diff --git a/dev/bots/analyze.dart b/dev/bots/analyze.dart
index 138da9b05e8..31a321d5f2b 100644
--- a/dev/bots/analyze.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/analyze.dart
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ Future<void> _verifyGeneratedPluginRegistrants(String flutterRoot) async {
     }
     await runCommand(flutter, <String>['inject-plugins'],
       workingDirectory: package,
-      printOutput: false,
+      outputMode: OutputMode.discard,
     );
     for (File registrant in fileToContent.keys) {
       if (registrant.readAsStringSync() != fileToContent[registrant]) {
diff --git a/dev/bots/run_command.dart b/dev/bots/run_command.dart
index 507ce595943..d96abb1be35 100644
--- a/dev/bots/run_command.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/run_command.dart
@@ -83,12 +83,15 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
   bool expectNonZeroExit = false,
   int expectedExitCode,
   String failureMessage,
-  bool printOutput = true,
+  OutputMode outputMode = OutputMode.print,
+  CapturedOutput output,
   bool skip = false,
   bool expectFlaky = false,
   Duration timeout = _kLongTimeout,
   bool Function(String) removeLine,
 }) async {
+  assert((outputMode == OutputMode.capture) == (output != null));
+
   final String commandDescription = '${path.relative(executable, from: workingDirectory)} ${arguments.join(' ')}';
   final String relativeWorkingDir = path.relative(workingDirectory);
   if (skip) {
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
     .where((String line) => removeLine == null || !removeLine(line))
     .map((String line) => '$line\n')
     .transform(const Utf8Encoder());
-  if (printOutput) {
+  if (outputMode == OutputMode.print) {
     await Future.wait<void>(<Future<void>>[
       stdout.addStream(stdoutSource),
       stderr.addStream(process.stderr),
@@ -125,6 +128,12 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
     return (expectNonZeroExit || expectFlaky) ? 0 : 1;
   });
   print('$clock ELAPSED TIME: $bold${elapsedTime(start)}$reset for $commandDescription in $relativeWorkingDir: ');
+
+  if (output != null) {
+    output.stdout = flattenToString(await savedStdout);
+    output.stderr = flattenToString(await savedStderr);
+  }
+
   // If the test is flaky we don't care about the actual exit.
   if (expectFlaky) {
     return;
@@ -133,9 +142,12 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
     if (failureMessage != null) {
       print(failureMessage);
     }
-    if (!printOutput) {
-      stdout.writeln(utf8.decode((await savedStdout).expand<int>((List<int> ints) => ints).toList()));
-      stderr.writeln(utf8.decode((await savedStderr).expand<int>((List<int> ints) => ints).toList()));
+
+    // Print the output when we get unexpected results (unless output was
+    // printed already).
+    if (outputMode != OutputMode.print) {
+      stdout.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStdout));
+      stderr.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStderr));
     }
     print(
         '$redLine\n'
@@ -147,3 +159,18 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
     exit(1);
   }
 }
+
+T identity<T>(T x) => x;
+
+/// Flattens a nested list of UTF-8 code units into a single string.
+String flattenToString(List<List<int>> chunks) =>
+  utf8.decode(chunks.expand<int>(identity).toList(growable: false));
+
+/// Specifies what to do with command output from [runCommand].
+enum OutputMode { print, capture, discard }
+
+/// Stores command output from [runCommand] when used with [OutputMode.capture].
+class CapturedOutput {
+  String stdout;
+  String stderr;
+}
diff --git a/dev/bots/test.dart b/dev/bots/test.dart
index c5234e111b9..6a496545266 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import 'run_command.dart';
 
 typedef ShardRunner = Future<void> Function();
 
+/// A function used to validate the output of a test.
+///
+/// If the output matches expectations, the function shall return null.
+///
+/// If the output does not match expectations, the function shall return an
+/// appropriate error message.
+typedef OutputChecker = String Function(CapturedOutput);
+
 final String flutterRoot = path.dirname(path.dirname(path.dirname(path.fromUri(Platform.script))));
 final String flutter = path.join(flutterRoot, 'bin', Platform.isWindows ? 'flutter.bat' : 'flutter');
 final String dart = path.join(flutterRoot, 'bin', 'cache', 'dart-sdk', 'bin', Platform.isWindows ? 'dart.exe' : 'dart');
@@ -142,7 +150,7 @@ Future<void> _runSmokeTests() async {
         <String>['drive', '--use-existing-app', '-t', path.join('test_driver', 'failure.dart')],
         workingDirectory: path.join(flutterRoot, 'packages', 'flutter_driver'),
         expectNonZeroExit: true,
-        printOutput: false,
+        outputMode: OutputMode.discard,
         timeout: _kShortTimeout,
       ),
     ],
@@ -765,8 +773,6 @@ class EvalResult {
 }
 
 Future<void> _runFlutterWebTest(String workingDirectory, {
-  bool printOutput = true,
-  bool skip = false,
   Duration timeout = _kLongTimeout,
   List<String> tests,
 }) async {
@@ -802,6 +808,7 @@ Future<void> _runFlutterTest(String workingDirectory, {
   String script,
   bool expectFailure = false,
   bool printOutput = true,
+  OutputChecker outputChecker,
   List<String> options = const <String>[],
   bool skip = false,
   Duration timeout = _kLongTimeout,
@@ -809,6 +816,9 @@ Future<void> _runFlutterTest(String workingDirectory, {
   Map<String, String> environment,
   List<String> tests = const <String>[],
 }) async {
+  // Support printing output or capturing it for matching, but not both.
+  assert(_implies(printOutput, outputChecker == null));
+
   final List<String> args = <String>[
     'test',
     ...options,
@@ -838,14 +848,38 @@ Future<void> _runFlutterTest(String workingDirectory, {
   args.addAll(tests);
 
   if (!shouldProcessOutput) {
-    return runCommand(flutter, args,
+    OutputMode outputMode = OutputMode.discard;
+    CapturedOutput output;
+
+    if (outputChecker != null) {
+      outputMode = OutputMode.capture;
+      output = CapturedOutput();
+    } else if (printOutput) {
+      outputMode = OutputMode.print;
+    }
+
+    await runCommand(
+      flutter,
+      args,
       workingDirectory: workingDirectory,
       expectNonZeroExit: expectFailure,
-      printOutput: printOutput,
+      outputMode: outputMode,
+      output: output,
       skip: skip,
       timeout: timeout,
       environment: environment,
     );
+
+    if (outputChecker != null) {
+      final String message = outputChecker(output);
+      if (message != null) {
+        print('$redLine');
+        print(message);
+        print('$redLine');
+        exit(1);
+      }
+    }
+    return;
   }
 
   if (useFlutterTestFormatter) {
@@ -975,3 +1009,8 @@ Future<void> _androidGradleTests(String subShard) async {
     await _runDevicelabTest('module_host_with_custom_build_test', env: env);
   }
 }
+
+/// Returns true if `p` logically implies `q`, false otherwise.
+///
+/// If `p` is true, `q` must be true.
+bool _implies(bool p, bool q) => !p || q;