diff --git a/docs/api-reference/components/api-provider.md b/docs/api-reference/components/api-provider.md
index ecc47c9b..fdc96372 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/components/api-provider.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/components/api-provider.md
@@ -131,6 +131,57 @@ used even when this option is enabled.
 
 Read more in the [documentation][gmp-usage-attribution].
 
+#### `fetchAppCheckToken`: () => Promise\<google.maps.MapsAppCheckTokenResult\>
+
+A function that returns a Promise resolving to a Firebase App Check token.
+When provided, this function will be set on `google.maps.Settings.getInstance().fetchAppCheckToken`
+after the Google Maps JavaScript API has loaded.
+
+[Firebase App Check][firebase-app-check] helps protect your Google Maps Platform API key by
+blocking traffic from unauthorized sources, preventing malicious requests and
+unauthorized API calls that could incur charges. It works by validating that requests
+come from legitimate apps using attestation providers like [reCAPTCHA Enterprise][recaptcha-enterprise].
+
+**Example usage with Firebase:**
+
+A custom wrapper component that initializes Firebase App Check and passes 
+the token fetcher to `APIProvider`:
+
+```tsx
+import React, {PropsWithChildren, useCallback} from 'react';
+import {APIProvider, APIProviderProps} from '@vis.gl/react-google-maps';
+import {initializeApp} from 'firebase/app';
+import {
+  getToken,
+  initializeAppCheck,
+  ReCaptchaEnterpriseProvider
+} from 'firebase/app-check';
+
+// Firebase and App Check initialization
+const app = initializeApp({/* ... */});
+const appCheck = initializeAppCheck(firebaseApp, {
+  provider: new ReCaptchaEnterpriseProvider(RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY),
+  isTokenAutoRefreshEnabled: true
+});
+
+// custom wrapper for the APIProvider
+export function CustomAPIProvider({children, ...props}) {
+  const fetchAppCheckToken = useCallback(() => getToken(appCheck, false), []);
+
+  return (
+    <APIProvider {...props} fetchAppCheckToken={fetchAppCheckToken}>
+      {children}
+    </APIProvider>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+For more information, see:
+
+- [Using App Check with Maps JavaScript API][gmp-app-check]
+- [Firebase App Check documentation][firebase-app-check]
+- [App Check codelab][gmp-app-check-codelab]
+
 ### Events
 
 #### `onLoad`: () => void {#onLoad}
@@ -179,6 +230,10 @@ The following hooks are built to work with the `APIProvider` Component:
 [gmp-lang]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/localization
 [gmp-solutions-usage]: https://developers.google.com/maps/reporting-and-monitoring/reporting#solutions-usage
 [gmp-usage-attribution]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.internalUsageAttributionIds
+[gmp-app-check]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maps-app-check
+[gmp-app-check-codelab]: https://developers.google.com/codelabs/maps-platform/maps-platform-firebase-appcheck
+[firebase-app-check]: https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-check
+[recaptcha-enterprise]: https://cloud.google.com/security/products/recaptcha
 [api-provider-src]: https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/blob/main/src/components/api-provider.tsx
 [rgm-new-issue]: https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/issues/new/choose
 [gmp-channel-usage]: https://developers.google.com/maps/reporting-and-monitoring/reporting#usage-tracking-per-channel
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
index dac9eaf3..abdcba5d 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/api-provider.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ let importLibraryPromise: Promise<ImportLibraryResult>;
 let resolveImportLibrary: (value: ImportLibraryResult) => void;
 let rejectImportLibrary: (reason?: unknown) => void;
 
+let settingsInstance: google.maps.Settings;
+
 const resetImportLibraryPromise = () => {
   ({
     promise: importLibraryPromise,
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   window.google.maps.importLibrary = undefined;
   resetAPIProviderState();
   resetImportLibraryPromise();
+
+  // Mock google.maps.Settings (missing in @googlemaps/jest-mocks)
+  settingsInstance = {fetchAppCheckToken: null} as google.maps.Settings;
+  google.maps.Settings = {
+    getInstance: () => settingsInstance
+  } as unknown as typeof google.maps.Settings;
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -220,6 +228,22 @@ test('calls onError when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API fails', async ()
   await waitFor(() => expect(onErrorMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
 });
 
+test('sets fetchAppCheckToken on google.maps.Settings after API loads', async () => {
+  const mockFetchToken = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({token: 'test-token'});
+
+  render(
+    <APIProvider apiKey={'apikey'} fetchAppCheckToken={mockFetchToken}>
+      <ContextSpyComponent />
+    </APIProvider>
+  );
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    triggerMapsApiLoaded();
+  });
+
+  expect(settingsInstance.fetchAppCheckToken).toBe(mockFetchToken);
+});
+
 describe('internalUsageAttributionIds', () => {
   test('provides default attribution IDs in context', () => {
     render(
diff --git a/src/components/api-provider.tsx b/src/components/api-provider.tsx
index 9570b733..45b69ea1 100644
--- a/src/components/api-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/api-provider.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ export type APIProviderProps = PropsWithChildren<{
    * A function that will be called if there was an error when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
    */
   onError?: (error: unknown) => void;
+  /**
+   * A function that returns a Promise resolving to an App Check token.
+   * When provided, it will be set on `google.maps.Settings.getInstance().fetchAppCheckToken`
+   * after the Google Maps JavaScript API has been loaded.
+   */
+  fetchAppCheckToken?: () => Promise<google.maps.MapsAppCheckTokenResult>;
 }>;
 
 // loading the Maps JavaScript API can only happen once in the runtime, so these
@@ -198,7 +204,8 @@ function useGoogleMapsApiLoader(props: APIProviderProps) {
     language,
     authReferrerPolicy,
     channel,
-    solutionChannel
+    solutionChannel,
+    fetchAppCheckToken
   } = props;
 
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<APILoadingStatus>(loadingStatus);
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ function useGoogleMapsApiLoader(props: APIProviderProps) {
     };
   }, []);
 
-  // effect:
+  // effect: set and store options
   useEffect(
     () => {
       (async () => {
@@ -360,6 +367,18 @@ function useGoogleMapsApiLoader(props: APIProviderProps) {
     [currentSerializedParams, onLoad, onError, importLibraryCallback, libraries]
   );
 
+  // set the fetchAppCheckToken if provided
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status !== APILoadingStatus.LOADED) return;
+
+    const settings = google.maps.Settings.getInstance();
+    if (fetchAppCheckToken) {
+      settings.fetchAppCheckToken = fetchAppCheckToken;
+    } else if (settings.fetchAppCheckToken) {
+      settings.fetchAppCheckToken = null;
+    }
+  }, [status, fetchAppCheckToken]);
+
   return {
     status,
     loadedLibraries,
diff --git a/types/google.maps.d.ts b/types/google.maps.d.ts
index 10078403..b017c85a 100644
--- a/types/google.maps.d.ts
+++ b/types/google.maps.d.ts
@@ -800,6 +800,16 @@ declare namespace google.maps {
     }
   }
 
+  interface MapsAppCheckTokenResult {
+    token: string;
+  }
+
+  interface Settings {
+    fetchAppCheckToken:
+      | (() => Promise<google.maps.MapsAppCheckTokenResult>)
+      | null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Maps3D Library interface for use with importLibrary('maps3d').
    */