diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/libs/minikin/FontCollection.cpp b/engine/src/flutter/libs/minikin/FontCollection.cpp
index b1b0aaf95f..78f102e17c 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/libs/minikin/FontCollection.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/libs/minikin/FontCollection.cpp
@@ -336,11 +336,14 @@ const uint32_t ZWJ = 0x200c;
 const uint32_t ZWNJ = 0x200d;
 const uint32_t HYPHEN = 0x2010;
 const uint32_t NB_HYPHEN = 0x2011;
+const uint32_t FEMALE_SIGN = 0x2640;
+const uint32_t MALE_SIGN = 0x2642;
+const uint32_t STAFF_OF_AESCULAPIUS = 0x2695;
 
 // Characters where we want to continue using existing font run instead of
 // recomputing the best match in the fallback list.
 static const uint32_t stickyWhitelist[] = { '!', ',', '-', '.', ':', ';', '?', NBSP, ZWJ, ZWNJ,
-        HYPHEN, NB_HYPHEN };
+        HYPHEN, NB_HYPHEN, FEMALE_SIGN, MALE_SIGN, STAFF_OF_AESCULAPIUS };
 
 static bool isStickyWhitelisted(uint32_t c) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(stickyWhitelist) / sizeof(stickyWhitelist[0]); i++) {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tests/FontCollectionItemizeTest.cpp b/engine/src/flutter/tests/FontCollectionItemizeTest.cpp
index 8ad9472490..468b4a28fa 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tests/FontCollectionItemizeTest.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tests/FontCollectionItemizeTest.cpp
@@ -1372,3 +1372,28 @@ TEST_F(FontCollectionItemizeTest, itemize_PrivateUseArea) {
     EXPECT_EQ(4, runs[0].end);
     EXPECT_EQ(kNoGlyphFont, getFontPath(runs[0]));
 }
+
+TEST_F(FontCollectionItemizeTest, itemize_genderBalancedEmoji) {
+    MinikinAutoUnref<FontCollection> collection(getFontCollection(kTestFontDir, kEmojiXmlFile));
+    std::vector<FontCollection::Run> runs;
+
+    const FontStyle kDefaultFontStyle;
+
+    itemize(collection.get(), "U+1F469 U+200D U+1F373", kDefaultFontStyle, &runs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1U, runs.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, runs[0].start);
+    EXPECT_EQ(5, runs[0].end);
+    EXPECT_EQ(kColorEmojiFont, getFontPath(runs[0]));
+
+    itemize(collection.get(), "U+1F469 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F", kDefaultFontStyle, &runs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1U, runs.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, runs[0].start);
+    EXPECT_EQ(5, runs[0].end);
+    EXPECT_EQ(kColorEmojiFont, getFontPath(runs[0]));
+
+    itemize(collection.get(), "U+1F469 U+200D U+2695", kDefaultFontStyle, &runs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(1U, runs.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, runs[0].start);
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, runs[0].end);
+    EXPECT_EQ(kColorEmojiFont, getFontPath(runs[0]));
+}