diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
index e243675545..64e71a65ab 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
@@ -167,12 +167,16 @@ export class BrowserContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserContextChannel>
 
   setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout: number) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout);
-    this._channel.setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
+      this._channel.setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    }, true);
   }
 
   setDefaultTimeout(timeout: number) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultTimeout(timeout);
-    this._channel.setDefaultTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
+      this._channel.setDefaultTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    }, true);
   }
 
   browser(): Browser | null {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 33b1e93841..e587548933 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -238,12 +238,16 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
 
   setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout: number) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout);
-    this._channel.setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
+      this._channel.setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    }, true);
   }
 
   setDefaultTimeout(timeout: number) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultTimeout(timeout);
-    this._channel.setDefaultTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
+      this._channel.setDefaultTimeoutNoReply({ timeout });
+    }, true);
   }
 
   private _forceVideo(): Video {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
index 33ce9f22a3..d99550fe4e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class RecorderSupplement implements InstrumentationListener {
       return;
     const logs: CallLog[] = [];
     for (const metadata of metadatas) {
-      if (!metadata.method)
+      if (!metadata.method || metadata.internal)
         continue;
       let status: CallLogStatus = 'done';
       if (this._currentCallsMetadata.has(metadata))
diff --git a/tests/inspector/pause.spec.ts b/tests/inspector/pause.spec.ts
index 01b3ad1f1d..26566560e3 100644
--- a/tests/inspector/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/inspector/pause.spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,30 @@ it.describe('pause', () => {
     await scriptPromise;
   });
 
+  it('should hide internal calls', async ({ page, recorderPageGetter, trace }) => {
+    it.skip(trace === 'on');
+
+    const scriptPromise = (async () => {
+      await page.pause();
+      await page.context().tracing.start();
+      page.setDefaultTimeout(0);
+      page.context().setDefaultNavigationTimeout(0);
+      await page.context().tracing.stop();
+      await page.pause();  // 2
+    })();
+    const recorderPage = await recorderPageGetter();
+    await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
+    await recorderPage.waitForSelector('.source-line-paused:has-text("page.pause();  // 2")');
+    expect(await sanitizeLog(recorderPage)).toEqual([
+      'page.pause- XXms',
+      'tracing.start- XXms',
+      'tracing.stop- XXms',
+      'page.pause',
+    ]);
+    await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
+    await scriptPromise;
+  });
+
   it('should show expect.toHaveText', async ({ page, recorderPageGetter }) => {
     await page.setContent('<button>Submit</button>');
     const scriptPromise = (async () => {