diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
index e322d7b31c2001..15c581d719b0f7 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { performance } from 'perf_hooks'
 import { BuildOptions } from './build'
 import { ServerOptions } from './server'
-import { createLogger, LogLevel, printHttpServerUrls } from './logger'
+import { createLogger, LogLevel } from './logger'
 import { resolveConfig } from '.'
 import { preview } from './preview'
 
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ cli
   .command('preview [root]')
   .option('--host [host]', `[string] specify hostname`)
   .option('--port <port>', `[number] specify port`)
+  .option('--strictPort', `[boolean] exit if specified port is already in use`)
   .option('--https', `[boolean] use TLS + HTTP/2`)
   .option('--open [path]', `[boolean | string] open browser on startup`)
-  .option('--strictPort', `[boolean] exit if specified port is already in use`)
   .action(
     async (
       root: string,
@@ -233,25 +233,20 @@ cli
       } & GlobalCLIOptions
     ) => {
       try {
-        const config = await resolveConfig(
-          {
-            root,
-            base: options.base,
-            configFile: options.config,
-            logLevel: options.logLevel,
-            server: {
-              host: options.host,
-              open: options.open,
-              strictPort: options.strictPort,
-              https: options.https
-            }
-          },
-          'serve',
-          'production'
-        )
-        const server = await preview(config, cleanOptions(options))
-
-        printHttpServerUrls(server, config)
+        const server = await preview({
+          root,
+          base: options.base,
+          configFile: options.config,
+          logLevel: options.logLevel,
+          server: {
+            host: options.host,
+            port: options.port ?? 5000,
+            strictPort: options.strictPort,
+            https: options.https,
+            open: options.open
+          }
+        })
+        server.printUrls()
       } catch (e) {
         createLogger(options.logLevel).error(
           chalk.red(`error when starting preview server:\n${e.stack}`),
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
index 2835c658e013b0..1c0f74e608f7ad 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export type {
   LibraryFormats,
   ResolvedBuildOptions
 } from './build'
+export type {
+  PreviewServer
+} from './preview'
 export type {
   DepOptimizationMetadata,
   DepOptimizationOptions
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/preview.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/preview.ts
index 707c492858ec1c..0f48f1b2541477 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/preview.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sirv from 'sirv'
 import connect from 'connect'
 import compression from 'compression'
 import { Server } from 'http'
-import { ResolvedConfig, ServerOptions } from '.'
+import { resolveConfig, InlineConfig, ResolvedConfig } from '.'
 import { Connect } from 'types/connect'
 import {
   resolveHttpsConfig,
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ import { openBrowser } from './server/openBrowser'
 import corsMiddleware from 'cors'
 import { proxyMiddleware } from './server/middlewares/proxy'
 import { resolveHostname } from './utils'
+import { printHttpServerUrls } from './logger'
+
+export interface PreviewServer {
+  /**
+   * The resolved vite config object
+   */
+  config: ResolvedConfig
+  /**
+   * native Node http server instance
+   */
+  httpServer: Server
+  /**
+   * Print server urls
+   */
+  printUrls: () => void
+}
 
 /**
  * Starts the Vite server in preview mode, to simulate a production deployment
@@ -22,9 +38,10 @@ import { resolveHostname } from './utils'
  * @experimental
  */
 export async function preview(
-  config: ResolvedConfig,
-  serverOptions: Pick<ServerOptions, 'port' | 'host'>
-): Promise<Server> {
+  inlineConfig: InlineConfig
+): Promise<PreviewServer> {
+  const config = await resolveConfig(inlineConfig, 'serve', 'production')
+
   const app = connect() as Connect.Server
   const httpServer = await resolveHttpServer(
     config.server,
@@ -56,8 +73,8 @@ export async function preview(
   )
 
   const options = config.server
-  const hostname = resolveHostname(serverOptions.host ?? options.host)
-  const port = serverOptions.port ?? 5000
+  const hostname = resolveHostname(options.host)
+  const port = options.port ?? 5000
   const protocol = options.https ? 'https' : 'http'
   const logger = config.logger
   const base = config.base
@@ -80,5 +97,11 @@ export async function preview(
     )
   }
 
-  return httpServer
+  return {
+    config,
+    httpServer,
+    printUrls() {
+      printHttpServerUrls(httpServer, config)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index 9083c6a101fb31..90f6af4ad00939 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export { searchForWorkspaceRoot } from './searchRoot'
 export interface ServerOptions {
   host?: string | boolean
   port?: number
+  /**
+   * If enabled, vite will exit if specified port is already in use
+   */
+  strictPort?: boolean
   /**
    * Enable TLS + HTTP/2.
    * Note: this downgrades to TLS only when the proxy option is also used.
@@ -71,19 +75,6 @@ export interface ServerOptions {
    * Open browser window on startup
    */
   open?: boolean | string
-  /**
-   * Force dep pre-optimization regardless of whether deps have changed.
-   */
-  force?: boolean
-  /**
-   * Configure HMR-specific options (port, host, path & protocol)
-   */
-  hmr?: HmrOptions | boolean
-  /**
-   * chokidar watch options
-   * https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar#api
-   */
-  watch?: WatchOptions
   /**
    * Configure custom proxy rules for the dev server. Expects an object
    * of `{ key: options }` pairs.
@@ -114,10 +105,20 @@ export interface ServerOptions {
    * using an object.
    */
   cors?: CorsOptions | boolean
+
   /**
-   * If enabled, vite will exit if specified port is already in use
+   * Force dep pre-optimization regardless of whether deps have changed.
    */
-  strictPort?: boolean
+  force?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Configure HMR-specific options (port, host, path & protocol)
+   */
+  hmr?: HmrOptions | boolean
+  /**
+   * chokidar watch options
+   * https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar#api
+   */
+  watch?: WatchOptions
   /**
    * Create Vite dev server to be used as a middleware in an existing server
    */