diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
index e06ceb087c2..b387cea350e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import Event, HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers import storage
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.loader import bind_hass
+from homeassistant.setup import ATTR_COMPONENT, EVENT_COMPONENT_LOADED
 import homeassistant.util as hass_util
 from homeassistant.util import ssl as ssl_util
 
@@ -232,6 +233,17 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
 
         await start_http_server_and_save_config(hass, dict(conf), server)
 
+    async def async_wait_frontend_load(event: Event) -> None:
+        """Wait for the frontend to load."""
+
+        if event.data[ATTR_COMPONENT] != "frontend":
+            return
+
+        await start_server(event)
+
+    startup_listeners.append(
+        hass.bus.async_listen(EVENT_COMPONENT_LOADED, async_wait_frontend_load)
+    )
     startup_listeners.append(
         hass.bus.async_listen(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, start_server)
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_bootstrap.py b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
index 3ea42d4545b..e14afdca28a 100644
--- a/tests/test_bootstrap.py
+++ b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ async def test_setup_hass_takes_longer_than_log_slow_startup(
     ), patch.object(bootstrap, "LOG_SLOW_STARTUP_INTERVAL", 0.3), patch(
         "homeassistant.components.frontend.async_setup",
         side_effect=_async_setup_that_blocks_startup,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.http.start_http_server_and_save_config"
     ):
         await bootstrap.async_setup_hass(
             config_dir=get_test_config_dir(),