diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index e5b2c7c8c5..721cd7b589 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package discover
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enr"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/netutil"
 )
 
@@ -205,6 +207,13 @@ func (tab *Table) close() {
 func (tab *Table) setFallbackNodes(nodes []*enode.Node) error {
 	nursery := make([]*enode.Node, 0, len(nodes))
 	for _, n := range nodes {
+		if n.Hostname() != "" && !n.IPAddr().IsValid() {
+			resolved, err := resolveBootnodeHostname(n, tab.log)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("bad bootstrap node %q: %v", n, err)
+			}
+			n = resolved
+		}
 		if err := n.ValidateComplete(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("bad bootstrap node %q: %v", n, err)
 		}
@@ -218,6 +227,42 @@ func (tab *Table) setFallbackNodes(nodes []*enode.Node) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// resolveBootnodeHostname resolves the DNS hostname of a bootstrap node to an IP address.
+func resolveBootnodeHostname(n *enode.Node, logger log.Logger) (*enode.Node, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	ips, err := net.DefaultResolver.LookupNetIP(ctx, "ip", n.Hostname())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DNS lookup failed for %q: %v", n.Hostname(), err)
+	}
+
+	var ip4, ip6 netip.Addr
+	for _, ip := range ips {
+		if ip.Is4() && !ip4.IsValid() {
+			ip4 = ip
+		}
+		if ip.Is6() && !ip6.IsValid() {
+			ip6 = ip
+		}
+	}
+	if !ip4.IsValid() && !ip6.IsValid() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no IP addresses found for hostname %q", n.Hostname())
+	}
+
+	rec := n.Record()
+	if ip4.IsValid() {
+		rec.Set(enr.IPv4Addr(ip4))
+	}
+	if ip6.IsValid() {
+		rec.Set(enr.IPv6Addr(ip6))
+	}
+	rec.SetSeq(n.Seq())
+	resolved := enode.SignNull(rec, n.ID()).WithHostname(n.Hostname())
+	logger.Debug("Resolved bootstrap node hostname", "name", n.Hostname(), "ip", resolved.IP())
+	return resolved, nil
+}
+
 // isInitDone returns whether the table's initial seeding procedure has completed.
 func (tab *Table) isInitDone() bool {
 	select {
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table_test.go b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
index 8cc4ae33b2..c3b71ea5a6 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
@@ -490,6 +490,66 @@ func quickcfg() *quick.Config {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSetFallbackNodes_DNSHostname(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a node with a DNS hostname but no IP, simulating an enode URL
+	// like enode://<key>@localhost:30303.
+	key := newkey()
+	node := enode.NewV4(&key.PublicKey, nil, 30303, 30303).WithHostname("localhost")
+
+	// Verify the node has a hostname but no valid IP.
+	if node.Hostname() != "localhost" {
+		t.Fatal("expected hostname to be set")
+	}
+	if node.IPAddr().IsValid() {
+		t.Fatal("expected no IP address")
+	}
+
+	// Create a table and set the hostname node as a bootnode.
+	// This should resolve the hostname to an IP address.
+	db, _ := enode.OpenDB(t.TempDir() + "/node.db")
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	cfg := Config{Log: testlog.Logger(t, log.LvlTrace)}
+	cfg = cfg.withDefaults()
+	tab := &Table{
+		cfg:             cfg,
+		log:             cfg.Log,
+		refreshReq:      make(chan chan struct{}),
+		revalResponseCh: make(chan revalidationResponse),
+		addNodeCh:       make(chan addNodeOp),
+		addNodeHandled:  make(chan bool),
+		trackRequestCh:  make(chan trackRequestOp),
+		initDone:        make(chan struct{}),
+		closeReq:        make(chan struct{}),
+		closed:          make(chan struct{}),
+		ips:             netutil.DistinctNetSet{Subnet: tableSubnet, Limit: tableIPLimit},
+	}
+	for i := range tab.buckets {
+		tab.buckets[i] = &bucket{
+			index: i,
+			ips:   netutil.DistinctNetSet{Subnet: bucketSubnet, Limit: bucketIPLimit},
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := tab.setFallbackNodes([]*enode.Node{node})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("setFallbackNodes failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tab.nursery) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 nursery node, got %d", len(tab.nursery))
+	}
+
+	// The resolved node should have a valid IP and retain the hostname.
+	resolved := tab.nursery[0]
+	if !resolved.IPAddr().IsValid() {
+		t.Fatal("expected resolved node to have a valid IP")
+	}
+	if resolved.Hostname() != "localhost" {
+		t.Errorf("expected hostname to be preserved, got %q", resolved.Hostname())
+	}
+	t.Logf("resolved localhost to %v", resolved.IPAddr())
+}
+
 func newkey() *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
 	key, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
 	if err != nil {