diff --git a/lib/ui/painting.dart b/lib/ui/painting.dart
index 4fb8203945cc6..8976f5e2dc017 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/painting.dart
@@ -2129,8 +2129,9 @@ Future<void> _decodeImageFromListAsync(Uint8List list,
 
 /// Convert an array of pixel values into an [Image] object.
 ///
-/// The `pixels` parameter is the pixel data in the encoding described by
-/// `format`.
+/// The `pixels` parameter is the pixel data. They are packed in bytes in the
+/// order described by `format`, then grouped in rows, from left to right,
+/// then top to bottom.
 ///
 /// The `rowBytes` parameter is the number of bytes consumed by each row of
 /// pixels in the data buffer. If unspecified, it defaults to `width` multiplied
@@ -5637,8 +5638,9 @@ class ImageDescriptor extends NativeFieldWrapperClass1 {
 
   /// Creates an image descriptor from raw image pixels.
   ///
-  /// The `pixels` parameter is the pixel data in the encoding described by
-  /// `format`.
+  /// The `pixels` parameter is the pixel data. They are packed in bytes in the
+  /// order described by `pixelFormat`, then grouped in rows, from left to right,
+  /// then top to bottom.
   ///
   /// The `rowBytes` parameter is the number of bytes consumed by each row of
   /// pixels in the data buffer. If unspecified, it defaults to `width` multiplied
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/image_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/image_test.dart
index 6b6ec48bd312c..318ed62d3a6d7 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/image_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/image_test.dart
@@ -72,6 +72,32 @@ Future<Image> _encodeToHtmlThenDecode(
   return (await (await descriptor.instantiateCodec()).getNextFrame()).image;
 }
 
+// This utility function detects how the current Web engine decodes pixel data.
+//
+// The HTML renderer uses the BMP format to display pixel data, but it used to
+// use a wrong implementation. The bug has been fixed, but the fix breaks apps
+// that had to provide incorrect data to work around this issue. This function
+// is used in the migration guide to assist libraries that would like to run on
+// both pre- and post-patch engines by testing the current behavior on a single
+// pixel, making use the fact that the patch fixes the pixel order.
+//
+// The `format` argument is used for testing. In the actual code it should be
+// replaced by `PixelFormat.rgba8888`.
+//
+// See also:
+//
+//  * Patch: https://github.com/flutter/engine/pull/29448
+//  * Migration guide: https://docs.flutter.dev/release/breaking-changes/raw-images-on-web-uses-correct-origin-and-colors
+Future<bool> rawImageUsesCorrectBehavior(PixelFormat format) async {
+  final ImageDescriptor descriptor = ImageDescriptor.raw(
+    await ImmutableBuffer.fromUint8List(Uint8List.fromList(<int>[0xED, 0, 0, 0xFF])),
+    width: 1, height: 1, pixelFormat: format);
+  final Image image = (await (await descriptor.instantiateCodec()).getNextFrame()).image;
+  final Uint8List resultPixels = Uint8List.sublistView(
+    (await image.toByteData(format: ImageByteFormat.rawStraightRgba))!);
+  return resultPixels[0] == 0xED;
+}
+
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   test('Correctly encodes an opaque image', () async {
     // A 2x2 testing image without transparency.
@@ -145,4 +171,9 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
     );
     expect(actualPixels, listEqual(benchmarkPixels, tolerance: 1));
   });
+
+  test('The behavior detector works correctly', () async {
+    expect(await rawImageUsesCorrectBehavior(PixelFormat.rgba8888), true);
+    expect(await rawImageUsesCorrectBehavior(PixelFormat.bgra8888), false);
+  });
 }