diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
index 7a90c0acaef96..3800646e7b14c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal_impeller.mm
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
 
   // When there are platform views in the scene, the drawable needs to be presented in the same
   // transaction as the one created for platform views. When the drawable are being presented from
-  // the raster thread, participate with the implicit CA transaction.
-  layer.presentsWithTransaction = YES;
+  // the raster thread, we may not be able to use a transaction as it will dirty the UIViews being
+  // presented. If there is a non-Flutter UIView active, such as in add2app or a
+  // presentViewController page transition, then this will cause CoreAnimation assertion errors and
+  // exit the app.
+  layer.presentsWithTransaction = [[NSThread currentThread] isMainThread];
 
   return layer;
 }