diff --git a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
index ae4fa392c..6993cef04 100644
--- a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
+++ b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
@@ -478,9 +478,37 @@ func nativeToRecords(set r53Types.ResourceRecordSet, origin string) ([]*models.R
 				rtype = "TXT"
 				fallthrough
 			default:
+				ty := string(rtype)
+				val := *rec.Value
+
+				// AWS Route53 has a bug.  Sometimes it returns a target
+				// without a trailing dot. In this case we add the dot.  It is
+				// not risky to "just add the dot" because this field never
+				// includes shortnames.  That said, we only do it for certain
+				// record types where we can show the problem exists.
+				// 2022-02-23: NS records do NOT have this bug.
+				//
+				// NOTE: The dot is missing when the record is added via the
+				// AWS web console manually.
+				//
+				// The next "dnscontrol push" will update the record, even
+				// though it doesn't seem to be broken. This only happens once
+				// per record.  Sadly the updates only fix the first record.
+				// So, if n records are affected by this bug, the next n
+				// pushes will be required to clean up all the records.
+				// Someone converting a new zone will see this issue for the
+				// first n pushes. It will seem odd but this is AWS's bug.
+				// The UPSERT command only fixes the first record, even if
+				// the UPSET received a list of corrections.
+				if ty == "CNAME" || ty == "MX" {
+					if !strings.HasSuffix(val, ".") {
+						val = val + "."
+					}
+				}
+
 				rc := &models.RecordConfig{TTL: uint32(aws.ToInt64(set.TTL))}
 				rc.SetLabelFromFQDN(unescape(set.Name), origin)
-				if err := rc.PopulateFromString(string(rtype), *rec.Value, origin); err != nil {
+				if err := rc.PopulateFromString(string(rtype), val, origin); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unparsable record received from R53: %w", err)
 				}
 				results = append(results, rc)