diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
index 524fab1e57..6aefd462d3 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ export class Recorder {
     return this.page.locator('x-pw-tooltip').textContent();
   }
 
+  async waitForHighlightNoTooltip(action: () => Promise<void>): Promise<string> {
+    await this.page.$$eval('x-pw-highlight', els => els.forEach(e => e.remove()));
+    await action();
+    await this.page.locator('x-pw-highlight').waitFor();
+    return '';
+  }
+
   async waitForActionPerformed(): Promise<{ hovered: string | null, active: string | null }> {
     let callback;
     const listener = async msg => {
@@ -185,8 +192,8 @@ export class Recorder {
     return new Promise(f => callback = f);
   }
 
-  async hoverOverElement(selector: string, options?: { position?: { x: number, y: number }}): Promise<string> {
-    return this.waitForHighlight(async () => {
+  async hoverOverElement(selector: string, options?: { position?: { x: number, y: number }, omitTooltip?: boolean }): Promise<string> {
+    return (options?.omitTooltip ? this.waitForHighlightNoTooltip : this.waitForHighlight).call(this, async () => {
       const box = await this.page.locator(selector).first().boundingBox();
       const offset = options?.position || { x: box.width / 2, y: box.height / 2 };
       await this.page.mouse.move(box.x + offset.x, box.y + offset.y);
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
index 12b7ed940f..647706956f 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { Page } from 'playwright-core';
-import { test as it, expect } from './inspectorTest';
+import { test as it, expect, Recorder } from './inspectorTest';
 import { waitForTestLog } from '../../config/utils';
 
 
@@ -491,7 +491,11 @@ it.describe('pause', () => {
     await expect(recorderPage.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Source chooser' })).toHaveValue(/pause\.spec\.ts/);
     await expect(recorderPage.locator('.source-line-paused')).toHaveText(/await page\.pause\(\)/);
     await recorderPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Record' }).click();
-    await page.locator('body').click();
+
+    const recorder = new Recorder(page, recorderPage);
+    await recorder.hoverOverElement('body', { omitTooltip: true });
+    await recorder.trustedClick();
+
     await expect(recorderPage.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Source chooser' })).toHaveValue('javascript');
     await expect(recorderPage.locator('.cm-wrapper')).toContainText(`await page.locator('body').click();`);
     await recorderPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Resume' }).click();