diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index 8523967e9c..517d2b1d19 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ menu "Example Configuration"
         default "httpbin.org"
         help
             Target endpoint host-name for the example to use.
+    config EXAMPLE_ENABLE_RESPONSE_BUFFER_DUMP
+        bool "Enable logging response buffer from HTTP event handler"
+        default false
+        help
+            HTTP response is accumulated in output_buffer. Enable this config to print the accumulated response
 endmenu
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 b3e73b9b08..d0b997282a 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
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ esp_err_t _http_event_handler(esp_http_client_event_t *evt)
         case HTTP_EVENT_ON_FINISH:
             ESP_LOGD(TAG, "HTTP_EVENT_ON_FINISH");
             if (output_buffer != NULL) {
-                // Response is accumulated in output_buffer. Uncomment the below line to print the accumulated response
+#if CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ENABLE_RESPONSE_BUFFER_DUMP
+                ESP_LOG_BUFFER_HEX(TAG, output_buffer, output_len);
+#endif
                 free(output_buffer);
                 output_buffer = NULL;
             }