diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 8d9e941..9f5f30e 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	records                      map[string]NameRecords
 	reverseIndex                 map[string][]string
 	treeRoot                     string
+	hsdClient                    *HSDClient
 	mainchainAliasClient         *MainchainAliasClient
 	discoverer                   func() (map[string]NameRecords, error)
 	fallbackDiscoverer           func() (map[string]NameRecords, error)
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ type ServiceOptions struct {
 	Discoverer                   func() (map[string]NameRecords, error)
 	FallbackDiscoverer           func() (map[string]NameRecords, error)
 	MainchainAliasClient          *MainchainAliasClient
+	HSDClient                    *HSDClient
 	ChainAliasDiscoverer         func(context.Context) ([]string, error)
 	FallbackChainAliasDiscoverer func(context.Context) ([]string, error)
 	TreeRootCheckInterval        time.Duration
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ func NewService(options ServiceOptions) *Service {
 		records:                      cached,
 		reverseIndex:                 buildReverseIndex(cached),
 		treeRoot:                     treeRoot,
+		hsdClient:                    options.HSDClient,
 		mainchainAliasClient:         options.MainchainAliasClient,
 		discoverer:                   options.Discoverer,
 		fallbackDiscoverer:           options.FallbackDiscoverer,
@@ -89,9 +92,20 @@ func NewService(options ServiceOptions) *Service {
 	}
 }
 
+func (service *Service) resolveHSDClient(client *HSDClient) (*HSDClient, error) {
+	if client != nil {
+		return client, nil
+	}
+	if service.hsdClient == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("hsd client is required")
+	}
+	return service.hsdClient, nil
+}
+
 func (service *Service) DiscoverFromChainAliases(ctx context.Context, client *HSDClient) error {
-	if client == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("hsd client is required")
+	resolved, err := service.resolveHSDClient(client)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	aliases, err := discoverAliasesWithFallback(
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ func (service *Service) DiscoverFromChainAliases(ctx context.Context, client *HS
 	if aliases == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return service.discoverFromChainAliasesUsingTreeRoot(ctx, aliases, client)
+	return service.discoverFromChainAliasesUsingTreeRoot(ctx, aliases, resolved)
 }
 
 func discoverAliasesWithFallback(
@@ -161,6 +175,11 @@ func discoverAliasesWithFallback(
 //		URL: "http://127.0.0.1:14037",
 //	}))
 func (service *Service) DiscoverFromMainchainAliases(ctx context.Context, chainClient *MainchainAliasClient, hsdClient *HSDClient) error {
+	resolvedHSDClient, err := service.resolveHSDClient(hsdClient)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	aliases, err := discoverAliases(
 		ctx,
 		func(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
@@ -188,7 +207,7 @@ func (service *Service) DiscoverFromMainchainAliases(ctx context.Context, chainC
 	if len(aliases) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return service.discoverFromChainAliasesUsingTreeRoot(ctx, aliases, hsdClient)
+	return service.discoverFromChainAliasesUsingTreeRoot(ctx, aliases, resolvedHSDClient)
 }
 
 func (service *Service) discoverFromChainAliasesUsingTreeRoot(ctx context.Context, aliases []string, client *HSDClient) error {
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index d895ef1..a00b54b 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -458,6 +458,69 @@ func TestServiceDiscoverFromChainAliasesUsesFallbackWhenPrimaryFails(t *testing.
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServiceDiscoverFromChainAliasesUsesConfiguredHSDClient(t *testing.T) {
+	var treeRootCalls int32
+	var nameResourceCalls int32
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+		var payload struct {
+			Method string `json:"method"`
+			Params []any  `json:"params"`
+		}
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request payload: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		switch payload.Method {
+		case "getblockchaininfo":
+			atomic.AddInt32(&treeRootCalls, 1)
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(responseWriter).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"result": map[string]any{
+					"tree_root": "root-1",
+				},
+			})
+		case "getnameresource":
+			atomic.AddInt32(&nameResourceCalls, 1)
+			switch payload.Params[0] {
+			case "gateway.charon.lthn":
+				_ = json.NewEncoder(responseWriter).Encode(map[string]any{
+					"result": map[string]any{
+						"a": []string{"10.10.10.10"},
+					},
+				})
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected alias lookup: %#v", payload.Params)
+			}
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected method: %s", payload.Method)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	service := NewService(ServiceOptions{
+		ChainAliasDiscoverer: func(_ context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+			return []string{"gateway.charon.lthn"}, nil
+		},
+		HSDClient: NewHSDClient(HSDClientOptions{URL: server.URL}),
+	})
+
+	if err := service.DiscoverFromChainAliases(context.Background(), nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected chain alias discovery to complete: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&treeRootCalls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one tree-root call, got %d", atomic.LoadInt32(&treeRootCalls))
+	}
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&nameResourceCalls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one name-resource call, got %d", atomic.LoadInt32(&nameResourceCalls))
+	}
+
+	gateway, ok := service.Resolve("gateway.charon.lthn")
+	if !ok || len(gateway.A) != 1 || gateway.A[0] != "10.10.10.10" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected gateway A record, got %#v (ok=%t)", gateway, ok)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceDiscoverFromChainAliasesFallsBackToMainchainClientWhenDiscovererFails(t *testing.T) {
 	var chainAliasCalls int32
 	var treeRootCalls int32