diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index 0b1612451f..3c05c92944 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ menu "Example Configuration"
     config EXAMPLE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_HTTP_DOWNLOAD
         bool "Enable partial HTTP download"
         default n
+        select ESP_TLS_CLIENT_SESSION_TICKETS
         help
             This enables use of Range header in esp_https_ota component.
-            Firmware image will be downloaded over multiple HTTP requests.
+            The firmware image will be downloaded over multiple HTTP requests,
+            with session resumption enabled between them.
 
     config EXAMPLE_HTTP_REQUEST_SIZE
         int "HTTP request size"
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
index 14054486b2..631e6ac388 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ void advanced_ota_example_task(void *pvParameter)
         .cert_pem = (char *)server_cert_pem_start,
         .timeout_ms = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_OTA_RECV_TIMEOUT,
         .keep_alive_enable = true,
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_HTTP_DOWNLOAD
+        .save_client_session = true,
+#endif
     };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_URL_FROM_STDIN
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index 18a21ffbb3..bf2e0236c1 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ menu "Example Configuration"
     config EXAMPLE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_HTTP_DOWNLOAD
         bool "Enable partial HTTP download"
         default n
+        select ESP_TLS_CLIENT_SESSION_TICKETS
         help
             This enables use of Range header in esp_https_ota component.
-            Firmware image will be downloaded over multiple HTTP requests.
+            The firmware image will be downloaded over multiple HTTP requests,
+            with session resumption enabled between them.
 
     config EXAMPLE_HTTP_REQUEST_SIZE
         int "HTTP request size"
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/pre_encrypted_ota.c b/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/pre_encrypted_ota.c
index 599838a2f1..e606b2a1c9 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/pre_encrypted_ota.c
+++ b/examples/system/ota/pre_encrypted_ota/main/pre_encrypted_ota.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ void pre_encrypted_ota_task(void *pvParameter)
         .cert_pem = server_cert_pem_start,
         .timeout_ms = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_OTA_RECV_TIMEOUT,
         .keep_alive_enable = true,
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_HTTP_DOWNLOAD
+        .save_client_session = true,
+#endif
     };
     esp_decrypt_cfg_t cfg = {};
     cfg.rsa_priv_key = rsa_private_pem_start;