diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index 30cc3c9824..7431275d81 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ int esp_http_client_read(esp_http_client_handle_t client, char *buffer, int len)
                 ESP_LOG_LEVEL(sev, TAG, "esp_transport_read returned:%d and errno:%d ", rlen, errno);
             }
             if (rlen < 0 && ridx == 0 && !esp_http_client_is_complete_data_received(client)) {
+                http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                 return ESP_FAIL;
             } else {
                 return ridx;
@@ -1028,6 +1029,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_perform(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
                     if (client->is_async && err == ESP_ERR_HTTP_CONNECTING) {
                         return ESP_ERR_HTTP_EAGAIN;
                     }
+                    http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                     return err;
                 }
                 /* falls through */
@@ -1036,6 +1038,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_perform(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
                     if (client->is_async && errno == EAGAIN) {
                         return ESP_ERR_HTTP_EAGAIN;
                     }
+                    http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                     return err;
                 }
                 /* falls through */
@@ -1044,6 +1047,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_perform(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
                     if (client->is_async && errno == EAGAIN) {
                         return ESP_ERR_HTTP_EAGAIN;
                     }
+                    http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                     return err;
                 }
                 /* falls through */
@@ -1055,14 +1059,17 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_perform(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
                     if (esp_tls_get_and_clear_last_error(esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), NULL, NULL) == ESP_ERR_ESP_TLS_TCP_CLOSED_FIN) {
                         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Close connection due to FIN received");
                         esp_http_client_close(client);
+                        http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                         return ESP_ERR_HTTP_CONNECTION_CLOSED;
                     }
+                    http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                     return ESP_ERR_HTTP_FETCH_HEADER;
                 }
                 /* falls through */
             case HTTP_STATE_RES_COMPLETE_HEADER:
                 if ((err = esp_http_check_response(client)) != ESP_OK) {
                     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error response");
+                    http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
                     return err;
                 }
                 while (client->response->is_chunked && !client->is_chunk_complete) {
@@ -1312,9 +1319,11 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_open(esp_http_client_handle_t client, int write_len)
     client->post_len = write_len;
     esp_err_t err;
     if ((err = esp_http_client_connect(client)) != ESP_OK) {
+        http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
         return err;
     }
     if ((err = esp_http_client_request_send(client, write_len)) != ESP_OK) {
+        http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_ERROR, esp_transport_get_error_handle(client->transport), 0);
         return err;
     }
     return ESP_OK;