diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index d284ff396..64e64c2c3 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ type (
 	// Echo is the top-level framework instance.
 	Echo struct {
 		common
+		// startupMutex is mutex to lock Echo instance access during server configuration and startup. Useful for to get
+		// listener address info (on which interface/port was listener binded) without having data races.
+		startupMutex     sync.RWMutex
 		StdLogger        *stdLog.Logger
 		colorer          *color.Color
 		premiddleware    []MiddlewareFunc
@@ -643,21 +646,30 @@ func (e *Echo) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Start starts an HTTP server.
 func (e *Echo) Start(address string) error {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
 	e.Server.Addr = address
-	return e.StartServer(e.Server)
+	if err := e.configureServer(e.Server); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+	e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+	return e.serve()
 }
 
 // StartTLS starts an HTTPS server.
 // If `certFile` or `keyFile` is `string` the values are treated as file paths.
 // If `certFile` or `keyFile` is `[]byte` the values are treated as the certificate or key as-is.
 func (e *Echo) StartTLS(address string, certFile, keyFile interface{}) (err error) {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
 	var cert []byte
 	if cert, err = filepathOrContent(certFile); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 
 	var key []byte
 	if key, err = filepathOrContent(keyFile); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -665,10 +677,17 @@ func (e *Echo) StartTLS(address string, certFile, keyFile interface{}) (err erro
 	s.TLSConfig = new(tls.Config)
 	s.TLSConfig.Certificates = make([]tls.Certificate, 1)
 	if s.TLSConfig.Certificates[0], err = tls.X509KeyPair(cert, key); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 
-	return e.startTLS(address)
+	e.configureTLS(address)
+	if err := e.configureServer(s); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+	e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+	return s.Serve(e.TLSListener)
 }
 
 func filepathOrContent(fileOrContent interface{}) (content []byte, err error) {
@@ -684,24 +703,41 @@ func filepathOrContent(fileOrContent interface{}) (content []byte, err error) {
 
 // StartAutoTLS starts an HTTPS server using certificates automatically installed from https://letsencrypt.org.
 func (e *Echo) StartAutoTLS(address string) error {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
 	s := e.TLSServer
 	s.TLSConfig = new(tls.Config)
 	s.TLSConfig.GetCertificate = e.AutoTLSManager.GetCertificate
 	s.TLSConfig.NextProtos = append(s.TLSConfig.NextProtos, acme.ALPNProto)
-	return e.startTLS(address)
+
+	e.configureTLS(address)
+	if err := e.configureServer(s); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+	e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+	return s.Serve(e.TLSListener)
 }
 
-func (e *Echo) startTLS(address string) error {
+func (e *Echo) configureTLS(address string) {
 	s := e.TLSServer
 	s.Addr = address
 	if !e.DisableHTTP2 {
 		s.TLSConfig.NextProtos = append(s.TLSConfig.NextProtos, "h2")
 	}
-	return e.StartServer(e.TLSServer)
 }
 
 // StartServer starts a custom http server.
 func (e *Echo) StartServer(s *http.Server) (err error) {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
+	if err := e.configureServer(s); err != nil {
+		e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+	e.startupMutex.Unlock()
+	return e.serve()
+}
+
+func (e *Echo) configureServer(s *http.Server) (err error) {
 	// Setup
 	e.colorer.SetOutput(e.Logger.Output())
 	s.ErrorLog = e.StdLogger
@@ -724,7 +760,7 @@ func (e *Echo) StartServer(s *http.Server) (err error) {
 		if !e.HidePort {
 			e.colorer.Printf("⇨ http server started on %s\n", e.colorer.Green(e.Listener.Addr()))
 		}
-		return s.Serve(e.Listener)
+		return nil
 	}
 	if e.TLSListener == nil {
 		l, err := newListener(s.Addr, e.ListenerNetwork)
@@ -736,11 +772,39 @@ func (e *Echo) StartServer(s *http.Server) (err error) {
 	if !e.HidePort {
 		e.colorer.Printf("⇨ https server started on %s\n", e.colorer.Green(e.TLSListener.Addr()))
 	}
-	return s.Serve(e.TLSListener)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *Echo) serve() error {
+	if e.TLSListener != nil {
+		return e.Server.Serve(e.TLSListener)
+	}
+	return e.Server.Serve(e.Listener)
+}
+
+// ListenerAddr returns net.Addr for Listener
+func (e *Echo) ListenerAddr() net.Addr {
+	e.startupMutex.RLock()
+	defer e.startupMutex.RUnlock()
+	if e.Listener == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Listener.Addr()
+}
+
+// TLSListenerAddr returns net.Addr for TLSListener
+func (e *Echo) TLSListenerAddr() net.Addr {
+	e.startupMutex.RLock()
+	defer e.startupMutex.RUnlock()
+	if e.TLSListener == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.TLSListener.Addr()
 }
 
 // StartH2CServer starts a custom http/2 server with h2c (HTTP/2 Cleartext).
 func (e *Echo) StartH2CServer(address string, h2s *http2.Server) (err error) {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
 	// Setup
 	s := e.Server
 	s.Addr = address
@@ -758,18 +822,22 @@ func (e *Echo) StartH2CServer(address string, h2s *http2.Server) (err error) {
 	if e.Listener == nil {
 		e.Listener, err = newListener(s.Addr, e.ListenerNetwork)
 		if err != nil {
+			e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if !e.HidePort {
 		e.colorer.Printf("⇨ http server started on %s\n", e.colorer.Green(e.Listener.Addr()))
 	}
+	e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 	return s.Serve(e.Listener)
 }
 
 // Close immediately stops the server.
 // It internally calls `http.Server#Close()`.
 func (e *Echo) Close() error {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
+	defer e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 	if err := e.TLSServer.Close(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -779,6 +847,8 @@ func (e *Echo) Close() error {
 // Shutdown stops the server gracefully.
 // It internally calls `http.Server#Shutdown()`.
 func (e *Echo) Shutdown(ctx stdContext.Context) error {
+	e.startupMutex.Lock()
+	defer e.startupMutex.Unlock()
 	if err := e.TLSServer.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/echo_test.go b/echo_test.go
index 29edca107..7f3597428 100644
--- a/echo_test.go
+++ b/echo_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package echo
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	stdContext "context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -485,26 +487,125 @@ func TestEchoContext(t *testing.T) {
 	e.ReleaseContext(c)
 }
 
-func TestEchoStart(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New()
-	go func() {
-		assert.NoError(t, e.Start(":0"))
-	}()
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+func waitForServerStart(e *Echo, errChan <-chan error, isTLS bool) error {
+	ctx, cancel := stdContext.WithTimeout(stdContext.Background(), 200*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			var addr net.Addr
+			if isTLS {
+				addr = e.TLSListenerAddr()
+			} else {
+				addr = e.ListenerAddr()
+			}
+			if addr != nil && strings.Contains(addr.String(), ":") {
+				return nil // was started
+			}
+		case err := <-errChan:
+			if err == http.ErrServerClosed {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-func TestEchoStartTLS(t *testing.T) {
+func TestEchoStart(t *testing.T) {
 	e := New()
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+
 	go func() {
-		err := e.StartTLS(":0", "_fixture/certs/cert.pem", "_fixture/certs/key.pem")
-		// Prevent the test to fail after closing the servers
-		if err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err := e.Start(":0")
+		if err != nil {
+			errChan <- err
 		}
 	}()
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 
-	e.Close()
+	err := waitForServerStart(e, errChan, false)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+}
+
+func TestEcho_StartTLS(t *testing.T) {
+	var testCases = []struct {
+		name        string
+		addr        string
+		certFile    string
+		keyFile     string
+		expectError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			addr: ":0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid certFile",
+			addr:        ":0",
+			certFile:    "not existing",
+			expectError: "open not existing: no such file or directory",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid keyFile",
+			addr:        ":0",
+			keyFile:     "not existing",
+			expectError: "open not existing: no such file or directory",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, failed to create cert out of certFile and keyFile",
+			addr:        ":0",
+			keyFile:     "_fixture/certs/cert.pem", // we are passing cert instead of key
+			expectError: "tls: found a certificate rather than a key in the PEM for the private key",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid tls address",
+			addr:        "nope",
+			expectError: "listen tcp: address nope: missing port in address",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			e := New()
+			errChan := make(chan error)
+
+			go func() {
+				certFile := "_fixture/certs/cert.pem"
+				if tc.certFile != "" {
+					certFile = tc.certFile
+				}
+				keyFile := "_fixture/certs/key.pem"
+				if tc.keyFile != "" {
+					keyFile = tc.keyFile
+				}
+
+				err := e.StartTLS(tc.addr, certFile, keyFile)
+				if err != nil {
+					errChan <- err
+				}
+			}()
+
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errChan, true)
+			if tc.expectError != "" {
+				if _, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok {
+					assert.Error(t, err) // error messages for unix and windows are different. so test only error type here
+				} else {
+					assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectError)
+				}
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+
+			assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestEchoStartTLSByteString(t *testing.T) {
@@ -557,47 +658,103 @@ func TestEchoStartTLSByteString(t *testing.T) {
 			e := New()
 			e.HideBanner = true
 
+			errChan := make(chan error, 0)
+
 			go func() {
-				err := e.StartTLS(":0", test.cert, test.key)
-				if test.expectedErr != nil {
-					require.EqualError(t, err, test.expectedErr.Error())
-				} else if err != http.ErrServerClosed { // Prevent the test to fail after closing the servers
-					require.NoError(t, err)
-				}
+				errChan <- e.StartTLS(":0", test.cert, test.key)
 			}()
-			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 
-			require.NoError(t, e.Close())
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errChan, true)
+			if test.expectedErr != nil {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, test.expectedErr.Error())
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+
+			assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEchoStartAutoTLS(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New()
-	errChan := make(chan error, 0)
+func TestEcho_StartAutoTLS(t *testing.T) {
+	var testCases = []struct {
+		name        string
+		addr        string
+		expectError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			addr: ":0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid address",
+			addr:        "nope",
+			expectError: "listen tcp: address nope: missing port in address",
+		},
+	}
 
-	go func() {
-		errChan <- e.StartAutoTLS(":0")
-	}()
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			e := New()
+			errChan := make(chan error, 0)
+
+			go func() {
+				errChan <- e.StartAutoTLS(tc.addr)
+			}()
+
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errChan, true)
+			if tc.expectError != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectError)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 
-	select {
-	case err := <-errChan:
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	default:
-		assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+			assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEchoStartH2CServer(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New()
-	e.Debug = true
-	h2s := &http2.Server{}
+func TestEcho_StartH2CServer(t *testing.T) {
+	var testCases = []struct {
+		name        string
+		addr        string
+		expectError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			addr: ":0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid address",
+			addr:        "nope",
+			expectError: "listen tcp: address nope: missing port in address",
+		},
+	}
 
-	go func() {
-		assert.NoError(t, e.StartH2CServer(":0", h2s))
-	}()
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			e := New()
+			e.Debug = true
+			h2s := &http2.Server{}
+
+			errChan := make(chan error)
+			go func() {
+				err := e.StartH2CServer(tc.addr, h2s)
+				if err != nil {
+					errChan <- err
+				}
+			}()
+
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errChan, false)
+			if tc.expectError != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectError)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+
+			assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func testMethod(t *testing.T, method, path string, e *Echo) {
@@ -686,7 +843,8 @@ func TestEchoClose(t *testing.T) {
 		errCh <- e.Start(":0")
 	}()
 
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	err := waitForServerStart(e, errCh, false)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	if err := e.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -694,7 +852,7 @@ func TestEchoClose(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
 
-	err := <-errCh
+	err = <-errCh
 	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "http: Server closed")
 }
 
@@ -706,7 +864,8 @@ func TestEchoShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 		errCh <- e.Start(":0")
 	}()
 
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	err := waitForServerStart(e, errCh, false)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	if err := e.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -716,7 +875,7 @@ func TestEchoShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 	assert.NoError(t, e.Shutdown(ctx))
 
-	err := <-errCh
+	err = <-errCh
 	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "http: Server closed")
 }
 
@@ -764,7 +923,8 @@ func TestEchoListenerNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 				errCh <- e.Start(tt.address)
 			}()
 
-			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errCh, false)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			if resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/ok", tt.address)); err == nil {
 				defer resp.Body.Close()
@@ -823,3 +983,101 @@ func TestEchoReverse(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal("/params/one/bar/two", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux", "one", "two"))
 	assert.Equal("/params/one/bar/two/three", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux/*", "one", "two", "three"))
 }
+
+func TestEcho_ListenerAddr(t *testing.T) {
+	e := New()
+
+	addr := e.ListenerAddr()
+	assert.Nil(t, addr)
+
+	errCh := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- e.Start(":0")
+	}()
+
+	err := waitForServerStart(e, errCh, false)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestEcho_TLSListenerAddr(t *testing.T) {
+	cert, err := ioutil.ReadFile("_fixture/certs/cert.pem")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	key, err := ioutil.ReadFile("_fixture/certs/key.pem")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	e := New()
+
+	addr := e.TLSListenerAddr()
+	assert.Nil(t, addr)
+
+	errCh := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- e.StartTLS(":0", cert, key)
+	}()
+
+	err = waitForServerStart(e, errCh, true)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestEcho_StartServer(t *testing.T) {
+	cert, err := ioutil.ReadFile("_fixture/certs/cert.pem")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	key, err := ioutil.ReadFile("_fixture/certs/key.pem")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	certs, err := tls.X509KeyPair(cert, key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var testCases = []struct {
+		name        string
+		addr        string
+		TLSConfig   *tls.Config
+		expectError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "ok",
+			addr: ":0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "ok, start with TLS",
+			addr:      ":0",
+			TLSConfig: &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{certs}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid address",
+			addr:        "nope",
+			expectError: "listen tcp: address nope: missing port in address",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nok, invalid tls address",
+			addr:        "nope",
+			TLSConfig:   &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+			expectError: "listen tcp: address nope: missing port in address",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			e := New()
+			e.Debug = true
+
+			server := new(http.Server)
+			server.Addr = tc.addr
+			if tc.TLSConfig != nil {
+				server.TLSConfig = tc.TLSConfig
+			}
+
+			errCh := make(chan error)
+			go func() {
+				errCh <- e.StartServer(server)
+			}()
+
+			err := waitForServerStart(e, errCh, tc.TLSConfig != nil)
+			if tc.expectError != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectError)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+		})
+	}
+}