diff --git a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
index c7a39ac6..515488f7 100644
--- a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
@@ -132,3 +132,10 @@ network.get_total_upload() --> int
 -- in bytes.
 network.get_total_download() --> int
 ```
+
+## Other
+
+```lua
+-- Looks for a free port to use.
+network.find_free_port() --> int
+```
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
index b7b1bdf5..269b1615 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libnetwork.md
@@ -197,3 +197,10 @@ network.get_total_upload() --> int
 -- в байтах.
 network.get_total_download() --> int
 ```
+
+## Другое
+
+```lua
+-- Ищет свободный для использования порт.
+network.find_free_port() --> int
+```
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libnetwork.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libnetwork.cpp
index 77fc902e..580176cd 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libnetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libnetwork.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ static int l_get_total_download(lua::State* L, network::Network& network) {
     return lua::pushinteger(L, network.getTotalDownload());
 }
 
+static int l_find_free_port(lua::State* L, network::Network& network) {
+    return lua::pushinteger(L, network.findFreePort());
+}
+
 static int l_set_nodelay(lua::State* L, network::Network& network) {
     u64id_t id = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
     bool noDelay = lua::toboolean(L, 2);
@@ -534,6 +538,7 @@ const luaL_Reg networklib[] = {
     {"__post", wrap<l_post>},
     {"get_total_upload", wrap<l_get_total_upload>},
     {"get_total_download", wrap<l_get_total_download>},
+    {"find_free_port", wrap<l_find_free_port>},
     {"__pull_events", wrap<l_pull_events>},
     {"__open_tcp", wrap<l_open_tcp>},
     {"__open_udp", wrap<l_open_udp>},
diff --git a/src/network/Network.cpp b/src/network/Network.cpp
index ae3a2ea5..868273bf 100644
--- a/src/network/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/network/Network.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace network {
         int port,
         const ServerDatagramCallback& handler
     );
+
+    int find_free_port();
 }
 
 
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ Server* Network::getServer(u64id_t id, bool includePrivate) const {
     return found->second.get();
 }
 
+int Network::findFreePort() const {
+    return find_free_port();
+}
+
 u64id_t Network::connectTcp(
     const std::string& address,
     int port,
diff --git a/src/network/Network.hpp b/src/network/Network.hpp
index 89e27e59..6d5cd6d5 100644
--- a/src/network/Network.hpp
+++ b/src/network/Network.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ namespace network {
         [[nodiscard]] Connection* getConnection(u64id_t id, bool includePrivate);
         [[nodiscard]] Server* getServer(u64id_t id, bool includePrivate) const;
 
+        int findFreePort() const;
+
         u64id_t connectTcp(
             const std::string& address,
             int port,
diff --git a/src/network/Sockets.cpp b/src/network/Sockets.cpp
index 7b6f425f..86972ae7 100644
--- a/src/network/Sockets.cpp
+++ b/src/network/Sockets.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ public:
             closesocket(descriptor);
             throw std::runtime_error("could not bind port "+std::to_string(port));
         }
+        port = ntohs(address.sin_port);
         logger.info() << "opened server at port " << port;
         auto server =
             std::make_shared<SocketTcpServer>(id, network, descriptor, port);
@@ -721,4 +722,24 @@ namespace network {
     ) {
         return SocketUdpServer::openServer(id, network, port, handler);
     }
+
+    int find_free_port() {
+        SOCKET descriptor = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        if (descriptor == -1) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        sockaddr_in address;
+        address.sin_family = AF_INET;
+        address.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+        address.sin_port = 0;
+        if (bind(descriptor, (sockaddr*)&address, sizeof(address)) < 0) {
+            closesocket(descriptor);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        socklen_t len = sizeof(address);
+        getsockname(descriptor, (sockaddr*)&address, &len);
+        int port = ntohs(address.sin_port);
+        closesocket(descriptor);
+        return port;
+    }
 }