diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/mount.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/mount.md
index 15b6532993..a6e71e962e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/mount.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/mount.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ minikube mount [flags] <source directory>:<target directory>
       --mode uint           File permissions used for the mount (default 493)
       --msize int           The number of bytes to use for 9p packet payload (default 262144)
       --options strings     Additional mount options, such as cache=fscache
+      --port uint16         Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.
       --type string         Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p) (default "9p")
       --uid string          Default user id used for the mount (default "docker")
 ```
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/contrib/errorcodes.en.md b/site/content/en/docs/contrib/errorcodes.en.md
index 69b480d68e..d2589bf1e5 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/contrib/errorcodes.en.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/contrib/errorcodes.en.md
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ minikube failed to load host
 "GUEST_MOUNT" (Exit code ExGuestError)  
 minkube failed to create a mount  
 
+"GUEST_MOUNT_COULD_NOT_CONNECT" (Exit code ExGuestError)  
+mount on guest was unable to connect to host mount server  
+
 "GUEST_MOUNT_CONFLICT" (Exit code ExGuestConflict)  
 minkube failed to update a mount  
 
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index dce3eb1e61..12a345c025 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -875,6 +876,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "",
 	"namespaces to pause": "",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "",
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index e344c1bd20..a622850ebe 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "",
 	"namespaces to pause": "",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "",
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 76f373df5b..3fc1f47505 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "Spécifiez la version 9p que la montage doit utiliser",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "Spécifiez l'adresse IP sur laquelle le montage doit être configuré",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "Spécifiez le type de système de fichiers de montage (types pris en charge : 9p)",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "StartHost a échoué, mais va réessayer : {{.error}}",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "Démarrage du noeud de plan de contrôle {{.name}} dans le cluster {{.cluster}}",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "Démarrage du noeud {{.name}} dans le cluster {{.cluster}}",
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "minikube {{.version}} est disponible ! Téléchargez-le ici : {{.url}}",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "mkcmp est utilisé pour comparer les performances de deux binaires minikube",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "argument de montage \"{{.value}}\" doit être de la forme : \u003cdossier source\u003e:\u003cdossier de destination\u003e",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "échec du montage",
 	"namespaces to pause": "espaces de noms à mettre en pause",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "espaces de noms à réactiver",
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index a17eba1d3d..3294a9a85d 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "コントロールプレーンのノード {{.name}} を {{.cluster}} 上で起動しています",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -888,6 +889,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "minikube {{.version}} が利用可能です! 以下のURLでダウンロードできます。 {{.url}}",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "mkcmp で二つの minikube のバイナリのパフォーマンスを比較することができます",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "mount への引数 \"{{.value}}\" は以下のフォーマットである必要があります。\u003cソースディレクトリ\u003e:\u003cターゲットディレクトリ\u003e",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "マウントが失敗しました",
 	"namespaces to pause": "停止する名前空間",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "停止を解除する名前空間",
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index a72ca08bbf..5b0a7ead60 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "{{.cluster}} 클러스터의 {{.name}} 컨트롤 플레인 노드를 시작하는 중",
 	"Starting node": "노드를 시작하는 중",
@@ -890,6 +891,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "minikube {{.version}} 이 사용가능합니다! 다음 경로에서 다운받으세요: {{.url}}",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "마운트 실패",
 	"namespaces to pause": "잠시 멈추려는 네임스페이스",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "재개하려는 네임스페이스",
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index b7e91e34a3..492ff4fffb 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -892,6 +893,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "minikube {{.version}} jest dostępne! Pobierz je z: {{.url}}",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "Montowanie się nie powiodło",
 	"namespaces to pause": "",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "",
diff --git a/translations/strings.txt b/translations/strings.txt
index 4fcfb5b777..c49a4aeb90 100644
--- a/translations/strings.txt
+++ b/translations/strings.txt
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -820,6 +821,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "",
 	"namespaces to pause": "",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "",
diff --git a/translations/zh-CN.json b/translations/zh-CN.json
index 4497625d45..57b771cd55 100644
--- a/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
 	"Specify the 9p version that the mount should use": "",
 	"Specify the ip that the mount should be setup on": "",
 	"Specify the mount filesystem type (supported types: 9p)": "",
+	"Specify the port that the mount should be setup on, where 0 means any free port.": "",
 	"StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}": "",
 	"Starting control plane node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
 	"Starting node {{.name}} in cluster {{.cluster}}": "",
@@ -1000,6 +1001,7 @@
 	"minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}": "",
 	"mkcmp is used to compare performance of two minikube binaries": "mkcmp 用于对比两个 minikube 二进制的性能",
 	"mount argument \"{{.value}}\" must be in form: \u003csource directory\u003e:\u003ctarget directory\u003e": "",
+	"mount could not connect": "",
 	"mount failed": "",
 	"namespaces to pause": "",
 	"namespaces to unpause": "",