diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/debug.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/debug.ts
index f29ae6be8241a..c58c3e4aafd7c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/debug.ts
@@ -89,13 +89,16 @@ export const commandsWithTracingSnapshots = new Set([
   'Page.mouseClick',
   'Page.mouseWheel',
   'Page.touchscreenTap',
+  'Page.accessibilitySnapshot',
   'Frame.evalOnSelector',
   'Frame.evalOnSelectorAll',
   'Frame.addScriptTag',
   'Frame.addStyleTag',
+  'Frame.ariaSnapshot',
   'Frame.blur',
   'Frame.check',
   'Frame.click',
+  'Frame.content',
   'Frame.dragAndDrop',
   'Frame.dblclick',
   'Frame.dispatchEvent',
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ export const commandsWithTracingSnapshots = new Set([
   'Frame.isVisible',
   'Frame.isEditable',
   'Frame.press',
+  'Frame.querySelector',
+  'Frame.querySelectorAll',
+  'Frame.queryCount',
   'Frame.selectOption',
   'Frame.setContent',
   'Frame.setInputFiles',
@@ -133,8 +139,10 @@ export const commandsWithTracingSnapshots = new Set([
   'ElementHandle.evaluateExpressionHandle',
   'ElementHandle.evalOnSelector',
   'ElementHandle.evalOnSelectorAll',
+  'ElementHandle.boundingBox',
   'ElementHandle.check',
   'ElementHandle.click',
+  'ElementHandle.contentFrame',
   'ElementHandle.dblclick',
   'ElementHandle.dispatchEvent',
   'ElementHandle.fill',
@@ -150,6 +158,8 @@ export const commandsWithTracingSnapshots = new Set([
   'ElementHandle.isHidden',
   'ElementHandle.isVisible',
   'ElementHandle.press',
+  'ElementHandle.querySelector',
+  'ElementHandle.querySelectorAll',
   'ElementHandle.screenshot',
   'ElementHandle.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded',
   'ElementHandle.selectOption',
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/debugger.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/debugger.ts
index 420b438ccb33e..53a96ba8f250e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/debugger.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/debugger.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function shouldPauseBeforeStep(metadata: CallMetadata): boolean {
   // Always stop on 'close'
   if (metadata.method === 'close')
     return true;
-  if (metadata.method === 'waitForSelector' || metadata.method === 'waitForEventInfo')
+  if (metadata.method === 'waitForSelector' || metadata.method === 'waitForEventInfo' || metadata.method === 'querySelector' || metadata.method === 'querySelectorAll')
     return false;  // Never stop on those, primarily for the test harness.
   const step = metadata.type + '.' + metadata.method;
   // Stop before everything that generates snapshot. But don't stop before those marked as pausesBeforeInputActions
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index 9997989f77cef..e8b9746b41cfe 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -1675,6 +1675,8 @@ Page:
         root: ElementHandle?
       returns:
         rootAXNode: AXNode?
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     pdf:
       parameters:
@@ -1885,6 +1887,8 @@ Frame:
         timeout: number?
       returns:
         snapshot: string
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     blur:
       parameters:
@@ -1943,6 +1947,8 @@ Frame:
     content:
       returns:
         value: string
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     dragAndDrop:
       parameters:
@@ -2202,6 +2208,8 @@ Frame:
         strict: boolean?
       returns:
         element: ElementHandle?
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     querySelectorAll:
       parameters:
@@ -2210,12 +2218,16 @@ Frame:
         elements:
           type: array
           items: ElementHandle
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     queryCount:
       parameters:
         selector: string
       returns:
         value: number
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     selectOption:
       parameters:
@@ -2540,6 +2552,8 @@ ElementHandle:
     boundingBox:
       returns:
         value: Rect?
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     check:
       parameters:
@@ -2585,6 +2599,8 @@ ElementHandle:
     contentFrame:
       returns:
         frame: Frame?
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     dblclick:
       parameters:
@@ -2739,6 +2755,8 @@ ElementHandle:
         strict: boolean?
       returns:
         element: ElementHandle?
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     querySelectorAll:
       parameters:
@@ -2747,6 +2765,8 @@ ElementHandle:
         elements:
           type: array
           items: ElementHandle
+      flags:
+        snapshot: true
 
     screenshot:
       parameters:
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
index 745ae27d1d936..c06222493e2ad 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
@@ -188,12 +188,20 @@ it.describe('pause', () => {
 
     const iframe = page.frames()[1];
     const button = await iframe.waitForSelector('button');
-    const box1 = await button.boundingBox();
+    const box1Promise = button.boundingBox();
+
     const actionPoint = await page.waitForSelector('x-pw-action-point');
-    const box2 = await actionPoint.boundingBox();
+    const box2Promise = actionPoint.boundingBox();
+    await recorderPage.click('[title="Step over (F10)"]');
+
+    const box1 = await box1Promise;
+    const box2 = await box2Promise;
 
     const iframeActionPoint = await iframe.$('x-pw-action-point');
-    expect(await iframeActionPoint?.boundingBox()).toBeFalsy();
+    const iframeActionPointPromise = iframeActionPoint?.boundingBox();
+    await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume (F8)"]');
+
+    expect(await iframeActionPointPromise).toBeFalsy();
 
     const x1 = box1!.x + box1!.width / 2;
     const y1 = box1!.y + box1!.height / 2;
@@ -203,7 +211,6 @@ it.describe('pause', () => {
     expect(Math.abs(x1 - x2) < 2).toBeTruthy();
     expect(Math.abs(y1 - y2) < 2).toBeTruthy();
 
-    await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume (F8)"]');
     await scriptPromise;
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
index 9f06e8f3b41e7..045ad6d419531 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
@@ -1271,3 +1271,49 @@ test('should record trace after fixture teardown timeout', {
   // Check console events to make sure that library trace is recorded.
   expect(trace.events).toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ type: 'console', text: 'from the page' }));
 });
+
+test('should record trace snapshot for more obscure commands', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'a.spec.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('test 1', async ({ browser }) => {
+        const page = await browser.newPage();
+        await page.setContent('<div>Content</div>');
+        expect(await page.locator('div').count()).toBe(1);
+        await page.locator('div').boundingBox();
+      });
+    `,
+  }, { trace: 'on' });
+
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
+
+  const tracePath = test.info().outputPath('test-results', 'a-test-1', 'trace.zip');
+  const trace = await parseTrace(tracePath);
+  expect(trace.actionTree).toEqual([
+    'Before Hooks',
+    '  fixture: browser',
+    '    browserType.launch',
+    'browser.newPage',
+    'page.setContent',
+    'locator.count',
+    'expect.toBe',
+    'locator.boundingBox',
+    'After Hooks',
+  ]);
+
+  const snapshots = trace.traceModel.storage();
+  const snapshotFrameOrPageId = snapshots.snapshotsForTest()[0];
+
+  const countAction = trace.actions.find(a => a.apiName === 'locator.count');
+  expect(countAction.beforeSnapshot).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(countAction.afterSnapshot).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(snapshots.snapshotByName(snapshotFrameOrPageId, countAction.beforeSnapshot)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(snapshots.snapshotByName(snapshotFrameOrPageId, countAction.afterSnapshot)).toBeTruthy();
+
+  const boundingBoxAction = trace.actions.find(a => a.apiName === 'locator.boundingBox');
+  expect(boundingBoxAction.beforeSnapshot).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(boundingBoxAction.afterSnapshot).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(snapshots.snapshotByName(snapshotFrameOrPageId, boundingBoxAction.beforeSnapshot)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(snapshots.snapshotByName(snapshotFrameOrPageId, boundingBoxAction.afterSnapshot)).toBeTruthy();
+});