diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNI.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNI.java
index e24953bd8ee1b..eaf2bd6058558 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNI.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNI.java
@@ -873,7 +873,13 @@ private native void nativeDispatchSemanticsAction(
   @UiThread
   public void setSemanticsEnabled(boolean enabled) {
     ensureRunningOnMainThread();
-    ensureAttachedToNative();
+    if (isAttached()) {
+      setSemanticsEnabledInNative(enabled);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public void setSemanticsEnabledInNative(boolean enabled) {
     nativeSetSemanticsEnabled(nativeShellHolderId, enabled);
   }
 
@@ -884,7 +890,13 @@ public void setSemanticsEnabled(boolean enabled) {
   @UiThread
   public void setAccessibilityFeatures(int flags) {
     ensureRunningOnMainThread();
-    ensureAttachedToNative();
+    if (isAttached()) {
+      setAccessibilityFeaturesInNative(flags);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public void setAccessibilityFeaturesInNative(int flags) {
     nativeSetAccessibilityFeatures(nativeShellHolderId, flags);
   }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNITest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNITest.java
index 26e53ba16836d..1a5cecec8cb9d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNITest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/engine/FlutterJNITest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import static io.flutter.Build.API_LEVELS;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
@@ -151,6 +153,32 @@ public void computePlatformResolvedLocaleCallsLocalizationPluginProperly() {
     assertEquals(result[2], "");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void setAccessibilityIfAttached() {
+    // --- Test Setup ---
+    FlutterJNITester flutterJNI = new FlutterJNITester(true);
+    int expectedFlag = 100;
+
+    flutterJNI.setAccessibilityFeatures(expectedFlag);
+    assertEquals(flutterJNI.flags, expectedFlag);
+
+    flutterJNI.setSemanticsEnabled(true);
+    assertTrue(flutterJNI.semanticsEnabled);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void doesNotSetAccessibilityIfNotAttached() {
+    // --- Test Setup ---
+    FlutterJNITester flutterJNI = new FlutterJNITester(false);
+    int flags = 100;
+
+    flutterJNI.setAccessibilityFeatures(flags);
+    assertEquals(flutterJNI.flags, 0);
+
+    flutterJNI.setSemanticsEnabled(true);
+    assertFalse(flutterJNI.semanticsEnabled);
+  }
+
   public void onDisplayPlatformView_callsPlatformViewsController() {
     PlatformViewsController platformViewsController = mock(PlatformViewsController.class);
 
@@ -256,4 +284,29 @@ public void setRefreshRateFPS_callsUpdateRefreshRate() {
     // --- Verify Results ---
     verify(flutterJNI, times(1)).updateRefreshRate();
   }
+
+  static class FlutterJNITester extends FlutterJNI {
+    FlutterJNITester(boolean attached) {
+      this.isAttached = attached;
+    }
+
+    final boolean isAttached;
+    boolean semanticsEnabled = false;
+    int flags = 0;
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAttached() {
+      return isAttached;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setSemanticsEnabledInNative(boolean enabled) {
+      semanticsEnabled = enabled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setAccessibilityFeaturesInNative(int flags) {
+      this.flags = flags;
+    }
+  }
 }