diff --git a/include/net/http.h b/include/net/http.h
index c135c875c71..ef04eac50bf 100644
--- a/include/net/http.h
+++ b/include/net/http.h
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ struct http_client_ctx {
 	/** Server name */
 	const char *server;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL)
+	/** Network packet (net_pkt) memory pool for network contexts attached
+	 * to this http_client context.
+	 */
+	net_pkt_get_slab_func_t tx_slab;
+
+	/** Network data net_buf pool for network contexts attached to this
+	 * http_client context.
+	 */
+	net_pkt_get_pool_func_t data_pool;
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL */
+
 	/** Is this instance HTTPS or not.
 	 */
 	bool is_https;
@@ -580,6 +592,28 @@ int https_client_init(struct http_client_ctx *http_ctx,
  * @param http_ctx HTTP context.
  */
 void http_client_release(struct http_client_ctx *http_ctx);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL)
+/**
+ * @brief Configure the net_pkt pool for this context.
+ *
+ * @details Use of this function is optional and if the pools are not set,
+ * then the default TX and DATA pools are used. This needs to be called before
+ * http init function, as that will setup net_context which needs the net_pkt
+ * pool information.
+ *
+ * @param ctx HTTP client context
+ * @param tx_slab Function which is used when allocating TX network packet.
+ * This can be NULL in which case default TX memory pool is used.
+ * @param data_pool Function which is used when allocating data network buffer.
+ * This can be NULL in which case default DATA net_buf pool is used.
+ */
+int http_client_set_net_pkt_pool(struct http_client_ctx *ctx,
+				 net_pkt_get_slab_func_t tx_slab,
+				 net_pkt_get_pool_func_t data_pool);
+#else
+#define http_client_set_net_pkt_pool(...)
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL */
 #endif /* CONFIG_HTTP_CLIENT */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER)
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/http/http_client.c b/subsys/net/lib/http/http_client.c
index 79a65c063ab..d65fa5e7132 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/http/http_client.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/http/http_client.c
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ static int tcp_connect(struct http_client_ctx *ctx)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	net_context_setup_pools(ctx->tcp.ctx, ctx->tx_slab, ctx->data_pool);
+
 	ret = net_context_bind(ctx->tcp.ctx, &ctx->tcp.local,
 			       addrlen);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1732,3 +1734,15 @@ void http_client_release(struct http_client_ctx *ctx)
 	 */
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 }
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL)
+int http_client_set_net_pkt_pool(struct http_client_ctx *ctx,
+				 net_pkt_get_slab_func_t tx_slab,
+				 net_pkt_get_pool_func_t data_pool)
+{
+	ctx->tx_slab = tx_slab;
+	ctx->data_pool = data_pool;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL */