diff --git a/.chloggen/awsfirehose-contract.yaml b/.chloggen/awsfirehose-contract.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37c640c8a321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/awsfirehose-contract.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: awsfirehosereceiver
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Follow receiver contract based on type of error
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [5909]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver.go b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver.go
index a7b8c0628525..fd730e15ca68 100644
--- a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/internal/unmarshaler"
@@ -81,7 +82,10 @@ func (mc *logsConsumer) Consume(ctx context.Context, records [][]byte, commonAtt
 
 	err = mc.consumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, md)
 	if err != nil {
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+		if consumererror.IsPermanent(err) {
+			return http.StatusBadRequest, err
+		}
+		return http.StatusServiceUnavailable, err
 	}
 	return http.StatusOK, nil
 }
diff --git a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver_test.go b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver_test.go
index da448640ddb4..6739f8137929 100644
--- a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/logs_receiver_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/receivertest"
@@ -79,9 +80,14 @@ func TestLogsConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus:     http.StatusBadRequest,
 			wantErr:        testErr,
 		},
+		"WithConsumerErrorPermanent": {
+			consumerErr: consumererror.NewPermanent(testErr),
+			wantStatus:  http.StatusBadRequest,
+			wantErr:     consumererror.NewPermanent(testErr),
+		},
 		"WithConsumerError": {
 			consumerErr: testErr,
-			wantStatus:  http.StatusInternalServerError,
+			wantStatus:  http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 			wantErr:     testErr,
 		},
 		"WithNoError": {
diff --git a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver.go b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver.go
index db24595ccc48..0f3e30a6a7ba 100644
--- a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/internal/unmarshaler"
@@ -82,7 +83,10 @@ func (mc *metricsConsumer) Consume(ctx context.Context, records [][]byte, common
 
 	err = mc.consumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, md)
 	if err != nil {
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+		if consumererror.IsPermanent(err) {
+			return http.StatusBadRequest, err
+		}
+		return http.StatusServiceUnavailable, err
 	}
 	return http.StatusOK, nil
 }
diff --git a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver_test.go b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver_test.go
index 0952b12596e6..c415b50a9c12 100644
--- a/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/awsfirehosereceiver/metrics_receiver_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/receivertest"
@@ -79,9 +80,14 @@ func TestMetricsConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus:     http.StatusBadRequest,
 			wantErr:        testErr,
 		},
+		"WithConsumerErrorPermanent": {
+			consumerErr: consumererror.NewPermanent(testErr),
+			wantStatus:  http.StatusBadRequest,
+			wantErr:     consumererror.NewPermanent(testErr),
+		},
 		"WithConsumerError": {
 			consumerErr: testErr,
-			wantStatus:  http.StatusInternalServerError,
+			wantStatus:  http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 			wantErr:     testErr,
 		},
 		"WithNoError": {