diff --git a/pkgs/unified_analytics/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/unified_analytics/CHANGELOG.md
index cd8e4b160..0aba8aaf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/unified_analytics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/unified_analytics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 5.8.8+2
 
+- Avoid opening large telemetry log files to prevent out of memory errors.
 - Fixed bug where calling `Analytics.send` could result in a `FileSystemException` when unable to write to a log file.
 
 ## 5.8.8+1
diff --git a/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/constants.dart b/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/constants.dart
index 861d64909..9c618d755 100644
--- a/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/constants.dart
+++ b/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/constants.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ const String kGoogleAnalyticsMeasurementId = 'G-04BXPVBCWJ';
 /// How many data records to store in the log file.
 const int kLogFileLength = 2500;
 
+/// The maximum allowed size of the telemetry log file.
+///
+/// 25 MiB.
+const int kMaxLogFileSize = 25 * (1 << 20);
+
 /// Filename for the log file to persist sent events on user's machine.
 const String kLogFileName = 'dart-flutter-telemetry.log';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/log_handler.dart b/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/log_handler.dart
index 726b14666..286f4a64c 100644
--- a/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/log_handler.dart
+++ b/pkgs/unified_analytics/lib/src/log_handler.dart
@@ -282,10 +282,18 @@ class LogHandler {
   /// This will keep the max number of records limited to equal to
   /// or less than [kLogFileLength] records.
   void save({required Map<String, Object?> data}) {
-    var records = logFile.readAsLinesSync();
-    final content = '${jsonEncode(data)}\n';
-
     try {
+      final stat = logFile.statSync();
+      List<String> records;
+      if (stat.size > kMaxLogFileSize) {
+        logFile.deleteSync();
+        logFile.createSync();
+        records = [];
+      } else {
+        records = logFile.readAsLinesSync();
+      }
+      final content = '${jsonEncode(data)}\n';
+
       // When the record count is less than the max, add as normal;
       // else drop the oldest records until equal to max
       if (records.length < kLogFileLength) {
diff --git a/pkgs/unified_analytics/test/log_handler_test.dart b/pkgs/unified_analytics/test/log_handler_test.dart
index bbd8a87ee..1842cee55 100644
--- a/pkgs/unified_analytics/test/log_handler_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/unified_analytics/test/log_handler_test.dart
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'dart:convert';
+
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:file/memory.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
+import 'package:test/fake.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'package:unified_analytics/src/constants.dart';
@@ -221,6 +224,47 @@ void main() {
     logHandler.save(data: {});
   });
 
+  test('deletes log file larger than kMaxLogFileSize', () async {
+    var deletedLargeLogFile = false;
+    var wroteDataToLogFile = false;
+    const data = <String, Object?>{};
+    final logFile = _FakeFile('log.txt')
+      .._deleteSyncImpl = (() => deletedLargeLogFile = true)
+      .._createSyncImpl = () {}
+      .._statSyncImpl = (() => _FakeFileStat(kMaxLogFileSize + 1))
+      .._writeAsStringSync = (contents, {mode = FileMode.append}) {
+        expect(contents.trim(), data.toString());
+        expect(mode, FileMode.writeOnlyAppend);
+        wroteDataToLogFile = true;
+      };
+    final logHandler = LogHandler(logFile: logFile);
+
+    logHandler.save(data: data);
+    expect(deletedLargeLogFile, isTrue);
+    expect(wroteDataToLogFile, isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test('does not delete log file if smaller than kMaxLogFileSize', () async {
+    var wroteDataToLogFile = false;
+    const data = <String, Object?>{};
+    final logFile = _FakeFile('log.txt')
+      .._deleteSyncImpl =
+          (() => fail('called logFile.deleteSync() when file was less than '
+              'kMaxLogFileSize'))
+      .._createSyncImpl = () {}
+      .._readAsLinesSyncImpl = (() => ['three', 'previous', 'lines'])
+      .._statSyncImpl = (() => _FakeFileStat(kMaxLogFileSize - 1))
+      .._writeAsStringSync = (contents, {mode = FileMode.append}) {
+        expect(contents.trim(), data.toString());
+        expect(mode, FileMode.writeOnlyAppend);
+        wroteDataToLogFile = true;
+      };
+    final logHandler = LogHandler(logFile: logFile);
+
+    logHandler.save(data: data);
+    expect(wroteDataToLogFile, isTrue);
+  });
+
   test('Catching cast errors for each log record silently', () async {
     // Write a json array to the log file which will cause
     // a cast error when parsing each line
@@ -301,3 +345,51 @@ void main() {
     expect(newString, testString);
   });
 }
+
+class _FakeFileStat extends Fake implements FileStat {
+  _FakeFileStat(this.size);
+
+  @override
+  final int size;
+}
+
+class _FakeFile extends Fake implements File {
+  _FakeFile(this.path);
+
+  List<String> Function()? _readAsLinesSyncImpl;
+
+  @override
+  List<String> readAsLinesSync({Encoding encoding = utf8}) =>
+      _readAsLinesSyncImpl!();
+
+  @override
+  final String path;
+
+  FileStat Function()? _statSyncImpl;
+
+  @override
+  FileStat statSync() => _statSyncImpl!();
+
+  void Function()? _deleteSyncImpl;
+
+  @override
+  void deleteSync({bool recursive = false}) => _deleteSyncImpl!();
+
+  void Function()? _createSyncImpl;
+
+  @override
+  void createSync({bool recursive = false, bool exclusive = false}) {
+    return _createSyncImpl!();
+  }
+
+  void Function(String contents, {FileMode mode})? _writeAsStringSync;
+
+  @override
+  void writeAsStringSync(
+    String contents, {
+    FileMode mode = FileMode.write,
+    Encoding encoding = utf8,
+    bool flush = false,
+  }) =>
+      _writeAsStringSync!(contents, mode: mode);
+}