diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42d9ad2c30..49bf3ed5a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to `dash` will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- [#1134](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1134) Allow `dash.run_server()` host and port parameters to be set with environment variables HOST & PORT, respectively
+
 ### Changed
 - [#1145](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1145) Update from React 16.8.6 to 16.13.0
 
diff --git a/dash/_configs.py b/dash/_configs.py
index f7e8c59bae..802705ed07 100644
--- a/dash/_configs.py
+++ b/dash/_configs.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def load_dash_env_vars():
                 "DASH_SILENCE_ROUTES_LOGGING",
                 "DASH_PRUNE_ERRORS",
                 "DASH_COMPRESS",
+                "HOST",
+                "PORT",
             )
         }
     )
diff --git a/dash/dash.py b/dash/dash.py
index b1ae3a1a01..09c2ef2fb6 100644
--- a/dash/dash.py
+++ b/dash/dash.py
@@ -1841,7 +1841,8 @@ def delete_resource(resources):
 
     def run_server(
         self,
-        port=8050,
+        host=os.getenv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"),
+        port=os.getenv("PORT", "8050"),
         debug=False,
         dev_tools_ui=None,
         dev_tools_props_check=None,
@@ -1860,7 +1861,12 @@ def run_server(
         If a parameter can be set by an environment variable, that is listed
         too. Values provided here take precedence over environment variables.
 
+        :param host: Host IP used to serve the application
+            env: ``HOST``
+        :type host: string
+
         :param port: Port used to serve the application
+            env: ``PORT``
         :type port: int
 
         :param debug: Set Flask debug mode and enable dev tools.
@@ -1933,9 +1939,18 @@ def run_server(
             dev_tools_prune_errors,
         )
 
+        # Verify port value
+        try:
+            port = int(port)
+            assert port in range(1, 65536)
+        except Exception as e:
+            e.args = [
+                "Expecting an integer from 1 to 65535, found port={}".format(repr(port))
+            ]
+            raise
+
         if self._dev_tools.silence_routes_logging:
             # Since it's silenced, the address doesn't show anymore.
-            host = flask_run_options.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
             ssl_context = flask_run_options.get("ssl_context")
             self.logger.info(
                 "Running on %s://%s:%s%s",
@@ -1955,4 +1970,4 @@ def run_server(
 
             self.logger.info("Debugger PIN: %s", debugger_pin)
 
-        self.server.run(port=port, debug=debug, **flask_run_options)
+        self.server.run(host=host, port=port, debug=debug, **flask_run_options)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_integration.py
index a81c9bbb56..f1f5c670b2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_integration.py
@@ -974,3 +974,11 @@ def g2(a):
     @app.callback(Output("inner-div", "children"), [Input("inner-input", "value")])
     def h(a):
         return a
+
+
+def test_inin_024_port_env_success(dash_duo):
+    app = Dash(__name__)
+    app.layout = html.Div("hi", "out")
+    dash_duo.start_server(app, port="12345")
+    assert dash_duo.server_url == "http://localhost:12345"
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#out", "hi")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_configs.py b/tests/unit/test_configs.py
index 54ca653a83..2eff1a5660 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_configs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_configs.py
@@ -231,3 +231,30 @@ def test_strip_relative_path(prefix, partial_path, expected):
 def test_invalid_strip_relative_path(prefix, partial_path):
     with pytest.raises(_exc.UnsupportedRelativePath):
         strip_relative_path(prefix, partial_path)
+
+
+def test_port_env_fail_str(empty_environ):
+    app = Dash()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+        app.run_server(port="garbage")
+    assert (
+        excinfo.exconly()
+        == "ValueError: Expecting an integer from 1 to 65535, found port='garbage'"
+    )
+
+
+def test_port_env_fail_range(empty_environ):
+    app = Dash()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+        app.run_server(port="0")
+    assert (
+        excinfo.exconly()
+        == "AssertionError: Expecting an integer from 1 to 65535, found port=0"
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+        app.run_server(port="65536")
+    assert (
+        excinfo.exconly()
+        == "AssertionError: Expecting an integer from 1 to 65535, found port=65536"
+    )