diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index 640c7e83da..69d85b8007 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -948,10 +948,10 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject {
     return this._parentFrame;
   }
 
-  _depth(): number {
+  depth(): number {
     if (!this._parentFrame)
       return 0;
-    return this._parentFrame._depth() + 1;
+    return this._parentFrame.depth() + 1;
   }
 
   childFrames(): Frame[] {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index 740ab2f545..88db130d5d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class Recorder implements InstrumentationListener, IRecorder {
       return '';
     const parts = splitSelectorByFrame(this._highlightedSelector);
     const selectorDepth = parts.length - 1;
-    const frameDepth = frame._depth();
+    const frameDepth = frame.depth();
     if (frameDepth < selectorDepth)
       return '';
     return stringifySelector(parts[parts.length - 1]);