diff --git a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
index a56e9bed1a00235d96fc80b0300cf3707db9fe86..92130115f13e0db28a1227707fe0662bc87fe321 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ action("robolectric_tests") {
     "test/io/flutter/external/FlutterLaunchTests.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/common/StandardMessageCodecTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPluginTest.java",
+    "test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/SingleViewPresentationTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugins/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java",
     "test/io/flutter/util/PreconditionsTest.java",
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
index 15efc8127cdf2dbe869289c3280cd67661faf8f2..dd26ec65f32c7b86974cff18f4a48fa4edc85066 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import android.view.HapticFeedbackConstants;
 import android.view.SoundEffectConstants;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ public class PlatformPlugin {
         }
     }
 
-    private void vibrateHapticFeedback(PlatformChannel.HapticFeedbackType feedbackType) {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    /* package */ void vibrateHapticFeedback(PlatformChannel.HapticFeedbackType feedbackType) {
         View view = activity.getWindow().getDecorView();
         switch (feedbackType) {
             case STANDARD:
@@ -134,11 +136,14 @@ public class PlatformPlugin {
                 view.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.KEYBOARD_TAP);
                 break;
             case HEAVY_IMPACT:
-                // HapticFeedbackConstants.CONTEXT_CLICK from API level 23.
-                view.performHapticFeedback(6);
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+                    view.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.CONTEXT_CLICK);
+                }
                 break;
             case SELECTION_CLICK:
-                view.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.CLOCK_TICK);
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+                    view.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.CLOCK_TICK);
+                }
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -171,7 +176,9 @@ public class PlatformPlugin {
             | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
             | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION;
 
-        if (overlaysToShow.size() == 0) {
+        // The SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY flag was introduced in API 19, so we apply it
+        // if desired, and if the current Android version is 19 or greater.
+        if (overlaysToShow.size() == 0 && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
             enabledOverlays |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
         }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/FlutterTestSuite.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/FlutterTestSuite.java
index df54f4cf4f44b6a50b5b4a485e03d1df5cb0c42d..662cb5e160f99ffc54829965092b1fb86822f517 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/FlutterTestSuite.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/FlutterTestSuite.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.flutter.embedding.engine.systemchannels.PlatformChannelTest;
 import io.flutter.external.FlutterLaunchTests;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.StandardMessageCodecTest;
 import io.flutter.plugin.editing.TextInputPluginTest;
+import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformPluginTest;
 import io.flutter.plugin.platform.SingleViewPresentationTest;
 import io.flutter.util.PreconditionsTest;
 import test.io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineTest;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import test.io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartExecutorTest;
     FlutterRendererTest.class,
     FlutterViewTest.class,
     PlatformChannelTest.class,
+    PlatformPluginTest.class,
     PluginComponentTest.class,
     PreconditionsTest.class,
     RenderingComponentTest.class,
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1fb35e29dce055d810601c427dde63027e85047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package io.flutter.plugin.platform;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.Window;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+
+import io.flutter.embedding.engine.systemchannels.PlatformChannel;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@Config(manifest=Config.NONE)
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class PlatformPluginTest {
+  @Config(sdk = 16)
+  @Test
+  public void itIgnoresNewHapticEventsOnOldAndroidPlatforms() {
+    View fakeDecorView = mock(View.class);
+    Window fakeWindow = mock(Window.class);
+    when(fakeWindow.getDecorView()).thenReturn(fakeDecorView);
+    Activity fakeActivity = mock(Activity.class);
+    when(fakeActivity.getWindow()).thenReturn(fakeWindow);
+    PlatformChannel fakePlatformChannel = mock(PlatformChannel.class);
+    PlatformPlugin platformPlugin = new PlatformPlugin(fakeActivity, fakePlatformChannel);
+
+    // HEAVY_IMPACT haptic response is only available on "M" (23) and later.
+    platformPlugin.vibrateHapticFeedback(PlatformChannel.HapticFeedbackType.HEAVY_IMPACT);
+
+    // SELECTION_CLICK haptic response is only available on "LOLLIPOP" (21) and later.
+    platformPlugin.vibrateHapticFeedback(PlatformChannel.HapticFeedbackType.SELECTION_CLICK);
+  }
+}