diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index e1461dbab79d3..e8e5b246c7186 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import type { RegisteredListener } from '@utils/eventsHelper';
 const recorderSymbol = Symbol('recorderSymbol');
 
 type BindingSource = { frame: Frame, page: Page };
-type RecorderParams = channels.BrowserContextEnableRecorderParams & { hideToolbar?: boolean };
+type RecorderParams = channels.BrowserContextEnableRecorderParams & { hideToolbar?: boolean, __testHookFrameSelectorTimeout?: number };
 
 export const RecorderEvent = {
   PausedStateChanged: 'pausedStateChanged',
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class Recorder extends EventEmitter<RecorderEventMap> implements Instrume
       });
 
       await this._context.exposeBinding(progress, '__pw_recorderElementPicked', async ({ frame }, elementInfo: ElementInfo) => {
-        const selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, elementInfo.selector);
+        const selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, elementInfo.selector, this._params.__testHookFrameSelectorTimeout);
         this.emit(RecorderEvent.ElementPicked, { selector, ariaSnapshot: elementInfo.ariaSnapshot }, true);
       });
 
@@ -540,15 +540,15 @@ export class Recorder extends EventEmitter<RecorderEventMap> implements Instrume
   }
 
   private async _performAction(progress: Progress, frame: Frame, action: actions.PerformableAction) {
-    const selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, action.selector);
+    const selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, action.selector, this._params.__testHookFrameSelectorTimeout);
     await performAction(progress, frame._page.mainFrame(), { ...action, selector });
   }
 
   private async _recordAction(progress: Progress, frame: Frame, action: actions.Action, preconditionSelector?: string) {
     if (preconditionSelector)
-      this._signalProcessor.signal(frame, { name: 'expect', selector: await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, preconditionSelector) });
+      this._signalProcessor.signal(frame, { name: 'expect', selector: await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, preconditionSelector, this._params.__testHookFrameSelectorTimeout) });
     if ('selector' in action)
-      action.selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, action.selector);
+      action.selector = await buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress, frame, action.selector, this._params.__testHookFrameSelectorTimeout);
     const actionInContext: actions.ActionInContext = {
       pageGuid: frame._page.guid,
       action,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
index eb18550169e0e..5d1523a5def09 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ function buildFullSelector(framePath: string[], selector: string) {
   return [...framePath, selector].join(' >> internal:control=enter-frame >> ');
 }
 
-export async function buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: Frame, selector: string): Promise<string> {
-  const framePath = await generateFrameSelector(progress, frame);
+export async function buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: Frame, selector: string, timeout = 2000): Promise<string> {
+  const framePath = await generateFrameSelector(progress, frame, timeout);
   if (!frame._page.browserContext._options.pierceFrames || !framePath.length)
     return buildFullSelector(framePath, selector);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function buildFullSelectorForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: Frame
       if (await resolvesToFrame(progress, candidate, frame))
         return candidate;
     }
-  }, monotonicTime() + 2000));
+  }, monotonicTime() + timeout));
   if (!result.timedOut && result.result)
     return result.result;
 
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ export function metadataToCallLog(metadata: CallMetadata, status: CallLogStatus)
 }
 
 
-async function generateFrameSelector(progress: Progress, frame: Frame): Promise<string[]> {
+async function generateFrameSelector(progress: Progress, frame: Frame, timeout: number): Promise<string[]> {
   const selectorPromises: Promise<string>[] = [];
   progress.setAllowConcurrentOrNestedRaces(true);
   while (frame) {
     const parent = frame.parentFrame();
     if (!parent)
       break;
-    selectorPromises.push(generateFrameSelectorInParent(progress, parent, frame));
+    selectorPromises.push(generateFrameSelectorInParent(progress, parent, frame, timeout));
     frame = parent;
   }
   const result = await Promise.all(selectorPromises);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function generateFrameSelector(progress: Progress, frame: Frame): Promise<
   return result.reverse();
 }
 
-async function generateFrameSelectorInParent(prgoress: Progress, parent: Frame, frame: Frame): Promise<string> {
+async function generateFrameSelectorInParent(prgoress: Progress, parent: Frame, frame: Frame, timeout: number): Promise<string> {
   const result = await raceAgainstDeadline(async () => {
     try {
       const frameElement = await frame.frameElement(prgoress);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ async function generateFrameSelectorInParent(prgoress: Progress, parent: Frame,
       return selector;
     } catch (e) {
     }
-  }, monotonicTime() + 2000);
+  }, monotonicTime() + timeout);
   if (!result.timedOut && result.result)
     return result.result;
 
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
index 5d3852b89ce1b..2a170b055c828 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/cli-codegen-3.spec.ts
@@ -1166,8 +1166,10 @@ test.describe('cli codegen with pierceFrames', () => {
   await page.getByText('Hello2').click();`);
   });
 
-  test('should prepend the frame selector to disambiguate', async ({ openRecorder, server }) => {
-    const { page, recorder } = await openRecorder();
+  test('should prepend the frame selector to disambiguate', async ({ openRecorder, server, browserName, isMac }) => {
+    const { page, recorder } = await openRecorder({
+      __testHookFrameSelectorTimeout: browserName === 'firefox' && isMac && process.arch === 'x64' ? 10_000 : undefined,
+    });
     await recorder.setContentAndWait(`
       <iframe id=frame1 srcdoc="<iframe srcdoc='<button>Hello</button>'></iframe>"></iframe>
       <iframe id=frame2 srcdoc="<iframe srcdoc='<button>Hello</button>'></iframe>"></iframe>
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
index 9fa145a651b01..d6e8c9b87a832 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/inspectorTest.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 type CLITestArgs = {
   recorderPageGetter: () => Promise<Page>;
   closeRecorder: () => Promise<void>;
-  openRecorder: (options?: { testIdAttributeName?: string, language?: string }) => Promise<{ recorder: Recorder, page: Page }>;
+  openRecorder: (options?: { testIdAttributeName?: string, language?: string, __testHookFrameSelectorTimeout?: number }) => Promise<{ recorder: Recorder, page: Page }>;
   runCLI: (args: string[]) => CLIMock;
 };