diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
index 076e3bec3402b..9bcbcff388a47 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ @implementation FlutterViewController {
   BOOL _initialized;
   BOOL _viewOpaque;
   BOOL _engineNeedsLaunch;
+  NSMutableSet<NSNumber*>* _ongoingTouches;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Manage and override all designated initializers
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithEngine:(FlutterEngine*)engine
     _engineNeedsLaunch = NO;
     _flutterView.reset([[FlutterView alloc] initWithDelegate:_engine opaque:self.isViewOpaque]);
     _weakFactory = std::make_unique<fml::WeakPtrFactory<FlutterViewController>>(self);
+    _ongoingTouches = [[NSMutableSet alloc] init];
 
     [self performCommonViewControllerInitialization];
     [engine setViewController:self];
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithProject:(FlutterDartProject*)projectOrNil
     _flutterView.reset([[FlutterView alloc] initWithDelegate:_engine opaque:self.isViewOpaque]);
     [_engine.get() createShell:nil libraryURI:nil];
     _engineNeedsLaunch = YES;
+    _ongoingTouches = [[NSMutableSet alloc] init];
     [self loadDefaultSplashScreenView];
     [self performCommonViewControllerInitialization];
   }
@@ -427,9 +430,44 @@ - (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "viewDidDisappear");
   [self surfaceUpdated:NO];
   [[_engine.get() lifecycleChannel] sendMessage:@"AppLifecycleState.paused"];
+  [self flushOngoingTouches];
+
   [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
 }
 
+- (void)flushOngoingTouches {
+  if (_ongoingTouches.count > 0) {
+    auto packet = std::make_unique<blink::PointerDataPacket>(_ongoingTouches.count);
+    size_t pointer_index = 0;
+    // If the view controller is going away, we want to flush cancel all the ongoing
+    // touches to the framework so nothing gets orphaned.
+    for (NSNumber* device in _ongoingTouches) {
+      // Create fake PointerData to balance out each previously started one for the framework.
+      blink::PointerData pointer_data;
+      pointer_data.Clear();
+
+      constexpr int kMicrosecondsPerSecond = 1000 * 1000;
+      // Use current time.
+      pointer_data.time_stamp = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970] * kMicrosecondsPerSecond;
+
+      pointer_data.change = blink::PointerData::Change::kCancel;
+      pointer_data.kind = blink::PointerData::DeviceKind::kTouch;
+      pointer_data.device = device.longLongValue;
+
+      // Anything we put here will be arbitrary since there are no touches.
+      pointer_data.physical_x = 0;
+      pointer_data.physical_y = 0;
+      pointer_data.pressure = 1.0;
+      pointer_data.pressure_max = 1.0;
+
+      packet->SetPointerData(pointer_index++, pointer_data);
+    }
+
+    [_ongoingTouches removeAllObjects];
+    [_engine.get() dispatchPointerDataPacket:std::move(packet)];
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)dealloc {
   [_engine.get() notifyViewControllerDeallocated];
   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
@@ -528,6 +566,27 @@ - (void)dispatchTouches:(NSSet*)touches
     pointer_data.physical_x = windowCoordinates.x * scale;
     pointer_data.physical_y = windowCoordinates.y * scale;
 
+    NSNumber* deviceKey = [NSNumber numberWithLongLong:pointer_data.device];
+    // Track touches that began and not yet stopped so we can flush them
+    // if the view controller goes away.
+    switch (pointer_data.change) {
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kDown:
+        [_ongoingTouches addObject:deviceKey];
+        break;
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kCancel:
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kUp:
+        [_ongoingTouches removeObject:deviceKey];
+        break;
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kHover:
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kMove:
+        // We're only tracking starts and stops.
+        break;
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kAdd:
+      case blink::PointerData::Change::kRemove:
+        // We don't use kAdd/kRemove.
+        break;
+    }
+
     // pressure_min is always 0.0
     if (@available(iOS 9, *)) {
       // These properties were introduced in iOS 9.0.