diff --git a/app/models/record.rb b/app/models/record.rb
index bf96011..9fe1d27 100644
--- a/app/models/record.rb
+++ b/app/models/record.rb
@@ -1,71 +1,75 @@
 require 'ipaddr'
 
 class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :domain
 
   def self.record_types
     [
       'SOA', 'NS', 'CNAME',
       'A', 'AAAA',
       'MX',
       'TXT', 'SPF', 'SRV', 'SSHFP',
       'PTR',
     ]
   end
 
   validates :name, presence: true
   validates :type, inclusion: { in: record_types }
 
   before_validation :guess_reverse_name
   before_validation :set_name
   after_save :update_zone_serial
   after_destroy :update_zone_serial
 
   def short
     return '' if name == domain.name
     return '' if name.blank?
 
     File.basename(name, ".#{domain.name}")
   end
 
   def supports_prio?
     false
   end
 
   # Create record specific urls for all record types
   #
   # Overrides default rails STI
   def self.model_name
     return super if self == Record
 
     Record.model_name
   end
 
+  def to_dns
+    [name, 'IN', type, supports_prio? ? prio : nil, content].compact.join(' ')
+  end
+
   private
 
   # Hooks
 
   def guess_reverse_name
     return if not type == 'PTR'
     return if not domain.reverse?
     return if name.blank?
 
     reverse = IPAddr.new(name).reverse
     self.name = reverse if reverse.end_with?(domain.name)
   rescue IPAddr::InvalidAddressError # rubycop:disable HandleExceptions
   end
 
   # Powerdns expects full domain names
   def set_name
     self.name = domain.name if name.blank?
     self.name = "#{name}.#{domain.name}" if not name.end_with?(domain.name)
   end
 
   def update_zone_serial
     # SOA records handle serial themselves
     return true if type == 'SOA'
 
     domain.soa.bump_serial!
   end
 
 end