diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.cc b/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.cc
index d210f7c76e0e2..7afc1161c5d6f 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.cc
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ void AngleSurfaceManager::CleanUp() {
 }
 
 bool AngleSurfaceManager::CreateSurface(WindowsRenderTarget* render_target,
+#ifndef WINUWP
+                                        bool enable_direct_composition,
+#endif
                                         EGLint width,
                                         EGLint height) {
   if (!render_target || !initialize_succeeded_) {
@@ -205,7 +208,12 @@ bool AngleSurfaceManager::CreateSurface(WindowsRenderTarget* render_target,
 
   EGLSurface surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 
-  const EGLint surfaceAttributes[] = {EGL_NONE};
+  const EGLint surfaceAttributes[] = {
+#ifndef WINUWP
+      EGL_DIRECT_COMPOSITION_ANGLE,
+      enable_direct_composition ? EGL_TRUE : EGL_FALSE,
+#endif
+      EGL_NONE};
 
 #ifdef WINUWP
 #ifdef USECOREWINDOW
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.h b/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.h
index 4b609e6f79bb0..30be98bdf3dbb 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.h
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/angle_surface_manager.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class AngleSurfaceManager {
   // Target represents the visual entity to bind to.  Width and
   // height represent dimensions surface is created at.
   bool CreateSurface(WindowsRenderTarget* render_target,
+#ifndef WINUWP
+                     bool enable_direct_composition,
+#endif
                      EGLint width,
                      EGLint height);
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/client_wrapper/testing/stub_flutter_windows_api.cc b/shell/platform/windows/client_wrapper/testing/stub_flutter_windows_api.cc
index 6f10d82cd43c8..9ca89e9f33f70 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/client_wrapper/testing/stub_flutter_windows_api.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/client_wrapper/testing/stub_flutter_windows_api.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ FlutterDesktopViewRef FlutterDesktopViewControllerGetView(
 void FlutterDesktopViewControllerForceRedraw(
     FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller) {}
 
+#ifndef WINUWP
+void FlutterDesktopViewControllerEnableDirectComposition(
+    FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller,
+    bool enable_direct_composition) {}
+#endif
+
 bool FlutterDesktopViewControllerHandleTopLevelWindowProc(
     FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller,
     HWND hwnd,
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.cc b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.cc
index 4e1ef6ecc5af1..a0b73c9bc2492 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ void FlutterDesktopViewControllerForceRedraw(
   controller->view->ForceRedraw();
 }
 
+#ifndef WINUWP
+
+FLUTTER_EXPORT void FlutterDesktopViewControllerEnableDirectComposition(
+    FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller,
+    bool enable_direct_composition) {
+  controller->view->EnableDirectComposition(enable_direct_composition);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 FlutterDesktopEngineRef FlutterDesktopEngineCreate(
     const FlutterDesktopEngineProperties& engine_properties) {
   flutter::FlutterProjectBundle project(engine_properties);
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.cc b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.cc
index 1eb03b30efb91..010ba745f538e 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.cc
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ void FlutterWindowsView::ForceRedraw() {
   }
 }
 
+#ifndef WINUWP
+void FlutterWindowsView::EnableDirectComposition(bool enable) {
+  if (enable != enable_direct_composition_) {
+    enable_direct_composition_ = enable;
+    DestroyRenderSurface();
+    CreateRenderSurface();
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 void FlutterWindowsView::OnWindowSizeChanged(size_t width, size_t height) {
   // Called on the platform thread.
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(resize_mutex_);
@@ -403,8 +413,13 @@ bool FlutterWindowsView::SwapBuffers() {
 
 void FlutterWindowsView::CreateRenderSurface() {
   PhysicalWindowBounds bounds = binding_handler_->GetPhysicalWindowBounds();
+#ifndef WINUWP
+  surface_manager_->CreateSurface(GetRenderTarget(), enable_direct_composition_,
+                                  bounds.width, bounds.height);
+#else
   surface_manager_->CreateSurface(GetRenderTarget(), bounds.width,
                                   bounds.height);
+#endif
 }
 
 void FlutterWindowsView::DestroyRenderSurface() {
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.h b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.h
index d65acb7adc9a4..2f841c4388489 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.h
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.h
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ class FlutterWindowsView : public WindowBindingHandlerDelegate,
   // Tells the engine to generate a new frame
   void ForceRedraw();
 
+#ifndef WINUWP
+  // Determines whether view surface is posted to screen using the direct
+  // composition API
+  void EnableDirectComposition(bool enable);
+#endif
+
   // Callbacks for clearing context, settings context and swapping buffers,
   // these are typically called on an engine-controlled (non-platform) thread.
   bool ClearContext();
@@ -297,6 +303,10 @@ class FlutterWindowsView : public WindowBindingHandlerDelegate,
   // Target for the window width. Valid when resize_pending_ is set. Guarded by
   // resize_mutex_.
   size_t resize_target_height_ = 0;
+
+#ifndef WINUWP
+  bool enable_direct_composition_ = false;
+#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/public/flutter_windows.h b/shell/platform/windows/public/flutter_windows.h
index 0b52c97ad72f7..430f64476234c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/public/flutter_windows.h
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/public/flutter_windows.h
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ FLUTTER_EXPORT void FlutterDesktopViewControllerForceRedraw(
     FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller);
 
 #ifndef WINUWP
+
+// Enables or disables the use of Direct Composition API when presenting
+// flutter view surface to screen.
+FLUTTER_EXPORT void FlutterDesktopViewControllerEnableDirectComposition(
+    FlutterDesktopViewControllerRef controller,
+    bool enable_direct_composition);
+
 // Allows the Flutter engine and any interested plugins an opportunity to
 // handle the given message.
 //