diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
index a9df0c927c..f1e338dfad 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
@@ -654,6 +654,8 @@ class AndroidDevice extends Device {
         ...<String>['--ez', 'dump-skp-on-shader-compilation', 'true'],
       if (debuggingOptions.cacheSkSL)
       ...<String>['--ez', 'cache-sksl', 'true'],
+      if (debuggingOptions.purgePersistentCache)
+        ...<String>['--ez', 'purge-persistent-cache', 'true'],
       if (debuggingOptions.debuggingEnabled) ...<String>[
         if (debuggingOptions.buildInfo.isDebug) ...<String>[
           ...<String>['--ez', 'enable-checked-mode', 'true'],
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
index ef8313d36c..ad0876f07a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ Future<LaunchResult> _startApp(
       verboseSystemLogs: command.verboseSystemLogs,
       cacheSkSL: command.cacheSkSL,
       dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: command.dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation,
+      purgePersistentCache: command.purgePersistentCache,
     ),
     platformArgs: platformArgs,
     prebuiltApplication: !command.shouldBuild,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index f98a03b894..6419aa8b18 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ abstract class RunCommandBase extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopment
             'By default, this is not enabled to reduce the overhead. '
             'This is only available in profile or debug build. ',
       )
+      ..addFlag('purge-persistent-cache',
+        negatable: false,
+        help: 'Removes all existing persistent caches. This allows reproducing '
+            'shader compilation jank that normally only happens the first time '
+            'an app is run, or for reliable testing of compilation jank fixes '
+            '(e.g. shader warm-up).',
+      )
       ..addOption('route',
         help: 'Which route to load when running the app.',
       )
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ abstract class RunCommandBase extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopment
   bool get traceStartup => boolArg('trace-startup');
   bool get cacheSkSL => boolArg('cache-sksl');
   bool get dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation => boolArg('dump-skp-on-shader-compilation');
+  bool get purgePersistentCache => boolArg('purge-persistent-cache');
 
   String get route => stringArg('route');
 }
@@ -397,6 +405,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
         endlessTraceBuffer: boolArg('endless-trace-buffer'),
         dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation,
         cacheSkSL: cacheSkSL,
+        purgePersistentCache: purgePersistentCache,
         deviceVmServicePort: deviceVmservicePort,
         hostVmServicePort: hostVmservicePort,
         verboseSystemLogs: boolArg('verbose-system-logs'),
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
index 848e5cc10f..899539098a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
     this.endlessTraceBuffer = false,
     this.dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation = false,
     this.cacheSkSL = false,
+    this.purgePersistentCache = false,
     this.useTestFonts = false,
     this.verboseSystemLogs = false,
     this.hostVmServicePort,
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
       traceSystrace = false,
       endlessTraceBuffer = false,
       dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation = false,
+      purgePersistentCache = false,
       verboseSystemLogs = false,
       hostVmServicePort = null,
       deviceVmServicePort = null,
@@ -836,6 +838,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
   final bool endlessTraceBuffer;
   final bool dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation;
   final bool cacheSkSL;
+  final bool purgePersistentCache;
   final bool useTestFonts;
   final bool verboseSystemLogs;
   /// Whether to invoke webOnlyInitializePlatform in Flutter for web.
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
index a0cc61e6c2..056c857f68 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ class IOSDevice extends Device {
       if (debuggingOptions.dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation) '--dump-skp-on-shader-compilation',
       if (debuggingOptions.verboseSystemLogs) '--verbose-logging',
       if (debuggingOptions.cacheSkSL) '--cache-sksl',
+      if (debuggingOptions.purgePersistentCache) '--purge-persistent-cache',
       if (platformArgs['trace-startup'] as bool ?? false) '--trace-startup',
     ];
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/drive_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/drive_test.dart
index 8113fcc5cd..8a36a9efc2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/drive_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/drive_test.dart
@@ -619,6 +619,11 @@ void main() {
         '--cache-sksl',
         () => debuggingOptions.cacheSkSL,
       );
+
+      testOptionThatDefaultsToFalse(
+        '--purge-persistent-cache',
+        () => debuggingOptions.purgePersistentCache,
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
index 56b6450bf8..7218cac2f0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ void main() {
         '--ez', 'endless-trace-buffer', 'true',
         '--ez', 'dump-skp-on-shader-compilation', 'true',
         '--ez', 'cache-sksl', 'true',
+        '--ez', 'purge-persistent-cache', 'true',
         '--ez', 'enable-checked-mode', 'true',
         '--ez', 'verify-entry-points', 'true',
         '--ez', 'start-paused', 'true',
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ void main() {
         endlessTraceBuffer: true,
         dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: true,
         cacheSkSL: true,
+        purgePersistentCache: true,
         useTestFonts: true,
         verboseSystemLogs: true,
       ),
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_start_prebuilt_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_start_prebuilt_test.dart
index 43791fb448..9b56f45f76 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_start_prebuilt_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/ios/ios_device_start_prebuilt_test.dart
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ void main() {
             '--dump-skp-on-shader-compilation',
             '--verbose-logging',
             '--cache-sksl',
+            '--purge-persistent-cache',
           ].join(' '),
         ], environment: const <String, String>{
           'PATH': '/usr/bin:null',
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ void main() {
         endlessTraceBuffer: true,
         dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: true,
         cacheSkSL: true,
+        purgePersistentCache: true,
         verboseSystemLogs: true,
       ),
       platformArgs: <String, dynamic>{},