diff --git a/shell/common/BUILD.gn b/shell/common/BUILD.gn
index 71eac2a2dcc13..0f442ceb74785 100644
--- a/shell/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -223,21 +223,21 @@ if (enable_unittests) {
 
         defines += [ "SHELL_ENABLE_GL" ]
       }
+    }
 
-      if (test_enable_vulkan) {
-        sources += [
-          "shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc",
-          "shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h",
-        ]
+    if (test_enable_vulkan) {
+      sources += [
+        "shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc",
+        "shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h",
+      ]
 
-        public_deps += [
-          "//flutter/shell/gpu:gpu_surface_vulkan",
-          "//flutter/testing:vulkan",
-          "//flutter/vulkan",
-        ]
+      public_deps += [
+        "//flutter/shell/gpu:gpu_surface_vulkan",
+        "//flutter/testing:vulkan",
+        "//flutter/vulkan",
+      ]
 
-        defines += [ "SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN" ]
-      }
+      defines += [ "SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN" ]
     }
   }
 
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ if (enable_unittests) {
     if (!defined(defines)) {
       defines = []
     }
+
+    if (test_enable_vulkan) {
+      defines += [ "SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN" ]
+    }
   }
 
   if (is_fuchsia) {
diff --git a/shell/common/persistent_cache_unittests.cc b/shell/common/persistent_cache_unittests.cc
index 8dc4a1e2a30fa..cae8d18fb98f5 100644
--- a/shell/common/persistent_cache_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/common/persistent_cache_unittests.cc
@@ -99,12 +99,17 @@ TEST_F(ShellTest, CacheSkSLWorks) {
   firstFrameLatch.Wait();
   WaitForIO(shell.get());
 
+// Shader precompilation from SKSL is not implemented on the Skia Vulkan
+// backend so don't run the second half of this test on Vulkan. This can get
+// removed if SKSL precompilation is implemented in the Skia Vulkan backend.
+#if !defined(SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN)
   // To check that all shaders are precompiled, verify that no new skp is dumped
   // due to shader compilations.
   int old_skp_count = skp_count;
   skp_count = 0;
   fml::VisitFilesRecursively(dir.fd(), skp_visitor);
   ASSERT_EQ(skp_count, old_skp_count);
+#endif  // !defined(SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN)
 
   // Remove all files generated
   fml::FileVisitor remove_visitor = [&remove_visitor](
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
index 7c91656789765..5dedabebae0b8 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "flutter/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h"
+#include "flutter/shell/common/persistent_cache.h"
 #include "flutter/vulkan/vulkan_utilities.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
@@ -105,7 +106,14 @@ bool ShellTestPlatformViewVulkan::OffScreenSurface::CreateSkiaGrContext() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  sk_sp<GrContext> context = GrContext::MakeVulkan(backend_context);
+  GrContextOptions options;
+  if (PersistentCache::cache_sksl()) {
+    options.fShaderCacheStrategy = GrContextOptions::ShaderCacheStrategy::kSkSL;
+  }
+  PersistentCache::MarkStrategySet();
+  options.fPersistentCache = PersistentCache::GetCacheForProcess();
+
+  sk_sp<GrContext> context = GrContext::MakeVulkan(backend_context, options);
 
   if (context == nullptr) {
     FML_DLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to create GrContext";
diff --git a/testing/BUILD.gn b/testing/BUILD.gn
index 1ff8ee97f2f6a..1fbfa4b3d3874 100644
--- a/testing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/testing/BUILD.gn
@@ -98,6 +98,21 @@ source_set("fixture_test") {
 }
 
 if (enable_unittests) {
+  source_set("vulkan") {
+    testonly = true
+
+    deps = [
+      ":skia",
+      "//flutter/fml",
+    ]
+
+    # SwiftShader only supports x86/x64_64
+    if (target_cpu == "x86" || target_cpu == "x64") {
+      configs += [ "//third_party/swiftshader_flutter:swiftshader_config" ]
+      deps += [ "//third_party/swiftshader_flutter:swiftshader_vulkan" ]
+    }
+  }
+
   # SwiftShader only supports x86/x64_64
   if (target_cpu == "x86" || target_cpu == "x64") {
     source_set("opengl") {
@@ -117,18 +132,6 @@ if (enable_unittests) {
       ]
     }
 
-    source_set("vulkan") {
-      testonly = true
-
-      configs += [ "//third_party/swiftshader_flutter:swiftshader_config" ]
-
-      deps = [
-        ":skia",
-        "//flutter/fml",
-        "//third_party/swiftshader_flutter:swiftshader_vulkan",
-      ]
-    }
-
     # All targets on all platforms should be able to use the Metal utilities. On
     # platforms where Metal is not available, the tests must be skipped or
     # implemented to use another available client rendering API. This is usually