diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 273a41ac93..b967a6e4ca 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var cache = require('gulp-cached');
 var connect = require('gulp-connect');
 var Dgeni = require('dgeni');
 var insert = require('gulp-insert');
+var minimist = require('minimist');
 
 function getBabelOptions(moduleName, moduleType) {
   return {
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ var tscReporter = {
     }
 };
 
+var flagConfig = {
+  string: 'port',
+  alias: {'p': 'port'},
+  default: { port: 8000 }
+};
+
+var flags = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), flagConfig);
+
 gulp.task('build', function(done) {
   runSequence(
     'bundle',
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ gulp.task('build.watch', function(done){
 gulp.task('serve', function() {
   connect.server({
     root: 'dist',
-    port: 8000,
+    port: flags.port,
     livereload: false
   });
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92760c41c4..0ac35eeee7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
     "lazypipe": "^0.2.3",
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
+    "minimist": "^1.1.3",
     "node-libs-browser": "^0.5.2",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.1",
     "q": "^1.4.1",