diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder.ts
index 924fbf73ff..f700bacc69 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ class Recorder {
       addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', event => this._onMouseUp(event as MouseEvent), true),
       addEventListener(document, 'mousemove', event => this._onMouseMove(event as MouseEvent), true),
       addEventListener(document, 'mouseleave', event => this._onMouseLeave(event as MouseEvent), true),
-      addEventListener(document, 'focus', () => this._onFocus(true), true),
-      addEventListener(document, 'scroll', () => {
+      addEventListener(document, 'focus', event => event.isTrusted && this._onFocus(true), true),
+      addEventListener(document, 'scroll', event => {
+        if (!event.isTrusted)
+          return;
         this._hoveredModel = null;
         this._highlight.hideActionPoint();
         this._updateHighlight();
@@ -156,6 +158,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._mode === 'inspecting')
       globalThis.__pw_recorderSetSelector(this._hoveredModel ? this._hoveredModel.selector : '');
     if (this._shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event))
@@ -204,6 +208,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event))
       return;
     if (!this._performingAction)
@@ -212,6 +218,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onMouseUp(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event))
       return;
     if (!this._performingAction)
@@ -219,6 +227,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onMouseMove(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._mode === 'none')
       return;
     const target = this._deepEventTarget(event);
@@ -229,6 +239,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onMouseLeave(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     // Leaving iframe.
     if (window.top !== window && this._deepEventTarget(event).nodeType === Node.DOCUMENT_NODE) {
       this._hoveredElement = null;
@@ -339,6 +351,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._mode === 'inspecting') {
       consumeEvent(event);
       return;
@@ -376,6 +390,8 @@ class Recorder {
   }
 
   private _onKeyUp(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (!event.isTrusted)
+      return;
     if (this._mode === 'none')
       return;
     if (!this._shouldGenerateKeyPressFor(event))
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-1.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-1.spec.ts
index 340306949a..f8c6a42960 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-1.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-1.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     expect(message.text()).toBe('click');
   });
 
+
+  test('should ignore programmatic events', async ({ page, openRecorder }) => {
+    const recorder = await openRecorder();
+
+    await recorder.setContentAndWait(`<button onclick="console.log('click')">Submit</button>`);
+
+    const locator = await recorder.hoverOverElement('button');
+    expect(locator).toBe(`getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' })`);
+
+    await page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 });
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
+      recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
+      recorder.trustedClick()
+    ]);
+
+    const clicks = recorder.sources().get('Playwright Test').actions.filter(l => l.includes('Submit'));
+    expect(clicks.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   test('should click after same-document navigation', async ({ page, openRecorder, server }) => {
     const recorder = await openRecorder();
 
@@ -74,7 +95,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -95,16 +116,14 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
       </script>
     `);
 
-    const locator = await recorder.waitForHighlight(() => recorder.page.hover('canvas', {
+    const locator = await recorder.hoverOverElement('canvas', {
       position: { x: 250, y: 250 },
-    }));
+    });
     expect(locator).toBe(`locator('canvas')`);
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      recorder.page.click('canvas', {
-        position: { x: 250, y: 250 },
-      })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -154,7 +173,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -182,13 +201,12 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
 
     // Force highlight.
     await recorder.hoverOverElement('span');
-
     // Append text after highlight.
     await page.evaluate(() => {
       const div = document.createElement('div');
       div.setAttribute('onclick', "console.log('click')");
       div.textContent = ' Some long text here ';
-      document.documentElement.appendChild(div);
+      document.body.appendChild(div);
     });
 
     const locator = await recorder.hoverOverElement('div');
@@ -200,7 +218,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('div', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedMove('div').then(() => recorder.trustedClick()),
     ]);
     expect(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
   await page.getByText('Some long text here').click();`);
@@ -585,7 +603,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [popup, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.context().waitForEvent('page'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'waitForEvent'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('a', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -628,7 +646,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForNavigation(),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', '.click()'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('a', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
index 4546708a13..21c635ff15 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick()
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('button', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick()
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
     const [message, sources] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.type() !== 'error'),
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('div', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
 
     const [sources] = await Promise.all([
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('input', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
 
     const [sources] = await Promise.all([
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('input', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
 
     const [sources] = await Promise.all([
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('input', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ test.describe('cli codegen', () => {
 
     const [sources] = await Promise.all([
       recorder.waitForOutput('JavaScript', 'click'),
-      page.dispatchEvent('input', 'click', { detail: 1 })
+      recorder.trustedClick(),
     ]);
 
     expect.soft(sources.get('JavaScript').text).toContain(`
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
index d6577b1594..62cd6b51dd 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
@@ -171,8 +171,22 @@ class Recorder {
     return new Promise(f => callback = f);
   }
 
-  async hoverOverElement(selector: string): Promise<string> {
-    return this.waitForHighlight(() => this.page.dispatchEvent(selector, 'mousemove', { detail: 1 }));
+  async hoverOverElement(selector: string, options?: { position?: { x: number, y: number }}): Promise<string> {
+    return this.waitForHighlight(async () => {
+      const box = await this.page.locator(selector).first().boundingBox();
+      const offset = options?.position || { x: box.width / 2, y: box.height / 2 };
+      await this.page.mouse.move(box.x + offset.x, box.y + offset.y);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async trustedMove(selector: string) {
+    const box = await this.page.locator(selector).first().boundingBox();
+    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 focusElement(selector: string): Promise<string> {