diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
index 9c78a3f0301..e585a1392b6 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
@@ -1115,14 +1115,13 @@ public class PlatformViewsController implements PlatformViewsAccessibilityDelega
    *     testing.
    */
   @VisibleForTesting
-  void initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(int viewId) {
+  boolean initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(int viewId) {
     final PlatformView platformView = platformViews.get(viewId);
     if (platformView == null) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException(
-          "Platform view hasn't been initialized from the platform view channel.");
+      return false;
     }
     if (platformViewParent.get(viewId) != null) {
-      return;
+      return true;
     }
     final View embeddedView = platformView.getView();
     if (embeddedView == null) {
@@ -1160,6 +1159,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsController implements PlatformViewsAccessibilityDelega
 
     parentView.addView(embeddedView);
     flutterView.addView(parentView);
+    return true;
   }
 
   public void attachToFlutterRenderer(@NonNull FlutterRenderer flutterRenderer) {
@@ -1189,7 +1189,9 @@ public class PlatformViewsController implements PlatformViewsAccessibilityDelega
       int viewHeight,
       @NonNull FlutterMutatorsStack mutatorsStack) {
     initializeRootImageViewIfNeeded();
-    initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(viewId);
+    if (!initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(viewId)) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     final FlutterMutatorView parentView = platformViewParent.get(viewId);
     parentView.readyToDisplay(mutatorsStack, x, y, width, height);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
index af3a79e7adc..310f5fe051f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
     // Simulate create call from the framework.
     createPlatformView(jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ true);
 
-    platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
+    assertTrue(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
 
     View resultAndroidView = platformViewsController.getPlatformViewById(platformViewId);
     assertNotNull(resultAndroidView);
@@ -647,11 +647,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
         jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ false);
     assertEquals(ShadowFlutterJNI.getResponses().size(), 1);
 
-    assertThrows(
-        IllegalStateException.class,
-        () -> {
-          platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
-        });
+    assertFalse(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -675,11 +671,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
     createPlatformView(jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ true);
     assertEquals(ShadowFlutterJNI.getResponses().size(), 1);
 
-    assertThrows(
-        IllegalStateException.class,
-        () -> {
-          platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
-        });
+    assertFalse(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -901,7 +893,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
 
     // Simulate create call from the framework.
     createPlatformView(jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ true);
-    platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
+    assertTrue(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
 
     assertNotNull(androidView.getParent());
     assertTrue(androidView.getParent() instanceof FlutterMutatorView);
@@ -912,7 +904,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
 
     // Simulate create call from the framework.
     createPlatformView(jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ true);
-    platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
+    assertTrue(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
 
     assertNotNull(androidView.getParent());
     assertTrue(androidView.getParent() instanceof FlutterMutatorView);
@@ -941,7 +933,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
     // Simulate create call from the framework.
     createPlatformView(
         jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ false);
-    platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
+    assertTrue(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
 
     when(platformView.getView()).thenReturn(null);
 
@@ -1080,7 +1072,7 @@ public class PlatformViewsControllerTest {
 
     // Simulate create call from the framework.
     createPlatformView(jni, platformViewsController, platformViewId, "testType", /* hybrid=*/ true);
-    platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId);
+    assertTrue(platformViewsController.initializePlatformViewIfNeeded(platformViewId));
     assertEquals(flutterView.getChildCount(), 2);
 
     // Simulate first frame from the framework.