diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index e84001fada595..2081a75d112ea 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ targets:
       - testing/scenario_app/**
       - testing/skia_gold_client/**
 
+  - name: Linux linux_android_emulator_skia_tests verbose_smoke
+    bringup: true
+    enabled_branches:
+      - main
+    recipe: engine_v2/engine_v2
+    properties:
+      config_name: linux_android_emulator_debug_on_ci
+    timeout: 90
+
   - name: Linux linux_android_emulator_skia_tests
     enabled_branches:
       - main
diff --git a/ci/builders/linux_android_emulator_debug_on_ci.json b/ci/builders/linux_android_emulator_debug_on_ci.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b57718d5f9cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/builders/linux_android_emulator_debug_on_ci.json
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+{
+  "_comments": [
+    "This is intended to be run as a bringup job (non-blocking on ",
+    "post-submit) in order to debug why the Android Scenario App sometimes ",
+    "hangs (https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/145988).",
+    "",
+    "This builder runs a simple test 5x in a row to see if the issue is ",
+    "reproducible on something other than platform view or external texture ",
+    "tests (i.e is general emulator or CI instability)."
+  ],
+  "builds": [
+    {
+      "drone_dimensions": ["device_type=none", "os=Linux", "kvm=1", "cores=8"],
+      "gclient_variables": {
+        "use_rbe": true
+      },
+      "gn": [
+        "--android",
+        "--android-cpu=x64",
+        "--no-lto",
+        "--rbe",
+        "--no-goma",
+        "--target-dir",
+        "ci/android_emulator_debug_x64"
+      ],
+      "name": "ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+      "ninja": {
+        "config": "ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+        "targets": ["flutter/testing/scenario_app"]
+      },
+      "tests": [
+        {
+          "language": "dart",
+          "name": "Android Scenario App Integration Tests (Skia, Smoke Test) 1/5",
+          "test_timeout_secs": 900,
+          "max_attempts": 1,
+          "test_dependencies": [
+            {
+              "dependency": "android_virtual_device",
+              "version": "android_34_google_apis_x64.textpb"
+            },
+            {
+              "dependency": "avd_cipd_version",
+              "version": "build_id:8759428741582061553"
+            }
+          ],
+          "contexts": ["android_virtual_device"],
+          "script": "flutter/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart",
+          "parameters": [
+            "--out-dir=../out/ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+            "--no-enable-impeller",
+            "--no-use-skia-gold",
+            "--verbose",
+            "--smoke-test=dev.flutter.scenariosui.DrawSolidBlueScreenTest"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "language": "dart",
+          "name": "Android Scenario App Integration Tests (Skia, Smoke Test) 2/5",
+          "test_timeout_secs": 900,
+          "max_attempts": 1,
+          "test_dependencies": [
+            {
+              "dependency": "android_virtual_device",
+              "version": "android_34_google_apis_x64.textpb"
+            },
+            {
+              "dependency": "avd_cipd_version",
+              "version": "build_id:8759428741582061553"
+            }
+          ],
+          "contexts": ["android_virtual_device"],
+          "script": "flutter/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart",
+          "parameters": [
+            "--out-dir=../out/ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+            "--no-enable-impeller",
+            "--no-use-skia-gold",
+            "--verbose",
+            "--smoke-test=dev.flutter.scenariosui.DrawSolidBlueScreenTest"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "language": "dart",
+          "name": "Android Scenario App Integration Tests (Skia, Smoke Test) 3/5",
+          "test_timeout_secs": 900,
+          "max_attempts": 1,
+          "test_dependencies": [
+            {
+              "dependency": "android_virtual_device",
+              "version": "android_34_google_apis_x64.textpb"
+            },
+            {
+              "dependency": "avd_cipd_version",
+              "version": "build_id:8759428741582061553"
+            }
+          ],
+          "contexts": ["android_virtual_device"],
+          "script": "flutter/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart",
+          "parameters": [
+            "--out-dir=../out/ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+            "--no-enable-impeller",
+            "--no-use-skia-gold",
+            "--verbose",
+            "--smoke-test=dev.flutter.scenariosui.DrawSolidBlueScreenTest"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "language": "dart",
+          "name": "Android Scenario App Integration Tests (Skia, Smoke Test) 4/5",
+          "test_timeout_secs": 900,
+          "max_attempts": 1,
+          "test_dependencies": [
+            {
+              "dependency": "android_virtual_device",
+              "version": "android_34_google_apis_x64.textpb"
+            },
+            {
+              "dependency": "avd_cipd_version",
+              "version": "build_id:8759428741582061553"
+            }
+          ],
+          "contexts": ["android_virtual_device"],
+          "script": "flutter/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart",
+          "parameters": [
+            "--out-dir=../out/ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+            "--no-enable-impeller",
+            "--no-use-skia-gold",
+            "--verbose",
+            "--smoke-test=dev.flutter.scenariosui.DrawSolidBlueScreenTest"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "language": "dart",
+          "name": "Android Scenario App Integration Tests (Skia, Smoke Test) 5/5",
+          "test_timeout_secs": 900,
+          "max_attempts": 1,
+          "test_dependencies": [
+            {
+              "dependency": "android_virtual_device",
+              "version": "android_34_google_apis_x64.textpb"
+            },
+            {
+              "dependency": "avd_cipd_version",
+              "version": "build_id:8759428741582061553"
+            }
+          ],
+          "contexts": ["android_virtual_device"],
+          "script": "flutter/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart",
+          "parameters": [
+            "--out-dir=../out/ci/android_emulator_debug_x64",
+            "--no-enable-impeller",
+            "--no-use-skia-gold",
+            "--verbose",
+            "--smoke-test=dev.flutter.scenariosui.DrawSolidBlueScreenTest"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}