diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
index 24d5ded44f..9bb56477dd 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/binding.dart
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ mixin WidgetsBinding on BindingBase, ServicesBinding, SchedulerBinding, GestureB
         await observer.didPushRouteInformation(
           RouteInformation(
             location: routeArguments['location'] as String,
-            state: routeArguments['state'] as Object,
+            state: routeArguments['state'] as Object?,
           )
         )
       )
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
index 014aa660ae..f50d1fbfb0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/binding_test.dart
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@ void main() {
     WidgetsBinding.instance!.removeObserver(observer);
   });
 
+
+  testWidgets('didPushRouteInformation callback with null state', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final PushRouteInformationObserver observer = PushRouteInformationObserver();
+    WidgetsBinding.instance!.addObserver(observer);
+
+    const Map<String, dynamic> testRouteInformation = <String, dynamic>{
+      'location': 'testRouteName',
+      'state': null,
+    };
+    final ByteData message = const JSONMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
+      const MethodCall('pushRouteInformation', testRouteInformation));
+    await ServicesBinding.instance!.defaultBinaryMessenger.handlePlatformMessage('flutter/navigation', message, (_) { });
+    expect(observer.pushedRouteInformation.location, 'testRouteName');
+    expect(observer.pushedRouteInformation.state, null);
+    WidgetsBinding.instance!.removeObserver(observer);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Application lifecycle affects frame scheduling', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final BinaryMessenger defaultBinaryMessenger = ServicesBinding.instance!.defaultBinaryMessenger;
     ByteData message;