diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
index b69ce5123a9..928bab11846 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static constexpr int kNumProfilerSamplesPerSec = 5;
 
 - (void)attachView {
   self.iosPlatformView->attachView();
-  [_textInputPlugin.get() setupIndirectScribbleInteraction:self.viewController];
 }
 
 - (void)setFlutterViewControllerWillDeallocObserver:(id<NSObject>)observer {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
index 48868dbd4b7..9834d47fdf3 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
@@ -676,15 +676,13 @@ static void SendFakeTouchEvent(FlutterEngine* engine,
     [_engine.get() launchEngine:nil libraryURI:nil entrypointArgs:nil];
     [_engine.get() setViewController:self];
     _engineNeedsLaunch = NO;
+  } else if ([_engine.get() viewController] == self) {
+    [_engine.get() attachView];
   }
 
   // Register internal plugins.
   [self addInternalPlugins];
 
-  if ([_engine.get() viewController] == self) {
-    [_engine.get() attachView];
-  }
-
   if (@available(iOS 13.4, *)) {
     _hoverGestureRecognizer =
         [[UIHoverGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(hoverEvent:)];
@@ -740,6 +738,9 @@ static void SendFakeTouchEvent(FlutterEngine* engine,
   if (textInputPlugin != nil) {
     [self.keyboardManager addSecondaryResponder:textInputPlugin];
   }
+  if ([_engine.get() viewController] == self) {
+    [textInputPlugin setupIndirectScribbleInteraction:self];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)removeInternalPlugins {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
index 7de389b6e65..a2da6089aeb 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ typedef enum UIAccessibilityContrast : NSInteger {
 - (void)invalidateDisplayLink;
 - (void)addInternalPlugins;
 - (flutter::PointerData)generatePointerDataForFake;
+- (void)sharedSetupWithProject:(nullable FlutterDartProject*)project
+                  initialRoute:(nullable NSString*)initialRoute;
 @end
 
 @interface FlutterViewControllerTest : XCTestCase
@@ -427,7 +429,22 @@ typedef enum UIAccessibilityContrast : NSInteger {
   mockEngine.viewController = viewController;
   UIView* view = viewController.view;
   XCTAssertNotNil(view);
-  OCMVerify([mockEngine attachView]);
+  OCMVerify(times(1), [mockEngine attachView]);
+}
+
+- (void)testViewDidLoadDoesntInvokeEngineAttachViewWhenEngineNeedsLaunch {
+  FlutterEngine* mockEngine = OCMPartialMock([[FlutterEngine alloc] init]);
+  [mockEngine createShell:@"" libraryURI:@"" initialRoute:nil];
+  mockEngine.viewController = nil;
+  FlutterViewController* viewController = [[FlutterViewController alloc] initWithEngine:mockEngine
+                                                                                nibName:nil
+                                                                                 bundle:nil];
+  // sharedSetupWithProject sets the engine needs to be launched.
+  [viewController sharedSetupWithProject:nil initialRoute:nil];
+  mockEngine.viewController = viewController;
+  UIView* view = viewController.view;
+  XCTAssertNotNil(view);
+  OCMVerify(never(), [mockEngine attachView]);
 }
 
 - (void)testInternalPluginsWeakPtrNotCrash {
@@ -455,6 +472,11 @@ typedef enum UIAccessibilityContrast : NSInteger {
   FlutterViewController* viewController = [[FlutterViewController alloc] initWithEngine:mockEngine
                                                                                 nibName:nil
                                                                                  bundle:nil];
+  UIView* view = viewController.view;
+  // The implementation in viewDidLoad requires the viewControllers.viewLoaded is true.
+  // Accessing the view to make sure the view loads in the memory,
+  // which makes viewControllers.viewLoaded true.
+  XCTAssertNotNil(view);
   [viewController viewDidLoad];
   OCMVerify([viewController addInternalPlugins]);
 }