diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
index f10f5b6..2cf27a6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <lib/async/default.h>
 #include <lib/fdio/directory.h>
 #include <lib/fdio/namespace.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 #include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_token_pair.h>
 #include <lib/vfs/cpp/composed_service_dir.h>
 #include <lib/vfs/cpp/remote_dir.h>
@@ -553,7 +554,6 @@
   FML_CHECK(vm) << "Mut be able to initialize the VM.";
 }
 
-// |fuchsia::sys::ComponentController|
 void Application::Kill() {
   application_controller_.events().OnTerminated(
       last_return_code_.second, fuchsia::sys::TerminationReason::EXITED);
@@ -563,12 +563,10 @@
   // collected.
 }
 
-// |fuchsia::sys::ComponentController|
 void Application::Detach() {
   application_controller_.set_error_handler(nullptr);
 }
 
-// |flutter::Engine::Delegate|
 void Application::OnEngineTerminate(const Engine* shell_holder) {
   auto found = std::find_if(shell_holders_.begin(), shell_holders_.end(),
                             [shell_holder](const auto& holder) {
@@ -596,11 +594,20 @@
   }
 }
 
-// |fuchsia::ui::app::ViewProvider|
 void Application::CreateView(
+    zx::eventpair token,
+    fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> /*incoming_services*/,
+    fidl::InterfaceHandle<
+        fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> /*outgoing_services*/) {
+  auto view_ref_pair = scenic::ViewRefPair::New();
+  CreateViewWithViewRef(std::move(token), std::move(view_ref_pair.control_ref),
+                        std::move(view_ref_pair.view_ref));
+}
+
+void Application::CreateViewWithViewRef(
     zx::eventpair view_token,
-    fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> incoming_services,
-    fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> outgoing_services) {
+    fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl control_ref,
+    fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref) {
   if (!svc_) {
     FML_DLOG(ERROR)
         << "Component incoming services was invalid when attempting to "
@@ -616,9 +623,13 @@
       settings_,                     // settings
       std::move(isolate_snapshot_),  // isolate snapshot
       scenic::ToViewToken(std::move(view_token)),  // view token
-      std::move(fdio_ns_),                         // FDIO namespace
-      std::move(directory_request_),               // outgoing request
-      product_config_                              // product configuration
+      scenic::ViewRefPair{
+          .control_ref = std::move(control_ref),
+          .view_ref = std::move(view_ref),
+      },
+      std::move(fdio_ns_),            // FDIO namespace
+      std::move(directory_request_),  // outgoing request
+      product_config_                 // product configuration
       ));
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.h
index af657fe..aa0dd1d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/component.h
@@ -114,11 +114,16 @@
 
   // |fuchsia::ui::app::ViewProvider|
   void CreateView(
-      zx::eventpair view_token,
+      zx::eventpair token,
       fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> incoming_services,
       fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::sys::ServiceProvider> outgoing_services)
       override;
 
+  // |fuchsia::ui::app::ViewProvider|
+  void CreateViewWithViewRef(zx::eventpair view_token,
+                             fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRefControl control_ref,
+                             fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref) override;
+
   // |flutter::Engine::Delegate|
   void OnEngineTerminate(const Engine* holder) override;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
index f51823f..0f6fa1e 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "engine.h"
 
 #include <lib/async/cpp/task.h>
-#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 #include <zircon/status.h>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@
                flutter::Settings settings,
                fml::RefPtr<const flutter::DartSnapshot> isolate_snapshot,
                fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+               scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
                UniqueFDIONS fdio_ns,
                fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::io::Directory> directory_request,
                FlutterRunnerProductConfiguration product_config)
@@ -115,18 +115,14 @@
         });
       };
 
-  auto view_ref_pair = scenic::ViewRefPair::New();
-  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef view_ref;
-  view_ref_pair.view_ref.Clone(&view_ref);
-
-  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef dart_view_ref;
-  view_ref_pair.view_ref.Clone(&dart_view_ref);
-  zx::eventpair dart_view_ref_event_pair(std::move(dart_view_ref.reference));
+  fuchsia::ui::views::ViewRef platform_view_ref, isolate_view_ref;
+  view_ref_pair.view_ref.Clone(&platform_view_ref);
+  view_ref_pair.view_ref.Clone(&isolate_view_ref);
 
   // Setup the callback that will instantiate the platform view.
   flutter::Shell::CreateCallback<flutter::PlatformView>
       on_create_platform_view = fml::MakeCopyable(
-          [debug_label = thread_label_, view_ref = std::move(view_ref),
+          [debug_label = thread_label_, view_ref = std::move(platform_view_ref),
            runner_services,
            parent_environment_service_provider =
                std::move(parent_environment_service_provider),
@@ -263,10 +259,10 @@
     svc->Connect(environment.NewRequest());
 
     isolate_configurator_ = std::make_unique<IsolateConfigurator>(
-        std::move(fdio_ns),                  //
-        std::move(environment),              //
-        directory_request.TakeChannel(),     //
-        std::move(dart_view_ref_event_pair)  //
+        std::move(fdio_ns),                    //
+        std::move(environment),                //
+        directory_request.TakeChannel(),       //
+        std::move(isolate_view_ref.reference)  //
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
index 7d211d5..bda6c39 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/engine.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <fuchsia/ui/views/cpp/fidl.h>
 #include <lib/async-loop/cpp/loop.h>
 #include <lib/sys/cpp/service_directory.h>
+#include <lib/ui/scenic/cpp/view_ref_pair.h>
 #include <lib/zx/event.h>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
          flutter::Settings settings,
          fml::RefPtr<const flutter::DartSnapshot> isolate_snapshot,
          fuchsia::ui::views::ViewToken view_token,
+         scenic::ViewRefPair view_ref_pair,
          UniqueFDIONS fdio_ns,
          fidl::InterfaceRequest<fuchsia::io::Directory> directory_request,
          FlutterRunnerProductConfiguration product_config);