diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
index 4cfa512a4f..116fca63bc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,28 @@ class RecordActionTool implements RecorderTool {
     });
   }
 
+  onContextMenu(event: MouseEvent) {
+    // the 'contextmenu' event is triggered by a right-click or equivalent action,
+    // and it prevents the click event from firing for that action, so we always
+    // convert 'contextmenu' into a right-click.
+    if (this._shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event))
+      return;
+    if (this._actionInProgress(event))
+      return;
+    if (this._consumedDueToNoModel(event, this._hoveredModel))
+      return;
+
+    this._performAction({
+      name: 'click',
+      selector: this._hoveredModel!.selector,
+      position: positionForEvent(event),
+      signals: [],
+      button: 'right',
+      modifiers: 0,
+      clickCount: 0
+    });
+  }
+
   onPointerDown(event: PointerEvent) {
     if (this._shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event))
       return;
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
index 2c0fff974a..8ad14c87b9 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
@@ -559,6 +559,60 @@ await page.GetByLabel("Coun\\"try").ClickAsync();`);
     ]);
   });
 
+  test('should consume contextmenu events, despite a custom context menu', async ({ page, openRecorder }) => {
+    const recorder = await openRecorder();
+
+    await recorder.setContentAndWait(`
+      <button>Right click me.</button>
+      <div id="menu" style="display: none; position: absolute;">
+        <button>Menu option 1</button>
+        <button>Menu option 2</button>
+      </div>
+      <script>
+        const button = document.querySelector('button');
+        button.addEventListener('contextmenu', e => {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          console.log('right-clicked');
+
+          // show custom context menu
+          const menu = document.getElementById("menu");
+          menu.style.display = "block";
+          menu.style.left = \`\${e.pageX}px\`;
+          menu.style.top = \`\${e.pageY}px\`;
+        });
+        const log = [];
+        for (const eventName of ['mousedown', 'mousemove', 'mouseup', 'pointerdown', 'pointermove', 'pointerup', 'click', 'contextmenu']) {
+          button.addEventListener(eventName, e => log.push('button: ' + e.type));
+          menu.addEventListener(eventName, e => log.push('menu: ' + e.type));
+        }
+      </script>
+    `);
+
+    await recorder.hoverOverElement('button');
+    expect(await page.evaluate('log')).toEqual(['button: pointermove', 'button: mousemove']);
+
+    const [message] = await Promise.all([
+      page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
+      recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', `button: 'right'`),
+      recorder.trustedClick({ button: 'right' }),
+    ]);
+    expect(message.text()).toBe('right-clicked');
+    expect(await page.evaluate('log')).toEqual([
+      // hover
+      'button: pointermove',
+      'button: mousemove',
+      // trusted right click
+      'button: pointerup',
+      'button: pointermove',
+      'button: mousemove',
+      'button: pointerdown',
+      'button: mousedown',
+      'button: contextmenu',
+      'menu: pointerup',
+      'menu: mouseup'
+    ]);
+  });
+
   test('should assert value', async ({ openRecorder }) => {
     const recorder = await openRecorder();
 
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
index 1d5e30825a..6ebbc1fdd1 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ class Recorder {
     await this.page.mouse.move(box.x + box.width / 2, box.y + box.height / 2);
   }
 
-  async trustedClick() {
-    await this.page.mouse.down();
-    await this.page.mouse.up();
+  async trustedClick(options?: { button?: 'left' | 'right' | 'middle' }) {
+    await this.page.mouse.down(options);
+    await this.page.mouse.up(options);
   }
 
   async focusElement(selector: string): Promise<string> {