diff --git a/features/netsocket/nsapi_dns.cpp b/features/netsocket/nsapi_dns.cpp
index 7a7ffb3701..16947bb387 100644
--- a/features/netsocket/nsapi_dns.cpp
+++ b/features/netsocket/nsapi_dns.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "PlatformMutex.h"
 #include "SingletonPtr.h"
 
+using namespace std::chrono;
+using rtos::Kernel::Clock;
+
 #define CLASS_IN 1
 
 #define RR_A 1
@@ -51,9 +54,9 @@
 struct DNS_CACHE {
     nsapi_addr_t *address;
     char *host;
-    uint64_t expires;      /*!< time to live in milliseconds */
-    uint64_t accessed;     /*!< last accessed */
-    uint8_t count;         /*!< number of IP addresses */
+    Clock::time_point expires;      /*!< time to live in milliseconds */
+    Clock::time_point accessed;     /*!< last accessed */
+    uint8_t count;                  /*!< number of IP addresses */
 };
 
 struct SOCKET_CB_DATA {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ struct DNS_QUERY {
     UDPSocket *socket;
     SOCKET_CB_DATA *socket_cb_data;
     nsapi_addr_t *addrs;
-    uint32_t ttl;
+    duration<uint32_t> ttl;
     uint32_t total_timeout;
     uint32_t socket_timeout;
     uint16_t dns_message_id;
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ struct DNS_QUERY {
     dns_state state;
 };
 
-static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, uint32_t ttl, uint8_t count);
+static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, duration<uint32_t> ttl, uint8_t count);
 static nsapi_size_or_error_t nsapi_dns_cache_find(const char *host, nsapi_version_t version, nsapi_addr_t *address);
 static void nsapi_dns_cache_reset();
 
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ static int dns_append_question(uint8_t *ptr, uint16_t id, const char *host, nsap
     return *p - s_ptr;
 }
 
-static int dns_scan_response(const uint8_t *ptr, uint16_t exp_id, uint32_t *ttl, nsapi_addr_t *addr, unsigned addr_count)
+static int dns_scan_response(const uint8_t *ptr, uint16_t exp_id, duration<uint32_t> *ttl, nsapi_addr_t *addr, unsigned addr_count)
 {
     const uint8_t **p = &ptr;
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ static int dns_scan_response(const uint8_t *ptr, uint16_t exp_id, uint32_t *ttl,
             if (ttl_val > INT32_MAX) {
                 ttl_val = INT32_MAX;
             }
-            *ttl = ttl_val;
+            *ttl = duration<uint32_t>(ttl_val);
         }
 
         if (rtype == RR_A && rclass == CLASS_IN && rdlength == NSAPI_IPv4_BYTES) {
@@ -323,11 +326,11 @@ static int dns_scan_response(const uint8_t *ptr, uint16_t exp_id, uint32_t *ttl,
     return count;
 }
 
-static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, uint32_t ttl, uint8_t count)
+static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, duration<uint32_t> ttl, uint8_t count)
 {
 #if (MBED_CONF_NSAPI_DNS_CACHE_SIZE > 0)
     // RFC 1034: if TTL is zero, entry is not added to cache
-    if (ttl == 0) {
+    if (ttl == ttl.zero()) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, uint32_
     dns_cache_mutex->lock();
 
     int index = -1;
-    uint64_t accessed = UINT64_MAX;
+    Clock::time_point accessed = Clock::time_point::max();
 
     // Finds free or last accessed entry
     for (int i = 0; i < MBED_CONF_NSAPI_DNS_CACHE_SIZE; i++) {
@@ -373,9 +376,9 @@ static void nsapi_dns_cache_add(const char *host, nsapi_addr_t *address, uint32_
         dns_cache[index]->count = count;
         dns_cache[index]->host = new (std::nothrow) char[strlen(host) + 1];
         strcpy(dns_cache[index]->host, host);
-        uint64_t ms_count = rtos::Kernel::get_ms_count();
-        dns_cache[index]->expires = ms_count + (uint64_t) ttl * 1000;
-        dns_cache[index]->accessed = ms_count;
+        auto now = Clock::now();
+        dns_cache[index]->expires = now + ttl;
+        dns_cache[index]->accessed = now;
     }
 
     dns_cache_mutex->unlock();
@@ -391,9 +394,9 @@ static nsapi_size_or_error_t nsapi_dns_cache_find(const char *host, nsapi_versio
 
     for (int i = 0; i < MBED_CONF_NSAPI_DNS_CACHE_SIZE; i++) {
         if (dns_cache[i]) {
-            uint64_t ms_count = rtos::Kernel::get_ms_count();
+            auto now = Clock::now();
             // Checks all entries for expired entries
-            if (ms_count > dns_cache[i]->expires) {
+            if (now > dns_cache[i]->expires) {
                 delete dns_cache[i]->host;
                 delete dns_cache[i];
                 dns_cache[i] = NULL;
@@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ static nsapi_size_or_error_t nsapi_dns_cache_find(const char *host, nsapi_versio
                         ret_val++;
                     }
                 }
-                dns_cache[i]->accessed = ms_count;
+                dns_cache[i]->accessed = now;
 
             }
         }
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ static nsapi_size_or_error_t nsapi_dns_query_multiple(NetworkStack *stack, const
         }
 
         const uint8_t *response = packet;
-        uint32_t ttl;
+        duration<uint32_t> ttl;
         int resp = dns_scan_response(response, 1, &ttl, addr, addr_count);
         if (resp > 0) {
             nsapi_dns_cache_add(host, addr, ttl, resp);