diff --git a/src/dom.ts b/src/dom.ts
index 1bf8725b56..8ce223af24 100644
--- a/src/dom.ts
+++ b/src/dom.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export class ElementHandle<T extends Node = Node> extends js.JSHandle<T> {
     const point = position ? await this._offsetPoint(position) : await this._clickablePoint();
     point.x = (point.x * 100 | 0) / 100;
     point.y = (point.y * 100 | 0) / 100;
+    await this._page.mouse.move(point.x, point.y);  // Force any hover effects before waiting for hit target.
     if (!force)
       await this._waitForHitTargetAt(point, deadline);
 
diff --git a/test/click.spec.js b/test/click.spec.js
index df00f49e0e..f41a2c4ab6 100644
--- a/test/click.spec.js
+++ b/test/click.spec.js
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ describe('Page.click', function() {
       'mouseover',
       'mouseenter',
       'mousemove',
+      'mousemove',
       'mousedown',
       'mouseup',
       'click',
@@ -596,6 +597,36 @@ describe('Page.click', function() {
     expect(clicked).toBe(true);
     expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.clicked)).toBe(true);
   });
+  it('should fail when element is blocked on hover', async({page, server}) => {
+    await page.setContent(`<style>
+      container { display: block; position: relative; width: 200px; height: 50px; }
+      div, button { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; }
+      div { pointer-events: none; }
+      container:hover div { pointer-events: auto; background: red; }
+    </style>
+    <container>
+      <button onclick="window.clicked=true">Click me</button>
+      <div></div>
+    </container>`);
+    const error = await page.click('button', { timeout: 3000 }).catch(e => e);
+    expect(error.message).toBe('waiting for element to receive pointer events failed: timeout exceeded');
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.clicked)).toBe(undefined);
+  });
+  it('should wait while element is blocked on hover', async({page, server}) => {
+    await page.setContent(`<style>
+      @keyframes move-out { from { marign-left: 0; } to { margin-left: 150px; } }
+      container { display: block; position: relative; width: 200px; height: 50px; }
+      div, button { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; }
+      div { pointer-events: none; }
+      container:hover div { pointer-events: auto; background: red; animation: 3s linear move-out; animation-fill-mode: forwards; }
+    </style>
+    <container>
+      <button onclick="window.clicked=true">Click me</button>
+      <div></div>
+    </container>`);
+    await page.click('button');
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.clicked)).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Page.check', function() {