diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
index b30b3d18844..d0d9382515d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
@@ -830,13 +830,14 @@ mixin WidgetsBinding on BindingBase, ServicesBinding, SchedulerBinding, GestureB
   /// {@endtemplate}
   @protected
   @visibleForTesting
-  Future<void> handlePopRoute() async {
+  Future<bool> handlePopRoute() async {
     for (final WidgetsBindingObserver observer in List<WidgetsBindingObserver>.of(_observers)) {
       if (await observer.didPopRoute()) {
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
     }
     SystemNavigator.pop();
+    return false;
   }
 
   // The observer that is currently handling an active predictive back gesture.
@@ -870,7 +871,8 @@ mixin WidgetsBinding on BindingBase, ServicesBinding, SchedulerBinding, GestureB
       // back gesture occurs but no predictive back route transition exists to
       // handle it. The back gesture should still cause normal pop even if it
       // doesn't cause a predictive transition.
-      return handlePopRoute();
+      await handlePopRoute();
+      return;
     }
     _backGestureObserver?.handleCommitBackGesture();
   }
@@ -896,33 +898,36 @@ mixin WidgetsBinding on BindingBase, ServicesBinding, SchedulerBinding, GestureB
   @protected
   @mustCallSuper
   @visibleForTesting
-  Future<void> handlePushRoute(String route) async {
+  Future<bool> handlePushRoute(String route) async {
     final RouteInformation routeInformation = RouteInformation(uri: Uri.parse(route));
     for (final WidgetsBindingObserver observer in List<WidgetsBindingObserver>.of(_observers)) {
       if (await observer.didPushRouteInformation(routeInformation)) {
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
-  Future<void> _handlePushRouteInformation(Map<dynamic, dynamic> routeArguments) async {
+  Future<bool> _handlePushRouteInformation(Map<dynamic, dynamic> routeArguments) async {
     final RouteInformation routeInformation = RouteInformation(
       uri: Uri.parse(routeArguments['location'] as String),
       state: routeArguments['state'] as Object?,
     );
     for (final WidgetsBindingObserver observer in List<WidgetsBindingObserver>.of(_observers)) {
       if (await observer.didPushRouteInformation(routeInformation)) {
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
-  Future<dynamic> _handleNavigationInvocation(MethodCall methodCall) {
+  Future<bool> _handleNavigationInvocation(MethodCall methodCall) {
     return switch (methodCall.method) {
       'popRoute' => handlePopRoute(),
       'pushRoute' => handlePushRoute(methodCall.arguments as String),
       'pushRouteInformation' => _handlePushRouteInformation(methodCall.arguments as Map<dynamic, dynamic>),
-      _ => Future<dynamic>.value(),
+      // Return false for unhandled method.
+      _ => Future<bool>.value(false),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
index 315291315ad..b85553cc377 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ void main() {
 
     const String testRouteName = 'testRouteName';
     final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(const MethodCall('pushRoute', testRouteName));
-    await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger.handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {});
+    final ByteData result = (await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
+        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {}))!;
+    final bool decodedResult = const JSONMethodCodec().decodeEnvelope(result) as bool;
+
+    expect(decodedResult, true);
     expect(observer.pushedRoute, testRouteName);
 
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(observer);
@@ -286,8 +290,11 @@ void main() {
     final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
       const MethodCall('pushRouteInformation', testRouteInformation),
     );
-    await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
-        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {});
+    final ByteData result = (await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
+        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {}))!;
+    final bool decodedResult = const JSONMethodCodec().decodeEnvelope(result) as bool;
+
+    expect(decodedResult, true);
     expect(observer.pushedRoute, 'testRouteName');
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(observer);
   });
@@ -377,6 +384,49 @@ void main() {
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(observer);
   });
 
+    testWidgets('pushRouteInformation not handled by observer returns false', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+
+    const Map<String, dynamic> testRouteInformation = <String, dynamic>{
+      'location': 'testRouteName',
+      'state': null,
+    };
+    final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
+      const MethodCall('pushRouteInformation', testRouteInformation),
+    );
+
+    final ByteData result = (await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
+        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {}))!;
+    final bool decodedResult = const JSONMethodCodec().decodeEnvelope(result) as bool;
+
+    expect(decodedResult, false);
+  });
+
+    testWidgets('pushRoute not handled by observer returns false', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+
+    const String testRoute = 'testRouteName';
+    final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
+      const MethodCall('pushRoute', testRoute),
+    );
+
+    final ByteData result = (await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
+        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {}))!;
+    final bool decodedResult = const JSONMethodCodec().decodeEnvelope(result) as bool;
+
+    expect(decodedResult, false);
+  });
+
+
+    testWidgets('popRoute not handled by observer returns false', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
+      const MethodCall('popRoute'),
+    );
+
+    final ByteData result = (await tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger
+        .handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) {}))!;
+    final bool decodedResult = const JSONMethodCodec().decodeEnvelope(result) as bool;
+
+    expect(decodedResult, false);
+  });
   testWidgets('Application lifecycle affects frame scheduling', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     expect(tester.binding.hasScheduledFrame, isFalse);