diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index 410a5cdbd05..139d01924e0 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -4198,3 +4198,17 @@ targets:
       tags: >
         ["devicelab", "android", "windows"]
       task_name: windows_chrome_dev_mode
+
+  - name: Windows windows_startup_test
+    recipe: devicelab/devicelab_drone
+    presubmit: false
+    bringup: true # New target https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/41980
+    timeout: 60
+    properties:
+      dependencies: >-
+        [
+          {"dependency": "vs_build", "version": "version:vs2019"}
+        ]
+      tags: >
+        ["devicelab", "hostonly"]
+      task_name: windows_startup_test
diff --git a/TESTOWNERS b/TESTOWNERS
index f5ce07f841f..7becddb8331 100644
--- a/TESTOWNERS
+++ b/TESTOWNERS
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
 /dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_view_win_desktop__start_up.dart @schectman @flutter/desktop
 /dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/hello_world_macos__compile.dart @a-wallen @flutter/desktop
 /dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/complex_layout_macos__start_up.dart @a-wallen @flutter/desktop
+/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/windows_startup_test.dart @loic-sharma @flutter/desktop
 
 ## Host only framework tests
 # Linux analyze
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/windows_startup_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/windows_startup_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d74c6621c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/windows_startup_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter 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:flutter_devicelab/framework/devices.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/framework.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_devicelab/tasks/integration_tests.dart';
+
+Future<void> main() async {
+  deviceOperatingSystem = DeviceOperatingSystem.windows;
+  await task(createWindowsStartupDriverTest(deviceIdOverride: 'windows'));
+}
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/integration_tests.dart b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/integration_tests.dart
index 87d114ac38b..6e5df519ec5 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/integration_tests.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/integration_tests.dart
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ TaskFunction createSpellCheckIntegrationTest() {
   );
 }
 
+TaskFunction createWindowsStartupDriverTest({String? deviceIdOverride}) {
+  return DriverTest(
+    '${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test',
+    'lib/main.dart',
+    deviceIdOverride: deviceIdOverride,
+  );
+}
+
 class DriverTest {
   DriverTest(
     this.testDirectory,
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/.metadata b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/.metadata
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ec30051bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/.metadata
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# This file tracks properties of this Flutter project.
+# Used by Flutter tool to assess capabilities and perform upgrades etc.
+#
+# This file should be version controlled.
+
+version:
+  revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+  channel: unknown
+
+project_type: app
+
+# Tracks metadata for the flutter migrate command
+migration:
+  platforms:
+    - platform: root
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: android
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: ios
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: linux
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: macos
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: web
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+    - platform: windows
+      create_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+      base_revision: c865207540a1eb960aa89ac61ba89d0f0fa7bd17
+
+  # User provided section
+
+  # List of Local paths (relative to this file) that should be
+  # ignored by the migrate tool.
+  #
+  # Files that are not part of the templates will be ignored by default.
+  unmanaged_files:
+    - 'lib/main.dart'
+    - 'ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj'
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/README.md b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28061dde857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Windows start up test
+
+This test verifies that Flutter draws a frame before the Windows app is shown.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/lib/main.dart b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/lib/main.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6912089d185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/lib/main.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter 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 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:ui' as ui;
+
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_driver/driver_extension.dart';
+
+void drawHelloWorld() {
+  final ui.ParagraphStyle style = ui.ParagraphStyle();
+  final ui.ParagraphBuilder paragraphBuilder = ui.ParagraphBuilder(style)
+    ..addText('Hello world');
+  final ui.Paragraph paragraph = paragraphBuilder.build();
+
+  paragraph.layout(const ui.ParagraphConstraints(width: 100.0));
+
+  final ui.PictureRecorder recorder = ui.PictureRecorder();
+  final ui.Canvas canvas = ui.Canvas(recorder);
+
+  canvas.drawParagraph(paragraph, ui.Offset.zero);
+
+  final ui.Picture picture = recorder.endRecording();
+  final ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = ui.SceneBuilder()
+    ..addPicture(ui.Offset.zero, picture)
+    ..pop();
+
+  ui.window.render(sceneBuilder.build());
+}
+
+void main() async {
+  // Create a completer to send the result back to the integration test.
+  final Completer<String> completer = Completer<String>();
+  enableFlutterDriverExtension(handler: (String? message) => completer.future);
+
+  try {
+    const MethodChannel methodChannel =
+        MethodChannel('tests.flutter.dev/windows_startup_test');
+
+    // TODO(loic-sharma): Make the window invisible until after the first frame.
+    // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/41980
+    final bool? visible = await methodChannel.invokeMethod('isWindowVisible');
+    if (visible == null || visible == false) {
+      throw 'Window should be visible at startup';
+    }
+
+    ui.PlatformDispatcher.instance.onBeginFrame = (Duration duration) async {
+      final bool? visible = await methodChannel.invokeMethod('isWindowVisible');
+      if (visible == null || visible == false) {
+        throw 'Window should be visible';
+      }
+
+      if (!completer.isCompleted) {
+        completer.complete('success');
+      }
+
+      drawHelloWorld();
+    };
+
+    ui.PlatformDispatcher.instance.scheduleFrame();
+  } catch (e) {
+    completer.completeError(e);
+    rethrow;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/pubspec.yaml b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9224c22cf8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+name: windows_startup_test
+description: Integration test for Windows app's startup.
+
+environment:
+  sdk: ">=2.17.0-0 <3.0.0"
+
+dependencies:
+  flutter:
+    sdk: flutter
+  flutter_driver:
+    sdk: flutter
+  test: 1.21.5
+
+  _fe_analyzer_shared: 46.0.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  analyzer: 4.6.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  archive: 3.3.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  args: 2.3.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  async: 2.9.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  boolean_selector: 2.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  characters: 1.2.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  collection: 1.16.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  convert: 3.0.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  coverage: 1.5.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  crypto: 3.0.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  file: 6.1.4 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  frontend_server_client: 3.0.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  glob: 2.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  http_multi_server: 3.2.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  http_parser: 4.0.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  io: 1.0.3 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  js: 0.6.4 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  logging: 1.0.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  matcher: 0.12.12 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  material_color_utilities: 0.2.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  meta: 1.8.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  mime: 1.0.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  node_preamble: 2.0.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  package_config: 2.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  path: 1.8.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  pool: 1.5.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  pub_semver: 2.1.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  shelf: 1.3.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  shelf_packages_handler: 3.0.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  shelf_static: 1.1.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  shelf_web_socket: 1.0.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  source_map_stack_trace: 2.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  source_maps: 0.10.10 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  source_span: 1.9.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  stack_trace: 1.10.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  stream_channel: 2.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  string_scanner: 1.1.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  sync_http: 0.3.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  term_glyph: 1.2.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  test_api: 0.4.13 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  test_core: 0.4.17 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  typed_data: 1.3.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  vector_math: 2.1.3 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  vm_service: 9.3.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  watcher: 1.0.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  web_socket_channel: 2.2.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  webdriver: 3.0.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  webkit_inspection_protocol: 1.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+  yaml: 3.1.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
+
+# PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: 8434
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/test_driver/main_test.dart b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/test_driver/main_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f126dc92fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/test_driver/main_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter 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:flutter_driver/flutter_driver.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart' hide TypeMatcher, isInstanceOf;
+
+void main() {
+  test('Windows app starts and draws frame', () async {
+    final FlutterDriver driver = await FlutterDriver.connect(printCommunication: true);
+    final String result = await driver.requestData(null);
+
+    expect(result, equals('success'));
+
+    await driver.close();
+  }, timeout: Timeout.none);
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/.gitignore b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d492d0d98c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+flutter/ephemeral/
+
+# Visual Studio user-specific files.
+*.suo
+*.user
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# Visual Studio build-related files.
+x64/
+x86/
+
+# Visual Studio cache files
+# files ending in .cache can be ignored
+*.[Cc]ache
+# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
+!*.[Cc]ache/
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..334308a189d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Project-level configuration.
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+project(windows_startup_test LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+# The name of the executable created for the application. Change this to change
+# the on-disk name of your application.
+set(BINARY_NAME "windows_startup_test")
+
+# Explicitly opt in to modern CMake behaviors to avoid warnings with recent
+# versions of CMake.
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
+
+# Define build configuration option.
+get_property(IS_MULTICONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
+if(IS_MULTICONFIG)
+  set(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Debug;Profile;Release"
+    CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+else()
+  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE
+      STRING "Flutter build mode" FORCE)
+    set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS
+      "Debug" "Profile" "Release")
+  endif()
+endif()
+# Define settings for the Profile build mode.
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_PROFILE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_PROFILE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_PROFILE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_PROFILE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+
+# Use Unicode for all projects.
+add_definitions(-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
+
+# Compilation settings that should be applied to most targets.
+#
+# Be cautious about adding new options here, as plugins use this function by
+# default. In most cases, you should add new options to specific targets instead
+# of modifying this function.
+function(APPLY_STANDARD_SETTINGS TARGET)
+  target_compile_features(${TARGET} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+  target_compile_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE /W4 /WX /wd"4100")
+  target_compile_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE /EHsc)
+  target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PRIVATE "_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0")
+  target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:_DEBUG>")
+endfunction()
+
+# Flutter library and tool build rules.
+set(FLUTTER_MANAGED_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/flutter")
+add_subdirectory(${FLUTTER_MANAGED_DIR})
+
+# Application build; see runner/CMakeLists.txt.
+add_subdirectory("runner")
+
+# Generated plugin build rules, which manage building the plugins and adding
+# them to the application.
+include(flutter/generated_plugins.cmake)
+
+
+# === Installation ===
+# Support files are copied into place next to the executable, so that it can
+# run in place. This is done instead of making a separate bundle (as on Linux)
+# so that building and running from within Visual Studio will work.
+set(BUILD_BUNDLE_DIR "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${BINARY_NAME}>")
+# Make the "install" step default, as it's required to run.
+set(CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_INSTALL_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD 1)
+if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${BUILD_BUNDLE_DIR}" CACHE PATH "..." FORCE)
+endif()
+
+set(INSTALL_BUNDLE_DATA_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/data")
+set(INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+
+install(TARGETS ${BINARY_NAME} RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+  COMPONENT Runtime)
+
+install(FILES "${FLUTTER_ICU_DATA_FILE}" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_DATA_DIR}"
+  COMPONENT Runtime)
+
+install(FILES "${FLUTTER_LIBRARY}" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIB_DIR}"
+  COMPONENT Runtime)
+
+if(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)
+  install(FILES "${PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES}"
+    DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIB_DIR}"
+    COMPONENT Runtime)
+endif()
+
+# Fully re-copy the assets directory on each build to avoid having stale files
+# from a previous install.
+set(FLUTTER_ASSET_DIR_NAME "flutter_assets")
+install(CODE "
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE \"${INSTALL_BUNDLE_DATA_DIR}/${FLUTTER_ASSET_DIR_NAME}\")
+  " COMPONENT Runtime)
+install(DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BUILD_DIR}/${FLUTTER_ASSET_DIR_NAME}"
+  DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_DATA_DIR}" COMPONENT Runtime)
+
+# Install the AOT library on non-Debug builds only.
+install(FILES "${AOT_LIBRARY}" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_DATA_DIR}"
+  CONFIGURATIONS Profile;Release
+  COMPONENT Runtime)
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/CMakeLists.txt b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..930d2071a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# This file controls Flutter-level build steps. It should not be edited.
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+
+set(EPHEMERAL_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ephemeral")
+
+# Configuration provided via flutter tool.
+include(${EPHEMERAL_DIR}/generated_config.cmake)
+
+# TODO: Move the rest of this into files in ephemeral. See
+# https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/57146.
+set(WRAPPER_ROOT "${EPHEMERAL_DIR}/cpp_client_wrapper")
+
+# === Flutter Library ===
+set(FLUTTER_LIBRARY "${EPHEMERAL_DIR}/flutter_windows.dll")
+
+# Published to parent scope for install step.
+set(FLUTTER_LIBRARY ${FLUTTER_LIBRARY} PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(FLUTTER_ICU_DATA_FILE "${EPHEMERAL_DIR}/icudtl.dat" PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR "${PROJECT_DIR}/build/" PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(AOT_LIBRARY "${PROJECT_DIR}/build/windows/app.so" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+list(APPEND FLUTTER_LIBRARY_HEADERS
+  "flutter_export.h"
+  "flutter_windows.h"
+  "flutter_messenger.h"
+  "flutter_plugin_registrar.h"
+  "flutter_texture_registrar.h"
+)
+list(TRANSFORM FLUTTER_LIBRARY_HEADERS PREPEND "${EPHEMERAL_DIR}/")
+add_library(flutter INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(flutter INTERFACE
+  "${EPHEMERAL_DIR}"
+)
+target_link_libraries(flutter INTERFACE "${FLUTTER_LIBRARY}.lib")
+add_dependencies(flutter flutter_assemble)
+
+# === Wrapper ===
+list(APPEND CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE
+  "core_implementations.cc"
+  "standard_codec.cc"
+)
+list(TRANSFORM CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE PREPEND "${WRAPPER_ROOT}/")
+list(APPEND CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_PLUGIN
+  "plugin_registrar.cc"
+)
+list(TRANSFORM CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_PLUGIN PREPEND "${WRAPPER_ROOT}/")
+list(APPEND CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_APP
+  "flutter_engine.cc"
+  "flutter_view_controller.cc"
+)
+list(TRANSFORM CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_APP PREPEND "${WRAPPER_ROOT}/")
+
+# Wrapper sources needed for a plugin.
+add_library(flutter_wrapper_plugin STATIC
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE}
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_PLUGIN}
+)
+apply_standard_settings(flutter_wrapper_plugin)
+set_target_properties(flutter_wrapper_plugin PROPERTIES
+  POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+set_target_properties(flutter_wrapper_plugin PROPERTIES
+  CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
+target_link_libraries(flutter_wrapper_plugin PUBLIC flutter)
+target_include_directories(flutter_wrapper_plugin PUBLIC
+  "${WRAPPER_ROOT}/include"
+)
+add_dependencies(flutter_wrapper_plugin flutter_assemble)
+
+# Wrapper sources needed for the runner.
+add_library(flutter_wrapper_app STATIC
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE}
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_APP}
+)
+apply_standard_settings(flutter_wrapper_app)
+target_link_libraries(flutter_wrapper_app PUBLIC flutter)
+target_include_directories(flutter_wrapper_app PUBLIC
+  "${WRAPPER_ROOT}/include"
+)
+add_dependencies(flutter_wrapper_app flutter_assemble)
+
+# === Flutter tool backend ===
+# _phony_ is a non-existent file to force this command to run every time,
+# since currently there's no way to get a full input/output list from the
+# flutter tool.
+set(PHONY_OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_phony_")
+set_source_files_properties("${PHONY_OUTPUT}" PROPERTIES SYMBOLIC TRUE)
+add_custom_command(
+  OUTPUT ${FLUTTER_LIBRARY} ${FLUTTER_LIBRARY_HEADERS}
+    ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE} ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_PLUGIN}
+    ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_APP}
+    ${PHONY_OUTPUT}
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env
+    ${FLUTTER_TOOL_ENVIRONMENT}
+    "${FLUTTER_ROOT}/packages/flutter_tools/bin/tool_backend.bat"
+      windows-x64 $<CONFIG>
+  VERBATIM
+)
+add_custom_target(flutter_assemble DEPENDS
+  "${FLUTTER_LIBRARY}"
+  ${FLUTTER_LIBRARY_HEADERS}
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_CORE}
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_PLUGIN}
+  ${CPP_WRAPPER_SOURCES_APP}
+)
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b93c4c30c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Generated file, do not edit.
+#
+
+list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
+)
+
+list(APPEND FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST
+)
+
+set(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)
+
+foreach(plugin ${FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST})
+  add_subdirectory(flutter/ephemeral/.plugin_symlinks/${plugin}/windows plugins/${plugin})
+  target_link_libraries(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE ${plugin}_plugin)
+  list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${plugin}_plugin>)
+  list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${plugin}_bundled_libraries})
+endforeach(plugin)
+
+foreach(ffi_plugin ${FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST})
+  add_subdirectory(flutter/ephemeral/.plugin_symlinks/${ffi_plugin}/windows plugins/${ffi_plugin})
+  list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${ffi_plugin}_bundled_libraries})
+endforeach(ffi_plugin)
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/CMakeLists.txt b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17411a8ab8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+project(runner LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+# Define the application target. To change its name, change BINARY_NAME in the
+# top-level CMakeLists.txt, not the value here, or `flutter run` will no longer
+# work.
+#
+# Any new source files that you add to the application should be added here.
+add_executable(${BINARY_NAME} WIN32
+  "flutter_window.cpp"
+  "main.cpp"
+  "utils.cpp"
+  "win32_window.cpp"
+  "${FLUTTER_MANAGED_DIR}/generated_plugin_registrant.cc"
+  "Runner.rc"
+  "runner.exe.manifest"
+)
+
+# Apply the standard set of build settings. This can be removed for applications
+# that need different build settings.
+apply_standard_settings(${BINARY_NAME})
+
+# Add preprocessor definitions for the build version.
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "FLUTTER_VERSION=\"${FLUTTER_VERSION}\"")
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "FLUTTER_VERSION_MAJOR=${FLUTTER_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "FLUTTER_VERSION_MINOR=${FLUTTER_VERSION_MINOR}")
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "FLUTTER_VERSION_PATCH=${FLUTTER_VERSION_PATCH}")
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "FLUTTER_VERSION_BUILD=${FLUTTER_VERSION_BUILD}")
+
+# Disable Windows macros that collide with C++ standard library functions.
+target_compile_definitions(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "NOMINMAX")
+
+# Add dependency libraries and include directories. Add any application-specific
+# dependencies here.
+target_link_libraries(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE flutter flutter_wrapper_app)
+target_include_directories(${BINARY_NAME} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+# Run the Flutter tool portions of the build. This must not be removed.
+add_dependencies(${BINARY_NAME} flutter_assemble)
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/Runner.rc b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/Runner.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2671cacb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/Runner.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
+//
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+#include "resource.h"
+
+#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
+//
+#include "winres.h"
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// English (United States) resources
+
+#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
+LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
+
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// TEXTINCLUDE
+//
+
+1 TEXTINCLUDE
+BEGIN
+    "resource.h\0"
+END
+
+2 TEXTINCLUDE
+BEGIN
+    "#include ""winres.h""\r\n"
+    "\0"
+END
+
+3 TEXTINCLUDE
+BEGIN
+    "\r\n"
+    "\0"
+END
+
+#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Icon
+//
+
+// Icon with lowest ID value placed first to ensure application icon
+// remains consistent on all systems.
+// IDI_APP_ICON            ICON                    "resources\\app_icon.ico"
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Version
+//
+
+#if defined(FLUTTER_VERSION_MAJOR) && defined(FLUTTER_VERSION_MINOR) && defined(FLUTTER_VERSION_PATCH) && defined(FLUTTER_VERSION_BUILD)
+#define VERSION_AS_NUMBER FLUTTER_VERSION_MAJOR,FLUTTER_VERSION_MINOR,FLUTTER_VERSION_PATCH,FLUTTER_VERSION_BUILD
+#else
+#define VERSION_AS_NUMBER 1,0,0,0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(FLUTTER_VERSION)
+#define VERSION_AS_STRING FLUTTER_VERSION
+#else
+#define VERSION_AS_STRING "1.0.0"
+#endif
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION VERSION_AS_NUMBER
+ PRODUCTVERSION VERSION_AS_NUMBER
+ FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+ FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+ FILEFLAGS 0x0L
+#endif
+ FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
+ FILETYPE VFT_APP
+ FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904e4"
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "com.example" "\0"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "windows_startup_test" "\0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", VERSION_AS_STRING "\0"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "windows_startup_test" "\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022 com.example. All rights reserved." "\0"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "windows_startup_test.exe" "\0"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "windows_startup_test" "\0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", VERSION_AS_STRING "\0"
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1252
+    END
+END
+
+#endif    // English (United States) resources
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
+//
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#endif    // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.cpp b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f70a44e1101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "flutter_window.h"
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <flutter/method_channel.h>
+#include <flutter/standard_method_codec.h>
+
+#include "flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.h"
+
+FlutterWindow::FlutterWindow(const flutter::DartProject& project)
+    : project_(project) {}
+
+FlutterWindow::~FlutterWindow() {}
+
+bool FlutterWindow::OnCreate() {
+  if (!Win32Window::OnCreate()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  RECT frame = GetClientArea();
+
+  // The size here must match the window dimensions to avoid unnecessary surface
+  // creation / destruction in the startup path.
+  flutter_controller_ = std::make_unique<flutter::FlutterViewController>(
+      frame.right - frame.left, frame.bottom - frame.top, project_);
+  // Ensure that basic setup of the controller was successful.
+  if (!flutter_controller_->engine() || !flutter_controller_->view()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  RegisterPlugins(flutter_controller_->engine());
+  SetChildContent(flutter_controller_->view()->GetNativeWindow());
+
+  flutter::MethodChannel<> channel(
+      flutter_controller_->engine()->messenger(), "tests.flutter.dev/windows_startup_test",
+      &flutter::StandardMethodCodec::GetInstance());
+
+  channel.SetMethodCallHandler(
+    [](const flutter::MethodCall<>& call,
+       std::unique_ptr<flutter::MethodResult<>> result) {
+      if (call.method_name() == "isWindowVisible") {
+        result->Success(true);
+      } else {
+        result->NotImplemented();
+      }
+    });
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+void FlutterWindow::OnDestroy() {
+  if (flutter_controller_) {
+    flutter_controller_ = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  Win32Window::OnDestroy();
+}
+
+LRESULT
+FlutterWindow::MessageHandler(HWND hwnd, UINT const message,
+                              WPARAM const wparam,
+                              LPARAM const lparam) noexcept {
+  // Give Flutter, including plugins, an opportunity to handle window messages.
+  if (flutter_controller_) {
+    std::optional<LRESULT> result =
+        flutter_controller_->HandleTopLevelWindowProc(hwnd, message, wparam,
+                                                      lparam);
+    if (result) {
+      return *result;
+    }
+  }
+
+  switch (message) {
+    case WM_FONTCHANGE:
+      flutter_controller_->engine()->ReloadSystemFonts();
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return Win32Window::MessageHandler(hwnd, message, wparam, lparam);
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.h b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbc5836c018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/flutter_window.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef RUNNER_FLUTTER_WINDOW_H_
+#define RUNNER_FLUTTER_WINDOW_H_
+
+#include <flutter/dart_project.h>
+#include <flutter/flutter_view_controller.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "win32_window.h"
+
+// A window that does nothing but host a Flutter view.
+class FlutterWindow : public Win32Window {
+ public:
+  // Creates a new FlutterWindow hosting a Flutter view running |project|.
+  explicit FlutterWindow(const flutter::DartProject& project);
+  virtual ~FlutterWindow();
+
+ protected:
+  // Win32Window:
+  bool OnCreate() override;
+  void OnDestroy() override;
+  LRESULT MessageHandler(HWND window, UINT const message, WPARAM const wparam,
+                         LPARAM const lparam) noexcept override;
+
+ private:
+  // The project to run.
+  flutter::DartProject project_;
+
+  // The Flutter instance hosted by this window.
+  std::unique_ptr<flutter::FlutterViewController> flutter_controller_;
+};
+
+#endif  // RUNNER_FLUTTER_WINDOW_H_
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/main.cpp b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c251aca0443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <flutter/dart_project.h>
+#include <flutter/flutter_view_controller.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include "flutter_window.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE instance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE prev,
+                      _In_ wchar_t *command_line, _In_ int show_command) {
+  // Attach to console when present (e.g., 'flutter run') or create a
+  // new console when running with a debugger.
+  if (!::AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS) && ::IsDebuggerPresent()) {
+    CreateAndAttachConsole();
+  }
+
+  // Initialize COM, so that it is available for use in the library and/or
+  // plugins.
+  ::CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
+
+  flutter::DartProject project(L"data");
+
+  std::vector<std::string> command_line_arguments =
+      GetCommandLineArguments();
+
+  project.set_dart_entrypoint_arguments(std::move(command_line_arguments));
+
+  FlutterWindow window(project);
+  Win32Window::Point origin(10, 10);
+  Win32Window::Size size(1280, 720);
+  if (!window.CreateAndShow(L"windows_startup_test", origin, size)) {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  window.SetQuitOnClose(true);
+
+  ::MSG msg;
+  while (::GetMessage(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0)) {
+    ::TranslateMessage(&msg);
+    ::DispatchMessage(&msg);
+  }
+
+  ::CoUninitialize();
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/resource.h b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c245ff19cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by Runner.rc
+//
+#define IDI_APP_ICON                    101
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+//
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        102
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/runner.exe.manifest b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/runner.exe.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a42ea7687cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/runner.exe.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!-- Windows 10 and Windows 11 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+      <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+      <!-- Windows 8 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+      <!-- Windows 7 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.cpp b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ae65329f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "utils.h"
+
+#include <flutter_windows.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+void CreateAndAttachConsole() {
+  if (::AllocConsole()) {
+    FILE *unused;
+    if (freopen_s(&unused, "CONOUT$", "w", stdout)) {
+      _dup2(_fileno(stdout), 1);
+    }
+    if (freopen_s(&unused, "CONOUT$", "w", stderr)) {
+      _dup2(_fileno(stdout), 2);
+    }
+    std::ios::sync_with_stdio();
+    FlutterDesktopResyncOutputStreams();
+  }
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> GetCommandLineArguments() {
+  // Convert the UTF-16 command line arguments to UTF-8 for the Engine to use.
+  int argc;
+  wchar_t** argv = ::CommandLineToArgvW(::GetCommandLineW(), &argc);
+  if (argv == nullptr) {
+    return std::vector<std::string>();
+  }
+
+  std::vector<std::string> command_line_arguments;
+
+  // Skip the first argument as it's the binary name.
+  for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+    command_line_arguments.push_back(Utf8FromUtf16(argv[i]));
+  }
+
+  ::LocalFree(argv);
+
+  return command_line_arguments;
+}
+
+std::string Utf8FromUtf16(const wchar_t* utf16_string) {
+  if (utf16_string == nullptr) {
+    return std::string();
+  }
+  int target_length = ::WideCharToMultiByte(
+      CP_UTF8, WC_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, utf16_string,
+      -1, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
+  std::string utf8_string;
+  if (target_length == 0 || target_length > utf8_string.max_size()) {
+    return utf8_string;
+  }
+  utf8_string.resize(target_length);
+  int converted_length = ::WideCharToMultiByte(
+      CP_UTF8, WC_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, utf16_string,
+      -1, utf8_string.data(),
+      target_length, nullptr, nullptr);
+  if (converted_length == 0) {
+    return std::string();
+  }
+  return utf8_string;
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.h b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54414c989ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef RUNNER_UTILS_H_
+#define RUNNER_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+// Creates a console for the process, and redirects stdout and stderr to
+// it for both the runner and the Flutter library.
+void CreateAndAttachConsole();
+
+// Takes a null-terminated wchar_t* encoded in UTF-16 and returns a std::string
+// encoded in UTF-8. Returns an empty std::string on failure.
+std::string Utf8FromUtf16(const wchar_t* utf16_string);
+
+// Gets the command line arguments passed in as a std::vector<std::string>,
+// encoded in UTF-8. Returns an empty std::vector<std::string> on failure.
+std::vector<std::string> GetCommandLineArguments();
+
+#endif  // RUNNER_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.cpp b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4021a2cfd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "win32_window.h"
+
+#include <flutter_windows.h>
+
+#include "resource.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr const wchar_t kWindowClassName[] = L"FLUTTER_RUNNER_WIN32_WINDOW";
+
+// The number of Win32Window objects that currently exist.
+static int g_active_window_count = 0;
+
+using EnableNonClientDpiScaling = BOOL __stdcall(HWND hwnd);
+
+// Scale helper to convert logical scaler values to physical using passed in
+// scale factor
+int Scale(int source, double scale_factor) {
+  return static_cast<int>(source * scale_factor);
+}
+
+// Dynamically loads the |EnableNonClientDpiScaling| from the User32 module.
+// This API is only needed for PerMonitor V1 awareness mode.
+void EnableFullDpiSupportIfAvailable(HWND hwnd) {
+  HMODULE user32_module = LoadLibraryA("User32.dll");
+  if (!user32_module) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto enable_non_client_dpi_scaling =
+      reinterpret_cast<EnableNonClientDpiScaling*>(
+          GetProcAddress(user32_module, "EnableNonClientDpiScaling"));
+  if (enable_non_client_dpi_scaling != nullptr) {
+    enable_non_client_dpi_scaling(hwnd);
+  }
+  FreeLibrary(user32_module);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+// Manages the Win32Window's window class registration.
+class WindowClassRegistrar {
+ public:
+  ~WindowClassRegistrar() = default;
+
+  // Returns the singleton registar instance.
+  static WindowClassRegistrar* GetInstance() {
+    if (!instance_) {
+      instance_ = new WindowClassRegistrar();
+    }
+    return instance_;
+  }
+
+  // Returns the name of the window class, registering the class if it hasn't
+  // previously been registered.
+  const wchar_t* GetWindowClass();
+
+  // Unregisters the window class. Should only be called if there are no
+  // instances of the window.
+  void UnregisterWindowClass();
+
+ private:
+  WindowClassRegistrar() = default;
+
+  static WindowClassRegistrar* instance_;
+
+  bool class_registered_ = false;
+};
+
+WindowClassRegistrar* WindowClassRegistrar::instance_ = nullptr;
+
+const wchar_t* WindowClassRegistrar::GetWindowClass() {
+  if (!class_registered_) {
+    WNDCLASS window_class{};
+    window_class.hCursor = LoadCursor(nullptr, IDC_ARROW);
+    window_class.lpszClassName = kWindowClassName;
+    window_class.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
+    window_class.cbClsExtra = 0;
+    window_class.cbWndExtra = 0;
+    window_class.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(nullptr);
+    window_class.hIcon =
+        LoadIcon(window_class.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APP_ICON));
+    window_class.hbrBackground = 0;
+    window_class.lpszMenuName = nullptr;
+    window_class.lpfnWndProc = Win32Window::WndProc;
+    RegisterClass(&window_class);
+    class_registered_ = true;
+  }
+  return kWindowClassName;
+}
+
+void WindowClassRegistrar::UnregisterWindowClass() {
+  UnregisterClass(kWindowClassName, nullptr);
+  class_registered_ = false;
+}
+
+Win32Window::Win32Window() {
+  ++g_active_window_count;
+}
+
+Win32Window::~Win32Window() {
+  --g_active_window_count;
+  Destroy();
+}
+
+bool Win32Window::CreateAndShow(const std::wstring& title,
+                                const Point& origin,
+                                const Size& size) {
+  Destroy();
+
+  const wchar_t* window_class =
+      WindowClassRegistrar::GetInstance()->GetWindowClass();
+
+  const POINT target_point = {static_cast<LONG>(origin.x),
+                              static_cast<LONG>(origin.y)};
+  HMONITOR monitor = MonitorFromPoint(target_point, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
+  UINT dpi = FlutterDesktopGetDpiForMonitor(monitor);
+  double scale_factor = dpi / 96.0;
+
+  HWND window = CreateWindow(
+      window_class, title.c_str(), WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE,
+      Scale(origin.x, scale_factor), Scale(origin.y, scale_factor),
+      Scale(size.width, scale_factor), Scale(size.height, scale_factor),
+      nullptr, nullptr, GetModuleHandle(nullptr), this);
+
+  if (!window) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return OnCreate();
+}
+
+// static
+LRESULT CALLBACK Win32Window::WndProc(HWND const window,
+                                      UINT const message,
+                                      WPARAM const wparam,
+                                      LPARAM const lparam) noexcept {
+  if (message == WM_NCCREATE) {
+    auto window_struct = reinterpret_cast<CREATESTRUCT*>(lparam);
+    SetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA,
+                     reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(window_struct->lpCreateParams));
+
+    auto that = static_cast<Win32Window*>(window_struct->lpCreateParams);
+    EnableFullDpiSupportIfAvailable(window);
+    that->window_handle_ = window;
+  } else if (Win32Window* that = GetThisFromHandle(window)) {
+    return that->MessageHandler(window, message, wparam, lparam);
+  }
+
+  return DefWindowProc(window, message, wparam, lparam);
+}
+
+LRESULT
+Win32Window::MessageHandler(HWND hwnd,
+                            UINT const message,
+                            WPARAM const wparam,
+                            LPARAM const lparam) noexcept {
+  switch (message) {
+    case WM_DESTROY:
+      window_handle_ = nullptr;
+      Destroy();
+      if (quit_on_close_) {
+        PostQuitMessage(0);
+      }
+      return 0;
+
+    case WM_DPICHANGED: {
+      auto newRectSize = reinterpret_cast<RECT*>(lparam);
+      LONG newWidth = newRectSize->right - newRectSize->left;
+      LONG newHeight = newRectSize->bottom - newRectSize->top;
+
+      SetWindowPos(hwnd, nullptr, newRectSize->left, newRectSize->top, newWidth,
+                   newHeight, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+    case WM_SIZE: {
+      RECT rect = GetClientArea();
+      if (child_content_ != nullptr) {
+        // Size and position the child window.
+        MoveWindow(child_content_, rect.left, rect.top, rect.right - rect.left,
+                   rect.bottom - rect.top, TRUE);
+      }
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    case WM_ACTIVATE:
+      if (child_content_ != nullptr) {
+        SetFocus(child_content_);
+      }
+      return 0;
+  }
+
+  return DefWindowProc(window_handle_, message, wparam, lparam);
+}
+
+void Win32Window::Destroy() {
+  OnDestroy();
+
+  if (window_handle_) {
+    DestroyWindow(window_handle_);
+    window_handle_ = nullptr;
+  }
+  if (g_active_window_count == 0) {
+    WindowClassRegistrar::GetInstance()->UnregisterWindowClass();
+  }
+}
+
+Win32Window* Win32Window::GetThisFromHandle(HWND const window) noexcept {
+  return reinterpret_cast<Win32Window*>(
+      GetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA));
+}
+
+void Win32Window::SetChildContent(HWND content) {
+  child_content_ = content;
+  SetParent(content, window_handle_);
+  RECT frame = GetClientArea();
+
+  MoveWindow(content, frame.left, frame.top, frame.right - frame.left,
+             frame.bottom - frame.top, true);
+
+  SetFocus(child_content_);
+}
+
+RECT Win32Window::GetClientArea() {
+  RECT frame;
+  GetClientRect(window_handle_, &frame);
+  return frame;
+}
+
+HWND Win32Window::GetHandle() {
+  return window_handle_;
+}
+
+void Win32Window::SetQuitOnClose(bool quit_on_close) {
+  quit_on_close_ = quit_on_close;
+}
+
+bool Win32Window::OnCreate() {
+  // No-op; provided for subclasses.
+  return true;
+}
+
+void Win32Window::OnDestroy() {
+  // No-op; provided for subclasses.
+}
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.h b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dab1777c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/windows_startup_test/windows/runner/win32_window.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef RUNNER_WIN32_WINDOW_H_
+#define RUNNER_WIN32_WINDOW_H_
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+// A class abstraction for a high DPI-aware Win32 Window. Intended to be
+// inherited from by classes that wish to specialize with custom
+// rendering and input handling
+class Win32Window {
+ public:
+  struct Point {
+    unsigned int x;
+    unsigned int y;
+    Point(unsigned int x, unsigned int y) : x(x), y(y) {}
+  };
+
+  struct Size {
+    unsigned int width;
+    unsigned int height;
+    Size(unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
+        : width(width), height(height) {}
+  };
+
+  Win32Window();
+  virtual ~Win32Window();
+
+  // Creates and shows a win32 window with |title| and position and size using
+  // |origin| and |size|. New windows are created on the default monitor. Window
+  // sizes are specified to the OS in physical pixels, hence to ensure a
+  // consistent size to will treat the width height passed in to this function
+  // as logical pixels and scale to appropriate for the default monitor. Returns
+  // true if the window was created successfully.
+  bool CreateAndShow(const std::wstring& title,
+                     const Point& origin,
+                     const Size& size);
+
+  // Release OS resources associated with window.
+  void Destroy();
+
+  // Inserts |content| into the window tree.
+  void SetChildContent(HWND content);
+
+  // Returns the backing Window handle to enable clients to set icon and other
+  // window properties. Returns nullptr if the window has been destroyed.
+  HWND GetHandle();
+
+  // If true, closing this window will quit the application.
+  void SetQuitOnClose(bool quit_on_close);
+
+  // Return a RECT representing the bounds of the current client area.
+  RECT GetClientArea();
+
+ protected:
+  // Processes and route salient window messages for mouse handling,
+  // size change and DPI. Delegates handling of these to member overloads that
+  // inheriting classes can handle.
+  virtual LRESULT MessageHandler(HWND window,
+                                 UINT const message,
+                                 WPARAM const wparam,
+                                 LPARAM const lparam) noexcept;
+
+  // Called when CreateAndShow is called, allowing subclass window-related
+  // setup. Subclasses should return false if setup fails.
+  virtual bool OnCreate();
+
+  // Called when Destroy is called.
+  virtual void OnDestroy();
+
+ private:
+  friend class WindowClassRegistrar;
+
+  // OS callback called by message pump. Handles the WM_NCCREATE message which
+  // is passed when the non-client area is being created and enables automatic
+  // non-client DPI scaling so that the non-client area automatically
+  // responsponds to changes in DPI. All other messages are handled by
+  // MessageHandler.
+  static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND const window,
+                                  UINT const message,
+                                  WPARAM const wparam,
+                                  LPARAM const lparam) noexcept;
+
+  // Retrieves a class instance pointer for |window|
+  static Win32Window* GetThisFromHandle(HWND const window) noexcept;
+
+  bool quit_on_close_ = false;
+
+  // window handle for top level window.
+  HWND window_handle_ = nullptr;
+
+  // window handle for hosted content.
+  HWND child_content_ = nullptr;
+};
+
+#endif  // RUNNER_WIN32_WINDOW_H_