diff --git a/google/resource_google_project.go b/google/resource_google_project.go
index 728ff4eb..1ea040a9 100644
--- a/google/resource_google_project.go
+++ b/google/resource_google_project.go
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ func resourceGoogleProjectRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	// Read the billing account
 	ba, err := config.clientBilling.Projects.GetBillingInfo(prefixedProject(pid)).Do()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !isApiNotEnabledError(err) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading billing account for project %q: %v", prefixedProject(pid), err)
-	}
-	if ba.BillingAccountName != "" {
+	} else if isApiNotEnabledError(err) {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] Billing info API not enabled, please enable it to read billing info about project %q: %s", pid, err.Error())
+	} else if ba.BillingAccountName != "" {
 		// BillingAccountName is contains the resource name of the billing account
 		// associated with the project, if any. For example,
 		// `billingAccounts/012345-567890-ABCDEF`. We care about the ID and not
@@ -371,10 +372,12 @@ func resourceGoogleProjectRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	// shouldn't. So this tries to read it, sets it to empty if none exists,
 	// or sets it in state if one does exist.
 	app, err := config.clientAppEngine.Apps.Get(pid).Do()
-	if err != nil && !isGoogleApiErrorWithCode(err, 404) {
+	if err != nil && !isGoogleApiErrorWithCode(err, 404) && !isApiNotEnabledError(err) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving App Engine application %q: %s", pid, err.Error())
 	} else if isGoogleApiErrorWithCode(err, 404) {
 		d.Set("app_engine", []map[string]interface{}{})
+	} else if isApiNotEnabledError(err) {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] App Engine Admin API not enabled, please enable it to read App Engine info about project %q: %s", pid, err.Error())
 	} else {
 		appBlocks, err := flattenAppEngineApp(app)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/google/utils.go b/google/utils.go
index 5f35a80f..05cf67ad 100644
--- a/google/utils.go
+++ b/google/utils.go
@@ -147,6 +147,25 @@ func isGoogleApiErrorWithCode(err error, errCode int) bool {
 	return ok && gerr != nil && gerr.Code == errCode
 }
 
+func isApiNotEnabledError(err error) bool {
+	gerr, ok := errwrap.GetType(err, &googleapi.Error{}).(*googleapi.Error)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if gerr == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if gerr.Code != 403 {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, e := range gerr.Errors {
+		if e.Reason == "accessNotConfigured" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func isConflictError(err error) bool {
 	if e, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && e.Code == 409 {
 		return true