diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 9856fa7552539..297af528b902e 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vars = {
   # Dart is: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/DEPS.
   # You can use //tools/dart/create_updated_flutter_deps.py to produce
   # updated revision list of existing dependencies.
-  'dart_revision': '325d9b628caa8ca043181f92bf6e050b85a7c2f9',
+  'dart_revision': '52130c19ca593b185ea9cf72b26b1d02455551ef',
 
   # WARNING: DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
   # The lines between blank lines above and below are generated by a script. See create_updated_flutter_deps.py
diff --git a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
index 51552e649bffb..f5805269c9196 100644
--- a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
+++ b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Signature: 14693ed982fa820c5dbce3c385be0a60
+Signature: a1bbcd05a2657658be7c5f38e0d366f4
 
 UNUSED LICENSES:
 
diff --git a/flow/compositor_context.cc b/flow/compositor_context.cc
index ddf9f1c698893..b300d68f10d0f 100644
--- a/flow/compositor_context.cc
+++ b/flow/compositor_context.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ RasterStatus CompositorContext::ScopedFrame::Raster(
   if (post_preroll_result == PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame) {
     return RasterStatus::kResubmit;
   }
+  if (post_preroll_result == PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame) {
+    return RasterStatus::kSkipAndRetry;
+  }
   // Clearing canvas after preroll reduces one render target switch when preroll
   // paints some raster cache.
   if (canvas()) {
diff --git a/flow/compositor_context.h b/flow/compositor_context.h
index 47992abda6028..afe19271795d3 100644
--- a/flow/compositor_context.h
+++ b/flow/compositor_context.h
@@ -24,12 +24,25 @@ class LayerTree;
 enum class RasterStatus {
   // Frame has successfully rasterized.
   kSuccess,
-  // Frame needs to be resubmitted for rasterization. This is
-  // currently only called when thread configuration change occurs.
+  // Frame is submitted twice. This is only used on Android when
+  // switching the background surface to FlutterImageView.
+  //
+  // On Android, the first frame doesn't make the image available
+  // to the ImageReader right away. The second frame does.
+  //
+  // TODO(egarciad): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/65652
   kResubmit,
+  // Frame is dropped and a new frame with the same layer tree is
+  // attempted.
+  //
+  // This is currently used to wait for the thread merger to merge
+  // the raster and platform threads.
+  //
+  // Since the thread merger may be disabled,
+  kSkipAndRetry,
   // Frame has been successfully rasterized, but "there are additional items in
   // the pipeline waiting to be consumed. This is currently
-  // only called when thread configuration change occurs.
+  // only used when thread configuration change occurs.
   kEnqueuePipeline,
   // Failed to rasterize the frame.
   kFailed
diff --git a/flow/embedded_views.h b/flow/embedded_views.h
index cbfde228786a3..c2e116010dbea 100644
--- a/flow/embedded_views.h
+++ b/flow/embedded_views.h
@@ -242,7 +242,17 @@ class EmbeddedViewParams {
   SkRect final_bounding_rect_;
 };
 
-enum class PostPrerollResult { kResubmitFrame, kSuccess };
+enum class PostPrerollResult {
+  // Frame has successfully rasterized.
+  kSuccess,
+  // Frame is submitted twice. This is currently only used when
+  // thread configuration change occurs.
+  kResubmitFrame,
+  // Frame is dropped and a new frame with the same layer tree is
+  // attempted. This is currently only used when thread configuration
+  // change occurs.
+  kSkipAndRetryFrame
+};
 
 // Facilitates embedding of platform views within the flow layer tree.
 //
diff --git a/shell/common/rasterizer.cc b/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
index a402197cedc1f..c3f8001ee24e4 100644
--- a/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
+++ b/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ void Rasterizer::Draw(fml::RefPtr<Pipeline<flutter::LayerTree>> pipeline) {
   PipelineConsumeResult consume_result = pipeline->Consume(consumer);
   // if the raster status is to resubmit the frame, we push the frame to the
   // front of the queue and also change the consume status to more available.
-  if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kResubmit) {
+
+  auto should_resubmit_frame = raster_status == RasterStatus::kResubmit ||
+                               raster_status == RasterStatus::kSkipAndRetry;
+  if (should_resubmit_frame) {
     auto front_continuation = pipeline->ProduceIfEmpty();
     bool result =
         front_continuation.Complete(std::move(resubmitted_layer_tree_));
@@ -186,7 +189,6 @@ void Rasterizer::Draw(fml::RefPtr<Pipeline<flutter::LayerTree>> pipeline) {
   // Merging the thread as we know the next `Draw` should be run on the platform
   // thread.
   if (surface_ != nullptr && surface_->GetExternalViewEmbedder() != nullptr) {
-    auto should_resubmit_frame = raster_status == RasterStatus::kResubmit;
     surface_->GetExternalViewEmbedder()->EndFrame(should_resubmit_frame,
                                                   raster_thread_merger_);
   }
@@ -332,7 +334,8 @@ RasterStatus Rasterizer::DoDraw(
   RasterStatus raster_status = DrawToSurface(*layer_tree);
   if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kSuccess) {
     last_layer_tree_ = std::move(layer_tree);
-  } else if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kResubmit) {
+  } else if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kResubmit ||
+             raster_status == RasterStatus::kSkipAndRetry) {
     resubmitted_layer_tree_ = std::move(layer_tree);
     return raster_status;
   }
@@ -457,7 +460,8 @@ RasterStatus Rasterizer::DrawToSurface(flutter::LayerTree& layer_tree) {
 
   if (compositor_frame) {
     RasterStatus raster_status = compositor_frame->Raster(layer_tree, false);
-    if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kFailed) {
+    if (raster_status == RasterStatus::kFailed ||
+        raster_status == RasterStatus::kSkipAndRetry) {
       return raster_status;
     }
     if (external_view_embedder != nullptr) {
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.cc b/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.cc
index 07557768a46b7..a3dc8daada298 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.cc
@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder(
     bool support_thread_merging)
     : end_frame_call_back_(end_frame_call_back),
       post_preroll_result_(post_preroll_result),
-      support_thread_merging_(support_thread_merging) {
-  resubmit_once_ = false;
-}
+      support_thread_merging_(support_thread_merging),
+      submitted_frame_count_(0) {}
 
 void ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::UpdatePostPrerollResult(
     PostPrerollResult post_preroll_result) {
   post_preroll_result_ = post_preroll_result;
 }
 
-void ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::SetResubmitOnce() {
-  resubmit_once_ = true;
+int ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::GetSubmittedFrameCount() {
+  return submitted_frame_count_;
 }
 
 // |ExternalViewEmbedder|
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ void ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::PrerollCompositeEmbeddedView(
 PostPrerollResult ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::PostPrerollAction(
     fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
   FML_DCHECK(raster_thread_merger);
-  if (resubmit_once_) {
-    resubmit_once_ = false;
-    return PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame;
-  }
   return post_preroll_result_;
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +57,7 @@ void ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder::SubmitFrame(
     GrDirectContext* context,
     std::unique_ptr<SurfaceFrame> frame) {
   frame->Submit();
+  submitted_frame_count_++;
 }
 
 // |ExternalViewEmbedder|
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.h b/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.h
index 6d90879c74e17..7220b175a8a84 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.h
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_external_view_embedder.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder final : public ExternalViewEmbedder {
   // returns the new `post_preroll_result`.
   void UpdatePostPrerollResult(PostPrerollResult post_preroll_result);
 
-  // Updates the post preroll result to `PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame` for
-  // only the next frame.
-  void SetResubmitOnce();
+  // Gets the number of times the SubmitFrame method has been called in
+  // the external view embedder.
+  int GetSubmittedFrameCount();
 
  private:
   // |ExternalViewEmbedder|
@@ -74,11 +74,13 @@ class ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder final : public ExternalViewEmbedder {
   bool SupportsDynamicThreadMerging() override;
 
   const EndFrameCallBack end_frame_call_back_;
+
   PostPrerollResult post_preroll_result_;
-  bool resubmit_once_;
 
   bool support_thread_merging_;
 
+  std::atomic<int> submitted_frame_count_;
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc b/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
index 29118836faf24..c348b0e071bcf 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest,
       };
   auto external_view_embedder = std::make_shared<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder>(
       end_frame_callback, PostPrerollResult::kSuccess, true);
-  // Set resubmit once to trigger thread merging.
-  external_view_embedder->SetResubmitOnce();
+
   auto shell = CreateShell(std::move(settings), GetTaskRunnersForFixture(),
                            false, external_view_embedder);
 
@@ -674,18 +673,25 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest,
   const size_t ThreadMergingLease = 10;
   auto settings = CreateSettingsForFixture();
   fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent end_frame_latch;
+  std::shared_ptr<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder;
+
   auto end_frame_callback =
       [&](bool should_resubmit_frame,
           fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
         if (should_resubmit_frame && !raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
           raster_thread_merger->MergeWithLease(ThreadMergingLease);
+
+          ASSERT_TRUE(raster_thread_merger->IsMerged());
+          external_view_embedder->UpdatePostPrerollResult(
+              PostPrerollResult::kSuccess);
         }
         end_frame_latch.Signal();
       };
-  auto external_view_embedder = std::make_shared<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder>(
+  external_view_embedder = std::make_shared<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder>(
       end_frame_callback, PostPrerollResult::kSuccess, true);
   // Set resubmit once to trigger thread merging.
-  external_view_embedder->SetResubmitOnce();
+  external_view_embedder->UpdatePostPrerollResult(
+      PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame);
   auto shell = CreateShell(std::move(settings), GetTaskRunnersForFixture(),
                            false, external_view_embedder);
 
@@ -796,7 +802,8 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest,
 
   // Pump a frame with `PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame` to start merging
   // threads
-  external_view_embedder->SetResubmitOnce();
+  external_view_embedder->UpdatePostPrerollResult(
+      PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame);
   PumpOneFrame(shell.get(), 100, 100, builder);
 
   // Now destroy the platform view immediately.
@@ -988,6 +995,96 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest,
   DestroyShell(std::move(shell), std::move(task_runners));
 }
 
+// TODO(https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/59816): Enable on fuchsia.
+TEST_F(ShellTest,
+#if defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
+       DISABLED_SkipAndSubmitFrame
+#else
+       SkipAndSubmitFrame
+#endif
+) {
+  auto settings = CreateSettingsForFixture();
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent end_frame_latch;
+  std::shared_ptr<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder;
+
+  auto end_frame_callback =
+      [&](bool should_resubmit_frame,
+          fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
+        external_view_embedder->UpdatePostPrerollResult(
+            PostPrerollResult::kSuccess);
+        end_frame_latch.Signal();
+      };
+  external_view_embedder = std::make_shared<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      end_frame_callback, PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame, true);
+
+  auto shell = CreateShell(std::move(settings), GetTaskRunnersForFixture(),
+                           false, external_view_embedder);
+
+  PlatformViewNotifyCreated(shell.get());
+
+  auto configuration = RunConfiguration::InferFromSettings(settings);
+  configuration.SetEntrypoint("emptyMain");
+  RunEngine(shell.get(), std::move(configuration));
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  PumpOneFrame(shell.get());
+
+  // `EndFrame` changed the post preroll result to `kSuccess`.
+  end_frame_latch.Wait();
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  PumpOneFrame(shell.get());
+  end_frame_latch.Wait();
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  DestroyShell(std::move(shell));
+}
+
+// TODO(https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/59816): Enable on fuchsia.
+TEST_F(ShellTest,
+#if defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
+       DISABLED_ResubmitFrame
+#else
+       ResubmitFrame
+#endif
+) {
+  auto settings = CreateSettingsForFixture();
+  fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent end_frame_latch;
+  std::shared_ptr<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder;
+
+  auto end_frame_callback =
+      [&](bool should_resubmit_frame,
+          fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
+        external_view_embedder->UpdatePostPrerollResult(
+            PostPrerollResult::kSuccess);
+        end_frame_latch.Signal();
+      };
+  external_view_embedder = std::make_shared<ShellTestExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      end_frame_callback, PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame, true);
+
+  auto shell = CreateShell(std::move(settings), GetTaskRunnersForFixture(),
+                           false, external_view_embedder);
+
+  PlatformViewNotifyCreated(shell.get());
+
+  auto configuration = RunConfiguration::InferFromSettings(settings);
+  configuration.SetEntrypoint("emptyMain");
+  RunEngine(shell.get(), std::move(configuration));
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  PumpOneFrame(shell.get());
+  // `EndFrame` changed the post preroll result to `kSuccess`.
+  end_frame_latch.Wait();
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  end_frame_latch.Wait();
+  ASSERT_EQ(2, external_view_embedder->GetSubmittedFrameCount());
+
+  DestroyShell(std::move(shell));
+}
+
 TEST(SettingsTest, FrameTimingSetsAndGetsProperly) {
   // Ensure that all phases are in kPhases.
   ASSERT_EQ(sizeof(FrameTiming::kPhases),
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
index a78ad935044f1..5ccd649abab69 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ void AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::SubmitFrame(
     std::unique_ptr<SurfaceFrame> frame) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::SubmitFrame");
 
-  if (should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_) {
-    // Don't submit the current frame if the frame will be resubmitted.
-    return;
-  }
   if (!FrameHasPlatformLayers()) {
     frame->Submit();
     return;
@@ -217,27 +213,25 @@ AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::CreateSurfaceIfNeeded(GrDirectContext* context,
 // |ExternalViewEmbedder|
 PostPrerollResult AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::PostPrerollAction(
     fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
-  // This frame may remove existing platform views that aren't contained
-  // in `composition_order_`.
-  //
-  // If this frame doesn't have platform views, it's still required to keep
-  // the rasterizer running on the platform thread for at least one more
-  // frame.
-  //
-  // To keep the rasterizer running on the platform thread one more frame,
-  // `kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration` must be at least `1`.
   if (!FrameHasPlatformLayers()) {
     return PostPrerollResult::kSuccess;
   }
-  if (raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
-    raster_thread_merger->ExtendLeaseTo(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
-  } else {
-    // Merge the raster and platform threads in `EndFrame`.
-    should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_ = true;
+  if (!raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
+    // The raster thread merger may be disabled if the rasterizer is being
+    // created or teared down.
+    //
+    // In such cases, the current frame is dropped, and a new frame is attempted
+    // with the same layer tree.
+    //
+    // Eventually, the frame is submitted once this method returns `kSuccess`.
+    // At that point, the raster tasks are handled on the platform thread.
+    raster_thread_merger->MergeWithLease(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
     CancelFrame();
-    return PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame;
+    return PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame;
   }
+  raster_thread_merger->ExtendLeaseTo(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
   // Surface switch requires to resubmit the frame.
+  // TODO(egarciad): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/65652
   if (previous_frame_view_count_ == 0) {
     return PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame;
   }
@@ -291,17 +285,6 @@ void AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::CancelFrame() {
 void AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::EndFrame(
     bool should_resubmit_frame,
     fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
-  if (should_resubmit_frame && should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_) {
-    raster_thread_merger->MergeWithLease(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
-    if (raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
-      // The raster thread merger may be disabled if the rasterizer is being
-      // teared down.
-      //
-      // Therefore, set `should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_` to `false`
-      // only if the thread merger was able to set the lease.
-      should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_ = false;
-    }
-  }
   surface_pool_->RecycleLayers();
   // JNI method must be called on the platform thread.
   if (raster_thread_merger->IsOnPlatformThread()) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
index 349142d097bc9..adb5137e2edb1 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ class AndroidExternalViewEmbedder final : public ExternalViewEmbedder {
   // Holds surfaces. Allows to recycle surfaces or allocate new ones.
   const std::unique_ptr<SurfacePool> surface_pool_;
 
-  // Whether the rasterizer task runner should run on the platform thread.
-  // When this is true, the current frame is cancelled and resubmitted.
-  bool should_run_rasterizer_on_platform_thread_ = false;
-
   // The size of the root canvas.
   SkISize frame_size_;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
index e84801dca0a5a..7099124ba783d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, RasterizerRunsOnPlatformThread) {
       0, std::make_unique<EmbeddedViewParams>());
 
   auto postpreroll_result = embedder->PostPrerollAction(raster_thread_merger);
-  ASSERT_EQ(PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame, postpreroll_result);
+  ASSERT_EQ(PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame, postpreroll_result);
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewEndFrame());
   embedder->EndFrame(/*should_resubmit_frame=*/true, raster_thread_merger);
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DisableThreadMerger) {
       0, std::make_unique<EmbeddedViewParams>());
 
   auto postpreroll_result = embedder->PostPrerollAction(raster_thread_merger);
-  ASSERT_EQ(PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame, postpreroll_result);
+  ASSERT_EQ(PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame, postpreroll_result);
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewEndFrame()).Times(0);
   embedder->EndFrame(/*should_resubmit_frame=*/true, raster_thread_merger);
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterImageView.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterImageView.java
index 7482c1f398e64..85f3ce4c2737c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterImageView.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterImageView.java
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ public boolean acquireLatestImage() {
     // While the engine will also stop producing frames, there is a race condition.
     //
     // To avoid exceptions, check if a new image can be acquired.
-    if (imageQueue.size() < imageReader.getMaxImages()) {
+    int imageOpenedCount = imageQueue.size();
+    if (currentImage != null) {
+      imageOpenedCount++;
+    }
+    if (imageOpenedCount < imageReader.getMaxImages()) {
       final Image image = imageReader.acquireLatestImage();
       if (image != null) {
         imageQueue.add(image);
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
index ccafbc1c16039..204799d361867 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
@@ -590,11 +590,13 @@ public void flutterImageView_acquireLatestImageReturnsFalse() {
   }
 
   @Test
+  @SuppressLint("WrongCall") /*View#onDraw*/
   public void flutterImageView_acquiresMaxImagesAtMost() {
     final ImageReader mockReader = mock(ImageReader.class);
-    when(mockReader.getMaxImages()).thenReturn(2);
+    when(mockReader.getMaxImages()).thenReturn(3);
 
     final Image mockImage = mock(Image.class);
+    when(mockImage.getPlanes()).thenReturn(new Plane[0]);
     when(mockReader.acquireLatestImage()).thenReturn(mockImage);
 
     final FlutterImageView imageView =
@@ -606,13 +608,31 @@ public void flutterImageView_acquiresMaxImagesAtMost() {
 
     final FlutterJNI jni = mock(FlutterJNI.class);
     imageView.attachToRenderer(new FlutterRenderer(jni));
-
     doNothing().when(imageView).invalidate();
-    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage());
-    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage());
-    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage());
 
-    verify(mockReader, times(2)).acquireLatestImage();
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 1 image
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 2 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    verify(mockReader, times(3)).acquireLatestImage();
+
+    imageView.onDraw(mock(Canvas.class)); // 3 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    verify(mockReader, times(3)).acquireLatestImage();
+
+    imageView.onDraw(mock(Canvas.class)); // 2 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    verify(mockReader, times(4)).acquireLatestImage();
+
+    imageView.onDraw(mock(Canvas.class)); // 2 images
+    imageView.onDraw(mock(Canvas.class)); // 1 image
+    imageView.onDraw(mock(Canvas.class)); // 1 image
+
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 2 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    assertTrue(imageView.acquireLatestImage()); // 3 images
+    verify(mockReader, times(6)).acquireLatestImage();
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
index 8826c7c74edb1..2056880aea384 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@
 }
 
 void FlutterPlatformViewsController::CancelFrame() {
-  composition_order_ = active_composition_order_;
+  picture_recorders_.clear();
+  composition_order_.clear();
 }
 
 // TODO(cyanglaz): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/56474
@@ -263,17 +264,23 @@
     fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
   // TODO(cyanglaz): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/56474
   // Rename `has_platform_view` to `view_mutated` when the above issue is resolved.
-  const bool has_platform_view = HasPlatformViewThisOrNextFrame();
-  if (has_platform_view) {
-    if (raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
-      raster_thread_merger->ExtendLeaseTo(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
-    } else {
-      // Wait until |EndFrame| to merge the threads.
-      merge_threads_ = true;
-      CancelFrame();
-      return PostPrerollResult::kResubmitFrame;
-    }
+  if (!HasPlatformViewThisOrNextFrame()) {
+    return PostPrerollResult::kSuccess;
   }
+  if (!raster_thread_merger->IsMerged()) {
+    // The raster thread merger may be disabled if the rasterizer is being
+    // created or teared down.
+    //
+    // In such cases, the current frame is dropped, and a new frame is attempted
+    // with the same layer tree.
+    //
+    // Eventually, the frame is submitted once this method returns `kSuccess`.
+    // At that point, the raster tasks are handled on the platform thread.
+    raster_thread_merger->MergeWithLease(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
+    CancelFrame();
+    return PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame;
+  }
+  raster_thread_merger->ExtendLeaseTo(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
   return PostPrerollResult::kSuccess;
 }
 
@@ -449,15 +456,6 @@
                                                  std::shared_ptr<IOSContext> ios_context,
                                                  std::unique_ptr<SurfaceFrame> frame) {
   FML_DCHECK(flutter_view_);
-  if (merge_threads_) {
-    // Threads are about to be merged, we drop everything from this frame
-    // and possibly resubmit the same layer tree in the next frame.
-    // Before merging thread, we know the code is not running on the main thread. Assert that
-    FML_DCHECK(![[NSThread currentThread] isMainThread]);
-    picture_recorders_.clear();
-    composition_order_.clear();
-    return true;
-  }
 
   // Any UIKit related code has to run on main thread.
   // When on a non-main thread, we only allow the rest of the method to run if there is no
@@ -583,12 +581,7 @@
 
 void FlutterPlatformViewsController::EndFrame(
     bool should_resubmit_frame,
-    fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
-  if (should_resubmit_frame && merge_threads_) {
-    raster_thread_merger->MergeWithLease(kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration);
-    merge_threads_ = false;
-  }
-}
+    fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {}
 
 std::shared_ptr<FlutterPlatformViewLayer> FlutterPlatformViewsController::GetLayer(
     GrDirectContext* gr_context,
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
index 92d043a7357e8..f8c01083f4634 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ class FlutterPlatformViewsController {
   void ApplyMutators(const MutatorsStack& mutators_stack, UIView* embedded_view);
   void CompositeWithParams(int view_id, const EmbeddedViewParams& params);
 
-  // Default to `false`.
-  // If `true`, gpu thread and platform thread should be merged during |EndFrame|.
-  // Always resets to `false` right after the threads are merged.
-  bool merge_threads_ = false;
   // Allocates a new FlutterPlatformViewLayer if needed, draws the pixels within the rect from
   // the picture on the layer's canvas.
   std::shared_ptr<FlutterPlatformViewLayer> GetLayer(GrDirectContext* gr_context,
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.mm
index 65fccb052e78b..bcdb233ce33ef 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.mm
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@
     fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> raster_thread_merger) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "IOSSurface::PostPrerollAction");
   FML_CHECK(platform_views_controller_ != nullptr);
-  return platform_views_controller_->PostPrerollAction(raster_thread_merger);
+  PostPrerollResult result = platform_views_controller_->PostPrerollAction(raster_thread_merger);
+  if (result == PostPrerollResult::kSkipAndRetryFrame) {
+    // Commit the current transaction if the frame is dropped.
+    [CATransaction commit];
+  }
+  return result;
 }
 
 // |ExternalViewEmbedder|