diff --git a/gulpfile.mjs b/gulpfile.mjs
index 3293220b8..4dd951834 100644
--- a/gulpfile.mjs
+++ b/gulpfile.mjs
@@ -2319,8 +2319,17 @@ gulp.task(
         }
       }
 
+      let host;
+      const j = process.argv.indexOf("--host");
+      if (j >= 0 && j + 1 < process.argv.length) {
+        host = process.argv[j + 1];
+        if (host === "0") {
+          host = "0.0.0.0";
+        }
+      }
+
       const { WebServer } = await import("./test/webserver.mjs");
-      const server = new WebServer({ port });
+      const server = new WebServer({ host, port });
       server.start();
     }
   )