diff --git a/src/toxdns.cpp b/src/toxdns.cpp
index 1a5e3b0c5..cd6a3e1fb 100644
--- a/src/toxdns.cpp
+++ b/src/toxdns.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ fallbackOnTox1:
         tox_dns3_kill(tox_dns3);
 #if TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK
     toxIdStr = queryTox1(record, silent);
+#elif TOX1_ASK_FALLBACK
+    QMessageBox::StandardButton btn = QMessageBox::warning(nullptr, "qTox", tr("qTox needs to use the old tox1 protocol.\n\
+But tox1 is insecure and doesn't protect metadata. Should we use it anyway ?"), QMessageBox::Ok|QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No);
+    if (btn == QMessageBox::Ok)
+        queryTox1(record, silent);
 #endif
     return toxIdStr;
 }
@@ -258,6 +263,11 @@ ToxID ToxDNS::resolveToxAddress(const QString &address, bool silent)
         {
 #if TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK
             toxId = ToxID::fromString(queryTox1(address, silent));
+#elif TOX1_ASK_FALLBACK
+            QMessageBox::StandardButton btn = QMessageBox::warning(nullptr, "qTox", tr("qTox needs to use the old tox1 protocol.\n\
+But tox1 is insecure and doesn't protect metadata. Should we use it anyway ?"), QMessageBox::Ok|QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No);
+            if (btn == QMessageBox::Ok)
+                toxId = ToxID::fromString(queryTox1(address, silent));
 #else
             return toxId;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/toxdns.h b/src/toxdns.h
index a7a644041..91b907d5a 100644
--- a/src/toxdns.h
+++ b/src/toxdns.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 /// Tox1 is not encrypted, it's unsafe
 #define TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK 0
 
+/// That said if the user insists ...
+#define TOX1_ASK_FALLBACK 1
+
 /// Handles tox1 and tox3 DNS queries
 class ToxDNS : public QObject
 {