diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c04f1c19..6f93bde2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@
       }
     ],
     "commands": [
+      {
+        "command": "latex-workshop.acquireHostPort",
+        "title": "Acquire Live Share host port",
+        "category": "LaTeX Workshop"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "latex-workshop.shareHostPort",
+        "title": "Share Live Share host port",
+        "category": "LaTeX Workshop"
+      },
       {
         "command": "latex-workshop.navigate-envpair",
         "title": "%command.navigate-envpair%",
diff --git a/src/core/commands.ts b/src/core/commands.ts
index a835e3d95..42b8a7eda 100644
--- a/src/core/commands.ts
+++ b/src/core/commands.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@ import { getSurroundingMacroRange, stripText } from '../utils/utils'
 
 const logger = lw.log('Commander')
 
+export async function acquireHostPort() {
+    logger.log('ACQUIREHOSTPORT command invoked.')
+    if (lw.liveshare.isGuest) {
+        await lw.liveshare.getHostServerPort(true)
+    }
+    else {
+        void vscode.window.showInformationMessage('This command only works for guests in a Live Share session.')
+    }
+}
+
+export async function shareHostPort() {
+    logger.log('SHAREHOSTPORT command invoked.')
+    if (lw.liveshare.isHost) {
+        await lw.liveshare.shareServer()
+    }
+    else {
+        void vscode.window.showInformationMessage('This command only works for a host in a Live Share session.')
+    }
+}
+
 export async function build(skipSelection: boolean = false, rootFile: string | undefined = undefined, languageId: string | undefined = undefined, recipe: string | undefined = undefined) {
     logger.log('BUILD command invoked.')
     await lw.compile.build(skipSelection, rootFile, languageId, recipe)
diff --git a/src/liveshare/liveshare.ts b/src/liveshare/liveshare.ts
index 2ab7efd19..496f2673f 100644
--- a/src/liveshare/liveshare.ts
+++ b/src/liveshare/liveshare.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import * as url from 'url'
 
 export class LiveShare {
     private role: vsls.Role = vsls.Role.None
-
     private hostServerPort: number | undefined | null
+    private shareServerDisposable: vscode.Disposable | undefined
 
     liveshare: vsls.LiveShare | undefined | null
 
@@ -49,22 +49,29 @@ export class LiveShare {
         await this.getHostServerPort()
     }
 
-    public async getHostServerPort(): Promise<number> {
-        if (this.hostServerPort !== undefined && this.hostServerPort !== null) {
+    public async getHostServerPort(reset: boolean = false): Promise<number> {
+        if (!reset && this.hostServerPort !== undefined && this.hostServerPort !== null) {
             return this.hostServerPort
         }
         else {
             const savedClipboard = await vscode.env.clipboard.readText()
             await vscode.commands.executeCommand('liveshare.listServers')
             const hostUrl = await vscode.env.clipboard.readText()
-            await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(savedClipboard)
             const hostServerPort = Number(url.parse(hostUrl).port)
             this.hostServerPort = hostServerPort
+            await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(savedClipboard)
             return hostServerPort
         }
     }
 
+    public async shareServer() {
+        if (this.shareServerDisposable !== null) {
+            this.shareServerDisposable?.dispose()
+        }
+        this.shareServerDisposable = await this.liveshare?.shareServer({ port: lw.server.getPort(), displayName: 'latex-workshop-server' })
+    }
+
     private async initHost() {
-        await this.liveshare?.shareServer({ port: lw.server.getPort(), displayName: 'latex-workshop-server' })
+        await this.shareServer()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6e34d2f0c..65c869a24 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ export function activate(extensionContext: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 function registerLatexWorkshopCommands(extensionContext: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     extensionContext.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('latex-workshop.acquireHostPort', () => lw.commands.acquireHostPort()),
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('latex-workshop.shareHostPort', () => lw.commands.shareHostPort()),
         vscode.commands.registerCommand('latex-workshop.saveWithoutBuilding', () => lw.commands.saveActive()),
         vscode.commands.registerCommand('latex-workshop.build', () => lw.commands.build()),
         vscode.commands.registerCommand('latex-workshop.recipes', (recipe: string | undefined) => lw.commands.recipes(recipe)),