diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
index 9bad5a3d472..ebc5ad00ebe 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:process/process.dart';
 import 'package:vm_service/vm_service.dart' as vm_service;
 
 import '../application_package.dart';
+import '../base/common.dart';
 import '../base/file_system.dart';
 import '../base/io.dart';
 import '../base/logger.dart';
@@ -678,6 +679,10 @@ class IOSDeviceLogReader extends DeviceLogReader {
       return;
     }
     try {
+      // The VM service will not publish logging events unless the debug stream is being listened to.
+      // Listen to this stream as a side effect.
+      unawaited(connectedVmService.streamListen('Debug'));
+
       await Future.wait(<Future<void>>[
         connectedVmService.streamListen(vm_service.EventStreams.kStdout),
         connectedVmService.streamListen(vm_service.EventStreams.kStderr),
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_logger_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_logger_test.dart
index bd95e87df0a..f1ff16c5659 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_logger_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_logger_test.dart
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ Runner(libsystem_asl.dylib)[297] <Notice>: libMobileGestalt
       equals('  This is a message '),
       equals('  And this is an error '),
     ]));
+    verify(vmService.streamListen('Debug'));
   });
 }