diff --git a/packages/path_provider/path_provider/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart b/packages/path_provider/path_provider/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
index a45c96f3eac8..0a126935d0e9 100644
--- a/packages/path_provider/path_provider/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
+++ b/packages/path_provider/path_provider/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ void main() {
 
   testWidgets('getTemporaryDirectory', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final Directory result = await getTemporaryDirectory();
-    _verifySampleFile(result, 'temporaryDirectory');
+    // getTemporaryDirectory does not guarantee that the returned directory exists.
+    _verifySampleFile(result, 'temporaryDirectory', createDirectory: true);
   });
 
   testWidgets('getApplicationDocumentsDirectory', (WidgetTester tester) async {
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ void main() {
 
 /// Verify a file called [name] in [directory] by recreating it with test
 /// contents when necessary.
-void _verifySampleFile(Directory? directory, String name) {
+///
+/// If [createDirectory] is true, the directory will be created if missing.
+void _verifySampleFile(Directory? directory, String name, {bool createDirectory = false}) {
   expect(directory, isNotNull);
   if (directory == null) {
     return;
@@ -121,6 +124,10 @@ void _verifySampleFile(Directory? directory, String name) {
     expect(file.existsSync(), isFalse);
   }
 
+  if (createDirectory && !directory.existsSync()) {
+    directory.createSync(recursive: true);
+  }
+
   file.writeAsStringSync('Hello world!');
   expect(file.readAsStringSync(), 'Hello world!');
   // This check intentionally avoids using Directory.listSync on Android due to
diff --git a/packages/path_provider/path_provider_foundation/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart b/packages/path_provider/path_provider_foundation/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
index 4ef539e1b1ee..30c4258d10ba 100644
--- a/packages/path_provider/path_provider_foundation/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
+++ b/packages/path_provider/path_provider_foundation/example/integration_test/path_provider_test.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void main() {
     testWidgets('getTemporaryDirectory', (WidgetTester tester) async {
       final PathProviderPlatform provider = PathProviderPlatform.instance;
       final String? result = await provider.getTemporaryPath();
-      _verifySampleFile(result, 'temporaryDirectory');
+      // getTemporaryPath does not guarantee that the returned directory exists.
+      _verifySampleFile(result, 'temporaryDirectory', createDirectory: true);
     });
 
     testWidgets('getApplicationDocumentsDirectory', (WidgetTester tester) async {
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ NSArray _arrayWithString(String s) {
 /// contents when necessary.
 ///
 /// If [createDirectory] is true, the directory will be created if missing.
-void _verifySampleFile(String? directoryPath, String name) {
+void _verifySampleFile(String? directoryPath, String name, {bool createDirectory = false}) {
   expect(directoryPath, isNotNull);
   if (directoryPath == null) {
     return;
@@ -387,6 +388,10 @@ void _verifySampleFile(String? directoryPath, String name) {
     expect(file.existsSync(), isFalse);
   }
 
+  if (createDirectory && !directory.existsSync()) {
+    directory.createSync(recursive: true);
+  }
+
   file.writeAsStringSync('Hello world!');
   expect(file.readAsStringSync(), 'Hello world!');
   expect(directory.listSync(), isNotEmpty);