diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.17.backwards.excludes b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.17.backwards.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f469c7925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.17.backwards.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# #25848 - TTL seconds used when TTL milliseconds expected
+# Change of a field name with ApiMayChange
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.UnknownRecord.ttl")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.ARecord.ttl")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.CNameRecord.ttl")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.AAAARecord.ttl")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.ResourceRecord.ttl")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.dns.SRVRecord.ttl")
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/DnsResourceRecords.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/DnsResourceRecords.scala
index 089c0fff09..d48b3a3543 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/DnsResourceRecords.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/DnsResourceRecords.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import akka.util.{ ByteIterator, ByteString, ByteStringBuilder }
 import scala.annotation.switch
 
 @ApiMayChange
-sealed abstract class ResourceRecord(val name: String, val ttl: Int, val recType: Short, val recClass: Short)
+sealed abstract class ResourceRecord(val name: String, val ttlInSeconds: Int, val recType: Short, val recClass: Short)
   extends NoSerializationVerificationNeeded {
 
   /**
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ sealed abstract class ResourceRecord(val name: String, val ttl: Int, val recType
 }
 
 @ApiMayChange
-final case class ARecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
-                         ip: InetAddress) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttl, RecordType.A.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
+final case class ARecord(override val name: String, override val ttlInSeconds: Int,
+                         ip: InetAddress) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, RecordType.A.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
 
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ final case class ARecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
  */
 @InternalApi
 private[dns] object ARecord {
-  def parseBody(name: String, ttl: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): ARecord = {
+  def parseBody(name: String, ttlInSeconds: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): ARecord = {
     val addr = Array.ofDim[Byte](4)
     it.getBytes(addr)
-    ARecord(name, ttl, InetAddress.getByAddress(addr).asInstanceOf[Inet4Address])
+    ARecord(name, ttlInSeconds, InetAddress.getByAddress(addr).asInstanceOf[Inet4Address])
   }
 }
 
 @ApiMayChange
-final case class AAAARecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
-                            ip: Inet6Address) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttl, RecordType.AAAA.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
+final case class AAAARecord(override val name: String, override val ttlInSeconds: Int,
+                            ip: Inet6Address) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, RecordType.AAAA.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
 
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
@@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ private[dns] object AAAARecord {
    * INTERNAL API
    */
   @InternalApi
-  def parseBody(name: String, ttl: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): AAAARecord = {
+  def parseBody(name: String, ttlInSeconds: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): AAAARecord = {
     val addr = Array.ofDim[Byte](16)
     it.getBytes(addr)
-    AAAARecord(name, ttl, InetAddress.getByAddress(addr).asInstanceOf[Inet6Address])
+    AAAARecord(name, ttlInSeconds, InetAddress.getByAddress(addr).asInstanceOf[Inet6Address])
   }
 }
 
 @ApiMayChange
-final case class CNameRecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
-                             canonicalName: String) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttl, RecordType.CNAME.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
+final case class CNameRecord(override val name: String, override val ttlInSeconds: Int,
+                             canonicalName: String) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, RecordType.CNAME.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
    */
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ private[dns] object CNameRecord {
    * INTERNAL API
    */
   @InternalApi
-  def parseBody(name: String, ttl: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator, msg: ByteString): CNameRecord = {
-    CNameRecord(name, ttl, DomainName.parse(it, msg))
+  def parseBody(name: String, ttlInSeconds: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator, msg: ByteString): CNameRecord = {
+    CNameRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, DomainName.parse(it, msg))
   }
 }
 
 @ApiMayChange
-final case class SRVRecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
-                           priority: Int, weight: Int, port: Int, target: String) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttl, RecordType.SRV.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
+final case class SRVRecord(override val name: String, override val ttlInSeconds: Int,
+                           priority: Int, weight: Int, port: Int, target: String) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, RecordType.SRV.code, RecordClass.IN.code) {
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
    */
@@ -139,18 +139,18 @@ private[dns] object SRVRecord {
    * INTERNAL API
    */
   @InternalApi
-  def parseBody(name: String, ttl: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator, msg: ByteString): SRVRecord = {
+  def parseBody(name: String, ttlInSeconds: Int, length: Short, it: ByteIterator, msg: ByteString): SRVRecord = {
     val priority = it.getShort
     val weight = it.getShort
     val port = it.getShort
-    SRVRecord(name, ttl, priority, weight, port, DomainName.parse(it, msg))
+    SRVRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, priority, weight, port, DomainName.parse(it, msg))
   }
 }
 
 @ApiMayChange
-final case class UnknownRecord(override val name: String, override val ttl: Int,
+final case class UnknownRecord(override val name: String, override val ttlInSeconds: Int,
                                override val recType: Short, override val recClass: Short,
-                               data: ByteString) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttl, recType, recClass) {
+                               data: ByteString) extends ResourceRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, recType, recClass) {
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
    */
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ private[dns] object UnknownRecord {
    * INTERNAL API
    */
   @InternalApi
-  def parseBody(name: String, ttl: Int, recType: Short, recClass: Short, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): UnknownRecord =
-    UnknownRecord(name, ttl, recType, recClass, it.toByteString)
+  def parseBody(name: String, ttlInSeconds: Int, recType: Short, recClass: Short, length: Short, it: ByteIterator): UnknownRecord =
+    UnknownRecord(name, ttlInSeconds, recType, recClass, it.toByteString)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsCache.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsCache.scala
index 9b39df6949..0f6ac8b9d3 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsCache.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsCache.scala
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
   }
 
   @tailrec
-  private[io] final def put(key: (String, QueryType), records: Answer, ttlMillis: Long): Unit = {
+  private[io] final def put(key: (String, QueryType), records: Answer, ttlInMillis: Long): Unit = {
     val c = cache.get()
-    if (!cache.compareAndSet(c, c.put(key, records, ttlMillis)))
-      put(key, records, ttlMillis)
+    if (!cache.compareAndSet(c, c.put(key, records, ttlInMillis)))
+      put(key, records, ttlInMillis)
   }
 
   @tailrec
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsResolver.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsResolver.scala
index 74266a6803..f7adc94b76 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsResolver.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/dns/internal/AsyncDnsResolver.scala
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ private[io] final class AsyncDnsResolver(
         ipv4Recs.flatMap(ipv4Records ⇒ {
           // TODO, do we want config to specify a max for this?
           if (ipv4Records.rrs.nonEmpty) {
-            val minTtl4 = ipv4Records.rrs.minBy(_.ttl).ttl
-            cache.put((name, Ipv4Type), ipv4Records, minTtl4)
+            val minTtl4 = ipv4Records.rrs.minBy(_.ttlInSeconds).ttlInSeconds
+            cache.put((name, Ipv4Type), ipv4Records, minTtl4 * 1000)
           }
           ipv6Recs.map(ipv6Records ⇒ {
             if (ipv6Records.rrs.nonEmpty) {
-              val minTtl6 = ipv6Records.rrs.minBy(_.ttl).ttl
-              cache.put((name, Ipv6Type), ipv6Records, minTtl6)
+              val minTtl6 = ipv6Records.rrs.minBy(_.ttlInSeconds).ttlInSeconds
+              cache.put((name, Ipv6Type), ipv6Records, minTtl6 * 1000)
             }
             ipv4Records.rrs ++ ipv6Records.rrs
           }).map(recs ⇒ DnsProtocol.Resolved(name, recs))
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ private[io] final class AsyncDnsResolver(
             Future.successful(DnsProtocol.Resolved(name, r.rrs, r.additionalRecs))
           case None ⇒
             sendQuestion(resolver, SrvQuestion(nextId(), caseFoldedName))
-              .map(r ⇒ {
-                if (r.rrs.nonEmpty) {
-                  val minTtl = r.rrs.minBy(_.ttl).ttl
-                  cache.put((name, SrvType), r, minTtl)
+              .map(answer ⇒ {
+                if (answer.rrs.nonEmpty) {
+                  val minttlInSeconds = answer.rrs.minBy(_.ttlInSeconds).ttlInSeconds
+                  cache.put((name, SrvType), answer, minttlInSeconds * 1000) // cache uses ttl in millis
                 }
-                DnsProtocol.Resolved(name, r.rrs, r.additionalRecs)
+                DnsProtocol.Resolved(name, answer.rrs, answer.additionalRecs)
               })
         }