hacky_fix.diff

diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
index bc8f4c457..ee1df602c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterViewController.mm
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ static void sendFakeTouchEvent(FlutterEngine* engine,
   // NotifyCreated/NotifyDestroyed are synchronous and require hops between the UI and raster
   // thread.
   if (appeared) {
+    if ([UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationState != UIApplicationStateActive) {
+      NSLog(@"Attempted to call surface appeared while still in the background. Ignoring.");
+      return;
+    }
+
     [self installFirstFrameCallback];
     [_engine.get() platformViewsController]->SetFlutterView(_flutterView.get());
     [_engine.get() platformViewsController]->SetFlutterViewController(self);