with Blackburn Rovers, keeping him at the club until 2013. Two months later on 3 March, Dunn scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Aston Villa. Despite being sidelined on four more occasions later in the 2011–12 season, Dunn found himself in and out of the starting line–up, playing in the midfield position. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Dunn made 28 appearances and scored two times in all competitions, as they suffered relegation for the third time in his career as Rovers finished in 19th-place in the Premier League. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Dunn believed the club's main priority was to aim for promotion back to the Premier League. After being featured for the first two league matches of the season, Dunn then found himself placed on the substitute bench, as well as, his own injury concern. In a match against Sheffield Wednesday on 24 October, he started and set up the club's only goal of the game before suffering a calf injury in the 34th-minute and was substituted, as they won 1–0. Following this, it was announced that Dunn was out for two months with the injury. It was not until on 26 December when he returned from injury, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Middlesbrough. However, Dunn's return was short–lived when he was sidelined for two months, though Dunn did return to the firs-team against Derby County in the fourth round of the FA Cup. It was not until on 10 March when he returned from injury, coming on as a 48th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Millwall. During the Cotton Mill derby against Burnley on 17 March, Dunn scored a 95th-minute goal for Rovers which secured a draw. Ultimately, his goal was named Goal of the Season. He was featured in the next seven matches before sidelined with a gash injury for the rest of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season, Dunn made eighteen appearances and scored once in all competitions. At the start of the new 2013–14 season, Dunn signed a new one-year deal to remain at Blackburn until summer 2014. He made his first appearance of the campaign, making a start as captain in the League Cup first round tie against Carlisle United at Brunton Park, in which Dunn had a tame first half penalty saved; Rovers lost