diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
index 55105bd50c..4458a10d93 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
@@ -457,11 +457,16 @@ export class ElementHandle<T extends Node = Node> extends js.JSHandle<T> {
       if ((options as any).__testHookBeforePointerAction)
         await (options as any).__testHookBeforePointerAction();
       progress.throwIfAborted();  // Avoid action that has side-effects.
+      let restoreMousePosition: types.Point | undefined;
+      if (options.trial)
+        restoreMousePosition = await this._page.mouse.position();
       let restoreModifiers: types.KeyboardModifier[] | undefined;
       if (options && options.modifiers)
         restoreModifiers = await this._page.keyboard.ensureModifiers(options.modifiers);
       progress.log(`  performing ${actionName} action`);
       await action(point);
+      if (restoreMousePosition)
+        await this._page.mouse.move(restoreMousePosition.x, restoreMousePosition.y);
       if (restoreModifiers)
         await this._page.keyboard.ensureModifiers(restoreModifiers);
       if (hitTargetInterceptionHandle) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/input.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/input.ts
index 4e4c95a8f3..3505a512d2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/input.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/input.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ export class Mouse {
     this._keyboard = this._page.keyboard;
   }
 
+  async position(): Promise<types.Point> {
+    return { x: this._x, y: this._y };
+  }
+
   async move(x: number, y: number, options: { steps?: number, forClick?: boolean } = {}, metadata?: CallMetadata) {
     if (metadata)
       metadata.point = { x, y };
diff --git a/tests/page/page-mouse.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-mouse.spec.ts
index 5d29be2bb7..31368c38a9 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-mouse.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-mouse.spec.ts
@@ -305,3 +305,44 @@ it('should dispatch mouse move after context menu was opened', async ({ page, br
   }
 });
 
+it('should support click trial', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<button onclick="this.innerText = 'updated'">initial</button>`);
+  const locator = page.locator('button');
+
+  await locator.click({ trial: true });
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('initial');
+
+  await locator.click();
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('updated');
+});
+
+it('should support click trial with modifiers', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<button onclick="this.innerText = 'clicked'">initial</button>`);
+  const locator = page.locator('button');
+
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    document.body.addEventListener('keydown', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      document.querySelector('button').innerText = 'keydown:' + event.key;
+    });
+  });
+
+  await locator.click({ trial: true, modifiers: ['Shift'] });
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('keydown:Shift');
+
+  await locator.click({ modifiers: ['Shift'] });
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('clicked');
+});
+
+it('should support hover trial', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<button onmouseover="this.innerText = 'mouseover'">initial</button>`);
+  const locator = page.locator('button');
+
+  await locator.hover({ trial: true });
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('initial');
+
+  // Note: hover right after trial only works because trial restores the mouse
+  // position. Otherwise, the mouse would not move and hence no mousemove or
+  // mouseover event would be triggered.
+  await locator.hover();
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('mouseover');
+});