diff --git a/config/scripts/verify-computer-native.mjs b/config/scripts/verify-computer-native.mjs
index 56efeb33521..ce3f0b58e31 100644
--- a/config/scripts/verify-computer-native.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/verify-computer-native.mjs
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ const checks = [
     ],
     enabled: process.platform === 'linux'
   },
+  {
+    name: 'Linux set_value tests',
+    command: 'python3',
+    args: ['native/computer-use-linux/set_value_test.py'],
+    enabled: true
+  },
   {
     name: 'Windows provider PowerShell parse',
     command: process.platform === 'win32' ? 'powershell.exe' : 'pwsh',
diff --git a/native/computer-use-linux/runtime.py b/native/computer-use-linux/runtime.py
index ef217185cf3..fecce949aaa 100644
--- a/native/computer-use-linux/runtime.py
+++ b/native/computer-use-linux/runtime.py
@@ -1047,10 +1047,9 @@ def write_clipboard(value):
 
 
 def set_value(node, value):
-    if node is not None and bool(attempt(node.is_editable_text, False)):
-        editable = attempt(node.get_editable_text_iface)
-        if editable is not None and attempt(lambda: Atspi.EditableText.set_text_contents(editable, str(value)), False):
-            return True
+    editable = attempt(node.get_editable_text_iface) if node is not None else None
+    if editable is not None and attempt(lambda: Atspi.EditableText.set_text_contents(editable, str(value)), False):
+        return True
     value_iface = attempt(node.get_value_iface) if node is not None else None
     if value_iface is not None:
         return bool(attempt(lambda: Atspi.Value.set_current_value(value_iface, float(value)), False))
diff --git a/native/computer-use-linux/set_value_test.py b/native/computer-use-linux/set_value_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05059585950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/computer-use-linux/set_value_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+import types
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+def load_runtime():
+    editable_text = types.SimpleNamespace(set_text_contents=lambda editable, value: editable.update(text=value) or True)
+    repository = types.ModuleType("gi.repository")
+    repository.Atspi = types.SimpleNamespace(EditableText=editable_text)
+    gi = types.ModuleType("gi")
+    gi.repository = repository
+    gi.require_version = lambda *_: None
+    path = Path(__file__).with_name("runtime.py")
+    with mock.patch.dict(sys.modules, {"gi": gi, "gi.repository": repository}):
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("orca_linux_runtime_set_value_test", path)
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+class SetValueTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_sets_text_on_bindings_without_is_editable_text(self):
+        # Why: at-spi2-core < 2.53 (e.g. Ubuntu 24.04) does not expose Accessible.is_editable_text to GI.
+        editable = {"text": ""}
+        node = types.SimpleNamespace(get_editable_text_iface=lambda: editable, get_value_iface=lambda: None)
+
+        self.assertTrue(load_runtime().set_value(node, "hello"))
+        self.assertEqual(editable["text"], "hello")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()