diff -up cups-2.4.1/scheduler/ipp.c.resolve-uri cups-2.4.1/scheduler/ipp.c
--- cups-2.4.1/scheduler/ipp.c.resolve-uri	2022-03-04 08:13:13.712346134 +0100
+++ cups-2.4.1/scheduler/ipp.c	2022-03-04 08:17:17.486819820 +0100
@@ -5271,6 +5271,7 @@ create_local_bg_thread(
 		userpass[256],		/* User:pass */
 		host[256],		/* Hostname */
 		resource[1024],		/* Resource path */
+		uri[1024],		/* Resolved URI, if needed */
 		line[1024];		/* Line from PPD */
   int		port;			/* Port number */
   http_encryption_t encryption;		/* Type of encryption to use */
@@ -5292,6 +5293,19 @@ create_local_bg_thread(
 
   cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_DEBUG, "%s: Generating PPD file from \"%s\"...", printer->name, printer->device_uri);
 
+  if (strstr(printer->device_uri, "._tcp"))
+  {
+    cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_DEBUG2, "%s: Resolving mDNS URI \"%s\".", printer->name, printer->device_uri);
+
+    if (!_httpResolveURI(printer->device_uri, uri, sizeof(uri), _HTTP_RESOLVE_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL))
+    {
+      cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_ERROR, "%s: Couldn't resolve mDNS URI \"%s\".", printer->name, printer->device_uri);
+      return (NULL);
+    }
+
+    printer->device_uri = uri;
+  }
+
   if (httpSeparateURI(HTTP_URI_CODING_ALL, printer->device_uri, scheme, sizeof(scheme), userpass, sizeof(userpass), host, sizeof(host), &port, resource, sizeof(resource)) < HTTP_URI_STATUS_OK)
   {
     cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_ERROR, "%s: Bad device URI \"%s\".", printer->name, printer->device_uri);