diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/update_packages.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/update_packages.dart
index ac641ea03e34..553d158bfdf8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/update_packages.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/update_packages.dart
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ class UpdatePackagesCommand extends FlutterCommand {
       upgrade: doUpgrade,
       offline: boolArgDeprecated('offline'),
       flutterRootOverride: temporaryFlutterSdk?.path,
+      printProgress: false,
     );
 
     if (doUpgrade) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
index 4db447b4a0f4..fdb97d6a19a2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
       context: context,
       directory: directory,
       failureMessage: 'pub $command failed',
-      retry: !offline,
       flutterRootOverride: flutterRootOverride,
       printProgress: printProgress
     );
@@ -379,7 +378,8 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
   /// Uses [ProcessStartMode.normal] and [Pub._stdio] if [Pub.test] constructor
   /// was used.
   ///
-  /// Prints the stdout and stderr of the whole run.
+  /// Prints the stdout and stderr of the whole run, unless silenced using
+  /// [printProgress].
   ///
   /// Sends an analytics event.
   Future<void> _runWithStdioInherited(
@@ -387,51 +387,74 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
     required String command,
     required bool printProgress,
     required PubContext context,
-    required bool retry,
     required String directory,
     String failureMessage = 'pub failed',
     String? flutterRootOverride,
   }) async {
     int exitCode;
+    if (printProgress) {
+      _logger.printStatus('Running "flutter pub $command" in ${_fileSystem.path.basename(directory)}...');
+    }
 
-    _logger.printStatus('Running "flutter pub $command" in ${_fileSystem.path.basename(directory)}...');
     final List<String> pubCommand = _pubCommand(arguments);
     final Map<String, String> pubEnvironment = await _createPubEnvironment(context, flutterRootOverride);
-    try {
-      final io.Process process;
-      final io.Stdio? stdio = _stdio;
-
-      if (stdio != null) {
-        // Omit mode parameter and direct pub output to [Pub._stdio] for tests.
-        process = await _processUtils.start(
-          pubCommand,
-          workingDirectory: _fileSystem.path.current,
-          environment: pubEnvironment,
-        );
 
-        final StreamSubscription<List<int>> stdoutSubscription =
-          process.stdout.listen(stdio.stdout.add);
-        final StreamSubscription<List<int>> stderrSubscription =
-          process.stderr.listen(stdio.stderr.add);
-
-        await Future.wait<void>(<Future<void>>[
-          stdoutSubscription.asFuture<void>(),
-          stderrSubscription.asFuture<void>(),
-        ]);
-
-        unawaited(stdoutSubscription.cancel());
-        unawaited(stderrSubscription.cancel());
+    try {
+      if (printProgress) {
+        final io.Stdio? stdio = _stdio;
+        if (stdio == null) {
+          // Let pub inherit stdio and output directly to the tool's stdout and
+          // stderr handles.
+          final io.Process process = await _processUtils.start(
+            pubCommand,
+            workingDirectory: _fileSystem.path.current,
+            environment: pubEnvironment,
+            mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
+          );
+
+          exitCode = await process.exitCode;
+        } else {
+          // Omit [mode] parameter to send output to [process.stdout] and
+          // [process.stderr].
+          final io.Process process = await _processUtils.start(
+            pubCommand,
+            workingDirectory: _fileSystem.path.current,
+            environment: pubEnvironment,
+          );
+
+          // Direct pub output to [Pub._stdio] for tests.
+          final StreamSubscription<List<int>> stdoutSubscription =
+              process.stdout.listen(stdio.stdout.add);
+          final StreamSubscription<List<int>> stderrSubscription =
+              process.stderr.listen(stdio.stderr.add);
+
+          await Future.wait<void>(<Future<void>>[
+            stdoutSubscription.asFuture<void>(),
+            stderrSubscription.asFuture<void>(),
+          ]);
+
+          unawaited(stdoutSubscription.cancel());
+          unawaited(stderrSubscription.cancel());
+
+          exitCode = await process.exitCode;
+        }
       } else {
-        // Let pub inherit stdio for normal operation.
-        process = await _processUtils.start(
+        // Do not try to use [ProcessUtils.start] here, because it requires you
+        // to read all data out of the stdout and stderr streams. If you don't
+        // read the streams, it may appear to work fine on your platform but
+        // will block the tool's process on Windows.
+        // See https://api.dart.dev/stable/dart-io/Process/start.html
+        //
+        // [ProcessUtils.run] will send the output to [result.stdout] and
+        // [result.stderr], which we will ignore.
+        final RunResult result = await _processUtils.run(
           pubCommand,
           workingDirectory: _fileSystem.path.current,
           environment: pubEnvironment,
-          mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
         );
-      }
 
-      exitCode = await process.exitCode;
+        exitCode = result.exitCode;
+      }
     // The exception is rethrown, so don't catch only Exceptions.
     } catch (exception) { // ignore: avoid_catches_without_on_clauses
       if (exception is io.ProcessException) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
index ddc44c242fe4..d3a8bc50068c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
@@ -641,6 +641,59 @@ exit code: 66
     expect(processManager, hasNoRemainingExpectations);
   });
 
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/116627
+  testWithoutContext('pub get suppresses progress output', () async {
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final FileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+
+    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+      const FakeCommand(
+        command: <String>[
+          'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/dart',
+          '__deprecated_pub',
+          '--directory',
+          '.',
+          'get',
+          '--example',
+        ],
+        stderr: 'err1\nerr2\nerr3\n',
+        stdout: 'out1\nout2\nout3\n',
+        environment: <String, String>{'FLUTTER_ROOT': '', 'PUB_ENVIRONMENT': 'flutter_cli:flutter_tests'},
+      ),
+    ]);
+
+    final FakeStdio mockStdio = FakeStdio();
+    final Pub pub = Pub.test(
+      platform: FakePlatform(),
+      usage: TestUsage(),
+      fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      logger: logger,
+      processManager: processManager,
+      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
+      stdio: mockStdio,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await pub.get(
+        project: FlutterProject.fromDirectoryTest(fileSystem.currentDirectory),
+        context: PubContext.flutterTests,
+        printProgress: false
+      );
+    } on ToolExit {
+      // Ignore.
+    }
+
+    expect(
+      mockStdio.stdout.writes.map(utf8.decode),
+      isNot(
+        <String>[
+          'out1\nout2\nout3\n',
+        ]
+      )
+    );
+    expect(processManager, hasNoRemainingExpectations);
+  });
+
   testWithoutContext('pub cache in flutter root is ignored', () async {
     final FileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
     final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[