diff --git a/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/awt/wl/im/text_input_unstable_v3/WLInputMethodZwpTextInputV3.java b/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/awt/wl/im/text_input_unstable_v3/WLInputMethodZwpTextInputV3.java
index dceacad7c9b9..d57dced8ca9c 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/awt/wl/im/text_input_unstable_v3/WLInputMethodZwpTextInputV3.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/unix/classes/sun/awt/wl/im/text_input_unstable_v3/WLInputMethodZwpTextInputV3.java
@@ -699,6 +699,10 @@ final class WLInputMethodZwpTextInputV3 extends InputMethodAdapter {
                     String.format("awtPostIMESafely(...): posting a new InputMethodEvent=%s. this=%s.", ime, this),
                     new Throwable("Stacktrace")
                 );
+
+                // JBR-9719: reset ime's text iterator after logging
+                final var textIterToReset = ime.getText();
+                if (textIterToReset != null) textIterToReset.first();
             }
 
             SunToolkit.postEvent(SunToolkit.targetToAppContext(clientComponent), ime);