diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/Kconfig b/components/esp_http_client/Kconfig
index 355b591c8f..2dc015fa73 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/Kconfig
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ menu "ESP HTTP client"
             This option will enable injection of a custom tcp_transport handle, so the http operation
             will be performed on top of the user defined transport abstraction (if configured)
 
+    config ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT
+        int "Time in millisecond to wait for posting event"
+        default 2000
+        help
+            This config option helps in setting the time in millisecond to wait for event to be posted to the
+            system default event loop. Set it to -1 if you need to set timeout to portMAX_DELAY.
 endmenu
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index 372d86e900..a89cbc4206 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ static const char *TAG = "HTTP_CLIENT";
 ESP_STATIC_ASSERT((int)ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_TLS_VER_ANY == (int)ESP_TLS_VER_ANY, "Enum mismatch in esp_http_client and esp-tls");
 ESP_STATIC_ASSERT((int)ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_TLS_VER_MAX <= (int)ESP_TLS_VER_TLS_MAX, "HTTP client supported TLS is not supported in esp-tls");
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT == -1
+#define ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT portMAX_DELAY
+#else
+#define ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT pdMS_TO_TICKS(CONFIG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT)
+#endif
 /**
  * HTTP Buffer
  */
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ static esp_err_t http_dispatch_event(esp_http_client_t *client, esp_http_client_
 
 static void http_dispatch_event_to_event_loop(int32_t event_id, const void* event_data, size_t event_data_size)
 {
-    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, portMAX_DELAY);
+    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, ESP_HTTP_CLIENT_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT);
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post http_client event: %"PRId32", error: %s", event_id, esp_err_to_name(err));
     }
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/Kconfig b/components/esp_http_server/Kconfig
index 56dd553a2f..5ce708b3ac 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/Kconfig
@@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ menu "HTTP Server"
             It internally uses a counting semaphore with count set to `LWIP_UDP_RECVMBOX_SIZE` to achieve this.
             This config will slightly change API behavior to block until message gets delivered on control socket.
 
+    config HTTPD_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT
+        int "Time in millisecond to wait for posting event"
+        default 2000
+        help
+            This config option helps in setting the time in millisecond to wait for event to be posted to the
+            system default event loop. Set it to -1 if you need to set timeout to portMAX_DELAY.
 endmenu
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h b/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
index 386339e02c..e56418236e 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ int httpd_default_recv(httpd_handle_t hd, int sockfd, char *buf, size_t buf_len,
  * @param[in] req                       Pointer to handshake request that will be handled
  * @param[in] supported_subprotocol     Pointer to the subprotocol supported by this URI
  * @return
- *  - ESP_OK                        : When handshake is sucessful
+ *  - ESP_OK                        : When handshake is successful
  *  - ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND             : When some headers (Sec-WebSocket-*) are not found
  *  - ESP_ERR_INVALID_VERSION       : The WebSocket version is not "13"
  *  - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE         : Handshake was done beforehand
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ esp_err_t httpd_ws_respond_server_handshake(httpd_req_t *req, const char *suppor
  *
  * @param[in] req    Pointer to handshake request that will be handled
  * @return
- *  - ESP_OK                        : When handshake is sucessful
+ *  - ESP_OK                        : When handshake is successful
  *  - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG           : Argument is invalid (null or non-WebSocket)
  *  - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE         : Received only some parts of a control frame
  *  - ESP_FAIL                      : Socket failures
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ esp_err_t httpd_sess_trigger_close_(httpd_handle_t handle, struct sock_db *sessi
  * @}
  */
 
+#if CONFIG_HTTPD_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT == -1
+#define ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT portMAX_DELAY
+#else
+#define ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT pdMS_TO_TICKS(CONFIG_HTTPD_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Function to dispatch events in default event loop
  *
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
index 7b5e956061..a1006feb36 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ESP_EVENT_DEFINE_BASE(ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT);
 
 void esp_http_server_dispatch_event(int32_t event_id, const void* event_data, size_t event_data_size)
 {
-    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, portMAX_DELAY);
+    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, ESP_HTTP_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT);
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post esp_http_server event: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
     }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static esp_err_t httpd_accept_conn(struct httpd_data *hd, int listen_fd)
         if (!httpd_is_sess_available(hd)) {
             /* Queue asynchronous closure of the least recently used session */
             return httpd_sess_close_lru(hd);
-            /* Returning from this allowes the main server thread to process
+            /* Returning from this allows the main server thread to process
              * the queued asynchronous control message for closing LRU session.
              * Since connection request hasn't been addressed yet using accept()
              * therefore httpd_accept_conn() will be called again, but this time
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/Kconfig b/components/esp_https_ota/Kconfig
index ea675828b4..a5512b0c5c 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/Kconfig
@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@ menu "ESP HTTPS OTA"
             - Non-encrypted communication channel with server
             - Accepting firmware upgrade image from server with fake identity
 
+    config ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT
+        int "Time in millisecond to wait for posting event"
+        default 2000
+        help
+            This config option helps in setting the time in millisecond to wait for event to be posted to the
+            system default event loop. Set it to -1 if you need to set timeout to portMAX_DELAY.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index 946c5bf1a8..65165071ad 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -194,9 +194,15 @@ static const char* ota_event_name_table[] = {
     "ESP_HTTPS_OTA_ABORT",
 };
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT == -1
+#define ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT portMAX_DELAY
+#else
+#define ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT pdMS_TO_TICKS(CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT)
+#endif
+
 static void esp_https_ota_dispatch_event(int32_t event_id, const void* event_data, size_t event_data_size)
 {
-    if (esp_event_post(ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, portMAX_DELAY) != ESP_OK) {
+    if (esp_event_post(ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, ESP_HTTPS_OTA_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT) != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post https_ota event: %s", ota_event_name_table[event_id]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/esp_https_server/Kconfig b/components/esp_https_server/Kconfig
index f4cd30282c..a14d157b52 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_server/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_https_server/Kconfig
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@ menu "ESP HTTPS server"
         help
             Enable ESP HTTPS server component
 
+    config ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT
+        int "Time in millisecond to wait for posting event"
+        default 2000
+        help
+            This config option helps in setting the time in millisecond to wait for event to be posted to the
+            system default event loop. Set it to -1 if you need to set timeout to portMAX_DELAY.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c b/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
index 058faab30e..6fe65dec69 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_server/src/https_server.c
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ typedef struct httpd_ssl_transport_ctx {
 
 ESP_EVENT_DEFINE_BASE(ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT);
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT == -1
+#define ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT portMAX_DELAY
+#else
+#define ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT pdMS_TO_TICKS(CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT)
+#endif
+
+
 static void http_dispatch_event_to_event_loop(int32_t event_id, const void* event_data, size_t event_data_size)
 {
-    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, portMAX_DELAY);
+    esp_err_t err = esp_event_post(ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT, event_id, event_data, event_data_size, ESP_HTTPS_SERVER_EVENT_POST_TIMEOUT);
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to post http_client event: %"PRId32", error: %s", event_id, esp_err_to_name(err));
     }