diff --git a/pkg/dart_runtime_service/lib/src/dart_runtime_service.dart b/pkg/dart_runtime_service/lib/src/dart_runtime_service.dart
index ec7b07c1e30..b8e34f18aa2 100644
--- a/pkg/dart_runtime_service/lib/src/dart_runtime_service.dart
+++ b/pkg/dart_runtime_service/lib/src/dart_runtime_service.dart
@@ -240,9 +240,15 @@ class DartRuntimeService {
         throw const DartRuntimeServiceServerAlreadyRunning();
       }
       final hostStr = config.host ?? InternetAddress.loopbackIPv4.host;
-      final host =
-          InternetAddress.tryParse(hostStr) ??
-          (await InternetAddress.lookup(hostStr)).first;
+      var parsedHost = InternetAddress.tryParse(hostStr);
+      if (parsedHost == null) {
+        final addresses = await InternetAddress.lookup(hostStr);
+        parsedHost = addresses.firstWhere(
+          (a) => a.type == InternetAddressType.IPv4,
+          orElse: () => addresses.first,
+        );
+      }
+      final host = parsedHost;
 
       _logger.info('Starting the Dart Runtime Service.');
       late String errorMessage;
diff --git a/pkg/dart_runtime_service_vm/lib/dart_runtime_service_vm.dart b/pkg/dart_runtime_service_vm/lib/dart_runtime_service_vm.dart
index db647979acb..f1cfafe99b4 100644
--- a/pkg/dart_runtime_service_vm/lib/dart_runtime_service_vm.dart
+++ b/pkg/dart_runtime_service_vm/lib/dart_runtime_service_vm.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class DartRuntimeServiceVMBackend
     required Stream<VmRunningIsolate> runningIsolatesStream,
     required this.residentCompilerInfoFile,
     required this._ddsManager,
+    this.serviceInfoFilename,
   }) : isolateManager = VmIsolateManager(
          runningIsolatesStream: runningIsolatesStream,
        );
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ class DartRuntimeServiceVMBackend
   /// Dart Development Service.
   final DartDevelopmentServiceManager _ddsManager;
 
+  /// The path to the file where VM service connection info should be written.
+  final String? serviceInfoFilename;
+
   @override
   UnmodifiableListView<ServiceRpcHandler> get rpcs => UnmodifiableListView([
     ..._vmServiceRpcs.rpcs,
@@ -181,6 +185,22 @@ class DartRuntimeServiceVMBackend
       );
     }
     _nativeBindings.onServerAddressChange(httpUri.toString());
+
+    final serviceInfoFilenameLocal = serviceInfoFilename;
+    if (serviceInfoFilenameLocal != null &&
+        serviceInfoFilenameLocal.isNotEmpty) {
+      await _dumpServiceInfoToFile(serviceInfoFilenameLocal, httpUri);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _dumpServiceInfoToFile(String filename, Uri httpUri) async {
+    final serviceInfo = <String, String>{'uri': httpUri.toString()};
+    const kFileScheme = 'file://';
+    final uri = filename.startsWith(kFileScheme)
+        ? Uri.parse(filename)
+        : Uri.file(filename);
+    final file = File.fromUri(uri);
+    await file.writeAsString(json.encode(serviceInfo));
   }
 
   @override