diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/embedded_views.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/embedded_views.dart
index a75f08e771632..adda18f9477c2 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/embedded_views.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/embedded_views.dart
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
   /// The list of view ids that should be composited, in order.
   List<int> _compositionOrder = <int>[];
 
+  /// The number of platform views in this frame which are visible.
+  ///
+  /// These platform views will require overlays.
+  int _visibleViewCount = 0;
+
   /// The most recent composition order.
   List<int> _activeCompositionOrder = <int>[];
 
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
   }
 
   void prerollCompositeEmbeddedView(int viewId, EmbeddedViewParams params) {
-    if (!disableOverlays) {
+    if (!disableOverlays && platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId)) {
       // We must decide in the preroll phase if a platform view will use the
       // backup overlay, so that draw commands after the platform view will
       // correctly paint to the backup surface.
@@ -170,12 +175,17 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
   /// If this returns a [CkCanvas], then that canvas should be the new leaf
   /// node. Otherwise, keep the same leaf node.
   CkCanvas? compositeEmbeddedView(int viewId) {
-    final int compositedViewCount = _compositionOrder.length;
+    final int overlayIndex = _visibleViewCount;
     _compositionOrder.add(viewId);
-    if (!disableOverlays) {
-      if (compositedViewCount < _pictureRecordersCreatedDuringPreroll.length) {
+    if (platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId)) {
+      _visibleViewCount++;
+    }
+    final bool needOverlay =
+        !disableOverlays && platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId);
+    if (needOverlay) {
+      if (overlayIndex < _pictureRecordersCreatedDuringPreroll.length) {
         _pictureRecorders[viewId] =
-            _pictureRecordersCreatedDuringPreroll[compositedViewCount];
+            _pictureRecordersCreatedDuringPreroll[overlayIndex];
       } else {
         _viewsUsingBackupSurface.add(viewId);
         _pictureRecorders[viewId] = _backupPictureRecorder!;
@@ -184,7 +194,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
 
     // Do nothing if this view doesn't need to be composited.
     if (!_viewsToRecomposite.contains(viewId)) {
-      if (!disableOverlays) {
+      if (needOverlay) {
         return _pictureRecorders[viewId]!.recordingCanvas;
       } else {
         return null;
@@ -192,7 +202,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
     }
     _compositeWithParams(viewId, _currentCompositionParams[viewId]!);
     _viewsToRecomposite.remove(viewId);
-    if (!disableOverlays) {
+    if (needOverlay) {
       return _pictureRecorders[viewId]!.recordingCanvas;
     } else {
       return null;
@@ -336,9 +346,8 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
             final svg.ClipPathElement newClipPath = svg.ClipPathElement();
             newClipPath.id = clipId;
             newClipPath.append(
-              svg.PathElement()
-                ..setAttribute('d', path.toSvgString()!)
-            );
+                svg.PathElement()
+                  ..setAttribute('d', path.toSvgString()!));
 
             pathDefs.append(newClipPath);
             // Store the id of the node instead of [newClipPath] directly. For
@@ -356,9 +365,8 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
             final svg.ClipPathElement newClipPath = svg.ClipPathElement();
             newClipPath.id = clipId;
             newClipPath.append(
-              svg.PathElement()
-                ..setAttribute('d', path.toSvgString()!)
-            );
+                svg.PathElement()
+                  ..setAttribute('d', path.toSvgString()!));
             pathDefs.append(newClipPath);
             // Store the id of the node instead of [newClipPath] directly. For
             // some reason, calling `newClipPath.remove()` doesn't remove it
@@ -421,13 +429,22 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
             _compositionOrder.isEmpty ||
             disableOverlays)
         ? null
-        : diffViewList(_activeCompositionOrder, _compositionOrder);
+        : diffViewList(
+            _activeCompositionOrder
+                .where((int viewId) => platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId))
+                .toList(),
+            _compositionOrder
+                .where((int viewId) => platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId))
+                .toList());
     final Map<int, int>? insertBeforeMap = _updateOverlays(diffResult);
 
     bool _didPaintBackupSurface = false;
     if (!disableOverlays) {
       for (int i = 0; i < _compositionOrder.length; i++) {
         final int viewId = _compositionOrder[i];
+        if (platformViewManager.isInvisible(viewId)) {
+          continue;
+        }
         if (_viewsUsingBackupSurface.contains(viewId)) {
           // Only draw the picture to the backup surface once.
           if (!_didPaintBackupSurface) {
@@ -455,6 +472,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
     _viewsUsingBackupSurface.clear();
     if (listEquals(_compositionOrder, _activeCompositionOrder)) {
       _compositionOrder.clear();
+      _visibleViewCount = 0;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -542,6 +560,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
     }
 
     _compositionOrder.clear();
+    _visibleViewCount = 0;
 
     disposeViews(unusedViews);
 
@@ -601,12 +620,15 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
       // to the backup surface.
       SurfaceFactory.instance.releaseSurfaces();
       _overlays.clear();
+      final List<int> viewsNeedingOverlays = _compositionOrder
+          .where((int viewId) => platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId))
+          .toList();
       final int numOverlays = math.min(
         SurfaceFactory.instance.maximumOverlays,
-        _compositionOrder.length,
+        viewsNeedingOverlays.length,
       );
       for (int i = 0; i < numOverlays; i++) {
-        final int viewId = _compositionOrder[i];
+        final int viewId = viewsNeedingOverlays[i];
         assert(!_viewsUsingBackupSurface.contains(viewId));
         _initializeOverlay(viewId);
       }
@@ -662,7 +684,8 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
         while (overlaysToAssign > 0 && index < _compositionOrder.length) {
           final bool activeView = index < lastOriginalIndex;
           final int viewId = _compositionOrder[index];
-          if (!_overlays.containsKey(viewId)) {
+          if (!_overlays.containsKey(viewId) &&
+              platformViewManager.isVisible(viewId)) {
             _initializeOverlay(viewId);
             overlaysToAssign--;
             if (activeView) {
@@ -686,6 +709,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
       for (int i = 0; i < _compositionOrder.length; i++) {
         final int viewId = _compositionOrder[i];
         assert(_viewsUsingBackupSurface.contains(viewId) ||
+            platformViewManager.isInvisible(viewId) ||
             _overlays[viewId] != null);
       }
     }
@@ -728,6 +752,7 @@ class HtmlViewEmbedder {
     _viewsToRecomposite.clear();
     _activeCompositionOrder.clear();
     _compositionOrder.clear();
+    _visibleViewCount = 0;
   }
 }
 
@@ -945,8 +970,9 @@ class ViewListDiffResult {
 // similar to `Surface._insertChildDomNodes` to efficiently handle more cases,
 // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/89611.
 ViewListDiffResult? diffViewList(List<int> active, List<int> next) {
-  assert(active.isNotEmpty && next.isNotEmpty,
-      'diffViewList called with empty view list');
+  if (active.isEmpty || next.isEmpty) {
+    return null;
+  }
   // If the [active] and [next] lists are in the expected form described above,
   // then either the first or last element of [next] will be in [active].
   int index = active.indexOf(next.first);
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_views/content_manager.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_views/content_manager.dart
index 064bed679ac29..cda4b03486ed5 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_views/content_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_views/content_manager.dart
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
   // The references to content tags, indexed by their framework-given ID.
   final Map<int, html.Element> _contents = <int, html.Element>{};
 
+  final Set<String> _invisibleViews = <String>{};
+  final Map<int, String> _viewIdToType = <int, String>{};
+
   /// Returns `true` if the passed in `viewType` has been registered before.
   ///
   /// See [registerViewFactory] to understand how factories are registered.
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
   /// it's been set.
   ///
   /// `factoryFunction` needs to be a [PlatformViewFactory].
-  bool registerFactory(String viewType, Function factoryFunction) {
+  bool registerFactory(String viewType, Function factoryFunction,
+      {bool isVisible = true}) {
     assert(factoryFunction is PlatformViewFactory ||
         factoryFunction is ParameterizedPlatformViewFactory);
 
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
       return false;
     }
     _factories[viewType] = factoryFunction;
+    if (!isVisible) {
+      _invisibleViews.add(viewType);
+    }
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
         'Attempted to render contents of unregistered viewType: $viewType');
 
     final String slotName = getPlatformViewSlotName(viewId);
+    _viewIdToType[viewId] = viewType;
 
     return _contents.putIfAbsent(viewId, () {
       final html.Element wrapper = html.document
@@ -186,6 +194,16 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Returns `true` if the given [viewId] is for an invisible platform view.
+  bool isInvisible(int viewId) {
+    final String? viewType = _viewIdToType[viewId];
+    return viewType != null && _invisibleViews.contains(viewType);
+  }
+
+  /// Returns `true` if the given [viewId] is a platform view with a visible
+  /// component.
+  bool isVisible(int viewId) => !isInvisible(viewId);
+
   /// Clears the state. Used in tests.
   ///
   /// Returns the set of know view ids, so they can be cleaned up.
@@ -194,6 +212,8 @@ class PlatformViewManager {
     result.forEach(clearPlatformView);
     _factories.clear();
     _contents.clear();
+    _invisibleViews.clear();
+    _viewIdToType.clear();
     return result;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/ui.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/ui.dart
index 7b59a3d2d68dc..3dcfc8ce273d1 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/ui.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/ui.dart
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ typedef PlatformViewFactory = html.Element Function(int viewId);
 /// A registry for factories that create platform views.
 class PlatformViewRegistry {
   /// Register [viewTypeId] as being creating by the given [factory].
-  bool registerViewFactory(String viewTypeId, PlatformViewFactory viewFactory) {
+  bool registerViewFactory(String viewTypeId, PlatformViewFactory viewFactory,
+      {bool isVisible = true}) {
     // TODO(web): Deprecate this once there's another way of calling `registerFactory` (js interop?)
-    return engine.platformViewManager.registerFactory(viewTypeId, viewFactory);
+    return engine.platformViewManager
+        .registerFactory(viewTypeId, viewFactory, isVisible: isVisible);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
index b3f03f5a483dd..20e043889d601 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
@@ -641,6 +641,117 @@ void testMain() {
 
       HtmlViewEmbedder.debugDisableOverlays = false;
     });
+
+    test('does not create overlays for invisible platform views', () async {
+      ui.platformViewRegistry.registerViewFactory(
+          'test-visible-view',
+          (int viewId) =>
+              html.DivElement()..className = 'visible-platform-view');
+      ui.platformViewRegistry.registerViewFactory(
+        'test-invisible-view',
+        (int viewId) =>
+            html.DivElement()..className = 'invisible-platform-view',
+        isVisible: false,
+      );
+      await createPlatformView(0, 'test-visible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(1, 'test-invisible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(2, 'test-visible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(3, 'test-invisible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(4, 'test-invisible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(5, 'test-invisible-view');
+      await createPlatformView(6, 'test-invisible-view');
+
+      final EnginePlatformDispatcher dispatcher =
+          ui.window.platformDispatcher as EnginePlatformDispatcher;
+
+      int countCanvases() {
+        return domRenderer.sceneElement!.querySelectorAll('canvas').length;
+      }
+
+      expect(platformViewManager.isInvisible(0), isFalse);
+      expect(platformViewManager.isInvisible(1), isTrue);
+
+      LayerSceneBuilder sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 1);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 2);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(2, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 3);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(2, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(3, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 3);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(2, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(3, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(4, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 3);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(2, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(3, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(4, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(5, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 3);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(0, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(2, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(3, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(4, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(5, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(6, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 3);
+
+      sb = LayerSceneBuilder();
+      sb.pushOffset(0, 0);
+      sb.addPlatformView(1, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(3, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(4, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(5, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.addPlatformView(6, width: 10, height: 10);
+      sb.pop();
+      dispatcher.rasterizer!.draw(sb.build().layerTree);
+      expect(countCanvases(), 1);
+    });
     // TODO(dit): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/60040
   }, skip: isIosSafari);
 }