diff --git a/runtime/bin/dartdev_isolate.cc b/runtime/bin/dartdev_isolate.cc
index 1f914374042..bf3a311e859 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/dartdev_isolate.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/dartdev_isolate.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Utils::CStringUniquePtr DartDevIsolate::TryResolveDartDevSnapshotPath() {
 
   // First assume we're in dart-sdk/bin.
   char* snapshot_path =
-      Utils::SCreate("%ssnapshots/dartdev.dart.snapshot", dir_prefix.get());
+      Utils::SCreate("%s../lib/_internal/dartdev.dill", dir_prefix.get());
   if (File::Exists(nullptr, snapshot_path)) {
     return Utils::CreateCStringUniquePtr(snapshot_path);
   }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Utils::CStringUniquePtr DartDevIsolate::TryResolveDartDevSnapshotPath() {
 
   // If we're not in dart-sdk/bin, we might be in one of the $SDK/out/*
   // directories. Try to use a snapshot rom a previously built SDK.
-  snapshot_path = Utils::SCreate("%sdartdev.dart.snapshot", dir_prefix.get());
+  snapshot_path = Utils::SCreate("%sdartdev.dill", dir_prefix.get());
   if (File::Exists(nullptr, snapshot_path)) {
     return Utils::CreateCStringUniquePtr(snapshot_path);
   }
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 4e327d9a78a..bbd4a7ae98a 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ declare_args() {
 # ........dart2js.dart.snapshot
 # ........dartanalyzer.dart.snapshot
 # ........dds.dart.snapshot
-# ........dartdev.dart.snapshot
 # ........dartdoc.dart.snapshot
 # ........dartfmt.dart.snapshot
 # ........dartdevc.dart.snapshot
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ declare_args() {
 # ........dart2js_server_platform.dill
 # ........dart2js_platform_strong.dill
 # ........dart2js_server_platform_strong.dill
+# ........dartdev.dill
 # ........vm_platform_strong.dill
 # ........dev_compiler/
 # ......async/
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ _platform_sdk_snapshots = [
     "dartanalyzer",
     "../utils/dartanalyzer:generate_dartanalyzer_snapshot",
   ],
-  [
-    "dartdev",
-    "../utils/dartdev:dartdev",
-  ],
   [
     "dartdoc",
     "../utils/dartdoc",
@@ -171,10 +167,6 @@ _full_sdk_snapshots = [
     "dartanalyzer",
     "../utils/dartanalyzer:generate_dartanalyzer_snapshot",
   ],
-  [
-    "dartdev",
-    "../utils/dartdev:dartdev",
-  ],
   [
     "dartdevc",
     "../utils/dartdevc",
@@ -616,6 +608,16 @@ copy("copy_vm_dill_files") {
   outputs = [ "$root_out_dir/dart-sdk/lib/_internal/{{source_file_part}}" ]
 }
 
+copy("copy_dartdev_dill_files") {
+  visibility = [ ":create_common_sdk" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":copy_libraries",
+    "../utils/dartdev:dartdev",
+  ]
+  sources = [ "$root_out_dir/dartdev.dill" ]
+  outputs = [ "$root_out_dir/dart-sdk/lib/_internal/{{source_file_part}}" ]
+}
+
 copy("copy_dart2js_dill_files") {
   visibility = [ ":create_full_sdk" ]
   deps = [
@@ -890,6 +892,7 @@ group("create_common_sdk") {
     ":copy_analysis_summaries",
     ":copy_api_readme",
     ":copy_dart",
+    ":copy_dartdev_dill_files",
     ":copy_dartdoc_files",
     ":copy_headers",
     ":copy_libraries_dart",
diff --git a/utils/application_snapshot.gni b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
index 81ec5eed094..372e74e538a 100644
--- a/utils/application_snapshot.gni
+++ b/utils/application_snapshot.gni
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ declare_args() {
 template("_application_snapshot") {
   assert(defined(invoker.main_dart), "Must specify 'main_dart'")
   assert(defined(invoker.training_args), "Must specify 'training_args'")
+  if (defined(invoker.dart_snapshot_kind)) {
+    dart_snapshot_kind = invoker.dart_snapshot_kind
+  }
   snapshot_vm_args = []
   if (defined(invoker.vm_args)) {
     snapshot_vm_args = invoker.vm_args
diff --git a/utils/dartdev/BUILD.gn b/utils/dartdev/BUILD.gn
index b7ed0c23519..13885c35ca2 100644
--- a/utils/dartdev/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/dartdev/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@ dartfix_files = exec_script("../../tools/list_dart_files.py",
                             ],
                             "list lines")
 group("dartdev") {
-  public_deps = [ ":copy_dartdev_snapshot" ]
+  public_deps = [ ":copy_dartdev_kernel" ]
 }
 
-copy("copy_dartdev_snapshot") {
+copy("copy_dartdev_kernel") {
   visibility = [ ":dartdev" ]
-  public_deps = [ ":generate_dartdev_snapshot" ]
-  sources = [ "$root_gen_dir/dartdev.dart.snapshot" ]
-  outputs = [ "$root_out_dir/dartdev.dart.snapshot" ]
+  public_deps = [ ":generate_dartdev_kernel" ]
+  sources = [ "$root_gen_dir/dartdev.dill" ]
+  outputs = [ "$root_out_dir/dartdev.dill" ]
 }
 
-application_snapshot("generate_dartdev_snapshot") {
+application_snapshot("generate_dartdev_kernel") {
+  dart_snapshot_kind = "kernel"
   main_dart = "../../pkg/dartdev/bin/dartdev.dart"
-  training_args = [ "--help" ]
+  training_args = []
   deps = [ "../dds:dds" ]
   inputs = dartdev_files + dartfix_files
-  output = "$root_gen_dir/dartdev.dart.snapshot"
+  output = "$root_gen_dir/dartdev.dill"
 }