diff --git a/shell/common/rasterizer.cc b/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
index 9684b4dcd9da5..b5be5e49e51eb 100644
--- a/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
+++ b/shell/common/rasterizer.cc
@@ -164,10 +164,9 @@ bool Rasterizer::DrawToSurface(flow::LayerTree& layer_tree) {
 
   auto external_view_embedder = surface_->GetExternalViewEmbedder();
 
-  // TODO(amirh): uncomment this once external_view_embedder is populated.
-  // if (external_view_embedder != nullptr) {
-  //   external_view_embedder->SetFrameSize(layer_tree.frame_size());
-  // }
+  if (external_view_embedder != nullptr) {
+    external_view_embedder->SetFrameSize(layer_tree.frame_size());
+  }
 
   auto compositor_frame = compositor_context_->AcquireFrame(
       surface_->GetContext(), canvas, external_view_embedder,
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterPlatformViews.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterPlatformViews.h
index a8145fa628f95..72086dec13a83 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterPlatformViews.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterPlatformViews.h
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
+/**
+ * Wraps a `UIView` for embedding in the Flutter hierarchy
+ */
+@protocol FlutterPlatformView <NSObject>
+/**
+ * Returns a reference to the `UIView` that is wrapped by this `FlutterPlatformView`.
+ */
+- (UIView*)view;
+@end
+
 FLUTTER_EXPORT
 @protocol FlutterPlatformViewFactory <NSObject>
 /**
@@ -28,9 +38,9 @@ FLUTTER_EXPORT
  *   code, this will be null. Otherwise this will be the value sent from the Dart code as decoded by
  *   `createArgsCodec`.
  */
-- (UIView*)createWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
-            viewIdentifier:(int64_t)viewId
-                 arguments:(id _Nullable)args;
+- (NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>*)createWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
+                                   viewIdentifier:(int64_t)viewId
+                                        arguments:(id _Nullable)args;
 
 /**
  * Returns the `FlutterMessageCodec` for decoding the args parameter of `createWithFrame`.
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
index 20f089d6d97b7..f0b800737aa42 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm
@@ -72,13 +72,17 @@
     }
   }
 
-  UIView* embedded_view = [factory createWithFrame:CGRectZero
-                                    viewIdentifier:viewId
-                                         arguments:params];
-  FlutterTouchInterceptingView* view =
-      [[[FlutterTouchInterceptingView alloc] initWithEmbeddedView:embedded_view
+  NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>* embedded_view = [factory createWithFrame:CGRectZero
+                                                           viewIdentifier:viewId
+                                                                arguments:params];
+  views_[viewId] = fml::scoped_nsobject<NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>>([embedded_view retain]);
+
+  FlutterTouchInterceptingView* touch_interceptor =
+      [[[FlutterTouchInterceptingView alloc] initWithEmbeddedView:embedded_view.view
                                                       flutterView:flutter_view_] autorelease];
-  views_[viewId] = fml::scoped_nsobject<FlutterTouchInterceptingView>([view retain]);
+
+  touch_interceptors_[viewId] =
+      fml::scoped_nsobject<FlutterTouchInterceptingView>([touch_interceptor retain]);
 
   result(nil);
 }
@@ -94,9 +98,10 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  UIView* view = views_[viewId].get();
-  [view removeFromSuperview];
+  UIView* touch_interceptor = touch_interceptors_[viewId].get();
+  [touch_interceptor removeFromSuperview];
   views_.erase(viewId);
+  touch_interceptors_.erase(viewId);
   overlays_.erase(viewId);
   result(nil);
 }
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  FlutterTouchInterceptingView* view = views_[viewId].get();
+  FlutterTouchInterceptingView* view = touch_interceptors_[viewId].get();
   [view releaseGesture];
 
   result(nil);
@@ -159,8 +164,8 @@
       CGRectMake(params.offsetPixels.x() / screenScale, params.offsetPixels.y() / screenScale,
                  params.sizePoints.width(), params.sizePoints.height());
 
-  UIView* view = views_[view_id].get();
-  [view setFrame:rect];
+  UIView* touch_interceptor = touch_interceptors_[view_id].get();
+  [touch_interceptor setFrame:rect];
 
   SkCanvas* canvas = composition_frames_[view_id]->SkiaCanvas();
   canvas->clear(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@
   active_composition_order_.clear();
   for (size_t i = 0; i < composition_order_.size(); i++) {
     int view_id = composition_order_[i];
-    [flutter_view addSubview:views_[view_id].get()];
+    [flutter_view addSubview:touch_interceptors_[view_id].get()];
     [flutter_view addSubview:overlays_[view_id]->overlay_view.get()];
     active_composition_order_.push_back(view_id);
   }
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
index e3cfa4141dcf0..2e40d9c861743 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class FlutterPlatformViewsController {
   fml::scoped_nsobject<FlutterMethodChannel> channel_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<UIView> flutter_view_;
   std::map<std::string, fml::scoped_nsobject<NSObject<FlutterPlatformViewFactory>>> factories_;
-  std::map<int64_t, fml::scoped_nsobject<FlutterTouchInterceptingView>> views_;
+  std::map<int64_t, fml::scoped_nsobject<NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>>> views_;
+  std::map<int64_t, fml::scoped_nsobject<FlutterTouchInterceptingView>> touch_interceptors_;
   std::map<int64_t, std::unique_ptr<FlutterPlatformViewLayer>> overlays_;
   SkISize frame_size_;