diff --git a/bin/cli/commands/restart.mjs b/bin/cli/commands/restart.mjs
index 96a182c845..7dd6375ab4 100644
--- a/bin/cli/commands/restart.mjs
+++ b/bin/cli/commands/restart.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export function registerRestart(program) {
   program
     .command("restart")
     .description(t("restart.description"))
-    .option("--port <port>", t("serve.port"), "20128")
+    // No Commander default: runServe() falls back to PORT, then 20128 (#7049).
+    .option("--port <port>", t("serve.port"))
     .action(async (opts) => {
       const exitCode = await runRestartCommand(opts);
       if (exitCode !== 0) process.exit(exitCode);
diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/13327-cli-restart-honors-port.md b/changelog.d/fixes/13327-cli-restart-honors-port.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c3ed0fefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/13327-cli-restart-honors-port.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **fix(cli):** `omniroute restart` now comes back on the port set by `PORT` (shell or `<DATA_DIR>/.env`) instead of always 20128, like `serve` and `dashboard` ([#13327](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/13327))
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli-restart-port.test.ts b/tests/unit/cli-restart-port.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d6ba24b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/cli-restart-port.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * `omniroute restart` declared `--port` with a Commander default of "20128", so the
+ * `opts.port ?? process.env.PORT` fallback in runServe() never reached PORT: a server
+ * started on PORT=3000 (from the shell or <DATA_DIR>/.env) came back on 20128 after a
+ * restart. #7049 fixed the same default on `dashboard`.
+ */
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { Command } from "commander";
+
+async function parseRestart(args: string[]) {
+  const { registerRestart } = await import("../../bin/cli/commands/restart.mjs");
+  const program = new Command().exitOverride();
+  registerRestart(program);
+  let parsed: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  program.commands
+    .find((cmd) => cmd.name() === "restart")!
+    .action((opts: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      parsed = opts;
+    });
+  await program.parseAsync(["restart", ...args], { from: "user" });
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+test("restart without --port leaves the port to runServe's PORT fallback", async () => {
+  const opts = await parseRestart([]);
+  assert.equal(opts?.port, undefined);
+});
+
+test("restart --port still passes the explicit port", async () => {
+  const opts = await parseRestart(["--port", "3000"]);
+  assert.equal(opts?.port, "3000");
+});