diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
index 3f2a972669d1417d9b8c0774de87bc4c3a5e5e83..ecf27cd6586e617c61a51ee442b98ef988bef8df 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
@@ -1573,3 +1573,7 @@ FlutterEngineResult FlutterEngineUpdateLocales(FLUTTER_API_SYMBOL(FlutterEngine)
                                   "Could not send message to update locale of "
                                   "a running Flutter application.");
 }
+
+bool FlutterEngineRunsAOTCompiledDartCode(void) {
+  return flutter::DartVM::IsRunningPrecompiledCode();
+}
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h
index 0ffcbae6f73add63ff0d39fbb6a47d57300a2443..aaa2440e5397f57563755a5e5630ee5991613aa3 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h
@@ -1456,6 +1456,26 @@ FlutterEngineResult FlutterEngineUpdateLocales(FLUTTER_API_SYMBOL(FlutterEngine)
                                                const FlutterLocale** locales,
                                                size_t locales_count);
 
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// @brief      Returns if the Flutter engine instance will run AOT compiled
+///             Dart code. This call has no threading restrictions.
+///
+///             For embedder code that is configured for both AOT and JIT mode
+///             Dart execution based on the Flutter engine being linked to, this
+///             runtime check may be used to appropriately configure the
+///             `FlutterProjectArgs`. In JIT mode execution, the kernel
+///             snapshots must be present in the Flutter assets directory
+///             specified in the `FlutterProjectArgs`. For AOT execution, the
+///             fields `vm_snapshot_data`, `vm_snapshot_instructions`,
+///             `isolate_snapshot_data` and `isolate_snapshot_instructions`
+///             (along with their size fields) must be specified in
+///             `FlutterProjectArgs`.
+///
+/// @return     True, if AOT Dart code is run. JIT otherwise.
+///
+FLUTTER_EXPORT
+bool FlutterEngineRunsAOTCompiledDartCode(void);
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }  // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc
index dc38064b27019e62b9969bcb716afa1815d76eb9..3ebb64479e83c8508f0b4909e91807a6083fecb2 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc
@@ -2809,5 +2809,10 @@ TEST_F(EmbedderTest, CanUpdateLocales) {
   check_latch.Wait();
 }
 
+TEST_F(EmbedderTest, CanQueryDartAOTMode) {
+  ASSERT_EQ(FlutterEngineRunsAOTCompiledDartCode(),
+            flutter::DartVM::IsRunningPrecompiledCode());
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace flutter