diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/customdns.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/customdns.js
index 9887d2bc..49e076c8 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/js/customdns.js
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/customdns.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  *  Please see LICENSE file for your rights under this license. */
 
 var table;
+var token = $("#token").text();
 
 function showAlert(type, message) {
   var alertElement = null;
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
   $("#btnAdd").on("click", addCustomDNS);
 
   table = $("#customDNSTable").DataTable({
-    ajax: "scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php?action=get",
+    ajax: {
+      url: "scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php",
+      data: { action: "get", token: token },
+      type: "POST"
+    },
     columns: [{}, { type: "ip-address" }, { orderable: false, searchable: false }],
     columnDefs: [
       {
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ function addCustomDNS() {
     url: "scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php",
     method: "post",
     dataType: "json",
-    data: { action: "add", ip: ip, domain: domain },
+    data: { action: "add", ip: ip, domain: domain, token: token },
     success: function (response) {
       if (response.success) {
         showAlert("success");
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ function deleteCustomDNS() {
     url: "scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php",
     method: "post",
     dataType: "json",
-    data: { action: "delete", domain: domain, ip: ip },
+    data: { action: "delete", domain: domain, ip: ip, token: token },
     success: function (response) {
       if (response.success) {
         showAlert("success");
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php
index a27f1e2b..b61eed4e 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/customdns.php
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@
 
     $customDNSFile = "/etc/pihole/custom.list";
 
-    switch ($_REQUEST['action'])
+    require_once('auth.php');
+
+    // Authentication checks
+    if (isset($_POST['token'])) {
+        check_cors();
+        check_csrf($_POST['token']);
+    } else {
+        log_and_die('Not allowed (login session invalid or expired, please relogin on the Pi-hole dashboard)!');
+    }
+
+
+    switch ($_POST['action'])
     {
         case 'get':     echo json_encode(echoCustomDNSEntries()); break;
         case 'add':     echo json_encode(addCustomDNSEntry());    break;
@@ -12,4 +23,6 @@
         default:
             die("Wrong action");
     }
+
+
 ?>