diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index 86a6b7ca41a81f..72d2e2111a0f31 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@ export default ({ command, mode }) => {
 
   File system watcher options to pass on to [chokidar](https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar#api).
 
+### server.disableDotRule
+
+- **Type:** `boolean`
+- **Default:** `false`
+
+  Allow .(DOT) character in the request path.
+
+  Set to `true` to allow requests to carry .(DOT) character.
+
 ## Build Options
 
 ### build.target
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index ce1743d2ad2076..1b8edc2d7f294a 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ export interface ServerOptions {
    * Should start and end with the `/` character
    */
   base?: string
+
+  /**
+   * uses https://github.com/bripkens/connect-history-api-fallback#disabledotrule
+   * Note: Allow  .(DOT) character in the request path.
+   * Set to `true` to allow requests to carry .(DOT) character
+   * default: false
+   */
+  disableDotRule?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -436,6 +444,7 @@ export async function createServer(
   if (!middlewareMode) {
     middlewares.use(
       history({
+        disableDotRule: !!serverConfig.disableDotRule,
         logger: createDebugger('vite:spa-fallback'),
         // support /dir/ without explicit index.html
         rewrites: [