diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/bottom_navigation_bar.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/bottom_navigation_bar.dart
index 3e57788995c..8df5612eb3c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/bottom_navigation_bar.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/bottom_navigation_bar.dart
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ class _BottomNavigationTile extends StatelessWidget {
     this.item,
     this.animation,
     this.iconSize, {
+    super.key,
     this.onTap,
     this.labelColorTween,
     this.iconColorTween,
@@ -1101,6 +1102,7 @@ class _BottomNavigationBarState extends State<BottomNavigationBar> with TickerPr
         widget.items[i],
         _animations[i],
         widget.iconSize,
+        key: widget.items[i].key,
         selectedIconTheme: widget.useLegacyColorScheme ? widget.selectedIconTheme ?? bottomTheme.selectedIconTheme : effectiveSelectedIconTheme,
         unselectedIconTheme: widget.useLegacyColorScheme ? widget.unselectedIconTheme ?? bottomTheme.unselectedIconTheme : effectiveUnselectedIconTheme,
         selectedLabelStyle: effectiveSelectedLabelStyle,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/bottom_navigation_bar_item.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/bottom_navigation_bar_item.dart
index 6b41b5ca6b2..30bb768cf4b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/bottom_navigation_bar_item.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/bottom_navigation_bar_item.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class BottomNavigationBarItem {
   ///
   /// The argument [icon] should not be null and the argument [label] should not be null when used in a Material Design's [BottomNavigationBar].
   const BottomNavigationBarItem({
+    this.key,
     required this.icon,
     this.label,
     Widget? activeIcon,
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ class BottomNavigationBarItem {
     this.tooltip,
   }) : activeIcon = activeIcon ?? icon;
 
+  /// A key to be passed through to the resultant widget.
+  ///
+  /// This allows the identification of different [BottomNavigationBarItem]s through their keys.
+  ///
+  /// When changing the number of bar items in response to a bar item being tapped, giving
+  /// each item a key will allow the inkwell / splash animation to be correctly positioned.
+  final Key? key;
+
   /// The icon of the item.
   ///
   /// Typically the icon is an [Icon] or an [ImageIcon] widget. If another type
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/bottom_navigation_bar_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/bottom_navigation_bar_test.dart
index 9ae041321c6..a80164ac423 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/bottom_navigation_bar_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/bottom_navigation_bar_test.dart
@@ -3174,6 +3174,34 @@ void main() {
 
     addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('BottomNavigationBar keys passed through', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const Key key1 = Key('key1');
+    const Key key2 = Key('key2');
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      boilerplate(
+        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+        bottomNavigationBar: BottomNavigationBar(
+          items: const <BottomNavigationBarItem>[
+            BottomNavigationBarItem(
+              key: key1,
+              icon: Icon(Icons.favorite_border),
+              label: 'Favorite',
+            ),
+            BottomNavigationBarItem(
+              key: key2,
+              icon: Icon(Icons.access_alarm),
+              label: 'Alarm',
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.byKey(key1), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.byKey(key2), findsOneWidget);
+  });
 }
 
 Widget boilerplate({ Widget? bottomNavigationBar, required TextDirection textDirection, bool? useMaterial3 }) {