diff --git a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firebaseremoteconfig/FirebaseRemoteConfigPlugin.java b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firebaseremoteconfig/FirebaseRemoteConfigPlugin.java
index a0d38488b1bf..30a0de0e6cd4 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firebaseremoteconfig/FirebaseRemoteConfigPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/firebaseremoteconfig/FirebaseRemoteConfigPlugin.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfig;
 import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfigClientException;
 import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfigFetchThrottledException;
+import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfigServerException;
 import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfigSettings;
 import com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.FirebaseRemoteConfigValue;
 import io.flutter.Log;
@@ -188,6 +189,18 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, @NonNull final MethodChannel.Result re
             } else if (exception instanceof FirebaseRemoteConfigClientException) {
               details.put("code", "internal");
               details.put("message", "internal remote config fetch error");
+            } else if (exception instanceof FirebaseRemoteConfigServerException) {
+              details.put("code", "remote-config-server-error");
+              details.put("message", exception.getMessage());
+
+              Throwable cause = exception.getCause();
+              if (cause != null) {
+                String causeMessage = cause.getMessage();
+                if (causeMessage != null && causeMessage.contains("Forbidden")) {
+                  // Specific error code for 403 status code to indicate the request was forbidden.
+                  details.put("code", "forbidden");
+                }
+              }
             } else {
               details.put("code", "unknown");
               details.put("message", "unknown remote config error");
diff --git a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/ios/Classes/FLTFirebaseRemoteConfigUtils.m b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/ios/Classes/FLTFirebaseRemoteConfigUtils.m
index a69b3de5429e..982761c279af 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/ios/Classes/FLTFirebaseRemoteConfigUtils.m
+++ b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/ios/Classes/FLTFirebaseRemoteConfigUtils.m
@@ -11,8 +11,18 @@ + (NSDictionary *)ErrorCodeAndMessageFromNSError:(NSError *)error {
   NSMutableDictionary *codeAndMessage = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
   switch (error.code) {
     case FIRRemoteConfigErrorInternalError:
-      [codeAndMessage setValue:@"internal" forKey:@"code"];
-      [codeAndMessage setValue:error.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey] forKey:@"message"];
+      if ([error.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey] containsString:@"403"]) {
+        // See PR for details: https://github.com/firebase/flutterfire/pull/9629
+        [codeAndMessage setValue:@"forbidden" forKey:@"code"];
+        NSString *updateMessage =
+            [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", error.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey],
+                                       @". You may have to enable the Remote Config API on Google "
+                                       @"Cloud Platform for your Firebase project."];
+        [codeAndMessage setValue:updateMessage forKey:@"message"];
+      } else {
+        [codeAndMessage setValue:@"internal" forKey:@"code"];
+        [codeAndMessage setValue:error.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey] forKey:@"message"];
+      }
       break;
     case FIRRemoteConfigErrorThrottled:
       [codeAndMessage setValue:@"throttled" forKey:@"code"];
diff --git a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/lib/src/firebase_remote_config.dart b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/lib/src/firebase_remote_config.dart
index 7f41e29a817c..3388c3d9a1d1 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/lib/src/firebase_remote_config.dart
+++ b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config/lib/src/firebase_remote_config.dart
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class FirebaseRemoteConfig extends FirebasePluginPlatform with ChangeNotifier {
   /// Performs a fetch and activate operation, as a convenience.
   ///
   /// Returns [bool] in the same way that is done for [activate].
+  /// A [FirebaseException] maybe thrown with the following error code:
+  /// - **forbidden**:
+  ///  - Thrown if the Google Cloud Platform Firebase Remote Config API is disabled
   Future<bool> fetchAndActivate() async {
     bool configChanged = await _delegate.fetchAndActivate();
     notifyListeners();
diff --git a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/platform_interface_firebase_remote_config.dart b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/platform_interface_firebase_remote_config.dart
index 0d4aebfb7a7b..167154c8383c 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/platform_interface_firebase_remote_config.dart
+++ b/packages/firebase_remote_config/firebase_remote_config_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/platform_interface_firebase_remote_config.dart
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ abstract class FirebaseRemoteConfigPlatform extends PlatformInterface {
   /// Performs a fetch and activate operation, as a convenience.
   ///
   /// Returns [bool] in the same way that is done for [activate].
+  /// A [FirebaseException] maybe thrown with the following error code:
+  /// - **forbidden**:
+  ///  - Thrown if the Google Cloud Platform Firebase Remote Config API is disabled
   Future<bool> fetchAndActivate() {
     throw UnimplementedError('fetchAndActivate() is not implemented');
   }