diff --git a/rules-tests/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector/Fixture/wrap_mixed_once.php.inc b/rules-tests/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector/Fixture/wrap_mixed_once.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abba1b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector/Fixture/wrap_mixed_once.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DowngradePhp82\Rector\FuncCall\DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class WrapMixedOnce
+{
+    public function run($data)
+    {
+        return iterator_to_array($data);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DowngradePhp82\Rector\FuncCall\DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class WrapMixedOnce
+{
+    public function run($data)
+    {
+        return iterator_to_array(is_array($data) ? new \ArrayIterator($data) : $data);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector.php b/rules/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector.php
index 8b4ee701..ccabb63d 100644
--- a/rules/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector.php
+++ b/rules/DowngradePhp82/Rector/FuncCall/DowngradeIteratorCountToArrayRector.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Arg;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\New_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Ternary;
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): null|FuncCall
             return null;
         }
 
+        // already wrapped in a previous pass; the wrap type stays not-yes-object (e.g. ArrayIterator|mixed),
+        // so without this check it would be wrapped again on every pass
+        if ($this->isArrayIteratorWrapped($arg->value)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $type = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getType($arg->value);
         if ($this->shouldSkip($type)) {
             return null;
@@ -100,6 +107,23 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): null|FuncCall
         return $node;
     }
 
+    private function isArrayIteratorWrapped(Expr $expr): bool
+    {
+        if (! $expr instanceof Ternary) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $expr->cond instanceof FuncCall || ! $this->isName($expr->cond, 'is_array')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $expr->if instanceof New_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $this->isName($expr->if->class, 'ArrayIterator');
+    }
+
     private function shouldSkip(Type $type): bool
     {
         if ($type->isArray()->yes()) {