diff --git a/Networking/Networking/Model/Product/ProductVariation.swift b/Networking/Networking/Model/Product/ProductVariation.swift
index d45c05265f4..826dedd3f36 100644
--- a/Networking/Networking/Model/Product/ProductVariation.swift
+++ b/Networking/Networking/Model/Product/ProductVariation.swift
@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ public struct ProductVariation: Codable, GeneratedCopiable, Equatable, Generated
         let statusKey = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .statusKey)
         let status = ProductStatus(rawValue: statusKey)
         let description = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .description)
-        let sku = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .sku)
+
+        // Even though a plain install of WooCommerce Core provides String values,
+        // some plugins alter the field value from String to Int or Decimal.
+        let sku = container.failsafeDecodeIfPresent(targetType: String.self,
+                                                    forKey: .sku,
+                                                    alternativeTypes: [.decimal(transform: { NSDecimalNumber(decimal: $0).stringValue })])
 
         // Even though a plain install of WooCommerce Core provides string values,
         // some plugins alter the field value from String to Int or Decimal.
@@ -270,7 +275,12 @@ public struct ProductVariation: Codable, GeneratedCopiable, Equatable, Generated
         let backordersKey = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .backordersKey)
         let backordersAllowed = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .backordersAllowed)
         let backordered = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .backordered)
-        let weight = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .weight)
+
+        // Even though a plain install of WooCommerce Core provides String values,
+        // some plugins alter the field value from String to Int or Decimal.
+        let weight = container.failsafeDecodeIfPresent(targetType: String.self,
+                                                       forKey: .weight,
+                                                       alternativeTypes: [.decimal(transform: { NSDecimalNumber(decimal: $0).stringValue })])
         let dimensions = try container.decode(ProductDimensions.self, forKey: .dimensions)
         let shippingClass = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .shippingClass)
         let shippingClassID = try container.decode(Int64.self, forKey: .shippingClassID)
diff --git a/Networking/NetworkingTests/Mapper/ProductVariationMapperTests.swift b/Networking/NetworkingTests/Mapper/ProductVariationMapperTests.swift
index 64640924e1a..cc08e8648bc 100644
--- a/Networking/NetworkingTests/Mapper/ProductVariationMapperTests.swift
+++ b/Networking/NetworkingTests/Mapper/ProductVariationMapperTests.swift
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ final class ProductVariationMapperTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertFalse(productVariation.manageStock)
         XCTAssertTrue(productVariation.purchasable)
         XCTAssertEqual(productVariation.permalink, "")
+        XCTAssertEqual(productVariation.sku, "12345")
+        XCTAssertEqual(productVariation.weight, "2.5")
     }
 
     /// Test that the fields for variations of a subscription product are properly parsed.
diff --git a/Networking/NetworkingTests/Responses/product-variation-alternative-types.json b/Networking/NetworkingTests/Responses/product-variation-alternative-types.json
index 638b186d876..66ac40b194d 100644
--- a/Networking/NetworkingTests/Responses/product-variation-alternative-types.json
+++ b/Networking/NetworkingTests/Responses/product-variation-alternative-types.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             "date_modified_gmt": "2019-11-14T13:06:42",
             "description": "<p>Nutty chocolate marble, 99% and organic.</p>\n",
             "permalink": 0,
-            "sku": "99%-nuts-marble",
+            "sku": 12345,
             "price": 13.99,
             "regular_price": 16,
             "sale_price": 9.99,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             "backorders": "notify",
             "backorders_allowed": true,
             "backordered": false,
-            "weight": "2.5",
+            "weight": 2.5,
             "dimensions": {
                 "length": "10",
                 "width": "2.5",
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 4ba5f89980d..b3766e0a7f4 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 -----
 - [*] Orders: Allow alternative types for the `taxID` in `ShippingLineTax` or `sku` in `OrderItem`, as some third-party plugins alter the type in the API. This helps with the order list not loading due to order decoding errors. [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-ios/pull/9844]
 - [*] Payments: Location permissions request is not shown to TTP users who grant "Allow once" permission on first foregrounding the app any more [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-ios/pull/9821]
+- [*] Products: Allow alternative types for the `sku` and `weight` in `ProductVariation`, as some third-party plugins alter the types in the API. This helps with the product variation list not loading due to product variation decoding errors. [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-ios/pull/9847]
 - [*] Products: Allow alternative types for the `sku` and `weight` in `Product`, the dimensions in `ProductDimensions`, and the `downloadID` in `ProductDownload`, as some third-party plugins alter the types in the API. This helps with the product list not loading due to product decoding errors. [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-ios/pull/9846]
 
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