diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
index cba52ffdc47aa..257cb4420c776 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
@@ -241,12 +241,15 @@ - (void)popSystemNavigator:(BOOL)isAnimated {
   // in the navigation hierarchy.
   // It's also possible in an Add2App scenario that the FlutterViewController was presented
   // outside the context of a UINavigationController, and still wants to be popped.
-  UIViewController* viewController = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
-  if ([viewController isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]]) {
-    [((UINavigationController*)viewController) popViewControllerAnimated:isAnimated];
+
+  UIViewController* engineViewController = [_engine.get() viewController];
+  UINavigationController* navigationController = [engineViewController navigationController];
+  if (navigationController) {
+    [navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:isAnimated];
   } else {
-    auto engineViewController = static_cast<UIViewController*>([_engine.get() viewController]);
-    if (engineViewController != viewController) {
+    UIViewController* rootViewController =
+        [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
+    if (engineViewController != rootViewController) {
       [engineViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:isAnimated completion:nil];
     }
   }
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPluginTest.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPluginTest.mm
index 691d627c334d7..23c7d2f942aee 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPluginTest.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPluginTest.mm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Headers/FlutterBinaryMessenger.h"
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Headers/FlutterMacros.h"
+#import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Headers/FlutterViewController.h"
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.h"
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h"
 
@@ -48,4 +49,32 @@ - (void)testHasStrings {
   XCTAssertEqual(value, true);
 }
 
+- (void)testPopSystemNavigator {
+  FlutterEngine* engine = [[FlutterEngine alloc] initWithName:@"test" project:nil];
+  [engine runWithEntrypoint:nil];
+  FlutterViewController* flutterViewController =
+      [[FlutterViewController alloc] initWithEngine:engine nibName:nil bundle:nil];
+  UINavigationController* navigationController =
+      [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:flutterViewController];
+  UITabBarController* tabBarController = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];
+  tabBarController.viewControllers = @[ navigationController ];
+  std::unique_ptr<fml::WeakPtrFactory<FlutterEngine>> _weakFactory =
+      std::make_unique<fml::WeakPtrFactory<FlutterEngine>>(engine);
+  FlutterPlatformPlugin* plugin =
+      [[FlutterPlatformPlugin alloc] initWithEngine:_weakFactory->GetWeakPtr()];
+
+  id navigationControllerMock = OCMPartialMock(navigationController);
+  OCMStub([navigationControllerMock popViewControllerAnimated:YES]);
+  // Set some string to the pasteboard.
+  __block bool calledSet = false;
+  FlutterResult resultSet = ^(id result) {
+    calledSet = true;
+  };
+  FlutterMethodCall* methodCallSet =
+      [FlutterMethodCall methodCallWithMethodName:@"SystemNavigator.pop" arguments:@(YES)];
+  [plugin handleMethodCall:methodCallSet result:resultSet];
+  XCTAssertEqual(calledSet, true);
+  OCMVerify([navigationControllerMock popViewControllerAnimated:YES]);
+}
+
 @end