diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterKeyboardManager.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterKeyboardManager.mm
index db6aeca077bac..d75e06536c2dd 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterKeyboardManager.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterKeyboardManager.mm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/message_loop_darwin.h"
 
 static constexpr CFTimeInterval kDistantFuture = 1.0e10;
+static constexpr CFTimeInterval kReasonableInterval = 2.0;
 
 @interface FlutterKeyboardManager ()
 
@@ -114,7 +115,14 @@ - (void)handlePress:(nonnull FlutterUIPressProxy*)press
       //
       // We need to run in this mode so that UIKit doesn't give us new
       // events until we are done processing this one.
-      CFRunLoopRunInMode(fml::MessageLoopDarwin::kMessageLoopCFRunLoopMode, kDistantFuture, NO);
+      CFRunLoopRunResult result = CFRunLoopRunInMode(
+          fml::MessageLoopDarwin::kMessageLoopCFRunLoopMode, kReasonableInterval, NO);
+      if (result == kCFRunLoopRunTimedOut) {
+        NSLog(@"Flutter framework failed to process a key event in a reasonable time. Continuing "
+              @"to wait.");
+        CFRunLoopRunInMode(fml::MessageLoopDarwin::kMessageLoopCFRunLoopMode, kDistantFuture, NO);
+        NSLog(@"Flutter framework finally responded. Exiting nested event loop.");
+      }
       break;
     }
     case UIPressPhaseChanged: