diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b4db5e6..3553754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           - pdns-rec-48
           - pdns-rec-49
           - pdns-rec-50
+          - pdns-rec-51
           - pdns-rec-master
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
diff --git a/molecule/pdns-rec-51/converge.yml b/molecule/pdns-rec-51/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6897e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/pdns-rec-51/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+- hosts: all
+  vars_files:
+    - ../resources/vars/pdns-rec-common.yml
+    - ../resources/vars/pdns-rec-repo-51.yml
+  roles:
+    - { role: pdns_recursor-ansible }
diff --git a/molecule/pdns-rec-51/molecule.yml b/molecule/pdns-rec-51/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a99ce1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/pdns-rec-51/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+
+scenario:
+  name: pdns-rec-51
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+platforms:
+  - name: centos-7
+    image: centos:7
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: oraclelinux-8
+    image: oraclelinux:8
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: oraclelinux-9
+    image: oraclelinux:9
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: ubuntu-2004
+    image: ubuntu:20.04
+    dockerfile_tpl: ubuntu-systemd
+
+  - name: ubuntu-2204
+    image: ubuntu:22.04
+    dockerfile_tpl: ubuntu-systemd
+
+  - name: debian-10
+    image: debian:10
+    dockerfile_tpl: debian-systemd
+
+  - name: debian-11
+    image: debian:11
+    dockerfile_tpl: debian-python3
+
+  - name: debian-12
+    image: debian:12
+    dockerfile_tpl: debian-python3
+
+  - name: rockylinux-8
+    image: rockylinux:8
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: almalinux-8
+    image: almalinux:8
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: rockylinux-9
+    image: rockylinux:9.0
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: almalinux-9
+    image: almalinux:9
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  options:
+    diff: True
+    v: True
+  config_options:
+    defaults:
+      gathering: smart
+      fact_caching: jsonfile
+      fact_caching_connection: .ansible_cache
+      fact_caching_timeout: 7200
+    ssh_connection:
+      pipelining: true
+  inventory:
+    links:
+      host_vars: ../resources/host_vars/
+  playbooks:
+    create: ../resources/create.yml
+    destroy: ../resources/destroy.yml
+    prepare: ../resources/prepare.yml
+  lint: ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0006 ANSIBLE0016
+
+lint: yamllint vars tasks defaults meta
+
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
+  options:
+    vvv: True
+  directory: ../resources/tests/all
+  additional_files_or_dirs:
+    - ../repo-51/
+    - ../systemd-overrides
diff --git a/molecule/resources/tests/repo-51/test_repo_51.py b/molecule/resources/tests/repo-51/test_repo_51.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bf4a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/resources/tests/repo-51/test_repo_51.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+debian_os = ['debian', 'ubuntu']
+rhel_os = ['redhat', 'centos', 'ol', 'rocky', 'almalinux']
+
+
+def test_repo_file(host):
+    f = None
+    if host.system_info.distribution.lower() in debian_os:
+        f = host.file('/etc/apt/sources.list.d/powerdns-rec-51.list')
+    if host.system_info.distribution.lower() in rhel_os:
+        f = host.file('/etc/yum.repos.d/powerdns-rec-51.repo')
+
+    assert f.exists
+    assert f.user == 'root'
+    assert f.group == 'root'
+
+
+def test_pdns_repo(host):
+    f = None
+    if host.system_info.distribution.lower() in debian_os:
+        f = host.file('/etc/apt/sources.list.d/powerdns-rec-51.list')
+    if host.system_info.distribution.lower() in rhel_os:
+        f = host.file('/etc/yum.repos.d/powerdns-rec-51.repo')
+
+    assert f.exists
+    assert f.contains('rec-51')
+
+
+def test_pdns_version(host):
+    cmd = host.run('/usr/sbin/pdns_recursor --version')
+
+    assert 'PowerDNS Recursor' in cmd.stderr
+    assert '5.0' in cmd.stderr
+
+
+def systemd_override(host):
+    fname = '/etc/systemd/system/pdns-recursor.service.d/override.conf'
+    f = host.file(fname)
+
+    assert not f.contains('User=')
+    assert not f.contains('Group=')
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index ae97154..854a1ee 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ pdns_rec_powerdns_repo_50:
   yum_debug_symbols_repo_baseurl: https://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/rec-50/debug
   name: powerdns-rec-50
 
+pdns_rec_powerdns_repo_51:
+  apt_repo_origin: repo.powerdns.com
+  apt_repo: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.powerdns.com/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release | lower }}-rec-51 main
+  gpg_key: https://repo.powerdns.com/FD380FBB-pub.asc
+  gpg_key_id: 9FAAA5577E8FCF62093D036C1B0C6205FD380FBB
+  yum_repo_baseurl: https://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/rec-51
+  yum_debug_symbols_repo_baseurl: https://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/rec-51/debug
+  name: powerdns-rec-51
+
 default_pdns_rec_service_overrides: >-
   {{  { 'User'  : pdns_rec_user
       , 'Group' : pdns_rec_group