diff --git a/components/esp_https_server/include/esp_https_server.h b/components/esp_https_server/include/esp_https_server.h
index 071d5b5ff4..bffdfce62b 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_server/include/esp_https_server.h
+++ b/components/esp_https_server/include/esp_https_server.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ struct httpd_ssl_config {
 
     void *ssl_userdata; /*!< user data to add to the ssl context  */
     esp_tls_handshake_callback cert_select_cb; /*!< Certificate selection callback to use */
+
+    const char** alpn_protos; /*!< Application protocols the server supports in order of prefernece. Used for negotiating during the TLS handshake, first one the client supports is selected. The data structure must live as long as the https server itself! */
 };
 
 typedef struct httpd_ssl_config httpd_ssl_config_t;
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ typedef struct httpd_ssl_config httpd_ssl_config_t;
     .use_secure_element = false,                  \
     .user_cb = NULL,                              \
     .ssl_userdata = NULL,                         \
-    .cert_select_cb = NULL                        \
+    .cert_select_cb = NULL,                       \
+    .alpn_protos = NULL,                          \
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c b/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
index f77c775ea3..ea810e77b0 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ static httpd_ssl_ctx_t *create_secure_context(const struct httpd_ssl_config *con
 
     cfg->userdata = config->ssl_userdata;
 
+
+    cfg->alpn_protos = config->alpn_protos;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_ESP_TLS_SERVER_CERT_SELECT_HOOK)
     cfg->cert_select_cb = config->cert_select_cb;
 #endif