diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h b/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
index 54c6923c6d..ca57ceea14 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/esp_httpd_priv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -576,6 +576,16 @@ esp_err_t httpd_ws_get_frame_type(httpd_req_t *req);
  */
 esp_err_t httpd_sess_trigger_close_(httpd_handle_t handle, struct sock_db *session);
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Directly closes the least recently used session
+ *
+ * @param[in] hd  Server instance data
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - ESP_OK    : if session closed successfully
+ */
+esp_err_t httpd_sess_close_lru_direct(struct httpd_data *hd);
+
 /** End of WebSocket related functions
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
index 943075317f..61b44d086d 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ static esp_err_t httpd_accept_conn(struct httpd_data *hd, int listen_fd)
     if (hd->config.lru_purge_enable == true) {
         if (!httpd_is_sess_available(hd)) {
             /* Queue asynchronous closure of the least recently used session */
+#if CONFIG_HTTPD_QUEUE_WORK_BLOCKING
+            /* In case of blocking mode, close the least recently used session directly */
+            return httpd_sess_close_lru_direct(hd);
+#else
             return httpd_sess_close_lru(hd);
+#endif /* CONFIG_HTTPD_QUEUE_WORK_BLOCKING */
             /* Returning from this allows the main server thread to process
              * the queued asynchronous control message for closing LRU session.
              * Since connection request hasn't been addressed yet using accept()
diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
index eaeaee7c1a..5b2fd3e347 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -498,3 +498,21 @@ void httpd_sess_close_all(struct httpd_data *hd)
     };
     httpd_sess_enum(hd, enum_function, &context);
 }
+
+esp_err_t httpd_sess_close_lru_direct(struct httpd_data *hd)
+{
+    enum_context_t context = {
+        .task = HTTPD_TASK_FIND_LOWEST_LRU,
+        .lru_counter = UINT64_MAX,
+        .fd = -1
+    };
+    httpd_sess_enum(hd, enum_function, &context);
+    if (!context.session) {
+        return ESP_OK;
+    }
+
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, LOG_FMT("Directly closing session with fd %d"), context.session->fd);
+    // Call httpd_sess_delete directly instead of going through work queue
+    httpd_sess_delete(hd, context.session);
+    return ESP_OK;
+}