diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainActivate.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainActivate.tsx
index ddac4535323..24aeba26cf4 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainActivate.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainActivate.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const CustomDomainActivate = ({ projectRef, customDomain }: CustomDomainActivate
                 type="default"
                 onClick={onCancelCustomDomain}
                 loading={isDeleting}
+                disabled={isDeleting}
                 className="self-end"
               >
                 Cancel
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ const CustomDomainActivate = ({ projectRef, customDomain }: CustomDomainActivate
                     />
                   </svg>
                 }
+                disabled={isDeleting}
                 onClick={() => setIsActivateConfirmModalVisible(true)}
                 className="self-end"
               >
diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainConfig.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainConfig.tsx
index be80c2ac9d8..c011709dceb 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainConfig.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainConfig.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const CustomDomainConfig = () => {
     <section>
       <FormHeader title="Custom Domains" description="Present a branded experience to your users" />
       {data?.status === '0_no_hostname_configured' ? (
-        <CustomDomainsConfigureHostname projectRef={ref} />
+        <CustomDomainsConfigureHostname />
       ) : (
         <Panel>
           {isLoading && (
diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainVerify.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainVerify.tsx
index ab3a0664e3d..4d2ed590e8e 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainVerify.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainVerify.tsx
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ const CustomDomainVerify = ({ projectRef, customDomain, settings }: CustomDomain
       <Panel.Content className="space-y-6">
         <div>
           <h4 className="text-scale-1200 mb-2">
-            Successfully added your custom domain{' '}
+            Configure TXT verification for your custom domain{' '}
             <code className="text-sm">{customDomain.hostname}</code>
           </h4>
           <p className="text-sm text-scale-1100">
-            Set the following record(s) in your DNS provider, then click verify to confirm your
+            Set the following TXT record(s) in your DNS provider, then click verify to confirm your
             control over the domain
           </p>
           <p className="text-sm text-scale-1100">
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ const CustomDomainVerify = ({ projectRef, customDomain, settings }: CustomDomain
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
+        <div className="!mt-4">
+          <p className="text-sm text-scale-1000">
+            One of the records requires you to replace the CNAME record set up in the first step
+            with a TXT record.
+          </p>
+          <p className="text-sm text-scale-1000">
+            You'll be able to restore it back to the CNAME after the verification process has been
+            completed.
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </Panel.Content>
 
       <div className="border-t border-scale-400" />
@@ -181,6 +191,7 @@ const CustomDomainVerify = ({ projectRef, customDomain, settings }: CustomDomain
               type="default"
               onClick={onCancelCustomDomain}
               loading={isDeleting}
+              disabled={isDeleting || isReverifyLoading}
               className="self-end"
             >
               Cancel
@@ -189,6 +200,7 @@ const CustomDomainVerify = ({ projectRef, customDomain, settings }: CustomDomain
               icon={<IconRefreshCw />}
               onClick={onReverifyCustomDomain}
               loading={isReverifyLoading}
+              disabled={isDeleting || isReverifyLoading}
               className="self-end"
             >
               Verify
diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainsConfigureHostname.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainsConfigureHostname.tsx
index 5fa62056d20..562fcb900d4 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainsConfigureHostname.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/Settings/General/CustomDomainConfig/CustomDomainsConfigureHostname.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import * as yup from 'yup'
-import { Button, Form, IconExternalLink, Input } from 'ui'
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite'
+import { Button, Form, IconExternalLink, Input } from 'ui'
 import { PermissionAction } from '@supabase/shared-types/out/constants'
 
-import { checkPermissions, useStore } from 'hooks'
+import { checkPermissions, useParams, useProjectSettings, useStore } from 'hooks'
 import {
   FormActions,
   FormPanel,
@@ -14,30 +14,48 @@ import {
 } from 'components/ui/Forms'
 import { useCustomDomainCreateMutation } from 'data/custom-domains/custom-domains-create-mutation'
 
-const FORM_ID = 'custom-domains-form'
-
 const schema = yup.object({
   domain: yup.string().required('A value for your custom domain is required'),
 })
 
-export type CustomDomainsConfigureHostnameProps = {
-  projectRef?: string
-}
-
-const CustomDomainsConfigureHostname = ({ projectRef }: CustomDomainsConfigureHostnameProps) => {
+const CustomDomainsConfigureHostname = () => {
   const { ui } = useStore()
-
-  const canConfigureCustomDomain = checkPermissions(PermissionAction.UPDATE, 'projects')
+  const { ref } = useParams()
   const { mutateAsync: createCustomDomain } = useCustomDomainCreateMutation()
+  const { services } = useProjectSettings(ref as string | undefined)
+
+  // Get the API service
+  const API_SERVICE_ID = 1
+  const apiService = services ? services.find((x: any) => x.app.id == API_SERVICE_ID) : {}
+  const endpoint = apiService?.app_config?.endpoint
+
+  const FORM_ID = 'custom-domains-form'
+  const canConfigureCustomDomain = checkPermissions(PermissionAction.UPDATE, 'projects')
+
+  const verifyCNAME = async (domain: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+    const res = await fetch(`https://1.1.1.1/dns-query?name=${domain}`, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: { accept: 'application/dns-json' },
+    })
+    const verification = await res.json()
+    return verification.Status === 0
+  }
 
   const onCreateCustomDomain = async (values: yup.InferType<typeof schema>) => {
-    if (!projectRef) {
-      throw new Error('Project ref is required')
+    if (!ref) throw new Error('Project ref is required')
+
+    const cnameVerified = await verifyCNAME(values.domain)
+    if (!cnameVerified) {
+      return ui.setNotification({
+        category: 'error',
+        duration: 4000,
+        message: `Your CNAME record for ${values.domain} has yet to be verified - please check back again in a bit.`,
+      })
     }
 
     try {
       await createCustomDomain({
-        projectRef,
+        projectRef: ref,
         customDomain: values.domain,
       })
     } catch (error: any) {
@@ -100,6 +118,18 @@ const CustomDomainsConfigureHostname = ({ projectRef }: CustomDomainsConfigureHo
                   />
                 </FormSectionContent>
               </FormSection>
+              <FormSection header={<FormSectionLabel>Configure a CNAME record</FormSectionLabel>}>
+                <p className="col-span-12 text-sm lg:col-span-7 leading-6">
+                  Set up a CNAME record for{' '}
+                  {values.domain ? (
+                    <code className="text-xs">{values.domain}</code>
+                  ) : (
+                    'your custom domain'
+                  )}
+                  , resolving to <code className="text-xs">{endpoint}</code>, with as low a TTL as
+                  possible.
+                </p>
+              </FormSection>
             </FormPanel>
           </>
         )