		{expectedCode: dns.RcodeSuccess, expectedErr: nil, drop: true},
+		{expectedCode: dns.RcodeSuccess, expectedErr: nil, drop: false},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+
+	for i, tc := range tests {
+		req := new(dns.Msg)
+		req.SetQuestion("example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+
+		rec := dnsrecorder.New(&test.ResponseWriter{})
+		code, err := e.ServeDNS(ctx, rec, req)
+
+		if err != tc.expectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected error %q, but got %q", i, tc.expectedErr, err)
+		}
+		if code != int(tc.expectedCode) {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected status code %d, but got %d", i, tc.expectedCode, code)
+		}
+
+		if tc.drop && rec.Msg != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected dropped packet, but got %q", i, rec.Msg.Question[0].Name)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/middleware/erratic/setup.go b/middleware/erratic/setup.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..207db317b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/erratic/setup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package erratic
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/coredns/core/dnsserver"
+	"github.com/miekg/coredns/middleware"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	caddy.RegisterPlugin("erratic", caddy.Plugin{
+		ServerType: "dns",
+		Action:     setupErratic,
+	})
+}
+
+func setupErratic(c *caddy.Controller) error {
+	e, err := parseErratic(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return middleware.Error("erratic", err)
+	}
+
+	dnsserver.GetConfig(c).AddMiddleware(func(next middleware.Handler) middleware.Handler {
+		return e
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseErratic(c *caddy.Controller) (*Erratic, error) {
+	e := &Erratic{amount: 2}
+	for c.Next() { // 'erratic'
+		for c.NextBlock() {
+			switch c.Val() {
+			case "drop":
+				args := c.RemainingArgs()
+				if len(args) > 1 {
+					return nil, c.ArgErr()
+				}
+
+				if len(args) == 0 {
+					return nil, nil
+				}
+				amount, err := strconv.ParseInt(args[0], 10, 32)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				if amount < 0 {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("illegal amount value given %q", args[0])
+				}
+				e.amount = uint64(amount)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return e, nil
+}
diff --git a/middleware/erratic/setup_test.go b/middleware/erratic/setup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99b545f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/erratic/setup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package erratic
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy"
+)
+
+func TestSetupWhoami(t *testing.T) {
+	c := caddy.NewTestController("dns", `erratic {
+		drop
+	}`)
+	if err := setupErratic(c); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Test 1, expected no errors, but got: %q", err)
+	}
+
+	c = caddy.NewTestController("dns", `erratic`)
+	if err := setupErratic(c); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Test 2, expected no errors, but got: %q", err)
+	}
+
+	c = caddy.NewTestController("dns", `erratic {
+		drop -1
+	}`)
+	if err := setupErratic(c); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Test 4, expected errors, but got: %q", err)
+	}
+}