diff --git a/eppo-sdk-common/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/ufc/dto/adapters/FlagConfigResponseDeserializer.java b/eppo-sdk-common/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/ufc/dto/adapters/FlagConfigResponseDeserializer.java
index b49d3b5d..49046dc3 100644
--- a/eppo-sdk-common/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/ufc/dto/adapters/FlagConfigResponseDeserializer.java
+++ b/eppo-sdk-common/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/ufc/dto/adapters/FlagConfigResponseDeserializer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package cloud.eppo.ufc.dto.adapters;
 
+import static cloud.eppo.Utils.base64Decode;
+
 import cloud.eppo.api.EppoValue;
 import cloud.eppo.api.dto.Allocation;
 import cloud.eppo.api.dto.BanditFlagVariation;
@@ -271,17 +273,4 @@ private static Date parseUtcISODateNode(JsonNode isoDateStringElement) {
 
     return result;
   }
-
-  private static String base64Decode(String input) {
-    if (input == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(input);
-    if (decodedBytes.length == 0 && !input.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new RuntimeException(
-          "zero byte output from Base64; if not running on Android hardware be sure to use"
-              + " RobolectricTestRunner");
-    }
-    return new String(decodedBytes);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/Utils.java b/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/Utils.java
index 2c8882de..d3aff926 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cloud/eppo/Utils.java
@@ -14,6 +14,36 @@ public final class Utils {
   private static final ThreadLocal<SimpleDateFormat> UTC_ISO_DATE_FORMAT = buildUtcIsoDateFormat();
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Utils.class);
   private static final ThreadLocal<MessageDigest> md = buildMd5MessageDigest();
+  private static volatile Base64Codec base64Codec = new DefaultBase64Codec();
+
+  /** Interface for Base64 encoding/decoding operations. */
+  public interface Base64Codec {
+    String base64Encode(String input);
+
+    String base64Decode(String input);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the Base64 codec implementation to use for encoding and decoding operations. This allows
+   * platform-specific implementations (e.g., Android SDK using android.util.Base64).
+   *
+   * @param codec the Base64 codec implementation to use
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if codec is null
+   */
+  public static void setBase64Codec(Base64Codec codec) {
+    if (codec == null) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Base64Codec cannot be null");
+    }
+    base64Codec = codec;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resets the Base64 codec to the default implementation. Package-private: intended for testing
+   * purposes only.
+   */
+  static void resetBase64Codec() {
+    base64Codec = new DefaultBase64Codec();
+  }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("AnonymousHasLambdaAlternative")
   private static ThreadLocal<MessageDigest> buildMd5MessageDigest() {
@@ -95,21 +125,34 @@ public static String getISODate(Date date) {
   }
 
   public static String base64Encode(String input) {
-    if (input == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode(input.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+    return base64Codec.base64Encode(input);
   }
 
   public static String base64Decode(String input) {
-    if (input == null) {
-      return null;
+    return base64Codec.base64Decode(input);
+  }
+
+  private static class DefaultBase64Codec implements Base64Codec {
+    @Override
+    public String base64Encode(String input) {
+      if (input == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode(input.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
     }
-    byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(input);
-    if (decodedBytes.length == 0 && !input.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new RuntimeException(
-          "zero byte output from Base64; if not running on Android hardware be sure to use RobolectricTestRunner");
+
+    @Override
+    public String base64Decode(String input) {
+      if (input == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(input);
+      if (decodedBytes.length == 0 && !input.isEmpty()) {
+        throw new RuntimeException(
+            "zero byte output from Base64; if not running on Android hardware be sure to use"
+                + " RobolectricTestRunner");
+      }
+      return new String(decodedBytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
     }
-    return new String(decodedBytes);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/cloud/eppo/UtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/cloud/eppo/UtilsTest.java
index 3de55e29..82e79f3a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/cloud/eppo/UtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/cloud/eppo/UtilsTest.java
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class UtilsTest {
+
+  @AfterEach
+  void resetCodec() {
+    Utils.resetBase64Codec();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetMd5Hash() {
     // empty string
@@ -149,4 +156,57 @@ public void testDateFormattingThreadSafety() throws InterruptedException {
     assertFalse(collisionDetected.get(), failureMessage);
     assertEquals(0, unexpectedExceptions.get(), failureMessage);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCustomBase64Codec() {
+    AtomicBoolean encodeCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean decodeCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+    Utils.Base64Codec customCodec =
+        new Utils.Base64Codec() {
+          @Override
+          public String base64Encode(String input) {
+            encodeCalled.set(true);
+            return "encoded:" + input;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public String base64Decode(String input) {
+            decodeCalled.set(true);
+            return "decoded:" + input;
+          }
+        };
+
+    Utils.setBase64Codec(customCodec);
+
+    assertEquals("encoded:test", Utils.base64Encode("test"));
+    assertTrue(encodeCalled.get());
+
+    assertEquals("decoded:test", Utils.base64Decode("test"));
+    assertTrue(decodeCalled.get());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testBase64EncodeDecodeDefault() {
+    // Test null handling
+    assertNull(Utils.base64Encode(null));
+    assertNull(Utils.base64Decode(null));
+
+    // Test encoding
+    String original = "Hello, World!";
+    String encoded = Utils.base64Encode(original);
+    assertEquals("SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ==", encoded);
+
+    // Test decoding
+    String decoded = Utils.base64Decode(encoded);
+    assertEquals(original, decoded);
+
+    // Test round-trip
+    assertEquals(original, Utils.base64Decode(Utils.base64Encode(original)));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testSetBase64CodecWithNullThrowsException() {
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> Utils.setBase64Codec(null));
+  }
 }