diff --git a/internal/runner/runner.go b/internal/runner/runner.go
index 8b4b038..af070bf 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -497,6 +497,15 @@ func applyAction(ctx context.Context, drv driver.DeviceDriver, action verifier.A
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+		// InputText replaces the field's content: erase what the target
+		// holds before typing. Appending instead lets repeated draws grow
+		// the field without bound (e.g. into a max-length validation error
+		// the fuzzer can never escape) and makes retried typing land twice.
+		if count := existingTextLength(action, tree); count > 0 {
+			if err := drv.EraseText(ctx, count); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		return drv.InputText(ctx, action.Text)
 	case verifier.ActionKindSwipe:
 		duration := time.Duration(action.DurationMillis) * time.Millisecond
@@ -547,6 +556,20 @@ func collectLogs(ctx context.Context, drv driver.DeviceDriver, since time.Time)
 	return result
 }
 
+// existingTextLength returns the character count of the InputText target's
+// current text, so the runner can erase it before typing. Zero when the
+// target cannot be resolved or holds no text.
+func existingTextLength(action verifier.Action, tree *hierarchy.Tree) int {
+	if action.On == "" || tree == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	element := tree.Find(action.On)
+	if element == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return len([]rune(element.Text))
+}
+
 func resolveCoordinates(action verifier.Action, tree *hierarchy.Tree) (int, int, bool) {
 	// When On is empty, X/Y are authoritative (web V8 path emits coordinates
 	// directly from getBoundingClientRect; the runtime nullifies unresolved
diff --git a/internal/runner/runner_test.go b/internal/runner/runner_test.go
index 7c37521..1fe2394 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -370,6 +370,52 @@ func TestRunner_LogsWaitForIdleDriverErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestApplyAction_InputTextErasesExistingTextBeforeTyping(t *testing.T) {
+	tree, err := hierarchy.Parse(`{"attributes":{"resource-id":"root","bounds":"[0,0,1080,2340]"},"children":[
+		{"attributes":{"resource-id":"username","text":"stale-value","bounds":"[10,10,500,100]"},"children":[]}
+	]}`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	driverMock := mockdriver.New()
+	action := verifier.Action{Kind: verifier.ActionKindInputText, On: "id:username", Text: "alice"}
+
+	if err := applyAction(context.Background(), driverMock, action, tree); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("applyAction: %v", err)
+	}
+	actions := driverMock.Actions()
+	if len(actions) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want tap, erase, input; got %v", actions)
+	}
+	if actions[0].Kind != mockdriver.ActionTap {
+		t.Errorf("first action = %v, want tap", actions[0].Kind)
+	}
+	if actions[1].Kind != mockdriver.ActionEraseText || actions[1].CharacterCount != len("stale-value") {
+		t.Errorf("second action = %+v, want erase_text of %d characters", actions[1], len("stale-value"))
+	}
+	if actions[2].Kind != mockdriver.ActionInputText || actions[2].Text != "alice" {
+		t.Errorf("third action = %+v, want input_text alice", actions[2])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestApplyAction_InputTextSkipsEraseWhenTargetEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	tree, err := hierarchy.Parse(`{"attributes":{"resource-id":"root","bounds":"[0,0,1080,2340]"},"children":[
+		{"attributes":{"resource-id":"username","bounds":"[10,10,500,100]"},"children":[]}
+	]}`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	driverMock := mockdriver.New()
+	action := verifier.Action{Kind: verifier.ActionKindInputText, On: "id:username", Text: "alice"}
+
+	if err := applyAction(context.Background(), driverMock, action, tree); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("applyAction: %v", err)
+	}
+	if containsAction(driverMock.Actions(), mockdriver.ActionEraseText, "") {
+		t.Errorf("empty field must not be erased: %v", driverMock.Actions())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestApplyAction_InputTextSurfacesFocusTapError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("selector focus tap fails", func(t *testing.T) {
 		driverMock := mockdriver.New()