diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index cfce5043541..651c7e2d519 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ static const char *HTTP_METHOD_MAPPING[] = {
     "UNLOCK",
     "PROPFIND",
     "PROPPATCH",
-    "MKCOL"
+    "MKCOL",
+    "REPORT"
 };
 
 static esp_err_t esp_http_client_request_send(esp_http_client_handle_t client, int write_len);
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index bb9319e42d1..d35a361900e 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ typedef enum {
     HTTP_METHOD_PROPFIND,   /*!< HTTP PROPFIND Method */
     HTTP_METHOD_PROPPATCH,  /*!< HTTP PROPPATCH Method */
     HTTP_METHOD_MKCOL,      /*!< HTTP MKCOL Method */
+    HTTP_METHOD_REPORT,     /*!< HTTP REPORT Method */
     HTTP_METHOD_MAX,
 } esp_http_client_method_t;