diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/error_handling_io.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/error_handling_io.dart
index 26198839da9..82b8f8561db 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/error_handling_io.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/error_handling_io.dart
@@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ class ErrorHandlingDirectory
     );
   }
 
+  @override
+  bool existsSync() {
+    return _runSync<bool>(
+      () => delegate.existsSync(),
+      platform: _platform,
+      failureMessage:
+        'Flutter failed to check for directory existence at "${delegate.path}"',
+    );
+  }
+
   @override
   String toString() => delegate.toString();
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/error_handling_io_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/error_handling_io_test.dart
index f43bd4588b2..e7dc2df0b36 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/error_handling_io_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/error_handling_io_test.dart
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ void setupDirectoryMocks({
     .thenThrow(FileSystemException('', '', OSError('', errorCode)));
   when(mockDirectory.deleteSync())
     .thenThrow(FileSystemException('', '', OSError('', errorCode)));
+  when(mockDirectory.existsSync())
+    .thenThrow(FileSystemException('', '', OSError('', errorCode)));
 }
 
 void main() {
@@ -203,6 +205,20 @@ void main() {
       expect(() => directory.createSync(recursive: true),
              throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
     });
+
+    testWithoutContext('when checking for directory existence with permission issues', () async {
+      setupDirectoryMocks(
+        mockFileSystem: mockFileSystem,
+        fs: fs,
+        errorCode: kUserPermissionDenied,
+      );
+
+      final Directory directory = fs.directory('directory');
+
+      const String expectedMessage = 'Flutter failed to check for directory existence at';
+      expect(() => directory.existsSync(),
+             throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
+    });
   });
 
   group('throws ToolExit on Linux', () {
@@ -298,6 +314,20 @@ void main() {
       expect(() => directory.createTempSync('prefix'),
              throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
     });
+
+    testWithoutContext('when checking for directory existence with permission issues', () async {
+      setupDirectoryMocks(
+        mockFileSystem: mockFileSystem,
+        fs: fs,
+        errorCode: eacces,
+      );
+
+      final Directory directory = fs.directory('directory');
+
+      const String expectedMessage = 'Flutter failed to check for directory existence at';
+      expect(() => directory.existsSync(),
+             throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
+    });
   });
 
   group('throws ToolExit on macOS', () {
@@ -393,6 +423,20 @@ void main() {
       expect(() => directory.createTempSync('prefix'),
              throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
     });
+
+    testWithoutContext('when checking for directory existence with permission issues', () async {
+      setupDirectoryMocks(
+        mockFileSystem: mockFileSystem,
+        fs: fs,
+        errorCode: eacces,
+      );
+
+      final Directory directory = fs.directory('directory');
+
+      const String expectedMessage = 'Flutter failed to check for directory existence at';
+      expect(() => directory.existsSync(),
+             throwsToolExit(message: expectedMessage));
+    });
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('Caches path context correctly', () {