diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
index af3024ad9d8..b06568d3b39 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ class DriveCommand extends RunCommandBase {
   @override
   bool get startPausedDefault => true;
 
+  @override
+  bool get cachePubGet => false;
+
   @override
   Future<void> validateCommand() async {
     if (userIdentifier != null) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
index e9524f32916..3a4fc400e71 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ abstract class Pub {
     bool offline = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
+    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   });
 
   /// Runs pub in 'batch' mode.
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ abstract class Pub {
     bool showTraceForErrors,
   });
 
-
   /// Runs pub in 'interactive' mode.
   ///
   /// directly piping the stdin stream of this process to that of pub, and the
@@ -164,12 +164,38 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
     bool offline = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
+    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   }) async {
     directory ??= _fileSystem.currentDirectory.path;
     final File packageConfigFile = _fileSystem.file(
       _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'package_config.json'));
     final Directory generatedDirectory = _fileSystem.directory(
       _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'flutter_gen'));
+    final File lastVersion = _fileSystem.file(
+      _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'version'));
+    final File currentVersion = _fileSystem.file(
+      _fileSystem.path.join(Cache.flutterRoot, 'version'));
+    final File pubspecYaml = _fileSystem.file(
+      _fileSystem.path.join(directory, 'pubspec.yaml'));
+    final File pubLockFile = _fileSystem.file(
+      _fileSystem.path.join(directory, 'pubspec.lock')
+    );
+
+    // If the pubspec.yaml is older than the package config file and the last
+    // flutter version used is the same as the current version skip pub get.
+    // This will incorrectly skip pub on the master branch if dependencies
+    // are being added/removed from the flutter framework packages, but this
+    // can be worked around by manually running pub.
+    if (checkUpToDate &&
+        packageConfigFile.existsSync() &&
+        pubLockFile.existsSync() &&
+        pubspecYaml.lastModifiedSync().isBefore(pubLockFile.lastModifiedSync()) &&
+        pubspecYaml.lastModifiedSync().isBefore(packageConfigFile.lastModifiedSync()) &&
+        lastVersion.existsSync() &&
+        lastVersion.readAsStringSync() == currentVersion.readAsStringSync()) {
+      _logger.printTrace('Skipping pub get: version match.');
+      return;
+    }
 
     final String command = upgrade ? 'upgrade' : 'get';
     final Status status = _logger.startProgress(
@@ -207,6 +233,7 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
     if (!packageConfigFile.existsSync()) {
       throwToolExit('$directory: pub did not create .dart_tools/package_config.json file.');
     }
+    lastVersion.writeAsStringSync(currentVersion.readAsStringSync());
     await _updatePackageConfig(
       packageConfigFile,
       generatedDirectory,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
index b0a752adb88..cd926a543bb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ abstract class FlutterCommand extends Command<void> {
     );
   }
 
+  /// Whether it is safe for this command to use a cached pub invocation.
+  bool get cachePubGet => true;
+
   Duration get deviceDiscoveryTimeout {
     if (_deviceDiscoveryTimeout == null
         && argResults.options.contains(FlutterOptions.kDeviceTimeout)
@@ -1057,6 +1060,7 @@ abstract class FlutterCommand extends Command<void> {
       await pub.get(
         context: PubContext.getVerifyContext(name),
         generateSyntheticPackage: project.manifest.generateSyntheticPackage,
+        checkUpToDate: cachePubGet,
       );
       await project.regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling();
     }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
index 6919771558c..948a3e590c6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,269 @@ void main() {
     MockDirectory.findCache = false;
   });
 
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate skips pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
+    'and the current framework version is the same as the last version', () async {
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('a');
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('a');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(logger.traceText, contains('Skipping pub get: version match.'));
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
+    'but the current framework version is not the same as the last version', () async {
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ])
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('a');
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
+    'but the current framework version does not exist yet', () async {
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ])
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config does not exist', () async {
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      FakeCommand(command: const <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ], onRun: () {
+        fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
+      })
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the pubspec.lock does not exist', () async {
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ]),
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is older that the pubspec', () async {
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ])
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
+      ..createSync(recursive: true)
+      ..setLastModifiedSync(DateTime(1991));
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
+  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the pubspec.lock is older that the pubspec', () async {
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
+        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
+        '--verbosity=warning',
+        'get',
+        '--no-precompile',
+      ])
+    ]);
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
+    fileSystem.file('pubspec.lock')
+      ..createSync()
+      ..setLastModifiedSync(DateTime(1991));
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
+      .createSync(recursive: true);
+    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('b');
+
+    final Pub pub = Pub(
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      usage: MockUsage(),
+      platform: FakePlatform(
+        environment: const <String, String>{},
+      ),
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+    );
+
+    await pub.get(
+      context: PubContext.pubGet,
+      checkUpToDate: true,
+    );
+
+    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
+  });
+
   testWithoutContext('pub get 69', () async {
     String error;
 
@@ -209,6 +472,7 @@ void main() {
         }
       ),
     );
+    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
@@ -237,6 +501,7 @@ void main() {
         }
       ),
     );
+    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
@@ -377,6 +642,7 @@ void main() {
       botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo()
     );
 
+    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     // the good scenario: .packages is old, pub updates the file.
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
index 36656870f3b..41a150905a6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ThrowingPub implements Pub {
     bool skipPubspecYamlCheck = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
+    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   }) {
     throw UnsupportedError('Attempted to invoke pub during test.');
   }