diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/BasicTestTest.kt b/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/BasicTestTest.kt
index d788f3c2fd0a3..ee690f2d8e5e3 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/BasicTestTest.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/BasicTestTest.kt
@@ -98,4 +98,17 @@ class BasicTestTest {
         rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(1, ignoreFrameDuration = true)
         rule.onNodeWithTag("text").assertTextEquals("2")
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun obtainingSemanticsNodeInteractionWaitsUntilIdle() {
+        var text by mutableStateOf("1")
+
+        rule.setContent {
+            Text(text, modifier = Modifier.testTag("text"))
+        }
+
+        rule.onNodeWithTag("text").assertTextEquals("1")
+        text = "2"
+        rule.onNodeWithTag("text").assertTextEquals("2")
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/ComposeUiTest.skikoMain.kt b/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/ComposeUiTest.skikoMain.kt
index 029f4c760f9b3..e0cf0f7d7e7b2 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/ComposeUiTest.skikoMain.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-test-junit4/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/test/ComposeUiTest.skikoMain.kt
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class SkikoComposeUiTest(
             ++i
         }
 
-        val hasPendingMeasureOrLayout = testOwner.getRoots(true).any {
+        val hasPendingMeasureOrLayout = testOwner.roots.any {
             (it as SkiaRootForTest).hasPendingMeasureOrLayout
         }
 
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ class SkikoComposeUiTest(
     }
 
     private inner class DesktopTestOwner : TestOwner {
+        val roots: Set<RootForTest>
+            get() = this@SkikoComposeUiTest.scene.roots
+
         @OptIn(ExperimentalTextApi::class)
         override fun performTextInput(node: SemanticsNode, action: TextInputForTests.() -> Unit) {
             runOnIdle {
@@ -337,6 +340,7 @@ class SkikoComposeUiTest(
         }
 
         override fun getRoots(atLeastOneRootExpected: Boolean): Set<RootForTest> {
+            waitForIdle()
             return this@SkikoComposeUiTest.scene.roots
         }