diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/include/esp_http_server.h b/components/esp_http_server/include/esp_http_server.h
index d583bf1d60..1c8b78583f 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/include/esp_http_server.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/include/esp_http_server.h
@@ -1603,6 +1603,11 @@ typedef struct httpd_ws_frame {
     size_t len;                 /*!< Length of the WebSocket data */
 } httpd_ws_frame_t;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Transfer complete callback
+ */
+typedef void (*transfer_complete_cb)(esp_err_t err, int socket, void *arg);
+
 /**
  * @brief Receive and parse a WebSocket frame
  *
@@ -1663,6 +1668,35 @@ esp_err_t httpd_ws_send_frame_async(httpd_handle_t hd, int fd, httpd_ws_frame_t
  */
 httpd_ws_client_info_t httpd_ws_get_fd_info(httpd_handle_t hd, int fd);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Sends data to to specified websocket synchronously
+ *
+ * @param[in] handle  Server instance data
+ * @param[in] socket  Socket descriptor
+ * @param[in] frame   Websocket frame
+ * @return
+ *  - ESP_OK                    : On successful
+ *  - ESP_FAIL                  : When socket errors occurs
+ *  - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM            : Unable to allocate memory
+ */
+esp_err_t httpd_ws_send_data(httpd_handle_t handle, int socket, httpd_ws_frame_t *frame);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends data to to specified websocket asynchronously
+ *
+ * @param[in] handle    Server instance data
+ * @param[in] socket    Socket descriptor
+ * @param[in] frame     Websocket frame
+ * @param[in] callback  Callback invoked after sending data
+ * @param[in] arg       User data passed to provided callback
+ * @return
+ *  - ESP_OK                    : On successful
+ *  - ESP_FAIL                  : When socket errors occurs
+ *  - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM            : Unable to allocate memory
+ */
+esp_err_t httpd_ws_send_data_async(httpd_handle_t handle, int socket, httpd_ws_frame_t *frame,
+                                   transfer_complete_cb callback, void *arg);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_HTTPD_WS_SUPPORT */
 /** End of WebSocket related stuff
  * @}
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_ws.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_ws.c
index d4597b464b..4a4c2373df 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_ws.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_ws.c
@@ -16,9 +16,23 @@
 
 #include <esp_http_server.h>
 #include "esp_httpd_priv.h"
+#include "freertos/event_groups.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HTTPD_WS_SUPPORT
 
+#define WS_SEND_OK      (1 << 0)
+#define WS_SEND_FAILED  (1 << 1)
+
+typedef struct {
+    httpd_ws_frame_t frame;
+    httpd_handle_t handle;
+    int socket;
+    transfer_complete_cb callback;
+    void *arg;
+    bool blocking;
+    EventGroupHandle_t transfer_done;
+} async_transfer_t;
+
 static const char *TAG="httpd_ws";
 
 /*
@@ -484,4 +498,77 @@ httpd_ws_client_info_t httpd_ws_get_fd_info(httpd_handle_t hd, int fd)
     return is_active_ws ? HTTPD_WS_CLIENT_WEBSOCKET : HTTPD_WS_CLIENT_HTTP;
 }
 
+static void httpd_ws_send_cb(void *arg)
+{
+    async_transfer_t *trans = arg;
+
+    esp_err_t err = httpd_ws_send_frame_async(trans->handle, trans->socket, &trans->frame);
+
+    if (trans->blocking) {
+        xEventGroupSetBits(trans->transfer_done, err ? WS_SEND_FAILED : WS_SEND_OK);
+    } else if (trans->callback) {
+        trans->callback(err, trans->socket, trans->arg);
+    }
+
+    free(trans);
+}
+
+esp_err_t httpd_ws_send_data(httpd_handle_t handle, int socket, httpd_ws_frame_t *frame)
+{
+    async_transfer_t *transfer = calloc(1, sizeof(async_transfer_t));
+    if (transfer == NULL) {
+        return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    EventGroupHandle_t transfer_done = xEventGroupCreate();
+    if (!transfer_done) {
+        free(transfer);
+        return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    transfer->blocking = true;
+    transfer->handle = handle;
+    transfer->socket = socket;
+    transfer->transfer_done = transfer_done;
+    memcpy(&transfer->frame, frame, sizeof(httpd_ws_frame_t));
+
+    esp_err_t err = httpd_queue_work(handle, httpd_ws_send_cb, transfer);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        vEventGroupDelete(transfer_done);
+        free(transfer);
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    EventBits_t status = xEventGroupWaitBits(transfer_done, WS_SEND_OK | WS_SEND_FAILED,
+                                             pdTRUE, pdFALSE, portMAX_DELAY);
+
+    vEventGroupDelete(transfer_done);
+
+    return (status & WS_SEND_OK) ? ESP_OK : ESP_FAIL;
+}
+
+esp_err_t httpd_ws_send_data_async(httpd_handle_t handle, int socket, httpd_ws_frame_t *frame,
+                                   transfer_complete_cb callback, void *arg)
+{
+    async_transfer_t *transfer = calloc(1, sizeof(async_transfer_t));
+    if (transfer == NULL) {
+        return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    transfer->arg = arg;
+    transfer->callback = callback;
+    transfer->handle = handle;
+    transfer->socket = socket;
+    memcpy(&transfer->frame, frame, sizeof(httpd_ws_frame_t));
+
+    esp_err_t err = httpd_queue_work(handle, httpd_ws_send_cb, transfer);
+
+    if (err) {
+        free(transfer);
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_HTTPD_WS_SUPPORT */