diff --git a/client-src/default/index.js b/client-src/default/index.js
index db102fd7f6..27c07880e5 100644
--- a/client-src/default/index.js
+++ b/client-src/default/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* global __resourceQuery WorkerGlobalScope self */
 /* eslint prefer-destructuring: off */
-
+const querystring = require('querystring');
 const url = require('url');
 const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
 const log = require('loglevel').getLogger('webpack-dev-server');
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ const socketUrl = url.format({
   auth: urlParts.auth,
   hostname,
   port: urlParts.port,
-  pathname: urlParts.path == null || urlParts.path === '/' ? '/sockjs-node' : urlParts.path
+  // If sockPath is provided it'll be passed in via the __resourceQuery as a
+  // query param so it has to be parsed out of the querystring in order for the
+  // client to open the socket to the correct location.
+  pathname: urlParts.path == null || urlParts.path === '/' ? '/sockjs-node' : (querystring.parse(urlParts.path).sockPath || urlParts.path)
 });
 
 socket(socketUrl, onSocketMsg);
diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 4a23f7cf79..5c4cb42203 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ function Server (compiler, options = {}, _log) {
 
   this.watchOptions = options.watchOptions || {};
   this.contentBaseWatchers = [];
+  // Replace leading and trailing slashes to normalize path
+  this.sockPath = `/${options.sockPath ? options.sockPath.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '') : 'sockjs-node'}`;
 
   // Listening for events
   const invalidPlugin = () => {
@@ -798,7 +800,7 @@ Server.prototype.listen = function (port, hostname, fn) {
     });
 
     socket.installHandlers(this.listeningApp, {
-      prefix: '/sockjs-node'
+      prefix: this.sockPath
     });
 
     if (fn) {
diff --git a/lib/options.json b/lib/options.json
index fd60b5aaa0..5d0fb1fd00 100644
--- a/lib/options.json
+++ b/lib/options.json
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
     "socket": {
       "type": "string"
     },
+    "sockPath": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
     "watchOptions": {
       "type": "object"
     },
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@
       "filename": "should be {String|RegExp|Function} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-filename-)",
       "port": "should be {String|Number} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-port)",
       "socket": "should be {String} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-socket)",
+      "sockPath": "should be {String} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-sockPath)",
       "watchOptions": "should be {Object} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-watchoptions)",
       "writeToDisk": "should be {Boolean|Function} (https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware#writetodisk)",
       "headers": "should be {Object} (https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserver-headers-)",
diff --git a/lib/utils/addEntries.js b/lib/utils/addEntries.js
index dd3c5e5365..146667a68d 100644
--- a/lib/utils/addEntries.js
+++ b/lib/utils/addEntries.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ function addEntries (config, options, server) {
     };
 
     const domain = createDomain(options, app);
-    const entries = [ `${require.resolve('../../client/')}?${domain}` ];
+    const sockPath = options.sockPath ? `&sockPath=${options.sockPath}` : '';
+    const entries = [ `${require.resolve('../../client/')}?${domain}${sockPath}` ];
 
     if (options.hotOnly) {
       entries.push(require.resolve('webpack/hot/only-dev-server'));
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index daf6094295..b09ce9b570 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6194,8 +6194,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsbn/-/jsbn-0.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-peZUwuWi3rXyAdls77yoDA7y9RM=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "optional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "jsesc": {
       "version": "1.3.0",
@@ -10940,9 +10939,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "sshpk": {
-      "version": "1.14.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.14.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-xvxhZIo9nE52T9P8306hBeSSupg=",
+      "version": "1.15.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.15.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ra/OXQtuh0/enyl4ETZAfTaeksa6BXks5ZcjpSUNrjBr0DvrJKX+1fsKDPpT9TBXgHAFsa4510aNVgI8g/+SzA==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
@@ -11478,8 +11477,7 @@
       "version": "0.14.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-0.14.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-WuaBd/GS1EViadEIr6k/+HQ/T2Q=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "optional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "type-check": {
       "version": "0.3.2",
diff --git a/test/Socket.test.js b/test/Socket.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49c4108e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Socket.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const request = require('supertest');
+const config = require('./fixtures/simple-config/webpack.config');
+const helper = require('./helper');
+
+describe('socket options', () => {
+  let server;
+  let req;
+
+  afterEach((done) => {
+    helper.close(done);
+    req = null;
+    server = null;
+  });
+  describe('default behavior', () => {
+    beforeEach((done) => {
+      server = helper.start(config, {}, done);
+      req = request('http://localhost:8080');
+    });
+
+    it('defaults to a path', () => {
+      assert.ok(server.sockPath.match(/\/[a-z0-9\-/]+[^/]$/));
+    });
+
+    it('responds with a 200', (done) => {
+      req.get('/sockjs-node').expect(200, done);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('socksPath option', () => {
+    const path = '/foo/test/bar';
+    beforeEach((done) => {
+      server = helper.start(config, {
+        sockPath: '/foo/test/bar/'
+      }, done);
+      req = request('http://localhost:8080');
+    });
+
+    it('sets the sock path correctly and strips leading and trailing /s', () => {
+      assert.equal(server.sockPath, path);
+    });
+
+    it('responds with a 200 second', (done) => {
+      req.get(path).expect(200, done);
+    });
+  });
+});