diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index 25454cbdcd..96d62f0cf3 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ static int esp_http_client_get_data(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
 
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "data_process=%lld, content_length=%lld", client->response->data_process, client->response->content_length);
 
+    errno = 0;
     int rlen = esp_transport_read(client->transport, res_buffer->data, client->buffer_size_rx, client->timeout_ms);
     if (rlen >= 0) {
         // When tls error is ESP_TLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ (-0x6900), esp_trasnport_read returns ERR_TCP_TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT (0x0).
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ int64_t esp_http_client_fetch_headers(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
     client->response->status_code = -1;
 
     while (client->state < HTTP_STATE_RES_COMPLETE_HEADER) {
+        errno = 0;
         buffer->len = esp_transport_read(client->transport, buffer->data, client->buffer_size_rx, client->timeout_ms);
         if (buffer->len <= 0) {
             if (buffer->len == ERR_TCP_TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT) {
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 fcdcd330ab..ef9fa20419 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
@@ -582,6 +582,31 @@ static void https_async(void)
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error perform http request %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
     }
     esp_http_client_cleanup(client);
+
+    // Test HTTP_METHOD_HEAD with is_async enabled
+    config.url = "https://"CONFIG_EXAMPLE_HTTP_ENDPOINT"/get";
+    config.event_handler = _http_event_handler;
+    config.crt_bundle_attach = esp_crt_bundle_attach;
+    config.is_async = true;
+    config.timeout_ms = 5000;
+
+    client = esp_http_client_init(&config);
+    esp_http_client_set_method(client, HTTP_METHOD_HEAD);
+
+    while (1) {
+        err = esp_http_client_perform(client);
+        if (err != ESP_ERR_HTTP_EAGAIN) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (err == ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HTTPS Status = %d, content_length = %"PRId64,
+                esp_http_client_get_status_code(client),
+                esp_http_client_get_content_length(client));
+    } else {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error perform http request %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+    }
+    esp_http_client_cleanup(client);
 }
 
 static void https_with_invalid_url(void)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py
index c4cb4a4758..adc0f95af1 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client(dut: Dut) -> None:
     # content-len for chunked encoding is typically -1, could be a positive length in some cases
     dut.expect(r'HTTP Stream reader Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'Last esp error code: 0x8001')
     dut.expect(r'HTTP GET Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'HTTP POST Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client_dynamic_buffer(dut: Dut) -> None:
     # content-len for chunked encoding is typically -1, could be a positive length in some cases
     dut.expect(r'HTTP Stream reader Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'Last esp error code: 0x8001')
     dut.expect(r'HTTP GET Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
     dut.expect(r'HTTP POST Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')