diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f418b3b..b570987 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,21 @@ import { isPortAvailable } from '@rstackjs/test-utils';
 const available = await isPortAvailable(30000);
 ```
 
+### occupyPort
+
+Occupies an available TCP port until `close()` is called. The host defaults to `0.0.0.0`.
+
+```ts
+import { occupyPort } from '@rstackjs/test-utils';
+
+const { port, close } = await occupyPort();
+try {
+  // Test behavior when this port is occupied.
+} finally {
+  await close();
+}
+```
+
 ### proxyConsole
 
 Captures console output and removes ANSI control characters. By default, it captures `log`, `warn`, `info`, and `error`.
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b9bddf9..9d43b6e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export { getDistFiles } from './getDistFiles.js';
 export { getFileContent } from './getFileContent.js';
 export { getRandomPort, isPortAvailable } from './getRandomPort.js';
 export { normalizeEol } from './normalizeEol.js';
+export { occupyPort } from './occupyPort.js';
 export { prepareDist } from './prepareDist.js';
 export {
   type ConsoleType,
diff --git a/src/occupyPort.ts b/src/occupyPort.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59e4b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/occupyPort.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { once } from 'node:events';
+import net from 'node:net';
+
+/** Occupy an available TCP port until close() is called. */
+export const occupyPort = async (host = '0.0.0.0') => {
+  const server = net.createServer().listen({ port: 0, host });
+  await once(server, 'listening');
+
+  const { port } = server.address() as net.AddressInfo;
+
+  return {
+    port,
+    close: () =>
+      new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        server.close((error) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error);
+          } else {
+            resolve();
+          }
+        });
+      }),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/tests/occupyPort.test.ts b/tests/occupyPort.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7590efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/occupyPort.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { once } from 'node:events';
+import net from 'node:net';
+import { expect, test } from 'rstack/test';
+import { occupyPort } from '../src/index';
+
+test('should occupy a port and release it when closed', async () => {
+  const { port, close } = await occupyPort();
+  const server = net.createServer();
+  const options = { port, host: '0.0.0.0' };
+
+  try {
+    try {
+      server.listen(options);
+      await expect(once(server, 'listening')).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'EADDRINUSE',
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await close();
+    }
+
+    server.listen(options);
+    await once(server, 'listening');
+  } finally {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));
+  }
+});