diff --git a/bin/munseo.js b/bin/munseo.js
index b99b13ad98..8a1e3aa22d 100644
--- a/bin/munseo.js
+++ b/bin/munseo.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ program
   .command('start [siteDir]')
   .description('Start development server')
   .option('-p, --port <port>', 'use specified port (default: 3000)')
+  .option('-h, --host <host>', 'use specified host (default: localhost')
   .option('-nw, --no-watch <noWatch>', 'disable live reload (default: false)')
   .action((siteDir = '.', {port, noWatch}) => {
     wrapCommand(start)(path.resolve(siteDir), {port, noWatch});
diff --git a/lib/commands/start.js b/lib/commands/start.js
index 3d766194d9..7c477511e5 100644
--- a/lib/commands/start.js
+++ b/lib/commands/start.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const load = require('../load');
 const createClientConfig = require('../webpack/client');
 
+function getHost(reqHost) {
+  return reqHost || 'localhost';
+}
+
 async function getPort(reqPort) {
   portfinder.basePort = parseInt(reqPort, 10) || 3000;
   const port = await portfinder.getPortPromise();
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ module.exports = async function start(siteDir, cliOptions = {}) {
 
   const port = await getPort(cliOptions.port);
   const hotPort = await getPort(port + 1);
+  const host = getHost(cliOptions.host);
   const {baseUrl} = props;
 
   // create compiler from generated webpack config
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ module.exports = async function start(siteDir, cliOptions = {}) {
         },
         logLevel: 'error',
         port,
+        host,
         add: app => {
           // serve static files
           const staticDir = path.resolve(siteDir, 'static');