diff --git a/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Config/KafkaConfigManager.hs b/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Config/KafkaConfigManager.hs
index c77fe25e3..37fba270f 100644
--- a/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Config/KafkaConfigManager.hs
+++ b/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Config/KafkaConfigManager.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ listTopicConfigs KafkaConfigManager{..} topic keys = do
       let keys' = fromMaybe (V.fromList $ Map.keys KC.allTopicConfigs) (K.unKaArray keys)
           configs' = convertConfigs configs
       case V.mapM (getConfig configs') keys' of
-        Left msg -> return $ getErrorResponse KC.TOPIC topic msg
+        Left msg -> return $ getErrorResponse KC.TOPIC topic K.INVALID_CONFIG msg
         Right configsInResp -> return $ K.DescribeConfigsResult
                 { configs=K.NonNullKaArray configsInResp
                 , errorCode=0
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ listTopicConfigs KafkaConfigManager{..} topic keys = do
     getConfig :: Map.Map T.Text (Maybe T.Text) -> T.Text -> Either T.Text K.DescribeConfigsResourceResult
     getConfig configs configName = getConfigByInstance <$> KC.getTopicConfig configName configs
 
-getErrorResponse :: KC.KafkaConfigResource -> T.Text -> T.Text -> K.DescribeConfigsResult
-getErrorResponse rt rn msg = K.DescribeConfigsResult
+getErrorResponse :: KC.KafkaConfigResource
+                 -> T.Text
+                 -> K.ErrorCode
+                 -> T.Text
+                 -> K.DescribeConfigsResult
+getErrorResponse rt rn code msg = K.DescribeConfigsResult
             { configs=K.NonNullKaArray V.empty
-            , errorCode=K.INVALID_CONFIG
+            , errorCode=code
             , resourceName=rn
             , errorMessage=Just msg
             , resourceType=fromIntegral . fromEnum $ rt
diff --git a/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Handler/Basic.hs b/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Handler/Basic.hs
index 58911170a..e1f10ac1f 100644
--- a/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Handler/Basic.hs
+++ b/hstream-kafka/HStream/Kafka/Server/Handler/Basic.hs
@@ -228,22 +228,45 @@ handleMetadata ctx reqCtx req = do
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --  32: DescribeConfigs
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- FIXME: This function does not catch any Kafka ErrorCodeException.
+--        Is this proper?
+-- FIXME: Recheck if returned error codes and messages are proper.
+--        See kafka.server.ConfigHelper#handleDescribeConfigsRequest
 handleDescribeConfigs
   :: ServerContext
   -> K.RequestContext
   -> K.DescribeConfigsRequest
   -> IO K.DescribeConfigsResponse
-handleDescribeConfigs serverCtx _ req = do
+handleDescribeConfigs serverCtx reqCtx req = do
   manager <- KCM.mkKafkaConfigManager serverCtx.scLDClient serverCtx.kafkaBrokerConfigs
   results <- V.forM (Utils.kaArrayToVector req.resources) $ \resource -> do
     case toEnum (fromIntegral resource.resourceType) of
-      KC.TOPIC -> KCM.listTopicConfigs manager resource.resourceName resource.configurationKeys
+      KC.TOPIC -> do
+        -- [ACL] check [DESCRIBE_CONFIGS TOPIC]
+        simpleAuthorize (toAuthorizableReqCtx reqCtx) serverCtx.authorizer Res_TOPIC resource.resourceName AclOp_DESCRIBE_CONFIGS >>= \case
+          False -> return $ KCM.getErrorResponse KC.TOPIC
+                                                 resource.resourceName
+                                                 K.TOPIC_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED
+                                                 "Topic authorization failed."
+          True  ->
+            KCM.listTopicConfigs manager resource.resourceName resource.configurationKeys
       KC.BROKER -> do
+        -- FIXME: authorize [DESCRIBE_CONFIGS CLUSTER] first
         if T.pack (show serverCtx.serverID) == resource.resourceName
         then KCM.listBrokerConfigs manager resource.resourceName resource.configurationKeys
-        else return $ KCM.getErrorResponse KC.BROKER resource.resourceName ("invalid broker id:" <> resource.resourceName)
-      rt -> return $ KCM.getErrorResponse rt resource.resourceName ("unsupported resource type:" <> T.pack (show rt))
-  return $ K.DescribeConfigsResponse {results=K.NonNullKaArray results, throttleTimeMs=0}
+        else return $ KCM.getErrorResponse KC.BROKER
+                                           resource.resourceName
+                                           K.INVALID_REQUEST
+                                           ("Unexpected broker id, expected " <> (T.pack (show serverCtx.serverID)) <> " but received " <> resource.resourceName)
+      rt -> return $ KCM.getErrorResponse rt
+                                          resource.resourceName
+                                          K.INVALID_REQUEST
+                                          ("Unexpected resource type " <> T.pack (show rt) <> " for resouce" <> resource.resourceName)
+
+  return $ K.DescribeConfigsResponse {
+    results        = K.NonNullKaArray results
+  , throttleTimeMs = 0
+  }
 
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 --  32: FindCoordinator