diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index ccf5ab218b..1c4f7b2d8a 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "http_header.h"
 #include "esp_transport.h"
 #include "esp_transport_tcp.h"
+#include "esp_transport_ssl.h"
 #include "http_utils.h"
 #include "http_auth.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
@@ -667,10 +668,26 @@ static bool init_common_tcp_transport(esp_http_client_handle_t client, const esp
     return true;
 }
 
+static esp_err_t http_convert_addr_family_to_tls(esp_http_client_addr_type_t http_addr_family, esp_tls_addr_family_t *tls_addr_family)
+{
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+    if (http_addr_family == HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_UNSPEC) {
+        *tls_addr_family = ESP_TLS_AF_UNSPEC;
+    } else if (http_addr_family == HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_INET) {
+        *tls_addr_family = ESP_TLS_AF_INET;
+    } else if (http_addr_family == HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_INET6) {
+        *tls_addr_family = ESP_TLS_AF_INET6;
+    } else {
+        ret = ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(const esp_http_client_config_t *config)
 {
 
     esp_http_client_handle_t client;
+    esp_tls_addr_family_t addr_family = ESP_TLS_AF_UNSPEC;
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
     esp_transport_handle_t tcp = NULL;
     char *host_name;
@@ -704,6 +721,8 @@ esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(const esp_http_client_config_t *co
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error initialize transport");
         goto error;
     }
+    ESP_GOTO_ON_ERROR(http_convert_addr_family_to_tls(config->addr_type, &addr_family), error, TAG, "Failed to convert addr type %d", config->addr_type);
+    esp_transport_ssl_set_addr_family(tcp, addr_family);
 
     ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(init_common_tcp_transport(client, config, tcp), ESP_FAIL, error, TAG, "Failed to set TCP config");
 
@@ -719,6 +738,7 @@ esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(const esp_http_client_config_t *co
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error initialize SSL Transport");
         goto error;
     }
+    esp_transport_ssl_set_addr_family(ssl, addr_family);
 
     ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(init_common_tcp_transport(client, config, ssl), ESP_FAIL, error, TAG, "Failed to set SSL config");
 
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index bb9319e42d..ea8e336eff 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ typedef enum {
     HTTP_AUTH_TYPE_DIGEST,      /*!< HTTP Digest authentication */
 } esp_http_client_auth_type_t;
 
+/*
+* @brief HTTP Address type
+*/
+typedef enum {
+    HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_UNSPEC = AF_UNSPEC,      /**< Unspecified address family. */
+    HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_INET = AF_INET,          /**< IPv4 address family. */
+    HTTP_ADDR_TYPE_INET6 = AF_INET6,        /**< IPv6 address family. */
+} esp_http_client_addr_type_t;
+
 /**
  * @brief HTTP configuration
  */
@@ -189,6 +198,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #if CONFIG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_ENABLE_CUSTOM_TRANSPORT
     struct esp_transport_item_t *transport;
 #endif
+    esp_http_client_addr_type_t addr_type;  /*!< Address type used in http client configurations */
 } esp_http_client_config_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h b/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
index ca2355a11d..ad339396ff 100644
--- a/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
+++ b/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void esp_transport_ssl_set_cert_data(esp_transport_handle_t t, const char *data,
 void esp_transport_ssl_set_cert_data_der(esp_transport_handle_t t, const char *data, int len);
 
 /**
- * @brief      Enable the use of certification bundle for server verfication for
+ * @brief      Enable the use of certification bundle for server verification for
  *             an SSL connection.
  *             It must be first enabled in menuconfig.
  *
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ void esp_transport_ssl_set_keep_alive(esp_transport_handle_t t, esp_transport_ke
  */
 void esp_transport_ssl_set_interface_name(esp_transport_handle_t t, struct ifreq *if_name);
 
+/**
+ * @brief      Set addr family of transport
+ *
+ * @param[in]  t            The transport handle
+ * @param[in]  addr_family  The addr family
+ */
+void esp_transport_ssl_set_addr_family(esp_transport_handle_t t, esp_tls_addr_family_t addr_family);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP_TLS_CLIENT_SESSION_TICKETS
 /**
  * @brief   Session ticket operation
diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c b/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
index 9692385b2d..b9e9b38878 100644
--- a/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
+++ b/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ void esp_transport_ssl_set_client_cert_data(esp_transport_handle_t t, const char
     ssl->cfg.clientcert_pem_bytes = len + 1;
 }
 
+void esp_transport_ssl_set_addr_family(esp_transport_handle_t t, esp_tls_addr_family_t addr_family)
+{
+    GET_SSL_FROM_TRANSPORT_OR_RETURN(ssl, t);
+    ssl->cfg.addr_family = addr_family;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HARDWARE_ECDSA_SIGN
 void esp_transport_ssl_set_client_key_ecdsa_peripheral(esp_transport_handle_t t, uint8_t ecdsa_efuse_blk)
 {