diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index f9a13076c8..7b19f46423 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -1154,8 +1154,12 @@ class EditableTextState extends State<EditableText> with AutomaticKeepAliveClien
   void didChangeDependencies() {
     super.didChangeDependencies();
     if (!_didAutoFocus && widget.autofocus) {
-      FocusScope.of(context).autofocus(widget.focusNode);
       _didAutoFocus = true;
+      SchedulerBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+        if (mounted) {
+          FocusScope.of(context).autofocus(widget.focusNode);
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
index 439beb7a45..bf715c3797 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
@@ -4178,6 +4178,37 @@ void main() {
     }
     expect(tester.testTextInput.editingState['text'], 'flutter is the best!...');
   });
+
+  testWidgets('autofocus:true on first frame does not throw', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final TextEditingController controller = TextEditingController(text: testText);
+    controller.selection = const TextSelection(
+      baseOffset: 0,
+      extentOffset: 0,
+      affinity: TextAffinity.upstream,
+    );
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
+      home: EditableText(
+        maxLines: 10,
+        controller: controller,
+        showSelectionHandles: true,
+        autofocus: true,
+        focusNode: FocusNode(),
+        style: Typography.material2018(platform: TargetPlatform.android).black.subtitle1,
+        cursorColor: Colors.blue,
+        backgroundCursorColor: Colors.grey,
+        selectionControls: materialTextSelectionControls,
+        keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
+        textAlign: TextAlign.right,
+      ),
+    ));
+
+
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle(); // Wait for autofocus to take effect.
+
+    final dynamic exception = tester.takeException();
+    expect(exception, isNull);
+  });
 }
 
 class MockTextSelectionControls extends Mock implements TextSelectionControls {