Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java	(revision 6865)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java	(revision 6866)
@@ -403,5 +403,6 @@
         toolbar.refreshToolbarControl();
 
-        GuiHelper.runInEDT(new Runnable() {
+        // Wait for splash disappearance (fix #9714)
+        GuiHelper.runInEDTAndWait(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {