diff --git a/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc b/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
index 1d6ffb9a88c20..812abd7504941 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_unittests.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/message_loop.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/synchronization/count_down_latch.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/synchronization/waitable_event.h"
+#include "flutter/runtime/dart_vm.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/common/platform_view.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/common/rasterizer.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/common/shell_test.h"
@@ -198,6 +199,21 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest, SecondaryIsolateBindingsAreSetupViaShellSettings) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(DartVMRef::IsInstanceRunning());
 }
 
+TEST(ShellTestNoFixture, EnableMirrorsIsWhitelisted) {
+  if (DartVM::IsRunningPrecompiledCode()) {
+    // This covers profile and release modes which use AOT (where this flag does
+    // not make sense anyway).
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const std::vector<fml::CommandLine::Option> options = {
+      fml::CommandLine::Option("dart-flags", "--enable_mirrors")};
+  fml::CommandLine command_line("", options, std::vector<std::string>());
+  flutter::Settings settings = flutter::SettingsFromCommandLine(command_line);
+  EXPECT_EQ(settings.dart_flags.size(), 1u);
+}
+
 TEST_F(ShellTest, BlacklistedDartVMFlag) {
   // Run this test in a thread-safe manner, otherwise gtest will complain.
   ::testing::FLAGS_gtest_death_test_style = "threadsafe";
diff --git a/shell/common/switches.cc b/shell/common/switches.cc
index 83a0c19d1a31d..a048b62bc4d28 100644
--- a/shell/common/switches.cc
+++ b/shell/common/switches.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static const std::string gDartFlagsWhitelist[] = {
     "--max_profile_depth",
     "--profile_period",
     "--random_seed",
+    "--enable_mirrors",
 };
 // clang-format on