diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
index 2d6ecae0bc..81337ebdf6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ CONF_FOLLOW_REDIRECTS = "follow_redirects"
 CONF_REDIRECT_LIMIT = "redirect_limit"
 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE_RX = "buffer_size_rx"
 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE_TX = "buffer_size_tx"
+CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_RX = "tls_buffer_size_rx"
+CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_TX = "tls_buffer_size_tx"
 CONF_CA_CERTIFICATE_PATH = "ca_certificate_path"
 
 CONF_MAX_RESPONSE_BUFFER_SIZE = "max_response_buffer_size"
@@ -124,6 +126,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.SplitDefault(CONF_BUFFER_SIZE_TX, esp32=512): cv.All(
                 cv.uint16_t, cv.only_on_esp32
             ),
+            cv.SplitDefault(CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_RX, esp8266=512): cv.All(
+                cv.uint16_t, cv.only_on_esp8266
+            ),
+            cv.SplitDefault(CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_TX, esp8266=512): cv.All(
+                cv.uint16_t, cv.only_on_esp8266
+            ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_CA_CERTIFICATE_PATH): cv.All(
                 cv.file_,
                 cv.Any(cv.only_on(PLATFORM_HOST), cv.only_on_esp32),
@@ -150,6 +158,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     if CORE.is_esp8266 and not config[CONF_ESP8266_DISABLE_SSL_SUPPORT]:
         cg.add_define("USE_HTTP_REQUEST_ESP8266_HTTPS")
+        cg.add(var.set_tls_buffer_size_rx(config[CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_RX]))
+        cg.add(var.set_tls_buffer_size_tx(config[CONF_TLS_BUFFER_SIZE_TX]))
 
     if timeout_ms := config.get(CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT):
         cg.add(var.set_watchdog_timeout(timeout_ms))
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
index 56b51e8b5a..f0dd649285 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ namespace esphome::http_request {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "http_request.arduino";
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
-static constexpr int RX_BUFFER_SIZE = 512;
-static constexpr int TX_BUFFER_SIZE = 512;
 // ESP8266 Arduino core (WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.cpp) returns -1000 on OOM
 static constexpr int ESP8266_SSL_ERR_OOM = -1000;
 #endif
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestArduino::perform(const std::string &ur
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "ESP8266 HTTPS connection with WiFiClientSecure");
     stream_ptr = std::make_unique<WiFiClientSecure>();
     WiFiClientSecure *secure_client = static_cast<WiFiClientSecure *>(stream_ptr.get());
-    secure_client->setBufferSizes(RX_BUFFER_SIZE, TX_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    secure_client->setBufferSizes(this->tls_buffer_size_rx_, this->tls_buffer_size_tx_);
     secure_client->setInsecure();
   } else {
     stream_ptr = std::make_unique<WiFiClient>();
@@ -138,8 +136,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestArduino::perform(const std::string &ur
         }
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "SSL failure: %s (Code: %d)", LOG_STR_ARG(error_msg), last_error);
         if (last_error == ESP8266_SSL_ERR_OOM) {
-          ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Heap free: %u bytes, configured buffer sizes: %u bytes", ESP.getFreeHeap(),
-                   static_cast<unsigned int>(RX_BUFFER_SIZE + TX_BUFFER_SIZE));
+          ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Configured TLS buffer sizes: %u/%u bytes, check max free heap block using the debug component",
+                   (unsigned int) this->tls_buffer_size_rx_, (unsigned int) this->tls_buffer_size_tx_);
         }
       } else {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Connection failure with no error code");
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
index d5ce5c0ff3..b009d45b1c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
@@ -47,10 +47,20 @@ class HttpContainerArduino : public HttpContainer {
 };
 
 class HttpRequestArduino : public HttpRequestComponent {
+ public:
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+  void set_tls_buffer_size_rx(uint16_t size) { this->tls_buffer_size_rx_ = size; }
+  void set_tls_buffer_size_tx(uint16_t size) { this->tls_buffer_size_tx_ = size; }
+#endif
+
  protected:
   std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method, const std::string &body,
                                          const std::vector<Header> &request_headers,
                                          const std::vector<std::string> &lower_case_collect_headers) override;
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+  uint16_t tls_buffer_size_rx_{512};
+  uint16_t tls_buffer_size_tx_{512};
+#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::http_request
diff --git a/tests/components/http_request/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/http_request/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index c1937b5a10..dd2d0df62b 100644
--- a/tests/components/http_request/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/http_request/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-substitutions:
-  verify_ssl: "false"
-
 <<: !include common.yaml
+
+http_request:
+  verify_ssl: false
+  tls_buffer_size_rx: 16384
+  tls_buffer_size_tx: 512