diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/http_client/Kconfig b/samples/net/sockets/http_client/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..920d1de2a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/http_client/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Private config options for http-client sample app
+
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+mainmenu "Networking http-client sample application"
+
+config NET_SAMPLE_SEND_ITERATIONS
+	int "Send a sample HTTP query this many times"
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Send a sample HTTP query this many times before exiting. A value of
+	  zero means that the sample application in default way.
+
+source "Kconfig.zephyr"
diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/http_client/src/main.c b/samples/net/sockets/http_client/src/main.c
index e4399e7cbb7..33ea253954b 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/http_client/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/http_client/src/main.c
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ static int connect_socket(sa_family_t family, const char *server, int port,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void main(void)
+static int run_queries(void)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in6 addr6;
 	struct sockaddr_in addr4;
 	int sock4 = -1, sock6 = -1;
 	int32_t timeout = 3 * MSEC_PER_SEC;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	int port = HTTP_PORT;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_SOCKOPT_TLS)) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void main(void)
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOG_ERR("Failed to register public certificate: %d",
 				ret);
-			exit(1);
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		port = HTTPS_PORT;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void main(void)
 
 	if (sock4 < 0 && sock6 < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Cannot create HTTP connection.");
-		exit(1);
+		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
 	if (sock4 >= 0 && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IPV4)) {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void main(void)
 
 	if (sock4 < 0 && sock6 < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Cannot create HTTP connection.");
-		exit(1);
+		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
 	if (sock4 >= 0 && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IPV4)) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void main(void)
 
 	if (sock4 < 0 && sock6 < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Cannot create HTTP connection.");
-		exit(1);
+		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
 	if (sock4 >= 0 && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IPV4)) {
@@ -353,5 +353,34 @@ void main(void)
 		close(sock6);
 	}
 
-	k_sleep(K_FOREVER);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	int iterations = CONFIG_NET_SAMPLE_SEND_ITERATIONS;
+	int i = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	while (iterations == 0 || i < iterations) {
+		ret = run_queries();
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		if (iterations > 0) {
+			i++;
+			if (i >= iterations) {
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (iterations == 0) {
+		k_sleep(K_FOREVER);
+	}
+
+	exit(0);
 }