diff --git a/bin/internal/engine.version b/bin/internal/engine.version
index 08f2fe7ca6a..9611d26a754 100644
--- a/bin/internal/engine.version
+++ b/bin/internal/engine.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-31d03de019794a4b0e3c98c04cf7be501fb962fb
+57a1445a45964d386500c39f5e8d06db060abadb
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
index a70a55318f3..8a688b2a9a4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ class AndroidDevice extends Device {
       cmd.addAll(<String>['--es', 'route', route]);
     if (debuggingOptions.enableSoftwareRendering)
       cmd.addAll(<String>['--ez', 'enable-software-rendering', 'true']);
+    if (debuggingOptions.traceSkia)
+      cmd.addAll(<String>['--ez', 'trace-skia', 'true']);
     if (debuggingOptions.debuggingEnabled) {
       if (debuggingOptions.buildInfo.isDebug)
         cmd.addAll(<String>['--ez', 'enable-checked-mode', 'true']);
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index 22291859b06..17651d5f5a6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
               'when testing Flutter on emulators. By default, Flutter will\n'
               'attempt to either use OpenGL or Vulkan and fall back to software\n'
               'when neither is available.');
+    argParser.addFlag('trace-skia',
+        defaultsTo: false,
+        negatable: false,
+        help: 'Enable tracing of Skia code. This is useful when debugging\n'
+              'the GPU thread. By default, Flutter will not log skia code.');
     argParser.addFlag('use-test-fonts',
         negatable: true,
         defaultsTo: false,
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
         startPaused: argResults['start-paused'],
         useTestFonts: argResults['use-test-fonts'],
         enableSoftwareRendering: argResults['enable-software-rendering'],
+        traceSkia: argResults['trace-skia'],
         observatoryPort: observatoryPort,
         diagnosticPort: diagnosticPort,
       );
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
index 9bc0634edb5..57b47044444 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
   DebuggingOptions.enabled(this.buildInfo, {
     this.startPaused: false,
     this.enableSoftwareRendering: false,
+    this.traceSkia: false,
     this.useTestFonts: false,
     this.observatoryPort,
     this.diagnosticPort
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
     useTestFonts = false,
     startPaused = false,
     enableSoftwareRendering = false,
+    traceSkia = false,
     observatoryPort = null,
     diagnosticPort = null;
 
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
   final BuildInfo buildInfo;
   final bool startPaused;
   final bool enableSoftwareRendering;
+  final bool traceSkia;
   final bool useTestFonts;
   final int observatoryPort;
   final int diagnosticPort;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
index 6071b1e240a..693dc9c4e36 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ class IOSDevice extends Device {
     if (debuggingOptions.enableSoftwareRendering)
       launchArguments.add('--enable-software-rendering');
 
+    if (debuggingOptions.traceSkia)
+      launchArguments.add('--trace-skia');
+
     if (platformArgs['trace-startup'] ?? false)
       launchArguments.add('--trace-startup');