diff --git a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/gallery.dart b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/gallery.dart
index a21045488cd..b06beae7526 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/gallery.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/gallery.dart
@@ -62,21 +62,40 @@ class GalleryTransitionTest {
     final Device device = await devices.workingDevice;
     await device.unlock();
     final String deviceId = device.deviceId;
-    final Directory galleryDirectory =
-        dir('${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery');
+    final Directory galleryDirectory = dir('${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery');
     await inDirectory<void>(galleryDirectory, () async {
-      await flutter('packages', options: <String>['get']);
+      String applicationBinaryPath;
+      if (deviceOperatingSystem == DeviceOperatingSystem.android) {
+        section('BUILDING APPLICATION');
+        await flutter(
+          'build',
+          options: <String>[
+            'apk',
+            '--profile',
+            '-t',
+            'test_driver/$testFile.dart',
+            '--target-platform',
+            'android-arm,android-arm64',
+          ],
+        );
+        applicationBinaryPath = 'build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-profile.apk';
+      }
 
       final String testDriver = driverFile ?? (semanticsEnabled
           ? '${testFile}_with_semantics_test'
           : '${testFile}_test');
-
+      section('DRIVE START');
       await flutter('drive', options: <String>[
         '--profile',
         if (needFullTimeline)
           '--trace-startup',
-        '-t',
-        'test_driver/$testFile.dart',
+        if (applicationBinaryPath != null)
+          '--use-application-binary=$applicationBinaryPath'
+        else
+          ...<String>[
+            '-t',
+            'test_driver/$testFile.dart',
+          ],
         '--driver',
         'test_driver/$testDriver.dart',
         '-d',
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
index fa8aa579bdc..290704675c4 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ class PerfTest {
   @protected
   Future<TaskResult> internalRun({
       bool cacheSkSL = false,
-      bool noBuild = false,
       String existingApp,
       String writeSkslFileName,
   }) {
@@ -589,7 +588,6 @@ class PerfTest {
         if (needsFullTimeline)
           '--trace-startup', // Enables "endless" timeline event buffering.
         '-t', testTarget,
-        if (noBuild) '--no-build',
         if (testDriver != null)
           ...<String>['--driver', testDriver],
         if (existingApp != null)
@@ -730,7 +728,6 @@ class PerfTestWithSkSL extends PerfTest {
     // that we won't remove the SkSLs generated earlier.
     await super.internalRun(
       cacheSkSL: true,
-      noBuild: true,
       writeSkslFileName: _skslJsonFileName,
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
index 77abf78a322..76a1ca5b7bc 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/drive.dart
@@ -466,8 +466,14 @@ Future<LaunchResult> _startApp(
   globals.printTrace('Stopping previously running application, if any.');
   await appStopper(command);
 
-  final ApplicationPackage package = await command.applicationPackages
-    .getPackageForPlatform(await command.device.targetPlatform, buildInfo: command.getBuildInfo());
+  final File applicationBinary = command.stringArg('use-application-binary') == null
+    ? null
+    : globals.fs.file(command.stringArg('use-application-binary'));
+  final ApplicationPackage package = await command.applicationPackages.getPackageForPlatform(
+    await command.device.targetPlatform,
+    buildInfo: command.getBuildInfo(),
+    applicationBinary: applicationBinary,
+  );
 
   final Map<String, dynamic> platformArgs = <String, dynamic>{};
   if (command.traceStartup) {
@@ -508,6 +514,7 @@ Future<LaunchResult> _startApp(
     ),
     platformArgs: platformArgs,
     userIdentifier: userIdentifier,
+    prebuiltApplication: applicationBinary != null,
   );
 
   if (!result.started) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index 35d29fccdc9..34ae7f04bc6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -70,7 +70,14 @@ abstract class RunCommandBase extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopment
         negatable: false,
         hide: !verboseHelp,
         help: 'No longer require an authentication code to connect to the VM '
-              'service (not recommended).');
+              'service (not recommended).'
+      )
+      ..addOption('use-application-binary',
+        help: 'Specify a pre-built application binary to use when running. For android applications, '
+        'this must be the path to an APK. For iOS applications, the path to an IPA. Other device types '
+        'do not yet support prebuilt application binaries',
+        valueHelp: 'path/to/app.apk',
+      );
     usesWebOptions(hide: !verboseHelp);
     usesTargetOption();
     usesPortOptions();
@@ -178,10 +185,6 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
               'This flag is not available on the stable channel and is only '
               'applied in debug and profile modes. This option should only '
               'be used for experiments and should not be used by typical users.')
-      ..addOption('use-application-binary',
-        hide: !verboseHelp,
-        help: 'Specify a pre-built application binary to use when running.',
-      )
       ..addOption('project-root',
         hide: !verboseHelp,
         help: 'Specify the project root directory.',