diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index aa3c81242e..b10f4bd987 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -906,6 +906,16 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_method(esp_http_client_handle_t client, esp_http_c
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_timeout_ms(esp_http_client_handle_t client, int timeout_ms)
+{
+    if (client == NULL) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+
+    client->timeout_ms = timeout_ms;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 static int esp_http_client_get_data(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
 {
     if (client->state < HTTP_STATE_RES_COMPLETE_HEADER) {
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index 249eb217ba..b36333556c 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -360,6 +360,18 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_authtype(esp_http_client_handle_t client, esp_http
  */
 esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_method(esp_http_client_handle_t client, esp_http_client_method_t method);
 
+/**
+ * @brief      Set http request timeout
+ *
+ * @param[in]  client      The esp_http_client handle
+ * @param[in]  timeout_ms  The timeout value
+ *
+ * @return
+ *     - ESP_OK
+ *     - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_timeout_ms(esp_http_client_handle_t client, int timeout_ms);
+
 /**
  * @brief      Delete http request header
  *