diff --git a/examples/protocols/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/protocols/.build-test-rules.yml
index c64d4da25d..883a88cd09 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/protocols/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ examples/protocols/coap_server:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32h2"]
 
 examples/protocols/esp_http_client:
+  enable:
+    - if: INCLUDE_DEFAULT == 1 or IDF_TARGET == "linux"
   disable:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32h2"]
   disable_test:
-    - if: IDF_TARGET != "esp32"
+    - if: IDF_TARGET not in ["esp32", "linux"]
       temporary: true
       reason: only test on esp32
 
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/README.md b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/README.md
index e4d347def2..220426fdd3 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/README.md
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-| Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-S3 |
-| ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
-
+| Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-S3 | Linux |
+| ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- |
 # ESP HTTP Client Example
 
 See the README.md file in the upper level 'examples' directory for more information about examples.
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 ec6d01444f..1fc58d016f 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/pytest_esp_http_client.py
@@ -98,3 +98,44 @@ def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client_dynamic_buffer(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect(r'HTTP Status = 206, content_length = 10')
     dut.expect(r'HTTP Status = 206, content_length = 10')
     dut.expect('Finish http example')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.linux
+@pytest.mark.host_test
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', [
+    'default', 'ssldyn',
+], indirect=True)
+def test_examples_protocol_esp_http_client_linux(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    # start test
+    dut.expect('Connected to AP, begin http example', timeout=120)
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP GET Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP POST Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP PUT Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP PATCH Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP DELETE Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP HEAD Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP GET Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP POST Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP PUT Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP PATCH Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP DELETE Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP HEAD Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Basic Auth Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Basic Auth redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Relative path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Absolute path redirect \(manual\) 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'HTTP redirect to HTTPS Status = 200, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP chunk encoding Status = 200, content_length = (-?\d)')
+    # 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'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)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Status = 206, content_length = (\d)')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Status = 206, content_length = 10')
+    dut.expect(r'HTTP Status = 206, content_length = 10')
+    dut.expect('Finish http example')
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs/esp_stubs.c b/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs/esp_stubs.c
index b0edaecd2b..53116fcecf 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs/esp_stubs.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs/esp_stubs.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ esp_err_t nvs_flash_erase(void)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-int main()
+int main(void)
 {
     app_main();