diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
index 3fb58d709f270..544bad0365d96 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithProject:(FlutterDartProject*)projectOrNil
     _flutterView.reset([[FlutterView alloc] initWithDelegate:_engine opaque:self.isViewOpaque]);
     [_engine.get() createShell:nil libraryURI:nil];
     _engineNeedsLaunch = YES;
-
+    [self loadDefaultSplashScreenView];
     [self performCommonViewControllerInitialization];
   }