diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/executable.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/executable.dart
index 25b39042faa..607291788be 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/executable.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/executable.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'src/base/context.dart';
 // avoid introducing the dependency into google3. Not all build* packages
 // are synced internally.
 import 'src/build_runner/build_runner.dart';
+import 'src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart';
 import 'src/build_runner/web_compilation_delegate.dart';
 
 import 'src/codegen.dart';
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import 'src/commands/upgrade.dart';
 import 'src/commands/version.dart';
 import 'src/runner/flutter_command.dart';
 import 'src/web/compile.dart';
+import 'src/web/web_runner.dart';
 
 /// Main entry point for commands.
 ///
@@ -100,5 +102,8 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
        // the build runner packages are not synced internally.
        CodeGenerator: () => const BuildRunner(),
        WebCompilationProxy: () => BuildRunnerWebCompilationProxy(),
+       // The web runner is not supported internally because it depends
+       // on dwds.
+       WebRunnerFactory: () => DwdsWebRunnerFactory(),
      });
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/resident_web_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/resident_web_runner.dart
rename to packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart
index a111a54b722..b00b4928ab4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/resident_web_runner.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart
@@ -8,19 +8,40 @@ import 'package:dwds/dwds.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:vm_service_lib/vm_service_lib.dart' as vmservice;
 
-import 'application_package.dart';
-import 'base/common.dart';
-import 'base/file_system.dart';
-import 'base/logger.dart';
-import 'base/terminal.dart';
-import 'base/utils.dart';
-import 'build_info.dart';
-import 'convert.dart';
-import 'device.dart';
-import 'globals.dart';
-import 'project.dart';
-import 'resident_runner.dart';
-import 'web/web_fs.dart';
+import '../application_package.dart';
+import '../base/common.dart';
+import '../base/file_system.dart';
+import '../base/logger.dart';
+import '../base/terminal.dart';
+import '../base/utils.dart';
+import '../build_info.dart';
+import '../convert.dart';
+import '../device.dart';
+import '../globals.dart';
+import '../project.dart';
+import '../resident_runner.dart';
+import '../web/web_runner.dart';
+import 'web_fs.dart';
+
+/// Injectable factory to create a [ResidentWebRunner].
+class DwdsWebRunnerFactory extends WebRunnerFactory {
+  @override
+  ResidentRunner createWebRunner(
+    Device device, {
+    String target,
+    @required FlutterProject flutterProject,
+    @required bool ipv6,
+    @required DebuggingOptions debuggingOptions
+  }) {
+    return ResidentWebRunner(
+      device,
+      target: target,
+      flutterProject: flutterProject,
+      debuggingOptions: debuggingOptions,
+      ipv6: ipv6,
+    );
+  }
+}
 
 // TODO(jonahwilliams): remove this constant when the error message is removed.
 // The web engine is currently spamming this message on certain pages. Filter it out
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_fs.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_fs.dart
rename to packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart
index 76711698383..6f97925778c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_fs.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import '../bundle.dart';
 import '../cache.dart';
 import '../globals.dart';
 import '../project.dart';
-import 'chrome.dart';
+import '../web/chrome.dart';
 
 /// The name of the built web project.
 const String kBuildTargetName = 'web';
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
index 8a0fc3d4bbf..0d5bc2e0364 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import '../emulator.dart';
 import '../globals.dart';
 import '../project.dart';
 import '../resident_runner.dart';
-import '../resident_web_runner.dart';
 import '../run_cold.dart';
 import '../run_hot.dart';
 import '../runner/flutter_command.dart';
+import '../web/web_runner.dart';
 
 const String protocolVersion = '0.5.3';
 
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ class AppDomain extends Domain {
     ResidentRunner runner;
 
     if (await device.targetPlatform == TargetPlatform.web_javascript) {
-      runner = ResidentWebRunner(
-        flutterDevice.device,
-        debuggingOptions: options,
+      runner = webRunnerFactory.createWebRunner(
+        device,
         flutterProject: flutterProject,
-        ipv6: ipv6,
         target: target,
+        debuggingOptions: options,
+        ipv6: ipv6,
       );
     } else if (enableHotReload) {
       runner = HotRunner(
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index 2a505736169..12d7c8e82ba 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ import '../macos/xcode.dart';
 import '../project.dart';
 import '../reporting/reporting.dart';
 import '../resident_runner.dart';
-import '../resident_web_runner.dart';
 import '../run_cold.dart';
 import '../run_hot.dart';
 import '../runner/flutter_command.dart';
 import '../tracing.dart';
 import '../version.dart';
-
+import '../web/web_runner.dart';
 import 'daemon.dart';
 
 abstract class RunCommandBase extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopmentArtifacts {
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
         ipv6: ipv6,
       );
     } else if (webMode) {
-      runner = ResidentWebRunner(
+      runner = webRunnerFactory.createWebRunner(
         devices.single,
         target: targetFile,
         flutterProject: flutterProject,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_runner.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..354050eee36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/web/web_runner.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+
+import '../base/context.dart';
+import '../device.dart';
+import '../project.dart';
+import '../resident_runner.dart';
+
+WebRunnerFactory get webRunnerFactory => context.get<WebRunnerFactory>();
+
+// Hack to hide web imports for google3.
+abstract class WebRunnerFactory {
+  const WebRunnerFactory();
+
+  /// Create a [ResidentRunner] for the web.
+  ResidentRunner createWebRunner(
+    Device device, {
+    String target,
+    @required FlutterProject flutterProject,
+    @required bool ipv6,
+    @required DebuggingOptions debuggingOptions
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/commands/build_web_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/commands/build_web_test.dart
index c31a5e98f91..201287e4ff9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/commands/build_web_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/commands/build_web_test.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/commands/build.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/device.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/features.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/resident_web_runner.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/version.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/web/compile.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_cold_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_cold_test.dart
index 186cf708b9b..53cfc2c53b3 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_cold_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_cold_test.dart
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/device.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/resident_runner.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/resident_web_runner.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/web/web_fs.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:vm_service_lib/vm_service_lib.dart';
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_test.dart
index f9291fc77ba..ddfa62cb4ff 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/resident_web_runner_test.dart
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/device.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/globals.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/resident_runner.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/resident_web_runner.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/web/web_fs.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/resident_web_runner.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:vm_service_lib/vm_service_lib.dart';
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/web/web_fs_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/web/web_fs_test.dart
index 0f198677f07..4e33f397ade 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/web/web_fs_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/web/web_fs_test.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/os.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/web/chrome.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/web/web_fs.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_runner/web_fs.dart';
 import 'package:http_multi_server/http_multi_server.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';