diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
index 88f36e60887..a9df0c927c4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_device.dart
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ class AndroidDevice extends Device {
         ...<String>['--ez', 'skia-deterministic-rendering', 'true'],
       if (debuggingOptions.traceSkia)
         ...<String>['--ez', 'trace-skia', 'true'],
-      if (debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist != null)
-        ...<String>['--ez', 'trace-whitelist', debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist],
+      if (debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist != null)
+        ...<String>['--ez', 'trace-allowlist', debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist],
       if (debuggingOptions.traceSystrace)
         ...<String>['--ez', 'trace-systrace', 'true'],
       if (debuggingOptions.endlessTraceBuffer)
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index 852c2cf26d2..cfc964375c9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -107,8 +107,14 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
               'By default, Flutter will not log skia code.',
       )
       ..addOption('trace-whitelist',
+        hide: true,
+        help: '(deprecated) Use --trace-allowlist instead',
+        valueHelp: 'foo,bar',
+      )
+      ..addOption('trace-allowlist',
+        hide: true,
         help: 'Filters out all trace events except those that are specified in '
-              'this comma separated list of whitelisted prefixes.',
+            'this comma separated list of allowed prefixes.',
         valueHelp: 'foo,bar',
       )
       ..addFlag('endless-trace-buffer',
@@ -147,8 +153,8 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
         hide: !verboseHelp,
         help: 'Pass a list of comma separated flags to the Dart instance at '
               'application startup. Flags passed through this option must be '
-              'present on the whitelist defined within the Flutter engine. If '
-              'a non-whitelisted flag is encountered, the process will be '
+              'present on the allowlist defined within the Flutter engine. If '
+              'a disallowed flag is encountered, the process will be '
               'terminated immediately.\n\n'
               'This flag is not available on the stable channel and is only '
               'applied in debug and profile modes. This option should only '
@@ -348,6 +354,14 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
     }
   }
 
+  String get _traceAllowlist {
+    final String deprecatedValue = stringArg('trace-whitelist');
+    if (deprecatedValue != null) {
+      globals.printError('--trace-whitelist has been deprecated, use --trace-allowlist instead');
+    }
+    return stringArg('trace-allowlist') ?? deprecatedValue;
+  }
+
   DebuggingOptions _createDebuggingOptions() {
     final BuildInfo buildInfo = getBuildInfo();
     final int browserDebugPort = featureFlags.isWebEnabled && argResults.wasParsed('web-browser-debug-port')
@@ -374,7 +388,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
         enableSoftwareRendering: boolArg('enable-software-rendering'),
         skiaDeterministicRendering: boolArg('skia-deterministic-rendering'),
         traceSkia: boolArg('trace-skia'),
-        traceWhitelist: stringArg('trace-whitelist'),
+        traceAllowlist: _traceAllowlist,
         traceSystrace: boolArg('trace-systrace'),
         endlessTraceBuffer: boolArg('endless-trace-buffer'),
         dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
index 4f8e9a9915d..2be566f49d8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/device.dart
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
     this.enableSoftwareRendering = false,
     this.skiaDeterministicRendering = false,
     this.traceSkia = false,
-    this.traceWhitelist,
+    this.traceAllowlist,
     this.traceSystrace = false,
     this.endlessTraceBuffer = false,
     this.dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation = false,
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
       this.webRunHeadless = false,
       this.webBrowserDebugPort,
       this.cacheSkSL = false,
-      this.traceWhitelist,
+      this.traceAllowlist,
     }) : debuggingEnabled = false,
       useTestFonts = false,
       startPaused = false,
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ class DebuggingOptions {
   final bool enableSoftwareRendering;
   final bool skiaDeterministicRendering;
   final bool traceSkia;
-  final String traceWhitelist;
+  final String traceAllowlist;
   final bool traceSystrace;
   final bool endlessTraceBuffer;
   final bool dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
index 7d832395cdd..33f91398d5a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class IOSDevice extends Device {
       if (debuggingOptions.enableSoftwareRendering) '--enable-software-rendering',
       if (debuggingOptions.skiaDeterministicRendering) '--skia-deterministic-rendering',
       if (debuggingOptions.traceSkia) '--trace-skia',
-      if (debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist != null) '--trace-whitelist="${debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist}"',
+      if (debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist != null) '--trace-allowlist="${debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist}"',
       if (debuggingOptions.endlessTraceBuffer) '--endless-trace-buffer',
       if (debuggingOptions.dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation) '--dump-skp-on-shader-compilation',
       if (debuggingOptions.verboseSystemLogs) '--verbose-logging',
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/simulators.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/simulators.dart
index 316435daa9e..39bd9471b24 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/simulators.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/simulators.dart
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class IOSSimulator extends Device {
         if (debuggingOptions.disableServiceAuthCodes) '--disable-service-auth-codes',
         if (debuggingOptions.skiaDeterministicRendering) '--skia-deterministic-rendering',
         if (debuggingOptions.useTestFonts) '--use-test-fonts',
-        if (debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist != null) '--trace-whitelist="${debuggingOptions.traceWhitelist}"',
+        if (debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist != null) '--trace-allowlist="${debuggingOptions.traceAllowlist}"',
         '--observatory-port=${debuggingOptions.hostVmServicePort ?? 0}',
       ],
     ];
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
index 81c023192a5..56b6450bf89 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_device_start_test.dart
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void main() {
         '--ez', 'enable-software-rendering', 'true',
         '--ez', 'skia-deterministic-rendering', 'true',
         '--ez', 'trace-skia', 'true',
-        '--ez', 'trace-whitelist', 'bar,baz',
+        '--ez', 'trace-allowlist', 'bar,baz',
         '--ez', 'trace-systrace', 'true',
         '--ez', 'endless-trace-buffer', 'true',
         '--ez', 'dump-skp-on-shader-compilation', 'true',
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void main() {
         enableSoftwareRendering: true,
         skiaDeterministicRendering: true,
         traceSkia: true,
-        traceWhitelist: 'bar,baz',
+        traceAllowlist: 'bar,baz',
         traceSystrace: true,
         endlessTraceBuffer: true,
         dumpSkpOnShaderCompilation: true,