diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/page_view.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/page_view.dart
index 2a31d8e3e4..ed54495455 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/page_view.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/page_view.dart
@@ -383,13 +383,16 @@ class _PagePosition extends ScrollPositionWithSingleContext implements PageMetri
 
   @override
   double? get page {
+    if (!hasPixels) {
+      return null;
+    }
     assert(
-      !hasPixels || hasContentDimensions,
+      hasContentDimensions || !haveDimensions,
       'Page value is only available after content dimensions are established.',
     );
-    return !hasPixels || !hasContentDimensions
-      ? null
-      : _cachedPage ?? getPageFromPixels(clampDouble(pixels, minScrollExtent, maxScrollExtent), viewportDimension);
+    return hasContentDimensions || haveDimensions
+        ? _cachedPage ?? getPageFromPixels(clampDouble(pixels, minScrollExtent, maxScrollExtent), viewportDimension)
+        : null;
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/page_view_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/page_view_test.dart
index aa6d305a30..78e6fd8cbf 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/page_view_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/page_view_test.dart
@@ -1372,4 +1372,45 @@ void main() {
       await tester.pumpWidget(createPageView(null));
     });
   });
+
+  testWidgets('Get the page value before the content dimension is determined,do not throw an assertion and return null', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/146986.
+    final PageController controller = PageController();
+    late String currentPage;
+    addTearDown(controller.dispose);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
+      home: Material(
+        child: StatefulBuilder(builder: (BuildContext context, StateSetter setState) {
+          return Scaffold(
+            body: PageView(
+              controller: controller,
+              children: <Widget>[
+                Builder(
+                  builder: (BuildContext context) {
+                    currentPage = controller.page == null ? 'null' : 'not empty';
+                    return Center(child: Text(currentPage));
+                  },
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+            floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
+              onPressed: () {
+                setState(() {});
+              },
+            ),
+          );
+        }),
+      ),
+    ));
+    expect(find.text('null'), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text('not empty'), findsNothing);
+    expect(currentPage, 'null');
+
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(FloatingActionButton));
+    await tester.pump();
+    currentPage = controller.page == null ? 'null' : 'not empty';
+    expect(find.text('not empty'), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text('null'), findsNothing);
+    expect(currentPage, 'not empty');
+  });
 }