--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultCaret.java	Wed Sep 25 17:35:22 2013 +0400
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultCaret.java	Wed Sep 25 17:42:15 2013 +0400
@@ -962,8 +962,8 @@
         // focus lost notification can come in later after the
         // caret has been deinstalled, in which case the component
         // will be null.
+        active = e;
         if (component != null) {
-            active = e;
             TextUI mapper = component.getUI();
             if (visible != e) {
                 visible = e;

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/swing/text/DefaultCaret/7083457/bug7083457.java	Wed Sep 25 17:42:15 2013 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
+ */
+
+import javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 7083457
+ * @author Alexander Scherbatiy
+ * @summary  Incomplete specification for javax/swing/text/DefaultCaret.html#setVisible(boolean)
+ * @run main bug7083457
+ */
+public class bug7083457 {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        DefaultCaret caret = new DefaultCaret();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            boolean active = (i % 2 == 0);
+            caret.setVisible(active);
+            if (caret.isActive() != active) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("caret.isActive() does not equal: " + active);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}