diff --git a/components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh.h b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh.h
index b1a82643075..d3d10021034 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh.h
+++ b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ typedef union {
 
 typedef struct {
     esp_event_handler_t callback;
+    uint16_t event_stack_size;
 } esp_hidh_config_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
index 5fe54f2fa7e..a56eb04c444 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_ble_hidh_init(const esp_hidh_config_t *config)
         .queue_size = 5,
         .task_name = "esp_ble_hidh_events",
         .task_priority = uxTaskPriorityGet(NULL),
-        .task_stack_size = 2048,
+        .task_stack_size = config->event_stack_size > 0 ? config->event_stack_size : 2048,
         .task_core_id = tskNO_AFFINITY
     };
     ret = esp_event_loop_create(&event_task_args, &event_loop_handle);
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
index 0fe44b21f8d..cfaf23584b8 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_bt_hidh_init(const esp_hidh_config_t *config)
         .queue_size = 5,
         .task_name = "esp_bt_hidh_events",
         .task_priority = uxTaskPriorityGet(NULL),
-        .task_stack_size = 2048,
+        .task_stack_size = config->event_stack_size > 0 ? config->event_stack_size : 2048,
         .task_core_id = tskNO_AFFINITY
     };
     esp_err_t ret = esp_event_loop_create(&event_task_args, &event_loop_handle);
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/esp_hid_host/main/esp_hid_host_main.c b/examples/bluetooth/esp_hid_host/main/esp_hid_host_main.c
index 065aa85ec69..49f93f2e440 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/esp_hid_host/main/esp_hid_host_main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/esp_hid_host/main/esp_hid_host_main.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void app_main(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_ble_gattc_register_callback(esp_hidh_gattc_event_handler) );
     esp_hidh_config_t config = {
         .callback = hidh_callback,
+        .event_stack_size = 4096
     };
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_hidh_init(&config) );