diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
index 35dd55033b78..68b9f677e2db 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+## 2.4.5
+
+* Fixes Initial padding not working when map has not been created yet.
+
 ## 2.4.4
 
-* Fixes Points losing precision when converting to LatLng
+* Fixes Points losing precision when converting to LatLng.
 * Updates minimum Flutter version to 3.0.
 
 ## 2.4.3
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapController.java b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapController.java
index 66d3e283b8df..a57cd1a34c97 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapController.java
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapController.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ final class GoogleMapController
   private boolean trafficEnabled = false;
   private boolean buildingsEnabled = true;
   private boolean disposed = false;
-  private final float density;
+  @VisibleForTesting final float density;
   private MethodChannel.Result mapReadyResult;
   private final Context context;
   private final LifecycleProvider lifecycleProvider;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ final class GoogleMapController
   private List<Object> initialPolylines;
   private List<Object> initialCircles;
   private List<Map<String, ?>> initialTileOverlays;
+  @VisibleForTesting List<Float> initialPadding;
 
   GoogleMapController(
       int id,
@@ -209,6 +210,13 @@ public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
     updateInitialPolylines();
     updateInitialCircles();
     updateInitialTileOverlays();
+    if (initialPadding != null && initialPadding.size() == 4) {
+      setPadding(
+          initialPadding.get(0),
+          initialPadding.get(1),
+          initialPadding.get(2),
+          initialPadding.get(3));
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -741,7 +749,22 @@ public void setPadding(float top, float left, float bottom, float right) {
           (int) (top * density),
           (int) (right * density),
           (int) (bottom * density));
+    } else {
+      setInitialPadding(top, left, bottom, right);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  void setInitialPadding(float top, float left, float bottom, float right) {
+    if (initialPadding == null) {
+      initialPadding = new ArrayList<>();
+    } else {
+      initialPadding.clear();
     }
+    initialPadding.add(top);
+    initialPadding.add(left);
+    initialPadding.add(bottom);
+    initialPadding.add(right);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapControllerTest.java b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapControllerTest.java
index d8082b57e3db..52576962ba8d 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapControllerTest.java
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 package io.flutter.plugins.googlemaps;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -145,4 +148,22 @@ public void MethodCalledAfterControllerIsDestroyed() throws InterruptedException
     argument.getValue().onMapLoaded();
     verify(mapView, never()).invalidate();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void OnMapReadySetsPaddingIfInitialPaddingIsThere() {
+    float padding = 10f;
+    int paddingWithDensity = (int) (padding * googleMapController.density);
+    googleMapController.setInitialPadding(padding, padding, padding, padding);
+    googleMapController.onMapReady(mockGoogleMap);
+    verify(mockGoogleMap, times(1))
+        .setPadding(paddingWithDensity, paddingWithDensity, paddingWithDensity, paddingWithDensity);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void SetPaddingStoresThePaddingValuesInInInitialPaddingWhenGoogleMapIsNull() {
+    assertNull(googleMapController.initialPadding);
+    googleMapController.setPadding(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+    assertNotNull(googleMapController.initialPadding);
+    Assert.assertEquals(4, googleMapController.initialPadding.size());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
index 0e2842bf24f2..cf8bc81e7e7c 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: google_maps_flutter_android
 description: Android implementation of the google_maps_flutter plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/main/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+maps%22
-version: 2.4.4
+version: 2.4.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"