It is currently possible to use the EnableSurfaceControl flag to do this, though that flag is subject to change:

Feature flags are easier for app developers to use. We should enable opting in via a feature flag.
See
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/docs/contributing/Feature-flags.md#adding-a-flag
https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/pubspec#config
And an example PR
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/172478/files#diff-0ded384225f19a4c34d43c7c11f7cb084ff3db947cfa82d8d52fc94c112bb2a7