diff --git a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/_os.py b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/_os.py
index fb2e6367d..545eb2615 100644
--- a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/_os.py
+++ b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/_os.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from dissect.target.plugins.os.unix.bsd.osx._os import MacPlugin
 from dissect.target.plugins.os.unix.linux.network_managers import (
     LinuxNetworkManager,
+    parse_unix_dhcp_leases,
     parse_unix_dhcp_log_messages,
 )
 from dissect.target.plugins.os.windows._os import WindowsPlugin
@@ -39,8 +40,11 @@ def ips(self) -> list[str]:
         for ip_set in self.network_manager.get_config_value("ips"):
             ips.update(ip_set)
 
-        for ip in parse_unix_dhcp_log_messages(self.target, iter_all=False):
-            ips.add(ip)
+        if dhcp_lease_ips := parse_unix_dhcp_leases(self.target):
+            ips.update(dhcp_lease_ips)
+
+        elif dhcp_log_ips := parse_unix_dhcp_log_messages(self.target, iter_all=False):
+            ips.update(dhcp_log_ips)
 
         return list(ips)
 
diff --git a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/network_managers.py b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/network_managers.py
index 4fb4def76..75fb1bbe7 100644
--- a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/network_managers.py
+++ b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/linux/network_managers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from defusedxml import ElementTree
 
 from dissect.target.exceptions import PluginError
+from dissect.target.helpers import configutil
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from dissect.target.helpers.fsutil import TargetPath
@@ -601,6 +602,40 @@ def records_enumerate(iterable: Iterable) -> Iterator[tuple[int, JournalRecord |
     return ips
 
 
+def parse_unix_dhcp_leases(target: Target) -> set[str]:
+    """Parse NetworkManager and dhclient DHCP ``.lease`` files.
+
+    Resources:
+        - https://linux.die.net/man/5/dhclient.conf
+
+    Args:
+        target: Target to discover and obtain network information from.
+
+    Returns:
+        A set of found DHCP IP addresses.
+    """
+    ips = set()
+
+    for lease_file in chain(
+        target.fs.path("/var/lib/NetworkManager").glob("*.lease*"),
+        target.fs.path("/var/lib/dhcp").glob("*.lease*"),
+        target.fs.path("/var/lib/dhclient").glob("*.lease*"),
+    ):
+        lease_text = lease_file.read_text()
+
+        if "lease {" in lease_text:
+            for line in lease_text.split("\n"):
+                if "fixed-address" in line:
+                    ips.add(line.split(" ")[-1].strip(";"))
+
+        elif "ADDRESS=" in lease_text:
+            lease = configutil.parse(lease_file, hint="env")
+            if ip := lease.get("ADDRESS"):
+                ips.add(ip)
+
+    return ips
+
+
 def should_ignore_ip(ip: str) -> bool:
     for i in IGNORED_IPS:
         if ip.startswith(i):
diff --git a/tests/plugins/os/unix/test_ips.py b/tests/plugins/os/unix/test_ips.py
index c86d8505e..ec52a76c5 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/os/unix/test_ips.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/os/unix/test_ips.py
@@ -246,3 +246,58 @@ def test_regression_ips_unique_strings(target_unix: Target, fs_unix: VirtualFile
 
     assert len(target_unix.ips) == 1
     assert target_unix.ips == ["1.2.3.4"]
+
+
+def test_ips_dhcp_lease_files(target_unix: Target, fs_unix: VirtualFilesystem) -> None:
+    """Test if we can detect DHCP lease files from NetworkManager and dhclient."""
+
+    lease1 = """
+    # This is private data. Do not parse.
+    ADDRESS=1.2.3.4
+    """
+
+    lease2 = """
+    lease {
+        interface "eth0";
+        fixed-address 9.0.1.2;
+        option dhcp-lease-time 13337;
+        option routers 0.0.0.0;
+        option host-name "hostname";
+        renew 1 2023/12/31 13:37:00;
+        rebind 2 2023/01/01 01:00:00;
+        expire 3 2024/01/01 13:37:00;
+        # real leases contain more key/value pairs
+    }
+    lease {
+        interface "eth0";
+        fixed-address 5.6.7.8;
+        option dhcp-lease-time 13337;
+        option routers 0.0.0.0;
+        option host-name "hostname";
+        renew 1 2024/12/31 13:37:00;
+        rebind 2 2024/01/01 01:00:00;
+        expire 3 2025/01/01 13:37:00;
+        # real leases contain more key/value pairs
+    }
+    """
+
+    lease3 = """
+    some-other "value";
+    lease {
+        interface "eth1";
+        fixed-address 3.4.5.6;
+    }
+    """
+
+    fs_unix.map_file_fh("/var/lib/NetworkManager/internal-uuid-eth0.lease", BytesIO(textwrap.dedent(lease1).encode()))
+    fs_unix.map_file_fh("/var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.leases", BytesIO(textwrap.dedent(lease2).encode()))
+    fs_unix.map_file_fh("/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient.eth0.leases", BytesIO(textwrap.dedent(lease3).encode()))
+
+    syslog = "Apr  4 13:37:04 localhost dhclient[4]: bound to 1.3.3.7 -- renewal in 1337 seconds."
+    fs_unix.map_file_fh("/var/log/syslog", BytesIO(textwrap.dedent(syslog).encode()))
+
+    target_unix.add_plugin(LinuxPlugin)
+
+    # tests if we did not call :func:`parse_unix_dhcp_log_messages` since :func:`parse_unix_dhcp_leases` has results.
+    assert len(target_unix.ips) == 4
+    assert sorted(target_unix.ips) == sorted(["1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8", "9.0.1.2", "3.4.5.6"])