diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index aa403d213f..3c69688c9d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>) -> EngineState {
             UrlPath,
             UrlQuery,
             UrlScheme,
+            Port,
         }
 
         // Random
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/network/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/network/mod.rs
index 543e6e1c1c..330e1f17c8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 mod fetch;
+mod port;
 mod post;
 mod url;
 
 pub use self::url::*;
 pub use fetch::SubCommand as Fetch;
+pub use port::SubCommand as Port;
 pub use post::SubCommand as Post;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/network/port.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/network/port.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b38988f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/network/port.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::IntoPipelineData;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, TcpListener};
+
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "port"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("post")
+            .optional(
+                "start",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "The start port to scan (inclusive)",
+            )
+            .optional("end", SyntaxShape::Int, "The end port to scan (inclusive)")
+            .category(Category::Network)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Get a free port from system"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["network", "http", "port"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        get_free_port(engine_state, stack, call)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "get free port between 3121 and 4000",
+                example: "port 3121 4000",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 3121,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "get free port from system",
+                example: "port",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_free_port(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let start_port: Option<usize> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let end_port: Option<usize> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 1)?;
+
+    let listener = if start_port.is_none() && end_port.is_none() {
+        // get free port from system.
+        TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")?
+    } else {
+        let start_port = start_port.unwrap_or(1024);
+        let end_port = end_port.unwrap_or(65535);
+
+        // check input range valid.
+        if start_port > end_port {
+            return Err(ShellError::InvalidRange(
+                start_port.to_string(),
+                end_port.to_string(),
+                call.head,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // try given port one by one.
+        let addrs: Vec<SocketAddr> = (start_port..=end_port)
+            .map(|current| {
+                SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(
+                    Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1),
+                    current as u16,
+                ))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        TcpListener::bind(addrs.as_slice())?
+    };
+
+    let free_port = listener.local_addr()?.port();
+    Ok(Value::Int {
+        val: free_port as i64,
+        span: call.head,
+    }
+    .into_pipeline_data())
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
index f006f29050..662ff627cd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mod math;
 mod merge;
 mod mkdir;
 mod move_;
+mod network;
 mod open;
 mod parse;
 mod path;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87ed03c5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mod port;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/port.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/port.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3161d82ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/port.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use std::net::TcpListener;
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+#[test]
+fn port_with_invalid_range() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+        r#"
+        port 4000 3999
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Invalid range"))
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn port_with_already_usage() {
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(0);
+
+    // let system pick a free port for us.
+    let free_port = {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("failed to pick a port");
+        listener.local_addr().unwrap().port()
+    };
+    let handler = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        let _listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{free_port}"));
+        let _ = rx.recv();
+    });
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".", pipeline(&format!("port {free_port} {free_port}"))
+    );
+    let _ = tx.send(true);
+    // make sure that the thread is closed and we release the port.
+    handler.join().unwrap();
+
+    // check for error kind str.
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("AddrInUse"))
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn port_from_system_given() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+        r#"
+        port
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    // check that we can get an integer port from system.
+    assert!(actual.out.parse::<u16>().unwrap() > 0)
+}