Add Container fallback to Ink build method (#35282) * Add Container fallback to Ink build method * Add tests for Ink container fallback

diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/ink_decoration.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/ink_decoration.dart
index 3f191c8..447cc3e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/ink_decoration.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/ink_decoration.dart

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
     final EdgeInsetsGeometry effectivePadding = widget._paddingIncludingDecoration;
     if (effectivePadding != null)
       current = Padding(padding: effectivePadding, child: current);
-    return current;
+    return current ?? Container();
   }
 
   @override

diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/ink_paint_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/ink_paint_test.dart
index aa267dc..03cd7c1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/ink_paint_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/ink_paint_test.dart

@@ -9,6 +9,32 @@
 import '../rendering/mock_canvas.dart';
 
 void main() {
+  testWidgets('The Ink widget renders a Container by default', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      Material(
+        child: Ink(),
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(Container)).height, 600.0);
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(Container)).width, 800.0);
+
+    const double height = 150.0;
+    const double width = 200.0;
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      Material(
+        child: Center( // used to constrain to child's size
+          child: Ink(
+            height: height,
+            width: width,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(Container)).height, height);
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(Container)).width, width);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('The InkWell widget renders an ink splash', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     const Color highlightColor = Color(0xAAFF0000);
     const Color splashColor = Color(0xAA0000FF);