diff --git a/lib/utils/createConfig.js b/lib/utils/createConfig.js
index 16ff397637..a696aacdb5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/createConfig.js
+++ b/lib/utils/createConfig.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ function createConfig(config, argv, { port }) {
     options.socket = argv.socket;
   }
 
+  if (argv.sockPath) {
+    options.sockPath = argv.sockPath;
+  }
+
   if (argv.progress) {
     options.progress = argv.progress;
   }
diff --git a/test/cli.test.js b/test/cli.test.js
index 5d54f39447..83244797b9 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/cli.test.js
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       .catch(done);
   });
 
+  it('--sockPath', (done) => {
+    runDevServer('--sockPath /mysockPath')
+      .then((output) => {
+        expect(
+          output.stdout.includes('http://localhost&sockPath=/mysockPath')
+        ).toEqual(true);
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch(done);
+  });
+
   it('should exit the process when SIGINT is detected', (done) => {
     const cliPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../bin/webpack-dev-server.js');
     const examplePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../examples/cli/public');