diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.cc b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.cc
index a5766c16577cd..c3eebe9fda533 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.cc
@@ -544,7 +544,11 @@ void FlutterWindowsEngine::SendKeyEvent(const FlutterKeyEvent& event,
                                         FlutterKeyEventCallback callback,
                                         void* user_data) {
   if (engine_) {
-    embedder_api_.SendKeyEvent(engine_, &event, callback, user_data);
+    if (canSendKeyboardEvents_) {
+      embedder_api_.SendKeyEvent(engine_, &event, callback, user_data);
+    } else {
+      callback(false, user_data);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -656,6 +660,8 @@ void FlutterWindowsEngine::InitializeKeyboard() {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot initialize keyboard on Windows headless mode.";
   }
 
+  canSendKeyboardEvents_ = false;
+
   auto internal_plugin_messenger = internal_plugin_registrar_->messenger();
   KeyboardKeyEmbedderHandler::GetKeyStateHandler get_key_state = GetKeyState;
   KeyboardKeyEmbedderHandler::MapVirtualKeyToScanCode map_vk_to_scan =
@@ -682,8 +688,8 @@ FlutterWindowsEngine::CreateKeyboardKeyHandler(
             return SendKeyEvent(event, callback, user_data);
           },
           get_key_state, map_vk_to_scan));
-  keyboard_key_handler->AddDelegate(
-      std::make_unique<KeyboardKeyChannelHandler>(messenger));
+  keyboard_key_handler->AddDelegate(std::make_unique<KeyboardKeyChannelHandler>(
+      messenger, [this]() { return canSendKeyboardEvents_; }));
   keyboard_key_handler->InitKeyboardChannel();
   return keyboard_key_handler;
 }
@@ -851,6 +857,8 @@ void FlutterWindowsEngine::OnChannelUpdate(std::string name, bool listening) {
     lifecycle_manager_->BeginProcessingExit();
   } else if (name == "flutter/lifecycle" && listening) {
     lifecycle_manager_->BeginProcessingLifecycle();
+  } else if (name == "flutter/keydata" && listening) {
+    canSendKeyboardEvents_ = true;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.h b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.h
index 3914978f9fc1d..eb48a08ddba5b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.h
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.h
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ class FlutterWindowsEngine {
   // Handlers for keyboard events from Windows.
   std::unique_ptr<KeyboardHandlerBase> keyboard_key_handler_;
 
+  // Wether the framework is ready to receive keyboard events.
+  bool canSendKeyboardEvents_ = false;
+
   // Handlers for text events from Windows.
   std::unique_ptr<TextInputPlugin> text_input_plugin_;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.cc b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.cc
index eaa1a7696b6f3..ecbadeca5d197 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.cc
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ int GetModsForKeyState() {
 }  // namespace
 
 KeyboardKeyChannelHandler::KeyboardKeyChannelHandler(
-    flutter::BinaryMessenger* messenger)
+    flutter::BinaryMessenger* messenger,
+    CanSendHandler can_send)
     : channel_(
           std::make_unique<flutter::BasicMessageChannel<rapidjson::Document>>(
               messenger,
               kChannelName,
-              &flutter::JsonMessageCodec::GetInstance())) {}
+              &flutter::JsonMessageCodec::GetInstance())),
+      can_send_(can_send) {}
 
 KeyboardKeyChannelHandler::~KeyboardKeyChannelHandler() = default;
 
@@ -154,13 +156,19 @@ void KeyboardKeyChannelHandler::KeyboardHook(
       callback(false);
       return;
   }
-  channel_->Send(event, [callback = std::move(callback)](const uint8_t* reply,
-                                                         size_t reply_size) {
-    auto decoded = flutter::JsonMessageCodec::GetInstance().DecodeMessage(
-        reply, reply_size);
-    bool handled = decoded ? (*decoded)[kHandledKey].GetBool() : false;
-    callback(handled);
-  });
+
+  if (can_send_()) {
+    channel_->Send(event, [callback = std::move(callback)](const uint8_t* reply,
+                                                           size_t reply_size) {
+      auto decoded = flutter::JsonMessageCodec::GetInstance().DecodeMessage(
+          reply, reply_size);
+      bool handled = decoded ? (*decoded)[kHandledKey].GetBool() : false;
+      callback(handled);
+    });
+  } else {
+    // std::cerr << " >>>>>> CAN NOT SEND >>>>>> \n";
+    callback(false);
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.h b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.h
index 7a5d96f73ac17..418b169c1aa1c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.h
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler.h
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ namespace flutter {
 class KeyboardKeyChannelHandler
     : public KeyboardKeyHandler::KeyboardKeyHandlerDelegate {
  public:
+  using CanSendHandler = std::function<bool()>;
+
   // Create a |KeyboardKeyChannelHandler| by specifying the messenger
   // through which the events are sent.
-  explicit KeyboardKeyChannelHandler(flutter::BinaryMessenger* messenger);
+  explicit KeyboardKeyChannelHandler(flutter::BinaryMessenger* messenger,
+                                     CanSendHandler can_send);
 
   ~KeyboardKeyChannelHandler();
 
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ class KeyboardKeyChannelHandler
   // The Flutter system channel for key event messages.
   std::unique_ptr<flutter::BasicMessageChannel<rapidjson::Document>> channel_;
 
+  // A callback which returns a bool indicating if key events can be sent.
+  CanSendHandler can_send_;
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(KeyboardKeyChannelHandler);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler_unittests.cc
index 0fd63eccb0d52..5bbd06f4610e6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/keyboard_key_channel_handler_unittests.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TEST(KeyboardKeyChannelHandlerTest, KeyboardHookHandling) {
         }
       });
 
-  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger);
+  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger, []() { return true; });
   bool last_handled = false;
 
   handler.KeyboardHook(
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ TEST(KeyboardKeyChannelHandlerTest, ExtendedKeysAreSentToRedispatch) {
         }
       });
 
-  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger);
+  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger, []() { return true; });
   bool last_handled = true;
 
   // Extended key flag is passed to redispatched events if set.
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ TEST(KeyboardKeyChannelHandlerTest, DeadKeysDoNotCrash) {
         return true;
       });
 
-  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger);
+  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger, []() { return true; });
+
   // Extended key flag is passed to redispatched events if set.
   handler.KeyboardHook(0xDD, 0x1a, WM_KEYDOWN, 0x8000005E, false, false,
                        [](bool handled) {});
@@ -164,7 +165,8 @@ TEST(KeyboardKeyChannelHandlerTest, EmptyResponsesDoNotCrash) {
         return true;
       });
 
-  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger);
+  KeyboardKeyChannelHandler handler(&messenger, []() { return true; });
+
   handler.KeyboardHook(64, kUnhandledScanCode, WM_KEYDOWN, L'b', false, false,
                        [](bool handled) {});