diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
index 0407bbd326..78064fb4b4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ESP8266_DISABLE_SSL_SUPPORT,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_METHOD,
+    CONF_ON_ERROR,
     CONF_TIMEOUT,
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_URL,
@@ -185,6 +186,13 @@ HTTP_REQUEST_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RESPONSE): automation.validate_automation(
             {cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(HttpRequestResponseTrigger)}
         ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_ON_ERROR): automation.validate_automation(
+            {
+                cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
+                    automation.Trigger.template()
+                )
+            }
+        ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_RESPONSE_BUFFER_SIZE, default="1kB"): cv.validate_bytes,
     }
 )
@@ -272,5 +280,9 @@ async def http_request_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
             ],
             conf,
         )
+    for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_ERROR, []):
+        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID])
+        cg.add(var.register_error_trigger(trigger))
+        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [], conf)
 
     return var
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
index d87d9b8a45..4ed2c834f8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class HttpRequestComponent : public Component {
 
  protected:
   const char *useragent_{nullptr};
-  bool follow_redirects_;
-  uint16_t redirect_limit_;
+  bool follow_redirects_{};
+  uint16_t redirect_limit_{};
   uint16_t timeout_{4500};
   uint32_t watchdog_timeout_{0};
 };
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
 
   void register_response_trigger(HttpRequestResponseTrigger *trigger) { this->response_triggers_.push_back(trigger); }
 
+  void register_error_trigger(Trigger<> *trigger) { this->error_triggers_.push_back(trigger); }
+
   void set_max_response_buffer_size(size_t max_response_buffer_size) {
     this->max_response_buffer_size_ = max_response_buffer_size;
   }
@@ -186,6 +188,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
     auto container = this->parent_->start(this->url_.value(x...), this->method_.value(x...), body, headers);
 
     if (container == nullptr) {
+      for (auto *trigger : this->error_triggers_)
+        trigger->trigger(x...);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +241,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   std::map<const char *, TemplatableValue<const char *, Ts...>> headers_{};
   std::map<const char *, TemplatableValue<std::string, Ts...>> json_{};
   std::function<void(Ts..., JsonObject)> json_func_{nullptr};
-  std::vector<HttpRequestResponseTrigger *> response_triggers_;
+  std::vector<HttpRequestResponseTrigger *> response_triggers_{};
+  std::vector<Trigger<> *> error_triggers_{};
 
   size_t max_response_buffer_size_{SIZE_MAX};
 };
diff --git a/tests/components/http_request/common.yaml b/tests/components/http_request/common.yaml
index 589b7fb4b4..593b85e435 100644
--- a/tests/components/http_request/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/http_request/common.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ esphome:
           url: https://esphome.io
           headers:
             Content-Type: application/json
+          on_error:
+            logger.log: "Request failed"
           on_response:
             then:
               - logger.log: