diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
index b905ba8548a05..ddfb0386d98e0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
@@ -492,9 +492,10 @@ class RecordActionTool implements RecorderTool {
       return;
     const result = activeElement ? this._recorder.injectedScript.generateSelector(activeElement, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName }) : null;
     this._activeModel = result && result.selector ? result : null;
-    if (userGesture)
+    if (userGesture) {
       this._hoveredElement = activeElement as HTMLElement | null;
-    this._updateModelForHoveredElement();
+      this._updateModelForHoveredElement();
+    }
   }
 
   private _shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
@@ -589,6 +590,8 @@ class RecordActionTool implements RecorderTool {
   }
 
   private _updateModelForHoveredElement() {
+    if (this._performingActions.size)
+      return;
     if (!this._hoveredElement || !this._hoveredElement.isConnected) {
       this._hoveredModel = null;
       this._hoveredElement = null;
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-2.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-2.spec.ts
index e4aa0a07867da..47afcc2fab985 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-2.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-2.spec.ts
@@ -402,17 +402,6 @@ await page1.GotoAsync("about:blank?foo");`);
     await expect.poll(() => messages).toEqual(['mousedown', 'mouseup', 'click']);
   });
 
-  test('should update hover model on action', async ({ openRecorder }) => {
-    const { page, recorder } = await openRecorder();
-
-    await recorder.setContentAndWait(`<input id="checkbox" type="checkbox" name="accept" onchange="checkbox.name='updated'"></input>`);
-    const [models] = await Promise.all([
-      recorder.waitForActionPerformed(),
-      page.click('input')
-    ]);
-    expect(models.hovered).toBe('#checkbox');
-  });
-
   test('should reset hover model on action when element detaches', async ({ openRecorder }) => {
     const { page, recorder } = await openRecorder();