diff --git a/packages/apps/src/microsoft/teams/apps/http_plugin.py b/packages/apps/src/microsoft/teams/apps/http_plugin.py
index 651cfead..7dcf5fa3 100644
--- a/packages/apps/src/microsoft/teams/apps/http_plugin.py
+++ b/packages/apps/src/microsoft/teams/apps/http_plugin.py
@@ -69,11 +69,28 @@ def __init__(
         app_id: Optional[str],
         logger: Optional[Logger] = None,
         skip_auth: bool = False,
+        server_factory: Optional[Callable[[FastAPI], uvicorn.Server]] = None,
     ):
+        """
+        Args:
+            app_id: Optional Microsoft App ID.
+            logger: Optional logger.
+            skip_auth: Whether to skip JWT validation.
+            server_factory: Optional function that takes an ASGI app
+                and returns a configured `uvicorn.Server`.
+            Example:
+                ```python
+                def custom_server_factory(app: FastAPI) -> uvicorn.Server:
+                    return uvicorn.Server(config=uvicorn.Config(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000))
+
+
+                http_plugin = HttpPlugin(app_id="your-app-id", server_factory=custom_server_factory)
+                ```
+        """
         super().__init__()
         self.logger = logger or ConsoleLogger().create_logger("@teams/http-plugin")
-        self._server: Optional[uvicorn.Server] = None
         self._port: Optional[int] = None
+        self._server: Optional[uvicorn.Server] = None
         self._on_ready_callback: Optional[Callable[[], Awaitable[None]]] = None
         self._on_stopped_callback: Optional[Callable[[], Awaitable[None]]] = None
 
@@ -104,6 +121,14 @@ async def combined_lifespan(app: Starlette):
 
         self.app = FastAPI(lifespan=combined_lifespan)
 
+        # Create uvicorn server if user provides custom factory method
+        if server_factory:
+            self._server = server_factory(self.app)
+            if self._server.config.app is not self.app:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "server_factory must return a uvicorn.Server configured with the provided FastAPI app instance."
+                )
+
         # Add JWT validation middleware
         if app_id and not skip_auth:
             jwt_middleware = create_jwt_validation_middleware(
@@ -144,14 +169,21 @@ def on_stopped_callback(self, callback: Optional[Callable[[], Awaitable[None]]])
 
     async def on_start(self, event: PluginStartEvent) -> None:
         """Start the HTTP server."""
-        port = event.port
         self._port = event.port
 
         try:
-            config = uvicorn.Config(app=self.app, host="0.0.0.0", port=port, log_level="info")
-            self._server = uvicorn.Server(config)
+            if self._server and self._server.config.port != self._port:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Using port configured by server factory: %d, but plugin start event has port %d.",
+                    self._server.config.port,
+                    self._port,
+                )
+                self._port = self._server.config.port
+            else:
+                config = uvicorn.Config(app=self.app, host="0.0.0.0", port=self._port, log_level="info")
+                self._server = uvicorn.Server(config)
 
-            self.logger.info("Starting HTTP server on port %d", port)
+            self.logger.info("Starting HTTP server on port %d", self._port)
 
             # The lifespan handler will call the callback when the server is ready
             await self._server.serve()