diff --git a/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/commands/dev/dev.dart b/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/commands/dev/dev.dart
index cef23ca4a..b3ba5e866 100644
--- a/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/commands/dev/dev.dart
+++ b/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/commands/dev/dev.dart
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class DevCommand extends DartFrogCommand {
         'hostname',
         abbr: 'H',
         help: 'Which host name the server should bind to.',
+        defaultsTo: 'localhost',
       );
   }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class DevCommand extends DartFrogCommand {
     final hostname = results['hostname'] as String?;
 
     io.InternetAddress? ip;
-    if (hostname != null) {
+    if (hostname != null && hostname != 'localhost') {
       ip = io.InternetAddress.tryParse(hostname);
       if (ip == null) {
         logger.err(
diff --git a/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner.dart b/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner.dart
index 301d17266..ae4dd3dc0 100644
--- a/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner.dart
+++ b/packages/dart_frog_cli/lib/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner.dart
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class DevServerRunner {
   final String port;
 
   /// Which host the server should start on.
+  /// It will default to localhost if empty.
   final io.InternetAddress? address;
 
   /// Which port number the dart vm service should listen on.
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ class DevServerRunner {
   Future<void> _codegen() async {
     logger.detail('[codegen] running pre-gen...');
     final address = this.address;
-    logger.detail('Starting devserver host ${address?.address}');
+    logger.detail('Starting development server on host ${address?.address}');
     var vars = <String, dynamic>{
       'port': port,
       if (address != null) 'host': address.address,
@@ -332,7 +333,10 @@ class DevServerRunner {
     await _codegen();
     await serve();
 
-    final localhost = link(uri: Uri.parse('http://localhost:$port'));
+
+    final hostAddress = address?.address ?? 'localhost';
+
+    final localhost = link(uri: Uri.parse('http://$hostAddress:$port'));
     progress.complete('Running on $localhost');
 
     final cwdPath = workingDirectory.path;
diff --git a/packages/dart_frog_cli/test/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner_test.dart b/packages/dart_frog_cli/test/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner_test.dart
index 0e22c0c52..fa8cbdf50 100644
--- a/packages/dart_frog_cli/test/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner_test.dart
+++ b/packages/dart_frog_cli/test/src/dev_server_runner/dev_server_runner_test.dart
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ void main() {
             onVarsChanged: any(named: 'onVarsChanged'),
           ),
         ).called(1);
+
+        verify(() {
+          progress.complete('Running on ${link(
+            uri: Uri.parse('http://localhost:8080'),
+          )}');
+        }).called(1);
       });
 
       test('throws when server process is already running', () async {
@@ -224,6 +230,12 @@ void main() {
             onVarsChanged: any(named: 'onVarsChanged'),
           ),
         ).called(1);
+
+        verify(() {
+          progress.complete('Running on ${link(
+            uri: Uri.parse('http://localhost:4242'),
+          )}');
+        }).called(1);
       });
 
       test('custom address', () async {
@@ -271,6 +283,12 @@ void main() {
             onVarsChanged: any(named: 'onVarsChanged'),
           ),
         ).called(1);
+
+        verify(() {
+          progress.complete('Running on ${link(
+            uri: Uri.parse('http://192.162.1.2:4242'),
+          )}');
+        }).called(1);
       });
 
       test(