diff --git a/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h b/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
index 02a3cf0e38..029a7db473 100644
--- a/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
+++ b/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_ota_begin(const esp_partition_t* partition, size_t image_size, esp
  * Unlike esp_ota_begin(), this function does not erase the partition which receives the OTA update, but rather expects that part of the image
  * has already been written correctly, and it resumes writing from the given offset.
  *
- * @note When flash encryption is enabled, data writes must be 16-byte aligned.
- *       Any leftover (non-aligned) data is temporarily cached and may be lost after reboot.
- *       Therefore, during resumption, ensure that image offset is always 16-byte aligned.
- *
  * @param partition Pointer to info for the partition which is receiving the OTA update. Required.
  * @param erase_size Specifies how much flash memory to erase before resuming OTA, depending on whether a sequential write or a bulk erase is being used.
  * @param image_offset Offset from where to resume the OTA process. Should be set to the number of bytes already written.
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index 59e7887e1c..7a5ee46bb0 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -349,8 +349,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_begin(const esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config, esp_http
     if (ota_config->ota_resumption) {
         // We allow resumption only if we have minimum buffer size already written to flash
         if (ota_config->ota_image_bytes_written >= DEFAULT_OTA_BUF_SIZE) {
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Valid OTA resumption case, offset %d", ota_config->ota_image_bytes_written);
-            https_ota_handle->binary_file_len = ota_config->ota_image_bytes_written;
+            // For FE case the flash is written in multiples of 16 bytes. So, we need to align the offset to 16 bytes.
+            https_ota_handle->binary_file_len = esp_flash_encryption_enabled() ? (ota_config->ota_image_bytes_written & ~0xF) : ota_config->ota_image_bytes_written;
+            ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Resuming OTA from offset: %d", https_ota_handle->binary_file_len);
         }
     }
 
@@ -544,14 +545,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_begin(const esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config, esp_http
     }
 
     const int alloc_size = MAX(ota_config->http_config->buffer_size, DEFAULT_OTA_BUF_SIZE);
-    if (ota_config->ota_resumption) {
-        if (esp_flash_encryption_enabled() && (alloc_size & 0xFU) != 0) {
-            // For FE case the flash is written in multiples of 16 bytes
-            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Buffer size must be multiple of 16 bytes for FE and ota resumption case");
-            goto http_cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (ota_config->buffer_caps != 0) {
         https_ota_handle->ota_upgrade_buf = (char *)heap_caps_malloc(alloc_size, ota_config->buffer_caps);
     } else {
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index f947d9fcc3..3d4fb481e4 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ menu "Example Configuration"
             This option allows one to configure the OTA process to resume downloading the OTA image
             from where it left off in case of an error or reboot.
 
+    config EXAMPLE_OTA_BUF_SIZE
+        int "OTA buffer size"
+        default 1024
+        range 1024 65536
+        help
+            Buffer size for OTA data transfers in bytes.
+
     config EXAMPLE_USE_CERT_BUNDLE
         bool "Enable certificate bundle"
         default y
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
index 7635912fd3..42507c489c 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/main/advanced_https_ota_example.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ void advanced_ota_example_task(void *pvParameter)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_HTTP_DOWNLOAD
         .save_client_session = true,
 #endif
+        .buffer_size = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_OTA_BUF_SIZE,
     };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_URL_FROM_STDIN
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/pytest_advanced_ota.py b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/pytest_advanced_ota.py
index c61196646e..df0fec0b26 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/pytest_advanced_ota.py
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/pytest_advanced_ota.py
@@ -273,6 +273,75 @@ def test_examples_protocol_advanced_https_ota_example_ota_resumption(dut: Dut) -
         thread1.terminate()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.flash_encryption_ota
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['ota_resumption_flash_enc'], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('skip_autoflash', ['y'], indirect=True)
+@idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32'], indirect=['target'])
+def test_examples_protocol_advanced_https_ota_example_ota_resumption_flash_enc(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    """
+    This is a positive test case, which stops the download midway and resumes downloading again with
+    flash encryption enabled.
+    steps: |
+      1. join AP/Ethernet
+      2. Fetch OTA image over HTTPS
+      3. Reboot with the new OTA image
+    """
+    # Number of iterations to validate OTA
+    server_port = 8001
+    bin_name = 'advanced_https_ota.bin'
+
+    # For flash encryption, we need to manually erase and flash
+    dut.serial.erase_flash()
+    dut.serial.flash()
+
+    # Erase NVS partition
+    dut.serial.erase_partition(NVS_PARTITION)
+
+    # Start server
+    thread1 = multiprocessing.Process(target=start_https_server, args=(dut.app.binary_path, '0.0.0.0', server_port))
+    thread1.daemon = True
+    thread1.start()
+    try:
+        # start test
+        dut.expect('Loaded app from partition at offset', timeout=30)
+
+        try:
+            ip_address = dut.expect(r'IPv4 address: (\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)[^\d]', timeout=60)[1].decode()
+            print(f'Connected to AP/Ethernet with IP: {ip_address}')
+        except pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT:
+            raise ValueError('ENV_TEST_FAILURE: Cannot connect to AP/Ethernet')
+
+        dut.expect('Starting Advanced OTA example', timeout=30)
+        host_ip = get_host_ip4_by_dest_ip(ip_address)
+
+        print('writing to device: {}'.format('https://' + host_ip + ':' + str(server_port) + '/' + bin_name))
+        dut.write('https://' + host_ip + ':' + str(server_port) + '/' + bin_name)
+        dut.expect('Starting OTA...', timeout=60)
+
+        restart_device_with_random_delay(dut, 5, 15)
+
+        # Validate that the device restarts correctly
+        dut.expect('Loaded app from partition at offset', timeout=180)
+
+        try:
+            ip_address = dut.expect(r'IPv4 address: (\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)[^\d]', timeout=60)[1].decode()
+            print(f'Connected to AP/Ethernet with IP: {ip_address}')
+        except pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT:
+            raise ValueError('ENV_TEST_FAILURE: Cannot connect to AP/Ethernet')
+
+        dut.expect('Starting Advanced OTA example', timeout=30)
+        host_ip = get_host_ip4_by_dest_ip(ip_address)
+
+        print('writing to device: {}'.format('https://' + host_ip + ':' + str(server_port) + '/' + bin_name))
+        dut.write('https://' + host_ip + ':' + str(server_port) + '/' + bin_name)
+        dut.expect('Starting OTA...', timeout=60)
+
+        dut.expect('upgrade successful. Rebooting ...', timeout=150)
+
+    finally:
+        thread1.terminate()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.ethernet_ota
 @idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32'], indirect=['target'])
 def test_examples_protocol_advanced_https_ota_example_truncated_bin(dut: Dut) -> None:
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/sdkconfig.ci.ota_resumption_flash_enc b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/sdkconfig.ci.ota_resumption_flash_enc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..160e8fdf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/system/ota/advanced_https_ota/sdkconfig.ci.ota_resumption_flash_enc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_URL="FROM_STDIN"
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_SKIP_COMMON_NAME_CHECK=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_OTA_RECV_TIMEOUT=15000
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ENABLE_OTA_RESUMPTION=y
+
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_WIFI=n
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_INTERNAL_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_PHY_GENERIC=y
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_MDC_GPIO=23
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_MDIO_GPIO=18
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_PHY_RST_GPIO=5
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_PHY_ADDR=1
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_IPV6=y
+CONFIG_ETHERNET_RX_TASK_STACK_SIZE=3072
+CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET=0xd000
+
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_TLS_CLIENT_ONLY=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_SIZE=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_IPV6=n
+
+# Default settings for testing this example in CI.
+# This configuration is not secure, don't use it in production!
+# See Flash Encryption API Guide for more details.
+
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENCRYPTION_MODE_DEVELOPMENT=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_ALLOW_ROM_BASIC=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_ALLOW_JTAG=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_ENC=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_DEC=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_CACHE=y
+CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_REQUIRE_ALREADY_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_NVS_ENCRYPTION=n  # this test combination is only for flash encryption and ota resumption use-case and hence disabling it.
+CONFIG_NVS_SEC_KEY_PROTECT_USING_FLASH_ENC=y
+
+# Custom OTA buffer size configuration
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_OTA_BUF_SIZE=2047