diff --git a/test/apps/basics/src/routes/host.svelte b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/host.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fb544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/host.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	import { stores } from '@sapper/app';
+	const { page } = stores();
+</script>
+
+<h1>{$page.host.replace(/:\d+$/, '')}</h1>
diff --git a/test/apps/basics/test.ts b/test/apps/basics/test.ts
index ba443fd..4d2cdc8 100644
--- a/test/apps/basics/test.ts
+++ b/test/apps/basics/test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ describe('basics', function() {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it('can access host through page store', async () => {
+		await r.load('/host');
+
+		assert.equal(await r.text('h1'), 'localhost');
+
+		await r.sapper.start();
+		assert.equal(await r.text('h1'), 'localhost');
+	});
+
 	// skipped because Nightmare doesn't seem to focus the <a> correctly
 	it('resets the active element after navigation', async () => {
 		await r.load('/');
diff --git a/test/apps/preloading/src/routes/preload-values/host.svelte b/test/apps/preloading/src/routes/preload-values/host.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03d83d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/preloading/src/routes/preload-values/host.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script context="module">
+	export function preload(page) {
+		return {
+			host: page.host
+		};
+	}
+</script>
+
+<script>
+	export let host;
+</script>
+
+<h1>{host.replace(/:\d+$/, '')}</h1>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/apps/preloading/test.ts b/test/apps/preloading/test.ts
index f62db63..e22622f 100644
--- a/test/apps/preloading/test.ts
+++ b/test/apps/preloading/test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ describe('preloading', function() {
 		assert.equal(await r.text('h1'), 'true');
 	});
 
+	it('retrieves host from preload', async () => {
+		await r.load('/preload-values/host');
+
+		assert.equal(await r.text('h1'), 'localhost');
+
+		await r.sapper.start();
+		assert.equal(await r.text('h1'), 'localhost');
+	});
+
 	it('prevent crash if preload return nothing', async () => {
 		await r.load('/preload-nothing');