1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_http.c b/plugins/check_http.c
index 0253f312..98005d02 100644
--- a/plugins/check_http.c
+++ b/plugins/check_http.c
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 /* Note: H, I, and u must be malloc'd or will fail on redirects */
                 case 'H': /* Host Name (virtual host) */
                         host_name = strdup (optarg);
+                        if (strstr (optarg, ":"))
+                                sscanf (optarg, "%*[^:]:%d", &server_port);
                         break;
                 case 'I': /* Server IP-address */
                         server_address = strdup (optarg);
@@ -1381,6 +1383,7 @@ certificate expiration times.\n"));
         printf (_("\
  -H, --hostname=ADDRESS\n\
     Host name argument for servers using host headers (virtual host)\n\
+    Append a port to include it in the header (eg: example.com:5000)\n\
  -I, --IP-address=ADDRESS\n\
    IP address or name (use numeric address if possible to bypass DNS lookup).\n\
  -p, --port=INTEGER\n\