diff --git a/v3/cmd/wails3/main.go b/v3/cmd/wails3/main.go
index 5f620220d..95038b616 100644
--- a/v3/cmd/wails3/main.go
+++ b/v3/cmd/wails3/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ func main() {
 	//plugin.NewSubCommandFunction("list", "List plugins", commands.PluginList)
 	plugin.NewSubCommandFunction("init", "Initialise a new plugin", commands.PluginInit)
 	//plugin.NewSubCommandFunction("add", "Add a plugin", commands.PluginAdd)
+	tool := app.NewSubCommand("tool", "Various tools")
+	tool.NewSubCommandFunction("checkport", "Checks if a port is open. Useful for testing if vite is running.", commands.ToolCheckPort)
 
 	app.NewSubCommandFunction("version", "Print the version", commands.Version)
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/tool_checkport.go b/v3/internal/commands/tool_checkport.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c209008c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/tool_checkport.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type ToolCheckPortOptions struct {
+	Host string `name:"h" description:"Host to check" default:"localhost"`
+	Port int    `name:"p" description:"Port to check"`
+}
+
+func isPortOpen(ip string, port int) bool {
+	timeout := time.Second
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(ip, fmt.Sprintf("%d", port)), timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// If there's no error, close the connection and return true.
+	if conn != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func ToolCheckPort(options *ToolCheckPortOptions) error {
+	if options.Port == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("please use the -p flag to specify a port")
+	}
+	if !isPortOpen(options.Host, options.Port) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("port %d is not open on %s", options.Port, options.Host)
+	}
+	return nil
+}