diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.cc b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.cc
index 652fb659bd2..bface19f9e1 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.cc
@@ -81,4 +81,10 @@ void MessageLoop::RunExpiredTasksNow() {
   loop_->RunExpiredTasksNow();
 }
 
+void MessageLoop::SwapTaskQueues(MessageLoop* other) {
+  FML_CHECK(loop_);
+  FML_CHECK(other->loop_);
+  loop_->SwapTaskQueues(other->loop_);
+}
+
 }  // namespace fml
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.h b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.h
index 3400bf47f59..30db680cb9d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class MessageLoop {
   // instead of dedicating a thread to the message loop.
   void RunExpiredTasksNow();
 
+  void SwapTaskQueues(MessageLoop* other);
+
   static void EnsureInitializedForCurrentThread();
 
   static bool IsInitializedForCurrentThread();
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.cc b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.cc
index 94474fd1af9..e12923d886a 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ void MessageLoopImpl::AddTaskObserver(intptr_t key, fml::closure callback) {
   FML_DCHECK(MessageLoop::GetCurrent().GetLoopImpl().get() == this)
       << "Message loop task observer must be added on the same thread as the "
          "loop.";
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> observers_lock(observers_mutex_);
   task_observers_[key] = std::move(callback);
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ void MessageLoopImpl::RemoveTaskObserver(intptr_t key) {
   FML_DCHECK(MessageLoop::GetCurrent().GetLoopImpl().get() == this)
       << "Message loop task observer must be removed from the same thread as "
          "the loop.";
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> observers_lock(observers_mutex_);
   task_observers_.erase(key);
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +97,32 @@ void MessageLoopImpl::DoTerminate() {
   Terminate();
 }
 
+// Thread safety analysis disabled as it does not account for defered locks.
+void MessageLoopImpl::SwapTaskQueues(const fml::RefPtr<MessageLoopImpl>& other)
+    FML_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
+  if (terminated_ || other->terminated_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // task_flushing locks
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> t1(tasks_flushing_mutex_, std::defer_lock);
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> t2(other->tasks_flushing_mutex_,
+                                  std::defer_lock);
+
+  // task_observers locks
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> o1(observers_mutex_, std::defer_lock);
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> o2(other->observers_mutex_, std::defer_lock);
+
+  // delayed_tasks locks
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> d1(delayed_tasks_mutex_, std::defer_lock);
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> d2(other->delayed_tasks_mutex_, std::defer_lock);
+
+  std::lock(t1, t2, o1, o2, d1, d2);
+
+  std::swap(task_observers_, other->task_observers_);
+  std::swap(delayed_tasks_, other->delayed_tasks_);
+}
+
 void MessageLoopImpl::RegisterTask(fml::closure task,
                                    fml::TimePoint target_time) {
   FML_DCHECK(task != nullptr);
@@ -112,6 +140,14 @@ void MessageLoopImpl::FlushTasks(FlushType type) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("fml", "MessageLoop::FlushTasks");
   std::vector<fml::closure> invocations;
 
+  // We are grabbing this lock here as a proxy to indicate
+  // that we are running tasks and will invoke the
+  // "right" observers, we are trying to avoid the scenario
+  // where:
+  // gather invocations -> Swap -> execute invocations
+  // will lead us to run invocations on the wrong thread.
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> task_flush_lock(tasks_flushing_mutex_);
+
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(delayed_tasks_mutex_);
 
@@ -138,6 +174,7 @@ void MessageLoopImpl::FlushTasks(FlushType type) {
 
   for (const auto& invocation : invocations) {
     invocation();
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> observers_lock(observers_mutex_);
     for (const auto& observer : task_observers_) {
       observer.second();
     }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.h b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.h
index 4248061ad0d..5b41d66d4d0 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_impl.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class MessageLoopImpl : public fml::RefCountedThreadSafe<MessageLoopImpl> {
 
   void DoTerminate();
 
+  void SwapTaskQueues(const fml::RefPtr<MessageLoopImpl>& other);
+
  protected:
   // Exposed for the embedder shell which allows clients to poll for events
   // instead of dedicating a thread to the message loop.
@@ -80,7 +82,12 @@ class MessageLoopImpl : public fml::RefCountedThreadSafe<MessageLoopImpl> {
   using DelayedTaskQueue = std::
       priority_queue<DelayedTask, std::deque<DelayedTask>, DelayedTaskCompare>;
 
-  std::map<intptr_t, fml::closure> task_observers_;
+  std::mutex tasks_flushing_mutex_;
+
+  std::mutex observers_mutex_;
+  std::map<intptr_t, fml::closure> task_observers_
+      FML_GUARDED_BY(observers_mutex_);
+
   std::mutex delayed_tasks_mutex_;
   DelayedTaskQueue delayed_tasks_ FML_GUARDED_BY(delayed_tasks_mutex_);
   size_t order_ FML_GUARDED_BY(delayed_tasks_mutex_);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_unittests.cc
index 55de92bb15e..d7c0a9cb926 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/fml/message_loop_unittests.cc
@@ -295,3 +295,139 @@ TEST(MessageLoop, CanCreateConcurrentMessageLoop) {
   }
   latch.Wait();
 }
+
+TEST(MessageLoop, CanSwapMessageLoopsAndPreserveThreadConfiguration) {
+  // synchronization notes:
+  // 1. term1 and term2 are to wait for Swap.
+  // 2. task_started_1 is to wait for the task runners
+  //    to signal that they are done.
+  // 3. loop_init_1 and loop_init_2 are to wait for the message loops to
+  //    get initialized.
+
+  fml::MessageLoop* loop1 = nullptr;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent loop_init_1;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent task_started_1;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent term1;
+  std::thread thread1([&loop1, &loop_init_1, &term1, &task_started_1]() {
+    fml::MessageLoop::EnsureInitializedForCurrentThread();
+    loop1 = &fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent();
+    // this task will be run on thread1 after Swap.
+    loop1->GetTaskRunner()->PostTask([&task_started_1]() {
+      task_started_1.Signal();
+      fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent().Terminate();
+    });
+    loop_init_1.Signal();
+    term1.Wait();
+    loop1->Run();
+  });
+
+  loop_init_1.Wait();
+
+  fml::MessageLoop* loop2 = nullptr;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent loop_init_2;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent task_started_2;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent term2;
+  std::thread thread2(
+      [&loop2, &loop_init_2, &term2, &task_started_2, &loop1]() {
+        fml::MessageLoop::EnsureInitializedForCurrentThread();
+        loop2 = &fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent();
+        // this task will be run on thread1 after Swap.
+        loop2->GetTaskRunner()->PostTask([&task_started_2, &loop1]() {
+          // ensure that we run the task on loop1 after the swap.
+          ASSERT_TRUE(loop1 == &fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent());
+          task_started_2.Signal();
+          fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent().Terminate();
+        });
+        loop_init_2.Signal();
+        term2.Wait();
+        loop2->Run();
+      });
+
+  loop_init_2.Wait();
+
+  // swap the loops.
+  loop1->SwapTaskQueues(loop2);
+
+  // thread_1 should wait for tr_term2 latch.
+  term1.Signal();
+  task_started_2.Wait();
+
+  // thread_2 should wait for tr_term2 latch.
+  term2.Signal();
+  task_started_1.Wait();
+
+  thread1.join();
+  thread2.join();
+}
+
+TEST(MessageLoop, TIME_SENSITIVE(DelayedTaskSwap)) {
+  // Task execution order:
+  // time (ms): 0    10   20   30  40
+  // thread 1:  A1   A2   A3   A4  TERM
+  // thread 2:       B1   B2   B3  TERM
+
+  // At time 15, we swap thread 1 and 2, and assert
+  // that tasks run on the right threads.
+
+  std::thread::id t1, t2;
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent tid_1, tid_2;
+  fml::MessageLoop* loop1 = nullptr;
+  fml::MessageLoop* loop2 = nullptr;
+
+  std::thread thread_1([&loop1, &t1, &t2, &tid_1, &tid_2]() {
+    t1 = std::this_thread::get_id();
+    tid_1.Signal();
+    tid_2.Wait();
+    fml::MessageLoop::EnsureInitializedForCurrentThread();
+    loop1 = &fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent();
+    for (int t = 0; t <= 4; t++) {
+      loop1->GetTaskRunner()->PostDelayedTask(
+          [t, &t1, &t2]() {
+            auto cur_tid = std::this_thread::get_id();
+            if (t <= 1) {
+              ASSERT_EQ(cur_tid, t1);
+            } else {
+              ASSERT_EQ(cur_tid, t2);
+            }
+
+            if (t == 4) {
+              fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent().Terminate();
+            }
+          },
+          fml::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(t * 10));
+    }
+    loop1->Run();
+  });
+
+  std::thread thread_2([&loop2, &t1, &t2, &tid_1, &tid_2]() {
+    t2 = std::this_thread::get_id();
+    tid_2.Signal();
+    tid_1.Wait();
+    fml::MessageLoop::EnsureInitializedForCurrentThread();
+    loop2 = &fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent();
+    for (int t = 1; t <= 4; t++) {
+      loop2->GetTaskRunner()->PostDelayedTask(
+          [t, &t1, &t2]() {
+            auto cur_tid = std::this_thread::get_id();
+            if (t <= 1) {
+              ASSERT_EQ(cur_tid, t2);
+            } else {
+              ASSERT_EQ(cur_tid, t1);
+            }
+
+            if (t == 4) {
+              fml::MessageLoop::GetCurrent().Terminate();
+            }
+          },
+          fml::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(t * 10));
+    }
+    loop2->Run();
+  });
+
+  // on main thread we swap the threads at 15 ms.
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(15));
+  loop1->SwapTaskQueues(loop2);
+
+  thread_1.join();
+  thread_2.join();
+}