diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/server.py b/python/sglang/srt/server.py
index e7a43d350..d21ff7f73 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/server.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/server.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
 # Fix a Python bug
 setattr(threading, "_register_atexit", lambda *args, **kwargs: None)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.openai_protocol import (
 from sglang.srt.managers.router.manager import start_router_process
 from sglang.srt.managers.tokenizer_manager import TokenizerManager
 from sglang.srt.server_args import PortArgs, ServerArgs
-from sglang.srt.utils import alloc_usable_network_port
+from sglang.srt.utils import alloc_usable_network_port, handle_port_init
 
 asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
 
@@ -306,16 +306,17 @@ def launch_server(server_args, pipe_finish_writer):
     global tokenizer_manager
     global chat_template_name
 
-    # Allocate ports
-    can_use_ports = alloc_usable_network_port(
-        num=4 + server_args.tp_size, used_list=(server_args.port,)
+    # Handle ports
+    server_args.port, server_args.additional_ports = handle_port_init(
+        server_args.port, server_args.additional_ports, server_args.tp_size
     )
+
     port_args = PortArgs(
-        tokenizer_port=can_use_ports[0],
-        router_port=can_use_ports[1],
-        detokenizer_port=can_use_ports[2],
-        nccl_port=can_use_ports[3],
-        model_rpc_ports=can_use_ports[4:],
+        tokenizer_port=server_args.additional_ports[0],
+        router_port=server_args.additional_ports[1],
+        detokenizer_port=server_args.additional_ports[2],
+        nccl_port=server_args.additional_ports[3],
+        model_rpc_ports=server_args.additional_ports[4:],
     )
 
     # Load chat template if needed
@@ -435,14 +436,19 @@ class Runtime:
         schedule_heuristic: str = "lpm",
         random_seed: int = 42,
         log_level: str = "error",
+        port: Optional[int] = None,
+        additional_ports: Optional[Union[List[int], int]] = None,
     ):
         host = "127.0.0.1"
-        port = alloc_usable_network_port(1)[0]
+        port, additional_ports = handle_port_init(
+            port, additional_ports, tp_size
+        )
         self.server_args = ServerArgs(
             model_path=model_path,
             tokenizer_path=tokenizer_path,
             host=host,
             port=port,
+            additional_ports=additional_ports,
             load_format=load_format,
             tokenizer_mode=tokenizer_mode,
             trust_remote_code=trust_remote_code,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py b/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
index 17e436d8d..39622967b 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import dataclasses
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class ServerArgs:
     tokenizer_path: Optional[str] = None
     host: str = "127.0.0.1"
     port: int = 30000
+    additional_ports: Optional[Union[List[int], int]] = None
     load_format: str = "auto"
     tokenizer_mode: str = "auto"
     chat_template: Optional[str] = None
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ class ServerArgs:
                 self.mem_fraction_static = 0.85
             else:
                 self.mem_fraction_static = 0.90
+        if isinstance(self.additional_ports, int):
+            self.additional_ports = [self.additional_ports]
+        elif self.additional_ports is None:
+            self.additional_ports = []
 
     @staticmethod
     def add_cli_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
@@ -54,6 +59,14 @@ class ServerArgs:
         )
         parser.add_argument("--host", type=str, default=ServerArgs.host)
         parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=ServerArgs.port)
+        # we want to be able to pass a list of ports
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--additional-ports",
+            type=int,
+            nargs="*",
+            default=[],
+            help="Additional ports specified for launching server.",
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--load-format",
             type=str,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
index 8c5876602..05e035a0a 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
@@ -99,6 +99,40 @@ def alloc_usable_network_port(num, used_list=()):
     return None
 
 
+def check_port(port):
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+        try:
+            s.bind(("", port))
+            return True
+        except socket.error:
+            return False
+
+
+def handle_port_init(port: Optional[int] = None, additional_ports: Optional[List[int]] = None, tp_size: int = 1):
+    port = 30000 if port is None else port
+    additional_ports = [] if additional_ports is None else additional_ports
+    additional_ports = [additional_ports] if isinstance(additional_ports, int) else additional_ports
+    # first check on server port
+    if not check_port(port):
+        new_port = alloc_usable_network_port(1, used_list=[port])[0]
+        print(f"Port {port} is not available, using {new_port} instead.")
+        port = new_port
+
+    # then we check on additional ports
+    additional_unique_ports = set(additional_ports) - {port}
+    # filter out ports that are already in use
+    can_use_ports = [port for port in additional_unique_ports if check_port(port)]
+
+    num_specified_ports = len(can_use_ports)
+    if num_specified_ports < 4 + tp_size:
+        addtional_can_use_ports = alloc_usable_network_port(
+            num=4 + tp_size - num_specified_ports, used_list=can_use_ports + [port]
+        )
+        can_use_ports.extend(addtional_can_use_ports)
+    
+    additional_ports = can_use_ports[:4 + tp_size]
+    return port, additional_ports
+
 def get_exception_traceback():
     etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
     err_str = "".join(traceback.format_exception(etype, value, tb))