diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-08-20-57-17.gh-issue-104307.DSB93G.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-08-20-57-17.gh-issue-104307.DSB93G.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..03775845450caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-08-20-57-17.gh-issue-104307.DSB93G.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:func:`socket.getnameinfo` now releases the GIL while contacting the DNS server
diff --git a/Modules/socketmodule.c b/Modules/socketmodule.c
index 0e319a4cfd383b..47539d354b49a6 100644
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c
@@ -6737,8 +6737,10 @@ socket_getnameinfo(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         }
 #endif
     }
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
     error = getnameinfo(res->ai_addr, (socklen_t) res->ai_addrlen,
                     hbuf, sizeof(hbuf), pbuf, sizeof(pbuf), flags);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
     if (error) {
         set_gaierror(error);
         goto fail;