diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/include/esp_https_ota.h b/components/esp_https_ota/include/esp_https_ota.h
index af77b07971..cfca10a9ab 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/include/esp_https_ota.h
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/include/esp_https_ota.h
@@ -235,6 +235,21 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_get_img_desc(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle, es
 int esp_https_ota_get_image_len_read(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle);
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief  This function returns the HTTP status code of the last HTTP response.
+ *
+ * @note   This API should be called only after esp_https_ota_begin() has been called.
+ *         This can be used to check the HTTP status code of the OTA download process.
+ *
+ * @param[in]   https_ota_handle   pointer to esp_https_ota_handle_t structure
+ *
+ * @return
+ *    - -1    On failure
+ *    - HTTP status code
+ */
+int esp_https_ota_get_status_code(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle);
+
+
 /**
 * @brief  This function returns OTA image total size.
 *
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index d3df0333f9..5f93cd72f3 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_abort(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle)
     return err;
 }
 
+int esp_https_ota_get_status_code(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle)
+{
+    esp_https_ota_t *handle = (esp_https_ota_t *) https_ota_handle;
+    if (handle == NULL || handle->http_client == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return esp_http_client_get_status_code(handle->http_client);
+}
+
 int esp_https_ota_get_image_len_read(esp_https_ota_handle_t https_ota_handle)
 {
     esp_https_ota_t *handle = (esp_https_ota_t *)https_ota_handle;