diff --git a/cmd/dnsapc/dnsapc.go b/cmd/dnsapc/dnsapc.go
index 5f2ccbc1b..1c77c8672 100644
--- a/cmd/dnsapc/dnsapc.go
+++ b/cmd/dnsapc/dnsapc.go
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 )
 
 func main() {
-	result, err := winutil.DnsQuery("www.tailscale.com", windows.DNS_TYPE_A, winutil.DNS_QUERY_STANDARD, nil, 0)
+	result, err := winutil.DNSQuery("www.tailscale.com", windows.DNS_TYPE_A, winutil.DNS_QUERY_STANDARD, nil, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	finalStatus := result.QueryStatus
+	qresult := result.Wait()
+	finalStatus := qresult.QueryStatus
 	fmt.Printf("Query status: %v", finalStatus)
 	if finalStatus != 0 {
 		fmt.Printf(" (%v)\n", windows.Errno(finalStatus))
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	count := 0
-	for rec := result.QueryRecords; rec != nil; rec = rec.Next {
+	for rec := qresult.QueryRecords; rec != nil; rec = rec.Next {
 		name := windows.UTF16PtrToString(rec.Name)
 		fmt.Printf("Record %d: %s, type %v", count, name, rec.Type)
 		switch rec.Type {
@@ -42,5 +43,5 @@ func main() {
 		count++
 	}
 
-	result.Close()
+	qresult.Close()
 }
diff --git a/util/winutil/dnsapc_windows.go b/util/winutil/dnsapc_windows.go
index 32245c530..257a72cf0 100644
--- a/util/winutil/dnsapc_windows.go
+++ b/util/winutil/dnsapc_windows.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type DNSServerList struct {
 	apcCallback uintptr
 )
 
-func newDnsInvoker(qname string, qtype uint16, qoptions uint64, srvList *DNSServerList, ifaceIdx uint32) (*invoker, error) {
+func newDNSInvoker(qname string, qtype uint16, qoptions uint64, srvList *DNSServerList, ifaceIdx uint32) (*invoker, error) {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		cbInfo := APCCallbackInfo{reflect.TypeOf(dnsQueryExApc), resolver{}}
 		apcCallback = RegisterAPCCallback(cbInfo)
@@ -87,16 +87,22 @@ func (i *invoker) Begin() *APCChannel {
 	return &i.done
 }
 
-func (i *invoker) Wait() {
+func (i *invoker) Wait() *DNSQueryResult {
 	<-i.done
+	return &i.result
 }
 
 func (i *invoker) Cancel() error {
 	return DnsCancelQuery(&i.cancel)
 }
 
-func DnsQuery(qname string, qtype uint16, qoptions uint64, srvList *DNSServerList, interfaceIdx uint32) (*DNSQueryResult, error) {
-	inv, err := newDnsInvoker(qname, qtype, qoptions, srvList, interfaceIdx)
+type DNSResult interface {
+	Wait() *DNSQueryResult
+	Cancel() error
+}
+
+func DNSQuery(qname string, qtype uint16, qoptions uint64, srvList *DNSServerList, interfaceIdx uint32) (DNSResult, error) {
+	inv, err := newDNSInvoker(qname, qtype, qoptions, srvList, interfaceIdx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed creating DNS invoker: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -106,6 +112,5 @@ func DnsQuery(qname string, qtype uint16, qoptions uint64, srvList *DNSServerLis
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed submitting work: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	inv.Wait()
-	return &inv.result, nil
+	return inv, nil
 }