diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/darwin/BUILD.gn
index 23c8e4055acf7..b44fa982b890c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/BUILD.gn
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ source_set("flutter_channels") {
     "//flutter/common",
     "//flutter/flow",
     "//flutter/fml",
+    "//flutter/lib/ui:ui",
     "//flutter/runtime",
     "//flutter/shell/common",
     "//third_party/skia",
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/common/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/darwin/common/BUILD.gn
index 45a9e3092b2bc..cda3ca70c639b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ source_set("common") {
     "//flutter/common",
     "//flutter/flow",
     "//flutter/fml",
+    "//flutter/lib/ui:ui",
     "//flutter/runtime",
     "//flutter/shell/common",
     "//third_party/dart/runtime:dart_api",
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.h b/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.h
index 60559b2dfe230..6d0616f1c50d2 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.h
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/mapping.h"
+#import "flutter/lib/ui/window/platform_message.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> GetVectorFromNSData(NSData* data);
+std::vector<uint8_t> CopyNSDataToVector(NSData* data);
 
-NSData* GetNSDataFromVector(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer);
+std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> CovertNSDataToMapping(NSData* data);
 
-std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> GetMappingFromNSData(NSData* data);
+NSData* ConvertMessageToNSData(fml::RefPtr<PlatformMessage> message);
 
-NSData* GetNSDataFromMapping(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> mapping);
+NSData* ConvertMappingToNSData(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> mapping);
 
 }  // namespace flutter
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.mm
index 69e81de46592b..c0a1c918dda38 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.mm
@@ -3,24 +3,130 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/common/buffer_conversions.h"
+#import "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/scoped_nsobject.h"
+
+namespace {
+class NSDataMapping : public fml::Mapping {
+ public:
+  NSDataMapping(NSData* data) : data_([data retain]) {}
+
+  size_t GetSize() const override { return [data_.get() length]; }
+
+  const uint8_t* GetMapping() const override {
+    return static_cast<const uint8_t*>([data_.get() bytes]);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  fml::scoped_nsobject<NSData> data_;
+};
+}
+
+/// A proxy object that behaves like NSData represented in a Mapping.
+/// This isn't a subclass of NSData because NSData is in a class cluster.
+@interface FlutterMappingData : NSObject
+@end
+
+@implementation FlutterMappingData {
+  NSData* _data;
+  std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> _mapping;
+}
+
++ (NSData*)dataWithMapping:(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping>)mapping {
+  return (NSData*)[[[FlutterMappingData alloc] initWithMapping:std::move(mapping)] autorelease];
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithMapping:(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping>)mapping {
+  self = [super init];
+  if (self) {
+    const void* rawData = mapping->GetMapping();
+
+    // Const cast is required because the NSData API requires it despite
+    // guarentees that the buffer won't be deleted or modified.
+    _data = [[NSData alloc] initWithBytesNoCopy:const_cast<void*>(rawData)
+                                         length:mapping->GetSize()
+                                   freeWhenDone:NO];
+
+    _mapping = std::move(mapping);
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+  [_data release];
+  [super dealloc];
+}
+
+- (id)forwardingTargetForSelector:(SEL)aSelector {
+  return _data;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector {
+  return [NSData instancesRespondToSelector:aSelector];
+}
+@end
+
+/// A proxy object that behaves like NSData represented in a PlatformMessage.
+/// This isn't a subclass of NSData because NSData is in a class cluster.
+@interface FlutterMessageData : NSObject
+@end
+
+@implementation FlutterMessageData {
+  NSData* _data;
+  fml::RefPtr<flutter::PlatformMessage> _platformMessage;
+}
+
++ (NSData*)dataWithMessage:(fml::RefPtr<flutter::PlatformMessage>)platformMessage {
+  return (NSData*)[[[FlutterMessageData alloc] initWithMessage:std::move(platformMessage)]
+      autorelease];
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithMessage:(fml::RefPtr<flutter::PlatformMessage>)platformMessage {
+  self = [super init];
+  if (self) {
+    const void* rawData = platformMessage->data().data();
+
+    // Const cast is required because the NSData API requires it despite
+    // guarentees that the buffer won't be deleted or modified.
+    _data = [[NSData alloc] initWithBytesNoCopy:const_cast<void*>(rawData)
+                                         length:platformMessage->data().size()
+                                   freeWhenDone:NO];
+
+    _platformMessage = std::move(platformMessage);
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+  [_data release];
+  [super dealloc];
+}
+
+- (id)forwardingTargetForSelector:(SEL)aSelector {
+  return _data;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector {
+  return [NSData instancesRespondToSelector:aSelector];
+}
+@end
 
 namespace flutter {
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> GetVectorFromNSData(NSData* data) {
+std::vector<uint8_t> CopyNSDataToVector(NSData* data) {
   const uint8_t* bytes = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data.bytes);
   return std::vector<uint8_t>(bytes, bytes + data.length);
 }
 
-NSData* GetNSDataFromVector(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer) {
-  return [NSData dataWithBytes:buffer.data() length:buffer.size()];
+std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> CovertNSDataToMapping(NSData* data) {
+  return std::make_unique<NSDataMapping>(data);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> GetMappingFromNSData(NSData* data) {
-  return std::make_unique<fml::DataMapping>(GetVectorFromNSData(data));
+NSData* ConvertMessageToNSData(fml::RefPtr<PlatformMessage> message) {
+  return [FlutterMessageData dataWithMessage:std::move(message)];
 }
 
-NSData* GetNSDataFromMapping(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> mapping) {
-  return [NSData dataWithBytes:mapping->GetMapping() length:mapping->GetSize()];
+NSData* ConvertMappingToNSData(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> mapping) {
+  return [FlutterMappingData dataWithMapping:std::move(mapping)];
 }
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Source/FlutterCodecs.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Source/FlutterCodecs.mm
index 27bbbce5c9435..46a5293fe2d58 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Source/FlutterCodecs.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/common/framework/Source/FlutterCodecs.mm
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ + (instancetype)sharedInstance {
 }
 
 - (NSData*)encode:(id)message {
-  NSAssert(!message || [message isKindOfClass:[NSData class]], @"");
   return message;
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
index d5e3564ecffca..81ee1f3754f57 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ - (void)sendOnChannel:(NSString*)channel
   fml::RefPtr<flutter::PlatformMessage> platformMessage =
       (message == nil) ? fml::MakeRefCounted<flutter::PlatformMessage>(channel.UTF8String, response)
                        : fml::MakeRefCounted<flutter::PlatformMessage>(
-                             channel.UTF8String, flutter::GetVectorFromNSData(message), response);
+                             channel.UTF8String, flutter::CopyNSDataToVector(message), response);
 
   _shell->GetPlatformView()->DispatchPlatformMessage(platformMessage);
 }
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_response_darwin.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_response_darwin.mm
index e7e09855c4625..4cfa1e2aad734 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_response_darwin.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_response_darwin.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 void PlatformMessageResponseDarwin::Complete(std::unique_ptr<fml::Mapping> data) {
   fml::RefPtr<PlatformMessageResponseDarwin> self(this);
   platform_task_runner_->PostTask(fml::MakeCopyable([self, data = std::move(data)]() mutable {
-    self->callback_.get()(GetNSDataFromMapping(std::move(data)));
+    NSData* callbackData = ConvertMappingToNSData(std::move(data));
+    self->callback_.get()(callbackData);
   }));
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_router.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_router.mm
index 8fb81cc4a9a28..ec47ca9aade96 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_router.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/platform_message_router.mm
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
     FlutterBinaryMessageHandler handler = it->second;
     NSData* data = nil;
     if (message->hasData()) {
-      data = GetNSDataFromVector(message->data());
+      data = ConvertMessageToNSData(std::move(message));
     }
     handler(data, ^(NSData* reply) {
       if (completer) {
         if (reply) {
-          completer->Complete(GetMappingFromNSData(reply));
+          completer->Complete(CovertNSDataToMapping(reply));
         } else {
           completer->CompleteEmpty();
         }