diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
index 99b6ee37d506f..12bdf2a6b3682 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <lib/async/default.h>
 #include <lib/fdio/directory.h>
 #include <lib/fdio/namespace.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 #include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_token_pair.h>
 #include <lib/vfs/cpp/composed_service_dir.h>
 #include <lib/vfs/cpp/remote_dir.h>
@@ -578,17 +579,6 @@ void Application::CreateView(
     return;
   }
 
-  // TODO(MI4-2490): remove once ViewRefControl and ViewRef come as a parameters
-  // to CreateView
-  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control;
-  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref;
-  zx_status_t status = zx::eventpair::create(
-      /*flags*/ 0u, &view_ref_control.reference, &view_ref.reference);
-  FML_DCHECK(status == ZX_OK);
-
-  status = view_ref.reference.replace(ZX_RIGHTS_BASIC, &view_ref.reference);
-  FML_DCHECK(status == ZX_OK);
-
   shell_holders_.emplace(std::make_unique<Engine>(
       *this,                         // delegate
       debug_label_,                  // thread label
@@ -597,8 +587,7 @@ void Application::CreateView(
       settings_,                     // settings
       std::move(isolate_snapshot_),  // isolate snapshot
       scenic::ToViewToken(std::move(view_token)),  // view token
-      std::move(view_ref_control),                 // view ref control
-      std::move(view_ref),                         // view ref
+      scenic::ViewRefPair::New(),                  // view ref pair
       std::move(fdio_ns_),                         // FDIO namespace
       std::move(directory_request_)                // outgoing request
       ));
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.cc
index e47720998138e..ef389dbceaef5 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.cc
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ class ScopedFrame final : public flutter::CompositorContext::ScopedFrame {
 CompositorContext::CompositorContext(
     std::string debug_label,
     fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+    scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
     fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::scenic::Session> session,
     fml::closure session_error_callback,
     zx_handle_t vsync_event_handle)
     : debug_label_(std::move(debug_label)),
       session_connection_(debug_label_,
                           std::move(view_token),
+                          std::move(view_ref_pair),
                           std::move(session),
                           session_error_callback,
                           vsync_event_handle) {}
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.h
index ce7d16d47c411..46088f8e6fe36 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/compositor_context.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <fuchsia/ui/scenic/cpp/fidl.h>
 #include <fuchsia/ui/views/cpp/fidl.h>
 #include <lib/fit/function.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 
 #include "flutter/flow/compositor_context.h"
 #include "flutter/flow/embedded_views.h"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class CompositorContext final : public flutter::CompositorContext {
  public:
   CompositorContext(std::string debug_label,
                     fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+                    scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
                     fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::scenic::Session> session,
                     fml::closure session_error_callback,
                     zx_handle_t vsync_event_handle);
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class CompositorContext final : public flutter::CompositorContext {
 
  private:
   const std::string debug_label_;
+  scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair_;
   SessionConnection session_connection_;
 
   // |flutter::CompositorContext|
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
index 665cd1b74f639..d476070a95b3d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ Engine::Engine(Delegate& delegate,
                flutter::Settings settings,
                fml::RefPtr<const flutter::DartSnapshot> isolate_snapshot,
                fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
-               fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control,
-               fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref,
+               scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
                UniqueFDIONS fdio_ns,
                fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::io::Directory> directory_request)
     : delegate_(delegate),
@@ -114,12 +113,14 @@ Engine::Engine(Delegate& delegate,
         });
       };
 
+  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref;
+  view_ref_pair.view_ref.Clone(&view_ref);
+
   // Setup the callback that will instantiate the platform view.
   flutter::Shell::CreateCallback<flutter::PlatformView>
       on_create_platform_view = fml::MakeCopyable(
-          [debug_label = thread_label_,
-           view_ref_control = std::move(view_ref_control),
-           view_ref = std::move(view_ref), runner_services,
+          [debug_label = thread_label_, view_ref = std::move(view_ref),
+           runner_services,
            parent_environment_service_provider =
                std::move(parent_environment_service_provider),
            session_listener_request = std::move(session_listener_request),
@@ -133,11 +134,10 @@ Engine::Engine(Delegate& delegate,
                std::move(on_enable_wireframe_callback),
            vsync_handle = vsync_event_.get()](flutter::Shell& shell) mutable {
             return std::make_unique<flutter_runner::PlatformView>(
-                shell,                        // delegate
-                debug_label,                  // debug label
-                std::move(view_ref_control),  // view control ref
-                std::move(view_ref),          // view ref
-                shell.GetTaskRunners(),       // task runners
+                shell,                   // delegate
+                debug_label,             // debug label
+                std::move(view_ref),     // view ref
+                shell.GetTaskRunners(),  // task runners
                 std::move(runner_services),
                 std::move(parent_environment_service_provider),  // services
                 std::move(session_listener_request),  // session listener
@@ -177,11 +177,12 @@ Engine::Engine(Delegate& delegate,
 
   // Setup the callback that will instantiate the rasterizer.
   flutter::Shell::CreateCallback<flutter::Rasterizer> on_create_rasterizer =
-      fml::MakeCopyable([thread_label = thread_label_,        //
-                         view_token = std::move(view_token),  //
-                         session = std::move(session),        //
-                         on_session_error_callback,           //
-                         vsync_event = vsync_event_.get()     //
+      fml::MakeCopyable([thread_label = thread_label_,              //
+                         view_token = std::move(view_token),        //
+                         view_ref_pair = std::move(view_ref_pair),  //
+                         session = std::move(session),              //
+                         on_session_error_callback,                 //
+                         vsync_event = vsync_event_.get()           //
   ](flutter::Shell& shell) mutable {
         std::unique_ptr<flutter_runner::CompositorContext> compositor_context;
         {
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ Engine::Engine(Delegate& delegate,
               std::make_unique<flutter_runner::CompositorContext>(
                   thread_label,           // debug label
                   std::move(view_token),  // scenic view we attach our tree to
-                  std::move(session),     // scenic session
+                  std::move(view_ref_pair),  // scenic view ref/view ref control
+                  std::move(session),        // scenic session
                   on_session_error_callback,  // session did encounter error
                   vsync_event                 // vsync event handle
               );
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
index 7b233dcfcf4b4..6f045e330aa03 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <fuchsia/ui/views/cpp/fidl.h>
 #include <lib/async-loop/cpp/loop.h>
 #include <lib/sys/cpp/service_directory.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 #include <lib/zx/event.h>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ class Engine final {
          flutter::Settings settings,
          fml::RefPtr<const flutter::DartSnapshot> isolate_snapshot,
          fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
-         fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control,
-         fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref,
+         scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
          UniqueFDIONS fdio_ns,
          fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::io::Directory> directory_request);
   ~Engine();
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.cc
index 7c6886e5b6ec3..3449cb416aba9 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ void SetInterfaceErrorHandler(fidl::Binding<T>& binding, std::string name) {
 PlatformView::PlatformView(
     flutter::PlatformView::Delegate& delegate,
     std::string debug_label,
-    fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control,
     fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref,
     flutter::TaskRunners task_runners,
     std::shared_ptr<sys::ServiceDirectory> runner_services,
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ PlatformView::PlatformView(
     zx_handle_t vsync_event_handle)
     : flutter::PlatformView(delegate, std::move(task_runners)),
       debug_label_(std::move(debug_label)),
-      view_ref_control_(std::move(view_ref_control)),
       view_ref_(std::move(view_ref)),
       session_listener_binding_(this, std::move(session_listener_request)),
       session_listener_error_callback_(
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
index e02bf8d0c53d3..4e0f434e97cba 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class PlatformView final : public flutter::PlatformView,
  public:
   PlatformView(flutter::PlatformView::Delegate& delegate,
                std::string debug_label,
-               fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control,
                fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref,
                flutter::TaskRunners task_runners,
                std::shared_ptr<sys::ServiceDirectory> runner_services,
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ class PlatformView final : public flutter::PlatformView,
   const std::string debug_label_;
   // TODO(MI4-2490): remove once ViewRefControl is passed to Scenic and kept
   // alive there
-  const fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl view_ref_control_;
   const fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref_;
   std::unique_ptr<AccessibilityBridge> accessibility_bridge_;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
index 8524df10f08e2..a66e261f11130 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ TEST_F(PlatformViewTests, ChangesAccessibilitySettings) {
   auto view_ref = fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef({
       .reference = std::move(a),
   });
-  auto view_ref_control = fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl({
-      .reference = std::move(b),
-  });
   flutter::TaskRunners task_runners =
       flutter::TaskRunners("test_runners", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
 
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ TEST_F(PlatformViewTests, ChangesAccessibilitySettings) {
   auto platform_view = flutter_runner::PlatformView(
       delegate,                               // delegate
       "test_platform_view",                   // label
-      std::move(view_ref_control),            // view_ref_control
       std::move(view_ref),                    // view_ref
       std::move(task_runners),                // task_runners
       services_provider.service_directory(),  // runner_services
@@ -143,9 +139,6 @@ TEST_F(PlatformViewTests, EnableWireframeTest) {
   auto view_ref = fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef({
       .reference = std::move(a),
   });
-  auto view_ref_control = fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl({
-      .reference = std::move(b),
-  });
   flutter::TaskRunners task_runners =
       flutter::TaskRunners("test_runners", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
 
@@ -160,7 +153,6 @@ TEST_F(PlatformViewTests, EnableWireframeTest) {
   auto platform_view = flutter_runner::PlatformView(
       delegate,                               // delegate
       "test_platform_view",                   // label
-      std::move(view_ref_control),            // view_ref_control
       std::move(view_ref),                    // view_refs
       std::move(task_runners),                // task_runners
       services_provider.service_directory(),  // runner_services
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.cc
index f79c5579cf73f..c60224bec31f6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.cc
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ namespace flutter_runner {
 SessionConnection::SessionConnection(
     std::string debug_label,
     fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+    scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
     fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::scenic::Session> session,
     fml::closure session_error_callback,
     zx_handle_t vsync_event_handle)
     : debug_label_(std::move(debug_label)),
       session_wrapper_(session.Bind(), nullptr),
-      root_view_(&session_wrapper_, std::move(view_token.value), debug_label),
+      root_view_(&session_wrapper_,
+                 std::move(view_token),
+                 std::move(view_ref_pair.control_ref),
+                 std::move(view_ref_pair.view_ref),
+                 debug_label),
       root_node_(&session_wrapper_),
       surface_producer_(
           std::make_unique<VulkanSurfaceProducer>(&session_wrapper_)),
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.h
index 77a42c2f4f2ba..838e51b2b5ce6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/session_connection.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <lib/fit/function.h>
 #include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/resources.h>
 #include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/session.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 
 #include "flutter/flow/compositor_context.h"
 #include "flutter/flow/scene_update_context.h"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class SessionConnection final {
  public:
   SessionConnection(std::string debug_label,
                     fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+                    scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
                     fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::scenic::Session> session,
                     fml::closure session_error_callback,
                     zx_handle_t vsync_event_handle);