diff --git a/bin/cli-flags.js b/bin/cli-flags.js
index b2a71e92b8..b3766b3ac7 100644
--- a/bin/cli-flags.js
+++ b/bin/cli-flags.js
@@ -480,6 +480,29 @@ module.exports = {
     simpleType: 'string',
     multiple: false,
   },
+  'ipc-socket': {
+    configs: [
+      {
+        type: 'string',
+        multiple: false,
+        description:
+          'Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket',
+        path: 'ipcSocket',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'enum',
+        values: [true],
+        multiple: false,
+        description:
+          'Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket',
+        path: 'ipcSocket',
+      },
+    ],
+    description:
+      'Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket',
+    simpleType: 'string',
+    multiple: false,
+  },
   'live-reload': {
     configs: [
       {
diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index e45278d4e2..174393d6a8 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -711,6 +711,45 @@ class Server {
       this.options.host = internalIp.v6.sync() || '::';
     }
 
+    if (this.options.ipcSocket) {
+      const net = require('net');
+      const fs = require('fs');
+
+      this.server.on('error', (e1) => {
+        if (e1.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
+          const clientSocket = new net.Socket();
+          clientSocket.on('error', (e2) => {
+            if (e2.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
+              // No other server listening on this socket so it can be safely removed
+              fs.unlinkSync(this.options.ipcSocket);
+              this.server.listen(
+                this.options.ipcSocket,
+                this.options.host,
+                (err) => {
+                  if (err) throw err;
+                }
+              );
+            }
+          });
+          clientSocket.connect({ path: this.options.ipcSocket }, () => {
+            throw new Error('This socket is already used');
+          });
+        }
+      });
+      return this.server.listen(
+        this.options.socket,
+        this.options.host,
+        (err1) => {
+          if (err1) throw err1;
+          // chmod 666 (rw rw rw)
+          const READ_WRITE = 438;
+          fs.chmod(this.options.socket, READ_WRITE, (err2) => {
+            if (err2) throw err2;
+            this.logStatus();
+          });
+        }
+      );
+    }
     return Server.getFreePort(this.options.port)
       .then((foundPort) => {
         this.options.port = foundPort;
@@ -1031,11 +1070,7 @@ class Server {
     // disabling refreshing on changing the content
     if (this.options.liveReload) {
       watcher.on('change', (item) => {
-        this.sendMessage(
-          this.webSocketConnections,
-          'static-changed',
-            item
-        );
+        this.sendMessage(this.webSocketConnections, 'static-changed', item);
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/options.json b/lib/options.json
index 52cd0e9eba..5ceda4319c 100644
--- a/lib/options.json
+++ b/lib/options.json
@@ -300,7 +300,19 @@
       ],
       "description": "Enables Hot Module Replacement. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhot"
     },
-
+    "IPCSocket": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string",
+          "minLength": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "enum": [true]
+        }
+      ],
+      "description": "Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket"
+    },
     "LiveReload": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Enables reload/refresh the page(s) when file changes are detected (enabled by default). https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverlivereload"
@@ -684,6 +696,9 @@
     "https": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/HTTPS"
     },
+    "ipcSocket": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/IPCSocket"
+    },
     "liveReload": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/LiveReload"
     },
diff --git a/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js b/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
index 538a90feac..7a19baedb4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const path = require('path');
+const os = require('os');
 const fs = require('graceful-fs');
 const isAbsoluteUrl = require('is-absolute-url');
 const getCompilerConfigArray = require('./getCompilerConfigArray');
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ function normalizeOptions(compiler, options, logger) {
     options.compress = true;
   }
 
+  if (options.ipcSocket === true) {
+    options.ipcSocket = path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), 'webpack-dev-server.socket');
+  }
+
   // if the user enables http2, we can safely enable https
   if ((options.http2 && !options.https) || options.https === true) {
     options.https = {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4 b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
index ef404505a2..0cc22be94d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
@@ -366,6 +366,21 @@ exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "https" option with '{"re
    -> Request for an SSL certificate."
 `;
 
+exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "ipcSocket" option with '' value 1`] = `
+"ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
+ - options.ipcSocket should be an non-empty string."
+`;
+
+exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "ipcSocket" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
+"ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
+ - options.ipcSocket should be one of these:
+   non-empty string | true
+   -> Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket
+   Details:
+    * options.ipcSocket should be a non-empty string.
+    * options.ipcSocket should be true."
+`;
+
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "onAfterSetupMiddleware" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
  - options.onAfterSetupMiddleware should be an instance of function.
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5 b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
index ef404505a2..0cc22be94d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
@@ -366,6 +366,21 @@ exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "https" option with '{"re
    -> Request for an SSL certificate."
 `;
 
+exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "ipcSocket" option with '' value 1`] = `
+"ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
+ - options.ipcSocket should be an non-empty string."
+`;
+
+exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "ipcSocket" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
+"ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
+ - options.ipcSocket should be one of these:
+   non-empty string | true
+   -> Listen to a unix socket. https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverunixsocket
+   Details:
+    * options.ipcSocket should be a non-empty string.
+    * options.ipcSocket should be true."
+`;
+
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "onAfterSetupMiddleware" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
  - options.onAfterSetupMiddleware should be an instance of function.
diff --git a/test/validate-options.test.js b/test/validate-options.test.js
index 9533c29976..6e4af2c8e4 100644
--- a/test/validate-options.test.js
+++ b/test/validate-options.test.js
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ const tests = {
       },
     ],
   },
+  ipcSocket: {
+    success: [true, '/tmp/webpack-dev-server.socket'],
+    failure: ['', false],
+  },
   onListening: {
     success: [() => {}],
     failure: [''],