diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
index 31bfc74847394..f1257e6632295 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
@@ -252,13 +252,40 @@ bool AndroidEGLSurface::IsValid() const {
   return surface_ != EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 }
 
-bool AndroidEGLSurface::MakeCurrent() const {
+bool AndroidEGLSurface::IsContextCurrent() const {
+  EGLContext current_egl_context = eglGetCurrentContext();
+  if (context_ != current_egl_context) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  EGLDisplay current_egl_display = eglGetCurrentDisplay();
+  if (display_ != current_egl_display) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  EGLSurface draw_surface = eglGetCurrentSurface(EGL_DRAW);
+  if (draw_surface != surface_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  EGLSurface read_surface = eglGetCurrentSurface(EGL_READ);
+  if (read_surface != surface_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus AndroidEGLSurface::MakeCurrent() const {
+  if (IsContextCurrent()) {
+    return AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kSuccessAlreadyCurrent;
+  }
   if (eglMakeCurrent(display_, surface_, surface_, context_) != EGL_TRUE) {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not make the context current";
     LogLastEGLError();
-    return false;
+    return AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kFailure;
   }
-  return true;
+  return AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kSuccessMadeCurrent;
 }
 
 void AndroidEGLSurface::SetDamageRegion(
@@ -350,7 +377,8 @@ AndroidContextGL::~AndroidContextGL() {
     if (main_context) {
       std::unique_ptr<AndroidEGLSurface> pbuffer_surface =
           CreatePbufferSurface();
-      if (pbuffer_surface->MakeCurrent()) {
+      auto status = pbuffer_surface->MakeCurrent();
+      if (status != AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kFailure) {
         main_context->releaseResourcesAndAbandonContext();
         main_context.reset();
         ClearCurrent();
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
index 4bd4e1886e9aa..db130bcd089bd 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ namespace flutter {
 ///
 class AndroidEGLSurfaceDamage;
 
+/// Result of calling MakeCurrent on AndroidEGLSurface.
+enum class AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus {
+  /// Success, the egl context for the surface was already current.
+  kSuccessAlreadyCurrent,
+  /// Success, the egl context for the surface made current.
+  kSuccessMadeCurrent,
+  /// Failed to make the egl context for the surface current.
+  kFailure,
+};
+
 class AndroidEGLSurface {
  public:
   AndroidEGLSurface(EGLSurface surface, EGLDisplay display, EGLContext context);
@@ -43,7 +53,7 @@ class AndroidEGLSurface {
   ///
   /// @return     Whether the surface was made current.
   ///
-  bool MakeCurrent() const;
+  AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus MakeCurrent() const;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ///
@@ -81,6 +91,9 @@ class AndroidEGLSurface {
   SkISize GetSize() const;
 
  private:
+  /// Returns true if the EGLContext held is current for the display and surface
+  bool IsContextCurrent() const;
+
   const EGLSurface surface_;
   const EGLDisplay display_;
   const EGLContext context_;
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl_unittests.cc
index fd327187a210e..2491886b7b5fe 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl_unittests.cc
@@ -184,6 +184,30 @@ TEST(AndroidContextGl, MSAAx4) {
                      &sample_count);
   EXPECT_EQ(sample_count, 4);
 }
+
+TEST(AndroidContextGl, EnsureMakeCurrentChecksCurrentContextStatus) {
+  GrMockOptions main_context_options;
+  sk_sp<GrDirectContext> main_context =
+      GrDirectContext::MakeMock(&main_context_options);
+  auto environment = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidEnvironmentGL>();
+  std::string thread_label =
+      ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info()->name();
+
+  ThreadHost thread_host(ThreadHost::ThreadHostConfig(
+      thread_label,
+      ThreadHost::Type::UI | ThreadHost::Type::RASTER | ThreadHost::Type::IO));
+  TaskRunners task_runners = MakeTaskRunners(thread_label, thread_host);
+  auto context = std::make_unique<AndroidContextGL>(
+      AndroidRenderingAPI::kOpenGLES, environment, task_runners, 0);
+
+  auto pbuffer_surface = context->CreatePbufferSurface();
+  auto status = pbuffer_surface->MakeCurrent();
+  EXPECT_EQ(AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kSuccessMadeCurrent, status);
+
+  // context already current, so status must reflect that.
+  status = pbuffer_surface->MakeCurrent();
+  EXPECT_EQ(AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kSuccessAlreadyCurrent, status);
+}
 }  // namespace android
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
index 7b749ca690913..51e72f494fba7 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceGL::OnScreenSurfaceResize(const SkISize& size) {
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::ResourceContextMakeCurrent() {
   FML_DCHECK(IsValid());
-  return offscreen_surface_->MakeCurrent();
+  auto status = offscreen_surface_->MakeCurrent();
+  return status != AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kFailure;
 }
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::ResourceContextClearCurrent() {
@@ -116,8 +117,9 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceGL::SetNativeWindow(
 std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> AndroidSurfaceGL::GLContextMakeCurrent() {
   FML_DCHECK(IsValid());
   FML_DCHECK(onscreen_surface_);
+  auto status = onscreen_surface_->MakeCurrent();
   auto default_context_result = std::make_unique<GLContextDefaultResult>(
-      onscreen_surface_->MakeCurrent());
+      status != AndroidEGLSurfaceMakeCurrentStatus::kFailure);
   return std::move(default_context_result);
 }