diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterViewController.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterViewController.h
index 7a5219fb71927..c0950360546ba 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterViewController.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterViewController.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #import "FlutterBinaryMessenger.h"
 #import "FlutterDartProject.h"
 #import "FlutterEngine.h"
+#import "FlutterEngineGroup.h"
 #import "FlutterMacros.h"
 #import "FlutterPlugin.h"
 #import "FlutterTexture.h"
@@ -68,6 +69,23 @@ FLUTTER_DARWIN_EXPORT
                        nibName:(nullable NSString*)nibName
                         bundle:(nullable NSBundle*)nibBundle NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
+/**
+ *  Initializes this FlutterViewController with the specified `FlutterEngineGroup`
+ *
+ *  FlutterViewController will create an new `FlutterEngine` with `options` and use this engine do
+ *  the same thing like initWithEngine:nibName:bundle:, and when this `FlutterViewController`
+ *  pop,the engine will be gone.
+ *
+ * @param engineGroup The specified `FlutterEngineGroup` to use to create new `FlutterEngine`.
+ * @param options The specified options to give FlutterEngineGroup to create new `FlutterEngine`.
+ * @param nibName The NIB name to initialize this UIViewController with.
+ * @param nibBundle The NIB bundle.
+ */
+- (instancetype)initWithEngineGroup:(FlutterEngineGroup*)engineGroup
+                            options:(nullable FlutterEngineGroupOptions*)options
+                            nibName:(nullable NSString*)nibName
+                             bundle:(nullable NSBundle*)nibBundle NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+
 /**
  * Initializes a new FlutterViewController and `FlutterEngine` with the specified
  * `FlutterDartProject`.
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
index 01695e8e2f1b9..9a543f3ba52a6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
@@ -133,25 +133,21 @@ - (instancetype)initWithEngine:(FlutterEngine*)engine
   NSAssert(engine != nil, @"Engine is required");
   self = [super initWithNibName:nibName bundle:nibBundle];
   if (self) {
-    _viewOpaque = YES;
-    if (engine.viewController) {
-      FML_LOG(ERROR) << "The supplied FlutterEngine " << [[engine description] UTF8String]
-                     << " is already used with FlutterViewController instance "
-                     << [[engine.viewController description] UTF8String]
-                     << ". One instance of the FlutterEngine can only be attached to one "
-                        "FlutterViewController at a time. Set FlutterEngine.viewController "
-                        "to nil before attaching it to another FlutterViewController.";
-    }
-    _engine.reset([engine retain]);
-    _engineNeedsLaunch = NO;
-    _flutterView.reset([[FlutterView alloc] initWithDelegate:_engine opaque:self.isViewOpaque]);
-    _weakFactory = std::make_unique<fml::WeakPtrFactory<FlutterViewController>>(self);
-    _ongoingTouches.reset([[NSMutableSet alloc] init]);
-
-    [self performCommonViewControllerInitialization];
-    [engine setViewController:self];
+    [self setupEngine:engine];
   }
+  return self;
+}
 
+- (instancetype)initWithEngineGroup:(FlutterEngineGroup*)engineGroup
+                            options:(nullable FlutterEngineGroupOptions*)options
+                            nibName:(nullable NSString*)nibName
+                             bundle:(nullable NSBundle*)nibBundle {
+  NSAssert(engineGroup != nil, @"FlutterEngineGroup is required");
+  self = [super initWithNibName:nibName bundle:nibBundle];
+  if (self) {
+    FlutterEngine* engine = [engineGroup makeEngineWithOptions:options];
+    [self setupEngine:engine];
+  }
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +194,26 @@ - (instancetype)init {
   return [self initWithProject:nil nibName:nil bundle:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)setupEngine:(FlutterEngine*)engine {
+  _viewOpaque = YES;
+  if (engine.viewController) {
+    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "The supplied FlutterEngine " << [[engine description] UTF8String]
+                   << " is already used with FlutterViewController instance "
+                   << [[engine.viewController description] UTF8String]
+                   << ". One instance of the FlutterEngine can only be attached to one "
+                      "FlutterViewController at a time. Set FlutterEngine.viewController "
+                      "to nil before attaching it to another FlutterViewController.";
+  }
+  _engine.reset([engine retain]);
+  _engineNeedsLaunch = NO;
+  _flutterView.reset([[FlutterView alloc] initWithDelegate:_engine opaque:self.isViewOpaque]);
+  _weakFactory = std::make_unique<fml::WeakPtrFactory<FlutterViewController>>(self);
+  _ongoingTouches.reset([[NSMutableSet alloc] init]);
+
+  [self performCommonViewControllerInitialization];
+  [engine setViewController:self];
+}
+
 - (void)sharedSetupWithProject:(nullable FlutterDartProject*)project
                   initialRoute:(nullable NSString*)initialRoute {
   // Need the project to get settings for the view. Initializing it here means
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
index 2c462e479c56d..f4772c69811b5 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewControllerTest.mm
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ @interface FlutterEngine (TestLowMemory)
 - (void)notifyLowMemory;
 @end
 
+@interface FlutterEngineGroup ()
+@property(nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray<FlutterEngine*>* engines;
+- (FlutterEngine*)makeEngineWithOptions:(nullable FlutterEngineGroupOptions*)options;
+@end
+
 extern NSNotificationName const FlutterViewControllerWillDealloc;
 
 /// A simple mock class for FlutterEngine.
@@ -155,6 +160,19 @@ - (void)tearDown {
   self.messageSent = nil;
 }
 
+- (void)testViewControllerInitWithEngineGroupWithEngineGroupOptions {
+  FlutterEngineGroup* engineGroup =
+      OCMPartialMock([[FlutterEngineGroup alloc] initWithName:@"io.flutter" project:nil]);
+  FlutterEngineGroupOptions* options = [[FlutterEngineGroupOptions alloc] init];
+
+  FlutterViewController* controller = [[FlutterViewController alloc] initWithEngineGroup:engineGroup
+                                                                                 options:options
+                                                                                 nibName:nil
+                                                                                  bundle:nil];
+  OCMStub([[engineGroup engines] firstObject]).andReturn(controller.engine);
+  OCMVerify([engineGroup makeEngineWithOptions:options]);
+}
+
 - (void)testkeyboardWillChangeFrameWillStartKeyboardAnimation {
   FlutterEngine* mockEngine = OCMPartialMock([[FlutterEngine alloc] init]);
   [mockEngine createShell:@"" libraryURI:@"" initialRoute:nil];