diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyLifecycleObserver.kt b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyLifecycleObserver.kt
index f2dd09c24c..8a750e6bd7 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyLifecycleObserver.kt
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyLifecycleObserver.kt
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@ class AmplifyLifecycleObserver : DefaultLifecycleObserver {
         isAppLaunch = false
         super.onResume(owner)
     }
-    override fun onCreate(owner: LifecycleOwner) {
-        refreshToken()
-        super.onCreate(owner)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.kt b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.kt
index 256c6b9d33..731d93fd50 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.kt
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.kt
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ class AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin(
         return
     }
 
+    override fun requestInitialToken() {
+        refreshToken()
+    }
+
     override fun getPermissionStatus(result: PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.Result<PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.GetPermissionStatusResult>) {
         val resultBuilder = PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.GetPermissionStatusResult.Builder()
         val permission = PushNotificationPermission(applicationContext)
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.java b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.java
index bc0b6582a9..72f3c538f4 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.java
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/android/src/main/kotlin/com/amazonaws/amplify/amplify_push_notifications/PushNotificationsHostApiBindings.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // 
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.4), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.5), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 
 package com.amazonaws.amplify.amplify_push_notifications;
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ protected void writeValue(@NonNull ByteArrayOutputStream stream, Object value) {
   /** Generated interface from Pigeon that represents a handler of messages from Flutter. */
   public interface PushNotificationsHostApi {
 
+    void requestInitialToken();
+
     void getPermissionStatus(@NonNull Result<GetPermissionStatusResult> result);
 
     void requestPermissions(@NonNull PermissionsOptions withPermissionOptions, @NonNull Result<Boolean> result);
@@ -346,6 +348,28 @@ public interface PushNotificationsHostApi {
     }
     /**Sets up an instance of `PushNotificationsHostApi` to handle messages through the `binaryMessenger`. */
     static void setup(@NonNull BinaryMessenger binaryMessenger, @Nullable PushNotificationsHostApi api) {
+      {
+        BasicMessageChannel<Object> channel =
+            new BasicMessageChannel<>(
+                binaryMessenger, "dev.flutter.pigeon.PushNotificationsHostApi.requestInitialToken", getCodec());
+        if (api != null) {
+          channel.setMessageHandler(
+              (message, reply) -> {
+                ArrayList<Object> wrapped = new ArrayList<Object>();
+                try {
+                  api.requestInitialToken();
+                  wrapped.add(0, null);
+                }
+ catch (Throwable exception) {
+                  ArrayList<Object> wrappedError = wrapError(exception);
+                  wrapped = wrappedError;
+                }
+                reply.reply(wrapped);
+              });
+        } else {
+          channel.setMessageHandler(null);
+        }
+      }
       {
         BasicMessageChannel<Object> channel =
             new BasicMessageChannel<>(
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.swift b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.swift
index d81aadfe82..42a7435510 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.swift
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ public class AmplifyPushNotificationsPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin, PushNotifi
         registrar.addApplicationDelegate(pluginInstance)
     }
 
+    public func requestInitialTokenWithError(_ error: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<FlutterError?>) {
+        UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
+    }
+
     public func getPermissionStatus(completion: @escaping (GetPermissionStatusResult?, FlutterError?) -> Void) {
         Task {
             switch await AUNotificationPermissions.status {
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.h b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.h
index 35be11c00a..f0f2980b16 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.h
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // 
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.4), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.5), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ NSObject<FlutterMessageCodec> *PushNotificationsFlutterApiGetCodec(void);
 NSObject<FlutterMessageCodec> *PushNotificationsHostApiGetCodec(void);
 
 @protocol PushNotificationsHostApi
+- (void)requestInitialTokenWithError:(FlutterError *_Nullable *_Nonnull)error;
 - (void)getPermissionStatusWithCompletion:(void (^)(GetPermissionStatusResult *_Nullable, FlutterError *_Nullable))completion;
 - (void)requestPermissionsWithPermissionOptions:(PermissionsOptions *)withPermissionOptions completion:(void (^)(NSNumber *_Nullable, FlutterError *_Nullable))completion;
 - (nullable NSDictionary<id, id> *)getLaunchNotificationWithError:(FlutterError *_Nullable *_Nonnull)error;
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.m b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.m
index f3242efb9e..5430c80d8e 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.m
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/ios/Classes/PushNotificationsNativePlugin.m
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // 
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.4), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.5), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 
 #import "PushNotificationsNativePlugin.h"
@@ -229,6 +229,23 @@ - (FlutterStandardReader *)readerWithData:(NSData *)data {
 }
 
 void PushNotificationsHostApiSetup(id<FlutterBinaryMessenger> binaryMessenger, NSObject<PushNotificationsHostApi> *api) {
+  {
+    FlutterBasicMessageChannel *channel =
+      [[FlutterBasicMessageChannel alloc]
+        initWithName:@"dev.flutter.pigeon.PushNotificationsHostApi.requestInitialToken"
+        binaryMessenger:binaryMessenger
+        codec:PushNotificationsHostApiGetCodec()];
+    if (api) {
+      NSCAssert([api respondsToSelector:@selector(requestInitialTokenWithError:)], @"PushNotificationsHostApi api (%@) doesn't respond to @selector(requestInitialTokenWithError:)", api);
+      [channel setMessageHandler:^(id _Nullable message, FlutterReply callback) {
+        FlutterError *error;
+        [api requestInitialTokenWithError:&error];
+        callback(wrapResult(nil, error));
+      }];
+    } else {
+      [channel setMessageHandler:nil];
+    }
+  }
   {
     FlutterBasicMessageChannel *channel =
       [[FlutterBasicMessageChannel alloc]
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/amplify_push_notifications_impl.dart b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/amplify_push_notifications_impl.dart
index b65803ec36..8cffe2b4d3 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/amplify_push_notifications_impl.dart
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/amplify_push_notifications_impl.dart
@@ -335,14 +335,26 @@ abstract class AmplifyPushNotifications
 
   Future<void> _registerDeviceWhenConfigure() async {
     late String deviceToken;
+
     try {
-      deviceToken = await _bufferedTokenStream.peek;
+      await _hostApi.requestInitialToken();
+      deviceToken =
+          await _bufferedTokenStream.peek.timeout(const Duration(seconds: 5));
     } on PlatformException catch (error) {
       // the error mostly like is the App doesn't have corresponding
       // capability to request a push notification device token
       throw PushNotificationException(
-        'Error occurred awaiting for device token',
-        recoverySuggestion: 'Please review the underlying exception',
+        'Error occurred awaiting for device token.',
+        recoverySuggestion: 'Review the underlying exception.',
+        underlyingException: error,
+      );
+    } on TimeoutException catch (error) {
+      throw PushNotificationException(
+        'Timed out awaiting for device token.',
+        recoverySuggestion:
+            'This may happen when the native apps have not been correctly configured'
+            ' for push notifications, review push notification configurations'
+            ' of the native iOS and Android apps of your Flutter project.',
         underlyingException: error,
       );
     }
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/native_push_notifications_plugin.g.dart b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/native_push_notifications_plugin.g.dart
index 8c4773ab7c..2dcb8df388 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/native_push_notifications_plugin.g.dart
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/lib/src/native_push_notifications_plugin.g.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.4), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v9.2.5), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 // ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs, non_constant_identifier_names, avoid_as, unused_import, unnecessary_parenthesis, prefer_null_aware_operators, omit_local_variable_types, unused_shown_name, unnecessary_import
 
@@ -186,6 +186,28 @@ class PushNotificationsHostApi {
 
   static const MessageCodec<Object?> codec = _PushNotificationsHostApiCodec();
 
+  Future<void> requestInitialToken() async {
+    final BasicMessageChannel<Object?> channel = BasicMessageChannel<Object?>(
+        'dev.flutter.pigeon.PushNotificationsHostApi.requestInitialToken',
+        codec,
+        binaryMessenger: _binaryMessenger);
+    final List<Object?>? replyList = await channel.send(null) as List<Object?>?;
+    if (replyList == null) {
+      throw PlatformException(
+        code: 'channel-error',
+        message: 'Unable to establish connection on channel.',
+      );
+    } else if (replyList.length > 1) {
+      throw PlatformException(
+        code: replyList[0]! as String,
+        message: replyList[1] as String?,
+        details: replyList[2],
+      );
+    } else {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<GetPermissionStatusResult> getPermissionStatus() async {
     final BasicMessageChannel<Object?> channel = BasicMessageChannel<Object?>(
         'dev.flutter.pigeon.PushNotificationsHostApi.getPermissionStatus',
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/pigeons/native_push_notification_plugin.dart b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/pigeons/native_push_notification_plugin.dart
index 4d1fc9fb27..8444cfa2c1 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/pigeons/native_push_notification_plugin.dart
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/pigeons/native_push_notification_plugin.dart
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ abstract class PushNotificationsFlutterApi {
 
 @HostApi()
 abstract class PushNotificationsHostApi {
+  void requestInitialToken();
+
   @async
   GetPermissionStatusResult getPermissionStatus();
 
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.dart b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.dart
index c6e80c267b..81045425f5 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.dart
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:amplify_core/amplify_core.dart';
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void main() {
         config: config,
       );
 
+      verify(mockPushNotificationsHostApi.requestInitialToken()).called(1);
       verify(
         mockServiceProviderClient.recordNotificationEvent(
           eventType: PinpointEventType.notificationOpened,
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ void main() {
         authProviderRepo: authProviderRepo,
         config: config,
       );
+
+      verify(mockPushNotificationsHostApi.requestInitialToken()).called(1);
       verify(mockServiceProviderClient.registerDevice('123')).called(1);
 
       void tokenHandler(String token) {
@@ -264,6 +268,23 @@ void main() {
         },
       );
     });
+
+    test('configure should fail if timed out awaiting for device token',
+        () async {
+      expect(
+        plugin.configure(
+          authProviderRepo: authProviderRepo,
+          config: config,
+        ),
+        throwsA(
+          isA<PushNotificationException>().having(
+            (o) => o.underlyingException,
+            'underlyingException',
+            isA<TimeoutException>(),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
   });
   test('should fail configure when registering device is unsuccessful',
       () async {
diff --git a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.mocks.dart b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.mocks.dart
index f8431bd5e3..a65c332bc6 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.mocks.dart
+++ b/packages/notifications/push/amplify_push_notifications/test/amplify_push_noitfications_impl_test.mocks.dart
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ class MockPushNotificationsHostApi extends _i1.Mock
     _i1.throwOnMissingStub(this);
   }
 
+  @override
+  _i5.Future<void> requestInitialToken() => (super.noSuchMethod(
+        Invocation.method(
+          #requestInitialToken,
+          [],
+        ),
+        returnValue: _i5.Future<void>.value(),
+        returnValueForMissingStub: _i5.Future<void>.value(),
+      ) as _i5.Future<void>);
   @override
   _i5.Future<_i2.GetPermissionStatusResult> getPermissionStatus() =>
       (super.noSuchMethod(