diff --git a/src/deps/c_ares.zig b/src/deps/c_ares.zig
index 41ecbca7ab..1ee999dd71 100644
--- a/src/deps/c_ares.zig
+++ b/src/deps/c_ares.zig
@@ -607,10 +607,57 @@ pub const Channel = opaque {
             return err;
         }
 
+        // On Windows, c-ares may fail to detect DNS servers from the system
+        // and fall back to 127.0.0.1. This causes DNS queries to fail with
+        // ECONNREFUSED. Detect this case and use public DNS servers as fallback.
+        // See: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/26467
+        if (bun.Environment.isWindows) {
+            channel.applyWindowsDnsFallback();
+        }
+
         this.channel = channel;
         return null;
     }
 
+    /// On Windows, c-ares uses IPHLPAPI (GetNetworkParams/GetAdaptersInfo) to detect
+    /// system DNS servers. This can fail on some Windows configurations, causing
+    /// c-ares to fall back to 127.0.0.1, which doesn't respond to DNS queries.
+    /// This function detects that case and sets public DNS servers as a fallback.
+    fn applyWindowsDnsFallback(channel: *Channel) void {
+        var servers: ?*struct_ares_addr_port_node = null;
+        if (Error.get(ares_get_servers_ports(channel, &servers))) |_| {
+            // Failed to get servers, can't apply fallback
+            return;
+        }
+        defer ares_free_data(servers);
+
+        // Check if the only configured server is localhost (127.0.0.1)
+        const first_server = servers orelse return;
+        if (first_server.next != null) {
+            // Multiple servers configured, don't override
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if it's an IPv4 address
+        if (first_server.family != AF.INET) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if it's 127.0.0.1 (localhost)
+        // struct_in_addr is std.posix.sockaddr.in which contains .sa (sockaddr struct)
+        // The s_addr is the first 4 bytes in network byte order
+        const addr_bytes: *const [4]u8 = @ptrCast(&first_server.addr.addr4);
+        const is_localhost = addr_bytes[0] == 127 and addr_bytes[1] == 0 and addr_bytes[2] == 0 and addr_bytes[3] == 1;
+
+        if (!is_localhost) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // The only DNS server is 127.0.0.1, which likely won't work.
+        // Set fallback public DNS servers: Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) and Google (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4)
+        _ = ares_set_servers_csv(channel, "1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4");
+    }
+
     pub fn deinit(this: *Channel) void {
         ares_destroy(this);
     }
diff --git a/test/regression/issue/26467.test.ts b/test/regression/issue/26467.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98b6dfa56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/issue/26467.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { beforeAll, expect, setDefaultTimeout, test } from "bun:test";
+import dns from "dns";
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  setDefaultTimeout(30_000);
+});
+
+// https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/26467
+// On Windows, dns.resolveSrv() was failing with ECONNREFUSED when c-ares
+// fell back to using 127.0.0.1 as the DNS server due to IPHLPAPI failures.
+// The fix adds a fallback to public DNS servers when only 127.0.0.1 is configured.
+test("dns.resolveSrv should resolve SRV records", async () => {
+  // Use a known SRV record for testing
+  const hostname = "_test._tcp.test.socketify.dev";
+
+  const results = await dns.promises.resolveSrv(hostname);
+
+  expect(Array.isArray(results)).toBe(true);
+  expect(results.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Verify the SRV record structure
+  const record = results[0];
+  expect(record).toHaveProperty("name");
+  expect(record).toHaveProperty("port");
+  expect(record).toHaveProperty("priority");
+  expect(record).toHaveProperty("weight");
+  expect(typeof record.name).toBe("string");
+  expect(typeof record.port).toBe("number");
+  expect(typeof record.priority).toBe("number");
+  expect(typeof record.weight).toBe("number");
+});
+
+test("dns.getServers should not return only 127.0.0.1 after initialization", () => {
+  // After the fix, if c-ares detects only 127.0.0.1 on Windows,
+  // it should have been replaced with public DNS servers.
+  const servers = dns.getServers();
+
+  expect(Array.isArray(servers)).toBe(true);
+  expect(servers.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // The servers should contain at least one non-localhost server
+  // If the fix worked, we shouldn't see only "127.0.0.1" as the sole server
+  const hasNonLocalhost = servers.some(server => !server.startsWith("127.") && server !== "::1");
+
+  // Note: This test may pass even without the fix on systems with proper DNS configuration.
+  // The fix specifically targets Windows systems where IPHLPAPI fails to detect DNS servers.
+  // On Linux/macOS, this should always pass since /etc/resolv.conf is reliable.
+  expect(hasNonLocalhost).toBe(true);
+});