diff --git a/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/cdk-playground.test.ts.snap b/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/cdk-playground.test.ts.snap
index 90bcf126..157665cd 100644
--- a/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/cdk-playground.test.ts.snap
+++ b/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/cdk-playground.test.ts.snap
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Object {
       "GuApplicationTargetGroup",
       "GuHttpsApplicationListener",
       "GuCname",
+      "GuCname",
       "GuApiLambda",
       "GuCertificate",
       "GuCname",
@@ -275,6 +276,18 @@ Object {
       },
       "Type": "Guardian::DNS::RecordSet",
     },
+    "FastlyDRTestDNS": Object {
+      "Properties": Object {
+        "Name": "cdk-status-resources.guardianapis.com",
+        "RecordType": "CNAME",
+        "ResourceRecords": Array [
+          "dualstack.guardian.map.fastly.net",
+        ],
+        "Stage": "PROD",
+        "TTL": 3600,
+      },
+      "Type": "Guardian::DNS::RecordSet",
+    },
     "GetDistributablePolicyCdkplaygroundBFB4D02B": Object {
       "Properties": Object {
         "PolicyDocument": Object {
diff --git a/cdk/lib/cdk-playground.ts b/cdk/lib/cdk-playground.ts
index 1b7c2449..69443570 100644
--- a/cdk/lib/cdk-playground.ts
+++ b/cdk/lib/cdk-playground.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export class CdkPlayground extends GuStack {
 
 		const ec2App = 'cdk-playground';
 		const ec2AppDomainName = 'cdk-playground.gutools.co.uk';
+    //New domain added for Fastly disaster recovery testing. Will be deleted after this testing is complete
+    //todo - delete fastlyTestDomainName once the Fastly disaster recovery testing is complete.
+    const fastlyDRTestDomainName = 'cdk-status-resources.guardianapis.com';
 
 		const { loadBalancer } = new GuPlayApp(this, {
 			app: ec2App,
@@ -50,6 +53,16 @@ export class CdkPlayground extends GuStack {
 			imageRecipe: 'developerPlayground-arm64-java11',
 		});
 
+    // This is a temporary domain name for use in some ongoing Fastly Disaster Recovery testing
+    // It will be removed after this testing is complete
+    // todo - remove this Cname after Fastly disaster recovery testing is complete
+    new GuCname(this, 'FastlyDRTestDNS', {
+      app: ec2App,
+      ttl: Duration.hours(1),
+      domainName: fastlyDRTestDomainName,
+      resourceRecord: 'dualstack.guardian.map.fastly.net',
+    });
+
 		new GuCname(this, 'EC2AppDNS', {
 			app: ec2App,
 			ttl: Duration.hours(1),