diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 367608ad14659..49cf016a03f84 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ allowed_hosts = [
 ]
 
 deps = {
-  'src': 'https://github.com/flutter/buildroot.git' + '@' + '859e7ccc38f55f89dac8aea49367b7a4c1656490',
+  'src': 'https://github.com/flutter/buildroot.git' + '@' + 'fabb92f0ada787444ad0be22638c80a6d5927a2c',
 
    # Fuchsia compatibility
    #
diff --git a/shell/config.gni b/shell/config.gni
index 3f498d2c044f7..1875137080d69 100644
--- a/shell/config.gni
+++ b/shell/config.gni
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare_args() {
   shell_enable_vulkan = false
 
   shell_enable_software = true
+  enable_vulkan_validation_layers = false
 }
 
 declare_args() {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
index 0f3ff3ebb5b9a..df54bf1cf3a86 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -478,6 +478,16 @@ action("android_jar") {
     ":pom_libflutter",
   ]
 
+  if (enable_vulkan_validation_layers) {
+    deps += [ "//third_party/vulkan_validation_layers" ]
+    args += [
+      "--native_lib",
+      rebase_path("libVkLayer_khronos_validation.so",
+                  root_build_dir,
+                  root_build_dir),
+    ]
+  }
+
   if (flutter_runtime_mode == "profile") {
     deps += [ "//flutter/shell/vmservice:vmservice_snapshot" ]
     args += [
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/loader/FlutterLoader.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/loader/FlutterLoader.java
index de484f816d2f8..53201d5d94660 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/loader/FlutterLoader.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/loader/FlutterLoader.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class FlutterLoader {
       "io.flutter.embedding.android.EnableImpeller";
   private static final String IMPELLER_BACKEND_META_DATA_KEY =
       "io.flutter.embedding.android.ImpellerBackend";
+  private static final String ENABLE_VULKAN_VALIDATION_META_DATA_KEY =
+      "io.flutter.embedding.android.EnableVulkanValidation";
 
   /**
    * Set whether leave or clean up the VM after the last shell shuts down. It can be set from app's
@@ -324,6 +326,12 @@ public void ensureInitializationComplete(
         }
         String backend = metaData.getString(IMPELLER_BACKEND_META_DATA_KEY, "opengles");
         shellArgs.add("--impeller-backend=" + backend);
+
+        Log.d(TAG, "foobar has metadata");
+        if (metaData.getBoolean(ENABLE_VULKAN_VALIDATION_META_DATA_KEY, false)) {
+          Log.d(TAG, "foobar has validation flag");
+          shellArgs.add("--enable-vulkan-validation");
+        }
       }
 
       final String leakVM = isLeakVM(metaData) ? "true" : "false";
diff --git a/testing/scenario_app/android/gradle.properties b/testing/scenario_app/android/gradle.properties
index 06d12a7d35f42..0b5c48ae64de0 100644
--- a/testing/scenario_app/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/testing/scenario_app/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048M
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 android.builder.sdkDownload=false
diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index d94ba6e56ffc9..102add1b30daa 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def to_command_line(gn_args):
   def merge(key, value):
     if isinstance(value, bool):
       return '%s=%s' % (key, 'true' if value else 'false')
+    elif isinstance(value, int):
+      return '%s=%d' % (key, value)
     return '%s="%s"' % (key, value)
 
   return [merge(x, y) for x, y in gn_args.items()]
@@ -548,11 +550,8 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
     gn_args['use_fstack_protector'] = True
 
   if args.enable_vulkan_validation_layers:
-    if args.target_os != 'fuchsia':
-      print(
-          'Vulkan validation layers are currently only supported on Fuchsia targets.'
-      )
-      sys.exit(1)
+    if args.target_os == 'android':
+      gn_args['android_api_level'] = int(26)
     gn_args['enable_vulkan_validation_layers'] = True
 
   # Enable pointer compression on 64-bit mobile targets. iOS is excluded due to