diff --git a/packages/server/src/server.js b/packages/server/src/server.js
index 284856d161..4aeb16ed52 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/server.js
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ export default class Server {
     this.listeners.push(listener)
 
     await this.nuxt.callHook('listen', listener.server, listener)
+
+    return listener
   }
 
   async close() {