diff --git a/DnsServerCore/Dns/Zones/CatalogZone.cs b/DnsServerCore/Dns/Zones/CatalogZone.cs
index 269e0d6e..8c530f01 100644
--- a/DnsServerCore/Dns/Zones/CatalogZone.cs
+++ b/DnsServerCore/Dns/Zones/CatalogZone.cs
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ namespace DnsServerCore.Dns.Zones
 
         public override IReadOnlyList<DnsResourceRecord> QueryRecords(DnsResourceRecordType type, bool dnssecOk)
         {
+            if (type == DnsResourceRecordType.SOA)
+                return base.QueryRecords(type, dnssecOk); //allow SOA for zone transfer to work with bind
+
             return []; //catalog zone is not queriable
         }