diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
index be820520db2..bf3e190deab 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.h"
 
+#include "flutter/common/settings.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/build_config.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/compositing/scene.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/compositing/scene_builder.h"
@@ -87,13 +88,26 @@ void DartUI::InitForGlobal() {
   }
 }
 
-void DartUI::InitForIsolate() {
+void DartUI::InitForIsolate(const Settings& settings) {
   FML_DCHECK(g_natives);
-  Dart_Handle result = Dart_SetNativeResolver(
-      Dart_LookupLibrary(ToDart("dart:ui")), GetNativeFunction, GetSymbol);
+
+  Dart_Handle dart_ui = Dart_LookupLibrary(ToDart("dart:ui"));
+  if (Dart_IsError(dart_ui)) {
+    Dart_PropagateError(dart_ui);
+  }
+
+  Dart_Handle result =
+      Dart_SetNativeResolver(dart_ui, GetNativeFunction, GetSymbol);
   if (Dart_IsError(result)) {
     Dart_PropagateError(result);
   }
+
+  if (settings.enable_impeller) {
+    result = Dart_SetField(dart_ui, ToDart("_impellerEnabled"), Dart_True());
+    if (Dart_IsError(result)) {
+      Dart_PropagateError(result);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.h b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.h
index 3cfbc9ac469..9b6bfe0926b 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/dart_ui.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef FLUTTER_LIB_UI_DART_UI_H_
 #define FLUTTER_LIB_UI_DART_UI_H_
 
+#include "flutter/common/settings.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace flutter {
 class DartUI {
  public:
   static void InitForGlobal();
-  static void InitForIsolate();
+  static void InitForIsolate(const Settings& settings);
 
  private:
   FML_DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(DartUI);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/natives.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/natives.dart
index 1f9a8c33d0f..b7830fe23a7 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/natives.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/ui/natives.dart
@@ -106,3 +106,8 @@ typedef _ScheduleImmediateClosure = void Function(void Function());
 // See also https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/main/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/lib/schedule_microtask_patch.dart
 @pragma('vm:entry-point')
 _ScheduleImmediateClosure _getScheduleMicrotaskClosure() => _scheduleMicrotask;
+
+// Used internally to indicate whether the Engine is using Impeller for
+// rendering
+@pragma('vm:entry-point')
+bool _impellerEnabled = false;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate.cc b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
index dd415f64c5f..4bdae5a7019 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ bool DartIsolate::LoadLibraries() {
   DartIO::InitForIsolate(may_insecurely_connect_to_all_domains_,
                          domain_network_policy_);
 
-  DartUI::InitForIsolate();
+  DartUI::InitForIsolate(GetIsolateGroupData().GetSettings());
 
   const bool is_service_isolate = Dart_IsServiceIsolate(isolate());
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
index 698eb4324e3..0bb56a542b3 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
@@ -178,6 +178,76 @@ TEST_F(DartIsolateTest, CanRunDartCodeCodeSynchronously) {
   }));
 }
 
+TEST_F(DartIsolateTest, ImpellerFlagIsCorrectWhenTrue) {
+  ASSERT_FALSE(DartVMRef::IsInstanceRunning());
+  auto settings = CreateSettingsForFixture();
+  settings.enable_impeller = true;
+  auto vm_ref = DartVMRef::Create(settings);
+  TaskRunners task_runners(GetCurrentTestName(),    //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner()   //
+  );
+  auto isolate = RunDartCodeInIsolate(vm_ref, settings, task_runners, "main",
+                                      {}, GetDefaultKernelFilePath());
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(isolate);
+  ASSERT_EQ(isolate->get()->GetPhase(), DartIsolate::Phase::Running);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(isolate->RunInIsolateScope([settings]() -> bool {
+    Dart_Handle dart_ui = ::Dart_LookupLibrary(tonic::ToDart("dart:ui"));
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(dart_ui)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    Dart_Handle impeller_enabled =
+        ::Dart_GetField(dart_ui, tonic::ToDart("_impellerEnabled"));
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(impeller_enabled)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    bool result;
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(
+            Dart_BooleanValue(impeller_enabled, &result))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return result == settings.enable_impeller;
+  }));
+}
+
+TEST_F(DartIsolateTest, ImpellerFlagIsCorrectWhenFalse) {
+  ASSERT_FALSE(DartVMRef::IsInstanceRunning());
+  auto settings = CreateSettingsForFixture();
+  settings.enable_impeller = false;
+  auto vm_ref = DartVMRef::Create(settings);
+  TaskRunners task_runners(GetCurrentTestName(),    //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner(),  //
+                           GetCurrentTaskRunner()   //
+  );
+  auto isolate = RunDartCodeInIsolate(vm_ref, settings, task_runners, "main",
+                                      {}, GetDefaultKernelFilePath());
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(isolate);
+  ASSERT_EQ(isolate->get()->GetPhase(), DartIsolate::Phase::Running);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(isolate->RunInIsolateScope([settings]() -> bool {
+    Dart_Handle dart_ui = ::Dart_LookupLibrary(tonic::ToDart("dart:ui"));
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(dart_ui)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    Dart_Handle impeller_enabled =
+        ::Dart_GetField(dart_ui, tonic::ToDart("_impellerEnabled"));
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(impeller_enabled)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    bool result;
+    if (tonic::CheckAndHandleError(
+            Dart_BooleanValue(impeller_enabled, &result))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return result == settings.enable_impeller;
+  }));
+}
+
 TEST_F(DartIsolateTest, CanRegisterNativeCallback) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(DartVMRef::IsInstanceRunning());
   AddNativeCallback(