diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
index 8922f0f1032ef..f588094bc7dbd 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ impl Plugin for TextPlugin {
                         .ambiguous_with(CameraUpdateSystem),
                     remove_dropped_font_atlas_sets,
                 ),
-            );
+            )
+            .add_systems(Last, trim_cosmic_cache);
 
         if let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
             render_app.add_systems(
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
index 7ac46096270e8..f5fbc64b3a4d8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use bevy_asset::{AssetId, Assets};
-use bevy_ecs::{component::Component, entity::Entity, reflect::ReflectComponent, system::Resource};
+use bevy_ecs::{
+    component::Component,
+    entity::Entity,
+    reflect::ReflectComponent,
+    system::{ResMut, Resource},
+};
 use bevy_math::{UVec2, Vec2};
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
 use bevy_render::texture::Image;
@@ -407,3 +412,13 @@ fn buffer_dimensions(buffer: &Buffer) -> Vec2 {
 
     Vec2::new(width.ceil(), height).ceil()
 }
+
+/// Discards stale data cached in `FontSystem`.
+pub(crate) fn trim_cosmic_cache(mut pipeline: ResMut<TextPipeline>) {
+    // A trim age of 2 was found to reduce frame time variance vs age of 1 when tested with dynamic text.
+    // See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/pull/15037
+    //
+    // We assume only text updated frequently benefits from the shape cache (e.g. animated text, or
+    // text that is dynamically measured for UI).
+    pipeline.font_system_mut().shape_run_cache.trim(2);
+}
diff --git a/examples/ui/text_debug.rs b/examples/ui/text_debug.rs
index 0e4fbe1baca75..e2f596c35290f 100644
--- a/examples/ui/text_debug.rs
+++ b/examples/ui/text_debug.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Shows various text layout options.
 
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, time::Duration};
+
 use bevy::{
     color::palettes::css::*,
     diagnostic::{DiagnosticsStore, FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin},
@@ -154,7 +156,15 @@ fn infotext_system(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
         builder.spawn((
             TextBundle::from_sections([
                 TextSection::new(
-                    "This text changes in the bottom right",
+                    "",
+                    TextStyle {
+                        font: font.clone(),
+                        font_size: 25.0,
+                        ..default()
+                    },
+                ),
+                TextSection::new(
+                    "\nThis text changes in the bottom right",
                     TextStyle {
                         font: font.clone(),
                         font_size: 25.0,
@@ -223,10 +233,23 @@ fn infotext_system(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
 }
 
 fn change_text_system(
+    mut fps_history: Local<VecDeque<f64>>,
+    mut time_history: Local<VecDeque<Duration>>,
     time: Res<Time>,
     diagnostics: Res<DiagnosticsStore>,
     mut query: Query<&mut Text, With<TextChanges>>,
 ) {
+    time_history.push_front(time.elapsed());
+    time_history.truncate(120);
+    let avg_fps = (time_history.len() as f64)
+        / (time_history.front().copied().unwrap_or_default()
+            - time_history.back().copied().unwrap_or_default())
+        .as_secs_f64()
+        .max(0.0001);
+    fps_history.push_front(avg_fps);
+    fps_history.truncate(120);
+    let fps_variance = std_deviation(fps_history.make_contiguous()).unwrap_or_default();
+
     for mut text in &mut query {
         let mut fps = 0.0;
         if let Some(fps_diagnostic) = diagnostics.get(&FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin::FPS) {
@@ -244,12 +267,44 @@ fn change_text_system(
             }
         }
 
-        text.sections[0].value = format!(
-            "This text changes in the bottom right - {fps:.1} fps, {frame_time:.3} ms/frame",
+        text.sections[0].value =
+            format!("{avg_fps:.1} avg fps, {fps_variance:.1} frametime variance",);
+
+        text.sections[1].value = format!(
+            "\nThis text changes in the bottom right - {fps:.1} fps, {frame_time:.3} ms/frame",
         );
 
-        text.sections[3].value = format!("{fps:.1}");
+        text.sections[4].value = format!("{fps:.1}");
 
-        text.sections[5].value = format!("{frame_time:.3}");
+        text.sections[6].value = format!("{frame_time:.3}");
+    }
+}
+
+fn mean(data: &[f64]) -> Option<f64> {
+    let sum = data.iter().sum::<f64>();
+    let count = data.len();
+
+    match count {
+        positive if positive > 0 => Some(sum / count as f64),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn std_deviation(data: &[f64]) -> Option<f64> {
+    match (mean(data), data.len()) {
+        (Some(data_mean), count) if count > 0 => {
+            let variance = data
+                .iter()
+                .map(|value| {
+                    let diff = data_mean - *value;
+
+                    diff * diff
+                })
+                .sum::<f64>()
+                / count as f64;
+
+            Some(variance.sqrt())
+        }
+        _ => None,
     }
 }