diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index e94fccce2af..f31b075cbc6 100755
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -2913,6 +2913,28 @@ targets:
       - bin/**
       - .ci.yaml
 
+  - name: Mac tool_host_cross_arch_tests
+    recipe: flutter/flutter_drone
+    bringup: true
+    timeout: 60
+    properties:
+      add_recipes_cq: "true"
+      dependencies: >-
+        [
+          {"dependency": "xcode"},
+          {"dependency": "gems"}
+        ]
+      shard: tool_host_cross_arch_tests
+      tags: >
+        ["framework","hostonly","shard"]
+      test_timeout_secs: "2700"
+    scheduler: luci
+    runIf:
+      - dev/**
+      - packages/flutter_tools/**
+      - bin/**
+      - .ci.yaml
+
   - name: Mac tool_integration_tests_1_4
     recipe: flutter/flutter_drone
     timeout: 60
diff --git a/TESTOWNERS b/TESTOWNERS
index 769b384f277..d48ef1a5494 100644
--- a/TESTOWNERS
+++ b/TESTOWNERS
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
 # flutter_plugins @stuartmorgan @flutter/plugin
 # framework_tests @HansMuller @flutter/framework
 # tool_integration_tests @zanderso @flutter/tool
+# tool_host_cross_arch_tests @zanderso @flutter/tool
 # tool_tests @zanderso @flutter/tool
 # web_integration_tests @yjbanov @flutter/web
 # web_long_running_tests @yjbanov @flutter/web
diff --git a/dev/bots/test.dart b/dev/bots/test.dart
index ec93efa0b86..a8532ae097f 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test.dart
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
       // web_tool_tests is also used by HHH: https://dart.googlesource.com/recipes/+/refs/heads/master/recipes/dart/flutter_engine.py
       'web_tool_tests': _runWebToolTests,
       'tool_integration_tests': _runIntegrationToolTests,
+      'tool_host_cross_arch_tests': _runToolHostCrossArchTests,
       // All the unit/widget tests run using `flutter test --platform=chrome --web-renderer=html`
       'web_tests': _runWebHtmlUnitTests,
       // All the unit/widget tests run using `flutter test --platform=chrome --web-renderer=canvaskit`
@@ -331,9 +332,11 @@ Future<void> _runTestHarnessTests() async {
     exitWithError(<String>[versionError]);
 }
 
+final String _toolsPath = path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_tools');
+
 Future<void> _runGeneralToolTests() async {
   await _dartRunTest(
-    path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_tools'),
+    _toolsPath,
     testPaths: <String>[path.join('test', 'general.shard')],
     enableFlutterToolAsserts: false,
     // Detect unit test time regressions (poor time delay handling, etc).
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ Future<void> _runGeneralToolTests() async {
 
 Future<void> _runCommandsToolTests() async {
   await _dartRunTest(
-    path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_tools'),
+    _toolsPath,
     forceSingleCore: true,
     testPaths: <String>[path.join('test', 'commands.shard')],
   );
@@ -353,22 +356,30 @@ Future<void> _runCommandsToolTests() async {
 
 Future<void> _runWebToolTests() async {
   await _dartRunTest(
-    path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_tools'),
+    _toolsPath,
     forceSingleCore: true,
     testPaths: <String>[path.join('test', 'web.shard')],
     includeLocalEngineEnv: true,
   );
 }
 
+Future<void> _runToolHostCrossArchTests() {
+  return _dartRunTest(
+    _toolsPath,
+    // These are integration tests
+    forceSingleCore: true,
+    testPaths: <String>[path.join('test', 'host_cross_arch.shard')],
+  );
+}
+
 Future<void> _runIntegrationToolTests() async {
-  final String toolsPath = path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_tools');
-  final List<String> allTests = Directory(path.join(toolsPath, 'test', 'integration.shard'))
+  final List<String> allTests = Directory(path.join(_toolsPath, 'test', 'integration.shard'))
       .listSync(recursive: true).whereType<File>()
-      .map<String>((FileSystemEntity entry) => path.relative(entry.path, from: toolsPath))
+      .map<String>((FileSystemEntity entry) => path.relative(entry.path, from: _toolsPath))
       .where((String testPath) => path.basename(testPath).endsWith('_test.dart')).toList();
 
   await _dartRunTest(
-    toolsPath,
+    _toolsPath,
     forceSingleCore: true,
     testPaths: _selectIndexOfTotalSubshard<String>(allTests),
   );
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/cache_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/cache_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48068114289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/cache_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// 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:file/file.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/io.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/os.dart';
+
+import '../integration.shard/test_utils.dart';
+import '../src/common.dart';
+
+Future<void> main() async {
+  test('verify the dart binary arch matches the host arch', () async {
+    final HostPlatform dartArch = _identifyMacBinaryArch(_dartBinary.path);
+    final OperatingSystemUtils os = OperatingSystemUtils(
+      processManager: processManager,
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      platform: platform,
+      logger: BufferLogger.test(),
+    );
+    expect(dartArch, os.hostPlatform);
+  }, skip: !platform.isMacOS); // [intended] Calls macOS-specific commands
+}
+
+// Call `file` on the path and parse the output.
+HostPlatform _identifyMacBinaryArch(String path) {
+  // Expect STDOUT like:
+  //   bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/dart: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
+  final RegExp pattern = RegExp(r'Mach-O 64-bit executable (\w+)');
+  final ProcessResult result = processManager.runSync(
+    <String>['file', _dartBinary.path],
+  );
+  final RegExpMatch? match = pattern.firstMatch(result.stdout as String);
+  if (match == null) {
+    fail('Unrecognized STDOUT from `file`: "${result.stdout}"');
+  }
+  switch (match.group(1)) {
+    case 'x86_64':
+      return HostPlatform.darwin_x64;
+    case 'arm64':
+      return HostPlatform.darwin_arm;
+    default:
+      fail('Unexpected architecture ${match.group(1)}');
+  }
+}
+
+final String _flutterRootPath = getFlutterRoot();
+final Directory _flutterRoot = fileSystem.directory(_flutterRootPath);
+final File _dartBinary = _flutterRoot
+    .childDirectory('bin')
+    .childDirectory('cache')
+    .childDirectory('dart-sdk')
+    .childDirectory('bin')
+    .childFile('dart')
+    .absolute;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart
rename to packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart
index e8cb730f82e..3055592b4b1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/ios_content_validation_test.dart
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/io.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 
+import '../integration.shard/test_utils.dart';
 import '../src/common.dart';
 import '../src/darwin_common.dart';
-import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('iOS app validation', () {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart
rename to packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart
index f2f17ff1592..4529af59654 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/host_cross_arch.shard/macos_content_validation_test.dart
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import 'package:file_testing/file_testing.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/io.dart';
 
+import '../integration.shard/test_utils.dart';
 import '../src/common.dart';
 import '../src/darwin_common.dart';
-import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   for (final String buildMode in <String>['Debug', 'Release']) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/bash_entrypoint_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/bash_entrypoint_test.dart
index 2b69951c00a..7377889c24e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/bash_entrypoint_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/bash_entrypoint_test.dart
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/io.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/os.dart';
 
 import '../src/common.dart';
 import 'test_utils.dart';
@@ -50,40 +48,6 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     expect(stdout, contains('Successfully received SIGTERM!'));
   },
   skip: platform.isWindows); // [intended] Windows does not use the bash entrypoint
-
-  test('verify the dart binary arch matches the host arch', () async {
-    final HostPlatform dartArch = _identifyBinaryArch(dartBinary.path);
-    final OperatingSystemUtils os = OperatingSystemUtils(
-      processManager: processManager,
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      platform: platform,
-      logger: BufferLogger.test(),
-    );
-    expect(dartArch, os.hostPlatform);
-  }, skip: !platform.isMacOS); // [intended] Calls macOS-specific commands
-}
-
-// Call `file` on the path and parse the output.
-// This is macOS-specific.
-HostPlatform _identifyBinaryArch(String path) {
-  // Expect STDOUT like:
-  //   bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/dart: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
-  final RegExp pattern = RegExp(r'Mach-O 64-bit executable (\w+)');
-  final ProcessResult result = processManager.runSync(
-    <String>['file', dartBinary.path],
-  );
-  final RegExpMatch? match = pattern.firstMatch(result.stdout as String);
-  if (match == null) {
-    fail('Unrecognized STDOUT from `file`: "${result.stdout}"');
-  }
-  switch (match.group(1)) {
-    case 'x86_64':
-      return HostPlatform.darwin_x64;
-    case 'arm64':
-      return HostPlatform.darwin_arm;
-    default:
-      fail('Unexpected architecture ${match.group(1)}');
-  }
 }
 
 // A test Dart app that will run until it receives SIGTERM
@@ -105,14 +69,3 @@ File get dartBash {
       .childFile('dart')
       .absolute;
 }
-
-// The executable bash entrypoint for the Dart binary.
-File get dartBinary {
-  return flutterRoot
-      .childDirectory('bin')
-      .childDirectory('cache')
-      .childDirectory('dart-sdk')
-      .childDirectory('bin')
-      .childFile('dart')
-      .absolute;
-}