diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/StreamSpliterators.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/StreamSpliterators.java
index a098bb2f2ac..196cd76c8f8 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/StreamSpliterators.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/stream/StreamSpliterators.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2024, 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
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ class StreamSpliterators {
                 c |= (spliterator.characteristics() & (Spliterator.SIZED | Spliterator.SUBSIZED));
             }
 
+            // It's not allowed for a Spliterator to report SORTED if not also ORDERED
+            if ((c & Spliterator.SORTED) != 0 && (c & Spliterator.ORDERED) == 0) {
+                c &= ~(Spliterator.SORTED);
+            }
+
             return c;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/util/stream/test/org/openjdk/tests/java/util/stream/StreamSpliteratorTest.java b/test/jdk/java/util/stream/test/org/openjdk/tests/java/util/stream/StreamSpliteratorTest.java
index d3b0d254c41..1a281885b31 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/util/stream/test/org/openjdk/tests/java/util/stream/StreamSpliteratorTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/util/stream/test/org/openjdk/tests/java/util/stream/StreamSpliteratorTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2024, 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
@@ -605,6 +605,27 @@ public class StreamSpliteratorTest extends OpTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCharacteristicsForSortedUnorderedStreamSpliterators() {
+        assertValidCombinationOfSortedAndOrdered(
+            DoubleStream.of(3d,2d,4d,1d,5d).sorted().unordered().spliterator()
+        );
+        assertValidCombinationOfSortedAndOrdered(
+            IntStream.of(3,2,4,1,5).sorted().unordered().spliterator()
+        );
+        assertValidCombinationOfSortedAndOrdered(
+            LongStream.of(3L,2L,4L,1L,5L).sorted().unordered().spliterator()
+        );
+        assertValidCombinationOfSortedAndOrdered(
+            Stream.of(3,2,4,1,5).sorted().unordered().spliterator()
+        );
+    }
+
+    void assertValidCombinationOfSortedAndOrdered(Spliterator<?> s) {
+        if (s.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.SORTED))
+            Assert.assertTrue(s.hasCharacteristics(Spliterator.ORDERED));
+    }
+
     private List<Function<DoubleStream, DoubleStream>> doubleStreamFunctions;
 
     List<Function<DoubleStream, DoubleStream>> doubleStreamFunctions() {