diff --git a/e2e/cases/server/strict-port/index.test.ts b/e2e/cases/server/strict-port/index.test.ts
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+import net from 'node:net';
+import { stripVTControlCharacters as stripAnsi } from 'node:util';
+import { expect, getRandomPort, test } from '@e2e/helper';
+
+const HOST = '0.0.0.0';
+
+const occupyPort = async () => {
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+  const blocker = net.createServer();
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    blocker.once('error', reject);
+    blocker.listen({ port, host: HOST }, resolve);
+  });
+
+  return {
+    port,
+    close: () =>
+      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        blocker.close(() => resolve());
+      }),
+  };
+};
+
+test('should throw when strictPort is enabled and port is taken', async ({
+  devOnly,
+}) => {
+  const blocker = await occupyPort();
+
+  let message = '';
+  try {
+    await devOnly({
+      config: {
+        server: {
+          host: HOST,
+          port: blocker.port,
+          strictPort: true,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      message = error.message;
+    }
+  }
+
+  expect(stripAnsi(message)).toContain(`Port ${blocker.port} is occupied`);
+  await blocker.close();
+});
diff --git a/e2e/cases/server/strict-port/src/index.ts b/e2e/cases/server/strict-port/src/index.ts
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+// empty