diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
index c8c0ca5369..0c3e249512 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ async def http_request_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_RESPONSE, []):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID])
         cg.add(var.register_response_trigger(trigger))
-        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [(int, "status_code")], conf)
+        await automation.build_automation(
+            trigger, [(int, "status_code"), (cg.uint32, "duration_ms")], conf
+        )
 
     return var
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.cpp
index 4e1cfe94b3..46894a9afd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ void HttpRequestComponent::send(const std::vector<HttpRequestResponseTrigger *>
   }
 
   this->client_.setTimeout(this->timeout_);
+#if defined(USE_ESP32)
+  this->client_.setConnectTimeout(this->timeout_);
+#endif
   if (this->useragent_ != nullptr) {
     this->client_.setUserAgent(this->useragent_);
   }
@@ -73,25 +76,27 @@ void HttpRequestComponent::send(const std::vector<HttpRequestResponseTrigger *>
     this->client_.addHeader(header.name, header.value, false, true);
   }
 
+  uint32_t start_time = millis();
   int http_code = this->client_.sendRequest(this->method_, this->body_.c_str());
+  uint32_t duration = millis() - start_time;
   for (auto *trigger : response_triggers)
-    trigger->process(http_code);
+    trigger->process(http_code, duration);
 
   if (http_code < 0) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "HTTP Request failed; URL: %s; Error: %s", this->url_.c_str(),
-             HTTPClient::errorToString(http_code).c_str());
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "HTTP Request failed; URL: %s; Error: %s; Duration: %u ms", this->url_.c_str(),
+             HTTPClient::errorToString(http_code).c_str(), duration);
     this->status_set_warning();
     return;
   }
 
   if (http_code < 200 || http_code >= 300) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "HTTP Request failed; URL: %s; Code: %d", this->url_.c_str(), http_code);
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "HTTP Request failed; URL: %s; Code: %d; Duration: %u ms", this->url_.c_str(), http_code, duration);
     this->status_set_warning();
     return;
   }
 
   this->status_clear_warning();
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "HTTP Request completed; URL: %s; Code: %d", this->url_.c_str(), http_code);
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "HTTP Request completed; URL: %s; Code: %d; Duration: %u ms", this->url_.c_str(), http_code, duration);
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
index eab3045fdc..3b15a6c89a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   std::vector<HttpRequestResponseTrigger *> response_triggers_;
 };
 
-class HttpRequestResponseTrigger : public Trigger<int> {
+class HttpRequestResponseTrigger : public Trigger<int, uint32_t> {
  public:
-  void process(int status_code) { this->trigger(status_code); }
+  void process(int status_code, uint32_t duration_ms) { this->trigger(status_code, duration_ms); }
 };
 
 }  // namespace http_request