diff --git a/internal/runner/runner.go b/internal/runner/runner.go
index 0a761c2..bb0cb6a 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -335,10 +335,18 @@ func collectLogs(ctx context.Context, drv driver.DeviceDriver, since time.Time)
 }
 
 func resolveCoordinates(action verifier.Action, tree *hierarchy.Tree) (int, int, bool) {
-	if action.X > 0 && action.Y > 0 {
-		return action.X, action.Y, true
+	// When On is empty, X/Y are authoritative (web V8 path emits coordinates
+	// directly from getBoundingClientRect; the runtime nullifies unresolved
+	// actions upstream so a non-null InputText here always has real coords,
+	// even at (0,0)). When On is set, prefer the tree lookup so stale coords
+	// don't leak from earlier ticks.
+	if action.On == "" {
+		if action.X >= 0 && action.Y >= 0 {
+			return action.X, action.Y, true
+		}
+		return 0, 0, false
 	}
-	if tree != nil && action.On != "" {
+	if tree != nil {
 		if element := tree.Find(action.On); element != nil {
 			x, y := element.Bounds.Center()
 			if x > 0 && y > 0 {
@@ -346,6 +354,9 @@ func resolveCoordinates(action verifier.Action, tree *hierarchy.Tree) (int, int,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if action.X > 0 && action.Y > 0 {
+		return action.X, action.Y, true
+	}
 	return 0, 0, false
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/runner/runner_test.go b/internal/runner/runner_test.go
index e962ecb..2f7c54c 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -263,6 +263,37 @@ func TestApplyAction_InputTextSurfacesFocusTapError(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestApplyAction_V8InputTextTapsAtCoordinates(t *testing.T) {
+	driverMock := mockdriver.New()
+	action := verifier.Action{Kind: verifier.ActionKindInputText, X: 50, Y: 100, Text: "alice"}
+
+	if err := applyAction(context.Background(), driverMock, action, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("apply action: %v", err)
+	}
+	actions := driverMock.Actions()
+	if !containsAction(actions, mockdriver.ActionTap, "") {
+		t.Errorf("expected focus Tap before InputText, got %v", actions)
+	}
+	if !containsAction(actions, mockdriver.ActionInputText, "") {
+		t.Errorf("expected InputText after focus Tap, got %v", actions)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestApplyAction_V8InputTextAtOriginStillTaps(t *testing.T) {
+	driverMock := mockdriver.New()
+	// V8 emits real (0,0) coordinates for an element at viewport top-left
+	// (post-#15 the runtime nullifies unresolved actions, so a non-null
+	// InputText with (0,0) is a deliberate edge tap, not a sentinel).
+	action := verifier.Action{Kind: verifier.ActionKindInputText, X: 0, Y: 0, Text: "alice"}
+
+	if err := applyAction(context.Background(), driverMock, action, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("apply action: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !containsAction(driverMock.Actions(), mockdriver.ActionTap, "") {
+		t.Errorf("expected focus Tap at (0,0), got %v", driverMock.Actions())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunner_ParallelFetchCallsAllDriverMethods(t *testing.T) {
 	state := newHarness(t)
 	state.mock.MetricsData = driver.Metrics{CPUPercent: 5.0, HeapBytes: 1024, TotalMemoryBytes: 4096}