@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ Future<FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner> createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner(
   final BuildMode buildMode = buildModeEnvironment == null
       ? BuildMode.debug
       : BuildMode.fromCliName(buildModeEnvironment);
-  final bool includeDevDependencies = !buildMode.isRelease;
+  final bool includeDevDependencies = !buildMode.isRelease || _isTestTarget(environment);
   return FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunnerImpl(
     environment.packageConfigPath,
     packageConfig,
@@ -422,3 +422,20 @@ Future<FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner> createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner(
     pubspecPath,
   );
 }
+
+bool _isTestTarget(Environment environment) {
+  final String? targetFile = environment.defines[kTargetFile];
+  if (targetFile == null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  final String absoluteTargetPath = environment.fileSystem.path.isAbsolute(targetFile)
+      ? targetFile
+      : environment.fileSystem.path.join(environment.projectDir.path, targetFile);
+  final String relativePath = environment.fileSystem.path.relative(
+    environment.fileSystem.path.normalize(absoluteTargetPath),
+    from: environment.projectDir.path,
+  );
+  final List<String> parts = environment.fileSystem.path.split(relativePath);
+  return parts.isNotEmpty &&
+      const <String>{'integration_test', 'test_driver', 'test'}.contains(parts.first);
+}
@@ -392,6 +392,40 @@ void main() {
       },
     );
   }
+
+  testUsingContext(
+    'createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner includes dev dependencies for release test targets',
+    overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+      FileSystem: () => fileSystem,
+      ProcessManager: () => processManager,
+    },
+    () async {
+      writePackageConfigFiles(directory: androidEnvironment.projectDir, mainLibName: 'my_app');
+      androidEnvironment.defines[kBuildMode] = BuildMode.release.cliName;
+
+      androidEnvironment.defines[kTargetFile] = fileSystem.path.join('lib', 'main.dart');
+      final FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner mainRunner = await createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner(
+        androidEnvironment,
+      );
+      expect((mainRunner as FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunnerImpl).includeDevDependencies, isFalse);
+
+      androidEnvironment.defines[kTargetFile] = fileSystem.path.join(
+        'integration_test',
+        'app_test.dart',
+      );
+      final FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner integrationTestRunner =
+          await createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner(androidEnvironment);
+      expect(
+        (integrationTestRunner as FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunnerImpl).includeDevDependencies,
+        isTrue,
+      );
+
+      androidEnvironment.defines[kTargetFile] = fileSystem.path.join('test_driver', 'app.dart');
+      final FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner driverRunner =
+          await createFlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunner(androidEnvironment);
+      expect((driverRunner as FlutterNativeAssetsBuildRunnerImpl).includeDevDependencies, isTrue);
+    },
+  );
 }
 
 List<String> _resolvedOutputs(Target target, Environment environment) {