diff --git a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
index da29ead5521d4..93e6b140a7304 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ action("robolectric_tests") {
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/localization/LocalizationPluginTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/mouse/MouseCursorPluginTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPluginTest.java",
+    "test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/SingleViewPresentationTest.java",
     "test/io/flutter/plugins/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java",
     "test/io/flutter/util/FakeKeyEvent.java",
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/PlatformViewsChannel.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/PlatformViewsChannel.java
index 3f238c98d99a0..19ebe0abe1ac3 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/PlatformViewsChannel.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/PlatformViewsChannel.java
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public static class PlatformViewTouch {
     /** TODO(iskakaushik): javadoc */
     public final long motionEventId;
 
-    PlatformViewTouch(
+    public PlatformViewTouch(
         int viewId,
         @NonNull Number downTime,
         @NonNull Number eventTime,
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
index bb95de64ca592..77b38a60e2096 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsController.java
@@ -254,10 +254,11 @@ public void onTouch(@NonNull PlatformViewsChannel.PlatformViewTouch touch) {
           final int viewId = touch.viewId;
           float density = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
           ensureValidAndroidVersion(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH);
-          final MotionEvent event = toMotionEvent(density, touch);
           if (vdControllers.containsKey(viewId)) {
+            final MotionEvent event = toMotionEvent(density, touch, true);
             vdControllers.get(touch.viewId).dispatchTouchEvent(event);
           } else if (platformViews.get(viewId) != null) {
+            final MotionEvent event = toMotionEvent(density, touch, false);
             View view = platformViews.get(touch.viewId);
             view.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
           } else {
@@ -305,7 +306,9 @@ private void ensureValidAndroidVersion(int minSdkVersion) {
         }
       };
 
-  private MotionEvent toMotionEvent(float density, PlatformViewsChannel.PlatformViewTouch touch) {
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public MotionEvent toMotionEvent(
+      float density, PlatformViewsChannel.PlatformViewTouch touch, boolean usingVirtualDiplays) {
     MotionEventTracker.MotionEventId motionEventId =
         MotionEventTracker.MotionEventId.from(touch.motionEventId);
     MotionEvent trackedEvent = motionEventTracker.pop(motionEventId);
@@ -321,11 +324,11 @@ private MotionEvent toMotionEvent(float density, PlatformViewsChannel.PlatformVi
         parsePointerCoordsList(touch.rawPointerCoords, density)
             .toArray(new PointerCoords[touch.pointerCount]);
 
-    if (trackedEvent != null) {
+    if (!usingVirtualDiplays && trackedEvent != null) {
       return MotionEvent.obtain(
           trackedEvent.getDownTime(),
           trackedEvent.getEventTime(),
-          touch.action, // TODO (kaushikiska): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/61169
+          trackedEvent.getAction(),
           touch.pointerCount,
           pointerProperties,
           pointerCoords,
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
index 8b2dfce5fbf06..ff305af208da8 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformViewsControllerTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package io.flutter.plugin.platform;
 
+import static io.flutter.embedding.engine.systemchannels.PlatformViewsChannel.PlatformViewTouch;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import io.flutter.embedding.android.MotionEventTracker;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
@@ -79,4 +85,100 @@ public void itCancelsOldPresentationOnResize() {
     assertEquals(fakeVdController1.presentation != presentation, true);
     assertEquals(presentation.isShowing(), false);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void itUsesActionEventTypeFromFrameworkEventForVirtualDisplays() {
+    MotionEventTracker motionEventTracker = MotionEventTracker.getInstance();
+    PlatformViewsController platformViewsController = new PlatformViewsController();
+
+    MotionEvent original =
+        MotionEvent.obtain(
+            100, // downTime
+            100, // eventTime
+            1, // action
+            0, // x
+            0, // y
+            0 // metaState
+            );
+
+    // track an event that will later get passed to us from framework
+    MotionEventTracker.MotionEventId motionEventId = motionEventTracker.track(original);
+
+    PlatformViewTouch frameWorkTouch =
+        new PlatformViewTouch(
+            0, // viewId
+            original.getDownTime(),
+            original.getEventTime(),
+            2, // action
+            0, // pointerCount
+            Collections.emptyList(),
+            Collections.emptyList(),
+            original.getMetaState(),
+            original.getButtonState(),
+            original.getXPrecision(),
+            original.getYPrecision(),
+            original.getDeviceId(),
+            original.getEdgeFlags(),
+            original.getSource(),
+            original.getFlags(),
+            motionEventId.getId());
+
+    MotionEvent resolvedEvent =
+        platformViewsController.toMotionEvent(
+            1, // density
+            frameWorkTouch,
+            true // usingVirtualDisplays
+            );
+
+    assertEquals(resolvedEvent.getAction(), frameWorkTouch.action);
+    assertNotEquals(resolvedEvent.getAction(), original.getAction());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void itUsesActionEventTypeFromMotionEventForHybridPlatformViews() {
+    MotionEventTracker motionEventTracker = MotionEventTracker.getInstance();
+    PlatformViewsController platformViewsController = new PlatformViewsController();
+
+    MotionEvent original =
+        MotionEvent.obtain(
+            100, // downTime
+            100, // eventTime
+            1, // action
+            0, // x
+            0, // y
+            0 // metaState
+            );
+
+    // track an event that will later get passed to us from framework
+    MotionEventTracker.MotionEventId motionEventId = motionEventTracker.track(original);
+
+    PlatformViewTouch frameWorkTouch =
+        new PlatformViewTouch(
+            0, // viewId
+            original.getDownTime(),
+            original.getEventTime(),
+            2, // action
+            0, // pointerCount
+            Collections.emptyList(),
+            Collections.emptyList(),
+            original.getMetaState(),
+            original.getButtonState(),
+            original.getXPrecision(),
+            original.getYPrecision(),
+            original.getDeviceId(),
+            original.getEdgeFlags(),
+            original.getSource(),
+            original.getFlags(),
+            motionEventId.getId());
+
+    MotionEvent resolvedEvent =
+        platformViewsController.toMotionEvent(
+            1, // density
+            frameWorkTouch,
+            false // usingVirtualDisplays
+            );
+
+    assertNotEquals(resolvedEvent.getAction(), frameWorkTouch.action);
+    assertEquals(resolvedEvent.getAction(), original.getAction());
+  }
 }