diff --git a/src/seeder/test/seeder_tests.cpp b/src/seeder/test/seeder_tests.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/test/seeder_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/test/seeder_tests.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,122 @@
 
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE Bitcoin Seeder Test Suite
 
+#include <seeder/dns.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(seeder_tests)
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_stub) {
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(true, true);
+static const int MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH = 255;
+static const uint8_t END_OF_NAME_FIELD = 0;
+static const size_t MAX_LABEL_LENGTH = 63;
+
+// Builds the name field of the question section of a DNS query
+static std::vector<uint8_t>
+CreateDNSQuestionNameField(const std::string &queryName) {
+    std::vector<uint8_t> nameField;
+    size_t i = 0;
+    size_t labelIndex = 0;
+    while (i < queryName.size()) {
+        if (queryName[i] == '.') {
+            // Push the length of the label and then the label
+            nameField.push_back(i - labelIndex);
+            while (labelIndex < i) {
+                nameField.push_back(queryName[labelIndex]);
+                labelIndex++;
+            }
+            labelIndex = i + 1;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+    // Push the length of the label and then the label
+    nameField.push_back(i - labelIndex);
+    while (labelIndex < i) {
+        nameField.push_back(queryName[labelIndex]);
+        labelIndex++;
+    }
+    nameField.push_back(END_OF_NAME_FIELD);
+
+    return nameField;
+}
+
+static void CheckParseName(const std::string queryName) {
+    std::vector<uint8_t> nameField = CreateDNSQuestionNameField(queryName);
+
+    // Input buffer tests
+    // parse_name() does not support input strings of length 0
+    for (size_t nameFieldEndIndex = 1;
+         nameFieldEndIndex < MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH; nameFieldEndIndex++) {
+        std::array<char, MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH> parsedQueryName;
+        parsedQueryName.fill(0);
+        const uint8_t *nameFieldBegin = nameField.data();
+        int ret = parse_name(
+            &nameFieldBegin, nameFieldBegin + nameFieldEndIndex,
+            nameField.data(), parsedQueryName.data(), parsedQueryName.size());
+
+        if (nameFieldEndIndex < nameField.size()) {
+            BOOST_CHECK(ret != 0);
+        } else {
+            BOOST_CHECK(ret == 0);
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(parsedQueryName.data(),
+                              queryName.substr(0, nameFieldEndIndex - 1));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Output buffer size test
+    std::array<char, MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH> parsedQueryName;
+    parsedQueryName.fill(0);
+    const uint8_t *nameFieldBegin = nameField.data();
+    int ret =
+        parse_name(&nameFieldBegin, nameFieldBegin + nameField.size(),
+                   nameField.data(), parsedQueryName.data(), queryName.size());
+    BOOST_CHECK(ret != 0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(parse_name_tests) {
+    CheckParseName("www.domain.com");
+    CheckParseName("domain.com");
+    // Shortest valid domain name is 1 char followed by the extension
+    CheckParseName("a.co");
+    CheckParseName("sub1.sub2.domain.co.uk");
+    CheckParseName("my-domain.com");
+
+    // Check behavior for name with maximum length label
+    std::string maxLengthLabel;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_LABEL_LENGTH; i++) {
+        maxLengthLabel += 'a';
+    }
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(maxLengthLabel.size(), MAX_LABEL_LENGTH);
+    CheckParseName("www." + maxLengthLabel + ".com");
+
+    // Check behavior for a name that is the maximum length
+    std::string maxLengthQName = maxLengthLabel + '.' + maxLengthLabel + '.' +
+                                 maxLengthLabel + '.' + maxLengthLabel;
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(maxLengthQName.size(), MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH);
+    CheckParseName(maxLengthQName);
+}
+
+// Test for when a label in the name field is too long
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(parse_name_label_too_long) {
+    // Verify that MAX_LABEL_LENGTH + 1 fails
+    std::string maxLengthLabel;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_LABEL_LENGTH; i++) {
+        maxLengthLabel += 'a';
+    }
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(maxLengthLabel.size(), MAX_LABEL_LENGTH);
+    std::string queryName = "www." + maxLengthLabel + "a.com";
+    std::vector<uint8_t> nameField = CreateDNSQuestionNameField(queryName);
+    std::array<char, MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH> parsedQueryName;
+    parsedQueryName.fill(0);
+    const uint8_t *nameFieldBegin = nameField.data();
+    int ret = parse_name(&nameFieldBegin, nameFieldBegin + nameField.size(),
+                         nameField.data(), parsedQueryName.data(),
+                         MAX_QUERY_NAME_LENGTH);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ret, -1);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()