diff --git a/.ci/scripts/dart_unit_tests_pathified.sh b/.ci/scripts/dart_unit_tests_pathified.sh
index 8a4bac50d3aac..e5b5c1feeb572 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/dart_unit_tests_pathified.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/dart_unit_tests_pathified.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set -e
 # re-checked.
 dart ./script/tool/bin/flutter_plugin_tools.dart dart-test --run-on-dirty-packages \
     --log-timing --exclude=script/configs/dart_unit_tests_exceptions.yaml \
-    $PACKAGE_SHARDING
+    "$@" $PACKAGE_SHARDING
 # Restore the tree to a clean state, to avoid accidental issues if
 # other script steps are added to the enclosing task.
 git checkout .
diff --git a/.ci/targets/dart_unit_tests.yaml b/.ci/targets/dart_unit_tests.yaml
index e64bba8fa1d46..3d06b600fd559 100644
--- a/.ci/targets/dart_unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.ci/targets/dart_unit_tests.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ tasks:
     # that depend on it.
   - name: Dart unit tests - pathified
     script: .ci/scripts/dart_unit_tests_pathified.sh
+    args: ["--platform=vm"]
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/CHANGELOG.md
index 073f1c20ed825..5bcbc2c16973b 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.9.2
+
+* Adds and propagates `cancel` event on file selection.
+* Changes `openFile` to return `null` when no files are selected/selection is canceled,
+  as in other platforms.
+
 ## 0.9.1
 
 * Adds `getSaveLocation` and deprecates `getSavePath`.
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/README.md b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/README.md
index 1c152100c3502..3906b2f508251 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/README.md
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/README.md
@@ -13,3 +13,15 @@ should add it to your `pubspec.yaml` as usual.
 
 [1]: https://pub.dev/packages/file_selector
 [2]: https://flutter.dev/docs/development/packages-and-plugins/developing-packages#endorsed-federated-plugin
+
+## Limitations on the Web platform
+
+### `cancel` event
+
+The `cancel` event used by the web plugin to detect when users close the file
+selector without picking a file is relatively new, and will only work in
+recent browsers.
+
+See:
+
+* https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_htmlinputelement_cancel_event
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/dom_helper_test.dart b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/dom_helper_test.dart
index ee1af8cb62fd8..d6cb47fe45b63 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/dom_helper_test.dart
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/dom_helper_test.dart
@@ -21,9 +21,17 @@ void main() {
       return dataTransfer.files as FileList?;
     }
 
-    void setFilesAndTriggerChange(List<File> files) {
+    void setFilesAndTriggerEvent(List<File> files, Event event) {
       input.files = createFileList(files);
-      input.dispatchEvent(Event('change'));
+      input.dispatchEvent(event);
+    }
+
+    void setFilesAndTriggerChange(List<File> files) {
+      setFilesAndTriggerEvent(files, Event('change'));
+    }
+
+    void setFilesAndTriggerCancel(List<File> files) {
+      setFilesAndTriggerEvent(files, Event('cancel'));
     }
 
     setUp(() {
@@ -57,6 +65,18 @@ void main() {
         expect(await files[1].lastModified(), isNotNull);
       });
 
+      testWidgets('"cancel" returns an empty selection', (_) async {
+        final Future<List<XFile>> futureFiles = domHelper.getFiles(
+          input: input,
+        );
+
+        setFilesAndTriggerCancel(<File>[mockFile1, mockFile2]);
+
+        final List<XFile> files = await futureFiles;
+
+        expect(files.length, 0);
+      });
+
       testWidgets('works multiple times', (_) async {
         Future<List<XFile>> futureFiles;
         List<XFile> files;
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/file_selector_web_test.dart b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/file_selector_web_test.dart
index 664c40871f49c..f64c08de05649 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/file_selector_web_test.dart
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/example/integration_test/file_selector_web_test.dart
@@ -33,14 +33,30 @@ void main() {
           webWildCards: <String>['image/*'],
         );
 
-        final XFile file =
+        final XFile? file =
             await plugin.openFile(acceptedTypeGroups: <XTypeGroup>[typeGroup]);
 
-        expect(file.name, mockFile.name);
+        expect(file, isNotNull);
+        expect(file!.name, mockFile.name);
         expect(await file.length(), 4);
         expect(await file.readAsString(), '1001');
         expect(await file.lastModified(), isNotNull);
       });
+
+      testWidgets('returns null when getFiles returns an empty list',
+          (WidgetTester _) async {
+        // Simulate returning an empty list of files from the DomHelper...
+        final MockDomHelper mockDomHelper = MockDomHelper(
+          files: <XFile>[],
+        );
+
+        final FileSelectorWeb plugin =
+            FileSelectorWeb(domHelper: mockDomHelper);
+
+        final XFile? file = await plugin.openFile();
+
+        expect(file, isNull);
+      });
     });
 
     group('openFiles', () {
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/file_selector_web.dart b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/file_selector_web.dart
index 2380e274c46a1..53e0c6d5ab33b 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/file_selector_web.dart
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/file_selector_web.dart
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ class FileSelectorWeb extends FileSelectorPlatform {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<XFile> openFile({
+  Future<XFile?> openFile({
     List<XTypeGroup>? acceptedTypeGroups,
     String? initialDirectory,
     String? confirmButtonText,
   }) async {
     final List<XFile> files =
         await _openFiles(acceptedTypeGroups: acceptedTypeGroups);
-    return files.first;
+    return files.isNotEmpty ? files.first : null;
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/src/dom_helper.dart b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/src/dom_helper.dart
index 1c3442f8dab51..e600778b7dc73 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/src/dom_helper.dart
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/lib/src/dom_helper.dart
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ class DomHelper {
       completer.completeError(platformException);
     });
 
+    inputElement.addEventListener('cancel', (Event event) {
+      inputElement.remove();
+      completer.complete(<XFile>[]);
+    });
+
+    // TODO(dit): Reimplement this with the showPicker() API, https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/130365
     inputElement.click();
 
     return completer.future;
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/pubspec.yaml b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/pubspec.yaml
index 81ba11a9634a9..a34e9c75548f7 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: file_selector_web
 description: Web platform implementation of file_selector
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+file_selector%22
-version: 0.9.1
+version: 0.9.2
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.18.0 <4.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/test/utils_test.dart b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/test/utils_test.dart
index e207f3d45df58..497d3ae48849d 100644
--- a/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/test/utils_test.dart
+++ b/packages/file_selector/file_selector_web/test/utils_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+@TestOn('chrome') // web-only package.
+
 import 'package:file_selector_platform_interface/file_selector_platform_interface.dart';
 import 'package:file_selector_web/src/utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';