diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/esp_http_client_test.py b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/esp_http_client_test.py
index c5da056933..2bdf6b5b24 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/esp_http_client_test.py
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/esp_http_client_test.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client(env, extra_data):
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Digest Auth Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Relative path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
-    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect \(manual\) Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP redirect to HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client(env, extra_data):
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Digest Auth Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Relative path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
-    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect \(manual\) Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
     dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP redirect to HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)'))
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
index d4f2d0ce06..1b140afc46 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_http_client_example.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "."
                     EMBED_TXTFILES howsmyssl_com_root_cert.pem
-                                   dl_espressif_com_root_cert.pem)
+                                   dl_espressif_com_root_cert.pem
+                                   postman_echo_com_root_cert.pem)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/component.mk
index ec82632f92..a96255ef4f 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/component.mk
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 # embed files from the "certs" directory as binary data symbols
 # in the app
-COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES := howsmyssl_com_root_cert.pem dl_espressif_com_root_cert.pem
+COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES := howsmyssl_com_root_cert.pem dl_espressif_com_root_cert.pem postman_echo_com_root_cert.pem
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
index fe8d455220..d53b297a02 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ extern const char howsmyssl_com_root_cert_pem_end[]   asm("_binary_howsmyssl_com
 extern const char dl_espressif_com_root_cert_pem_start[] asm("_binary_dl_espressif_com_root_cert_pem_start");
 extern const char dl_espressif_com_root_cert_pem_end[]   asm("_binary_dl_espressif_com_root_cert_pem_end");
 
+extern const char postman_echo_com_root_cert_pem_start[] asm("_binary_postman_echo_com_root_cert_pem_start");
+extern const char postman_echo_com_root_cert_pem_end[]   asm("_binary_postman_echo_com_root_cert_pem_end");
+
 esp_err_t _http_event_handler(esp_http_client_event_t *evt)
 {
     static char *output_buffer;  // Buffer to store response of http request from event handler
@@ -525,6 +528,7 @@ static void https_async(void)
         .event_handler = _http_event_handler,
         .is_async = true,
         .timeout_ms = 5000,
+        .cert_pem = postman_echo_com_root_cert_pem_start,
     };
     esp_http_client_handle_t client = esp_http_client_init(&config);
     esp_err_t err;
@@ -622,7 +626,7 @@ static void http_native_request(void)
         }
         int data_read = esp_http_client_read_response(client, output_buffer, MAX_HTTP_OUTPUT_BUFFER);
         if (data_read >= 0) {
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HTTP GET Status = %d, content_length = %d",
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HTTP POST Status = %d, content_length = %d",
             esp_http_client_get_status_code(client),
             esp_http_client_get_content_length(client));
             ESP_LOG_BUFFER_HEX(TAG, output_buffer, strlen(output_buffer));
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/postman_echo_com_root_cert.pem b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/postman_echo_com_root_cert.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bb70093a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/postman_echo_com_root_cert.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+VsyuLAOQ1xk4meTKCRlb/weWsKh/NEnfVqn3sF/tM+2MR7cwA130A4w=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----