diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/ibc-relayer/1400-fee-related-error-message.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/ibc-relayer/1400-fee-related-error-message.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6d1c495e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/ibc-relayer/1400-fee-related-error-message.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Added handler for SDK Err(13) in order to output an understanble error
+  message. ([#1400](https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/issues/1400))
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diff --git a/relayer/src/sdk_error.rs b/relayer/src/sdk_error.rs
index 0a817be5bb..97f3f90c55 100644
--- a/relayer/src/sdk_error.rs
+++ b/relayer/src/sdk_error.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ define_error! {
             |e| { format!("unknown SDK error: {}", e.code) },
 
         OutOfGas
+            { code: u32 }
+            |_| { "the gas requirement is higher than the configured maximum gas! please check the Hermes config.toml".to_string() },
+
+        InsufficientFee
             { code: u32 }
             |_| { "the price configuration for this chain may be too low! please check the `gas_price.price` Hermes config.toml".to_string() },
     }
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ pub fn sdk_error_from_tx_sync_error_code(code: u32) -> SdkError {
         // is due to "out of gas" errors. These are unrecoverable at the moment
         // on the Hermes side. We'll inform the user to check for misconfig.
         11 => SdkError::out_of_gas(code),
+        13 => SdkError::insufficient_fee(code),
         _ => SdkError::unknown_sdk(code),
     }
 }