diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
index 9aa0c42fa2..878f362f28 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_TIMEOUT,
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_URL,
+    CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT,
     PLATFORM_HOST,
     __version__,
 )
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ CONF_USERAGENT = "useragent"
 CONF_VERIFY_SSL = "verify_ssl"
 CONF_FOLLOW_REDIRECTS = "follow_redirects"
 CONF_REDIRECT_LIMIT = "redirect_limit"
-CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT = "watchdog_timeout"
 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE_RX = "buffer_size_rx"
 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE_TX = "buffer_size_tx"
 CONF_CA_CERTIFICATE_PATH = "ca_certificate_path"
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py b/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
index 3d73cad195..c3e11336a9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_PLATFORM_VERSION,
     CONF_SOURCE,
     CONF_VERSION,
+    CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT,
     KEY_CORE,
     KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION,
     KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK,
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_BOARD): cv.string_strict,
             cv.Optional(CONF_FRAMEWORK, default={}): ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, default="8388ms"): cv.All(
+                cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
+                cv.Range(max=cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=8388)),
+            ),
         }
     ),
     set_core_data,
@@ -189,6 +194,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.RawExpression(f"VERSION_CODE({ver.major}, {ver.minor}, {ver.patch})"),
     )
 
+    cg.add_define("USE_RP2040_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT", config[CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT])
+
 
 def add_pio_file(component: str, key: str, data: str):
     try:
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2040/core.cpp b/esphome/components/rp2040/core.cpp
index c20401c791..d88e9f54b7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2040/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2040/core.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifdef USE_RP2040
 
 #include "core.h"
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
@@ -19,7 +20,13 @@ void arch_restart() {
     continue;
   }
 }
-void arch_init() { watchdog_enable(0x7fffff, false); }
+
+void arch_init() {
+#if USE_RP2040_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
+  watchdog_enable(USE_RP2040_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, false);
+#endif
+}
+
 void IRAM_ATTR HOT arch_feed_wdt() { watchdog_update(); }
 
 uint8_t progmem_read_byte(const uint8_t *addr) {
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 199064dc3a..2ca79e70c2 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ CONF_WAND_ID = "wand_id"
 CONF_WARM_WHITE = "warm_white"
 CONF_WARM_WHITE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE = "warm_white_color_temperature"
 CONF_WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD = "watchdog_threshold"
+CONF_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT = "watchdog_timeout"
 CONF_WEB_SERVER = "web_server"
 CONF_WEB_SERVER_ID = "web_server_id"
 CONF_WEIGHT = "weight"