diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
index 3f9d5891d68..8d9f8d8f32d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@ void CallGenerator::do_late_inline_helper() {
               oop->init_req(2, buffer_oop);
               mem->init_req(2, kit.merged_memory());
 
-              // Update oop input to buffer
-              kit.gvn().hash_delete(vt);
+              // Use cloned InlineTypeNode to propagate oop from now on
+              vt = vt->clone_if_required(&kit.gvn(), kit.map());
               vt->set_oop(kit.gvn(), kit.gvn().transform(oop));
               vt->set_is_buffered(kit.gvn());
               vt = kit.gvn().transform(vt)->as_InlineType();
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestLateInlineSharedInlineType.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestLateInlineSharedInlineType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8846c913cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestLateInlineSharedInlineType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8388544
+ * @summary Test late inlining of a method handle that returns a shared value object.
+ * @requires vm.compiler2.enabled
+ * @enablePreview
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -XX:+AlwaysIncrementalInline -Xbatch
+ *                   -XX:CompileCommand=dontinline,${test.main.class}::test*
+ *                   ${test.main.class}
+ */
+
+package compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+
+public value class TestLateInlineSharedInlineType {
+    static final MethodHandle MH1;
+    static final MethodHandle MH2;
+    static volatile Object vSink;
+    static Object sink1;
+    static Object sink2;
+
+    Integer integer = 42;
+
+    public Integer getInteger() {
+        return integer;
+    }
+
+    static {
+        try {
+            MH1 = MethodHandles.lookup().findVirtual(TestLateInlineSharedInlineType.class, "getInteger", MethodType.methodType(Integer.class));
+            MH2 = MH1.asType(MethodType.methodType(Object.class, TestLateInlineSharedInlineType.class));
+        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Below tests all trigger the same bug but with slightly different failure modes:
+    // Field 'integer' is represented by a (shared) InlineTypeNode and buffered on the
+    // first store to sink. Late MH inlining updates that node's oop input in-place to
+    // a newly created, later buffer. InlineTypeNode::Ideal() then removes the first
+    // buffer as redundant re-allocation and rewires an earlier use to the later buffer.
+
+    // We assert with "Bad immediate dominator info." when walking the dominator chain
+    // from early use towards the non-dominating later definition.
+    void test1() throws Throwable {
+        vSink = integer;
+        vSink = (Integer)MH1.invokeExact(this);
+    }
+
+    // We assert with "bad dominance" in loop verification because the definition of the
+    // second buffer does not dominate its use at the first vSink store.
+    void test2() throws Throwable {
+        vSink = integer;
+        vSink = MH2.invokeExact(this);
+    }
+
+    // The invalid dependency remains hidden in a Phi and escapes normal PhaseCFG::verify().
+    // The early sink1 store therefore reads the late buffer's register before it is
+    // defined, leading to an "object not in heap" assert in the GC.
+    void test3() throws Throwable {
+        sink1 = integer;
+        sink2 = MH2.invokeExact(this);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 50_000; i++) {
+            TestLateInlineSharedInlineType test = new TestLateInlineSharedInlineType();
+            test.test1();
+            test.test2();
+            test.test3();
+        }
+    }
+}