diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index 56ef466cba5d3..7f2fb1dea7583 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -2845,6 +2845,24 @@ the place it was paused.
 This method requires Playwright to be started in a headed mode, with a falsy [`option: BrowserType.launch.headless`] option.
 :::
 
+## async method: Page.pickLocator
+* since: v1.59
+- returns: <[Locator]>
+
+Enters pick locator mode where hovering over page elements highlights them and shows the corresponding locator.
+Once the user clicks an element, the mode is deactivated and the [Locator] for the picked element is returned.
+
+:::note
+This method requires Playwright to be started in a headed mode.
+:::
+
+**Usage**
+
+```js
+const locator = await page.pickLocator();
+console.log(locator);
+```
+
 ## async method: Page.pdf
 * since: v1.8
 - returns: <[Buffer]>
diff --git a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
index db283f4217641..818e762e590d6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
@@ -3904,6 +3904,23 @@ export interface Page {
     width?: string|number;
   }): Promise<Buffer>;
 
+  /**
+   * Enters pick locator mode where hovering over page elements highlights them and shows the corresponding locator.
+   * Once the user clicks an element, the mode is deactivated and the
+   * [Locator](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator) for the picked element is returned.
+   *
+   * **NOTE** This method requires Playwright to be started in a headed mode.
+   *
+   * **Usage**
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const locator = await page.pickLocator();
+   * console.log(locator);
+   * ```
+   *
+   */
+  pickLocator(): Promise<Locator>;
+
   /**
    * **NOTE** Use locator-based [locator.press(key[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-press)
    * instead. Read more about [locators](https://playwright.dev/docs/locators).
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index e556bde327526..7631491213316 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -819,6 +819,11 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
     this._browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(defaultTimeout);
   }
 
+  async pickLocator(): Promise<Locator> {
+    const { selector } = await this._channel.pickLocator({});
+    return this.locator(selector);
+  }
+
   async pdf(options: PDFOptions = {}): Promise<Buffer> {
     const transportOptions: channels.PagePdfParams = { ...options } as channels.PagePdfParams;
     if (transportOptions.margin)
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index ad440997298ea..7685b1a3ff90c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -1530,6 +1530,10 @@ scheme.PageStopCSSCoverageResult = tObject({
 });
 scheme.PageBringToFrontParams = tOptional(tObject({}));
 scheme.PageBringToFrontResult = tOptional(tObject({}));
+scheme.PagePickLocatorParams = tOptional(tObject({}));
+scheme.PagePickLocatorResult = tObject({
+  selector: tString,
+});
 scheme.PageVideoStartParams = tObject({
   size: tOptional(tObject({
     width: tInt,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
index 8c29a14b04dcd..a834b2bfb5cf8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import { WebSocketRouteDispatcher } from './webSocketRouteDispatcher';
 import { SdkObject } from '../instrumentation';
 import { deserializeURLMatch, urlMatches } from '../../utils/isomorphic/urlMatch';
 import { PageAgentDispatcher } from './pageAgentDispatcher';
+import { Recorder } from '../recorder';
+import { isUnderTest } from '../utils/debug';
 
 import type { Artifact } from '../artifact';
 import type { BrowserContext } from '../browserContext';
@@ -344,6 +346,14 @@ export class PageDispatcher extends Dispatcher<Page, channels.PageChannel, Brows
     await progress.race(this._page.bringToFront());
   }
 
+  async pickLocator(params: channels.PagePickLocatorParams, progress: Progress): Promise<channels.PagePickLocatorResult> {
+    if (!this._page.browserContext._browser.options.headful && !isUnderTest())
+      throw new Error('pickLocator() is only available in headed mode');
+    const recorder = await Recorder.forContext(this._page.browserContext, { omitCallTracking: true, hideToolbar: true });
+    const selector = await recorder.pickLocator(progress);
+    return { selector };
+  }
+
   async videoStart(params: channels.PageVideoStartParams, progress: Progress): Promise<channels.PageVideoStartResult> {
     const artifact = await this._page.screencast.startExplicitVideoRecording(params);
     return { artifact: createVideoDispatcher(this.parentScope(), artifact) };
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index 99b3a8a022605..490b7b82f178d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import { buildFullSelector, generateFrameSelector, metadataToCallLog } from './r
 import { locatorOrSelectorAsSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorParser';
 import { stringifySelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/selectorParser';
 import { ProgressController } from './progress';
+import { ManualPromise } from '../utils/isomorphic/manualPromise';
+
 import { RecorderSignalProcessor } from './recorder/recorderSignalProcessor';
 import * as rawRecorderSource from './../generated/pollingRecorderSource';
 import { eventsHelper, monotonicTime } from './../utils';
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import type { Language } from './codegen/types';
 import type { CallMetadata, InstrumentationListener, SdkObject } from './instrumentation';
 import type { Point } from '../utils/isomorphic/types';
 import type { AriaTemplateNode } from '@isomorphic/ariaSnapshot';
+import type { Progress } from './progress';
 import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
 import type * as actions from '@recorder/actions';
 import type { CallLog, CallLogStatus, ElementInfo, Mode, OverlayState, Source, UIState } from '@recorder/recorderTypes';
@@ -262,6 +265,38 @@ export class Recorder extends EventEmitter<RecorderEventMap> implements Instrume
     this._refreshOverlay();
   }
 
+  async pickLocator(progress: Progress): Promise<string> {
+    const selectorPromise = new ManualPromise<string>();
+    let recorderChangedState = false;
+    const onElementPicked = (elementInfo: ElementInfo) => {
+      selectorPromise.resolve(elementInfo.selector);
+    };
+    const onModeChanged = () => {
+      recorderChangedState = true;
+      selectorPromise.reject(new Error('Locator picking was cancelled'));
+    };
+    const onContextClosed = () => {
+      recorderChangedState = true;
+      selectorPromise.reject(new Error('Context was closed'));
+    };
+    // Register listeners after setMode() to avoid consuming the ModeChanged
+    // event that fires synchronously from our own setMode('inspecting') call.
+    this.setMode('inspecting');
+    const listeners: RegisteredListener[] = [
+      eventsHelper.addEventListener(this, RecorderEvent.ElementPicked, onElementPicked),
+      eventsHelper.addEventListener(this, RecorderEvent.ModeChanged, onModeChanged),
+      eventsHelper.addEventListener(this, RecorderEvent.ContextClosed, onContextClosed),
+    ];
+    try {
+      return await progress.race(selectorPromise);
+    } finally {
+      // Remove listeners before setMode('none') to avoid triggering onModeChanged.
+      eventsHelper.removeEventListeners(listeners);
+      if (!recorderChangedState)
+        this.setMode('none');
+    }
+  }
+
   url(): string | undefined {
     const page = this._context.pages()[0];
     return page?.mainFrame().url();
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
index 9990b7f57ef00..933a79c3d2e97 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export const methodMetainfo = new Map<string, { internal?: boolean, title?: stri
   ['Page.startCSSCoverage', { title: 'Start CSS coverage', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.stopCSSCoverage', { title: 'Stop CSS coverage', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.bringToFront', { title: 'Bring to front', }],
+  ['Page.pickLocator', { title: 'Pick locator', }],
   ['Page.videoStart', { title: 'Start video recording', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.videoStop', { title: 'Stop video recording', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.updateSubscription', { internal: true, }],
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index db283f4217641..818e762e590d6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -3904,6 +3904,23 @@ export interface Page {
     width?: string|number;
   }): Promise<Buffer>;
 
+  /**
+   * Enters pick locator mode where hovering over page elements highlights them and shows the corresponding locator.
+   * Once the user clicks an element, the mode is deactivated and the
+   * [Locator](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator) for the picked element is returned.
+   *
+   * **NOTE** This method requires Playwright to be started in a headed mode.
+   *
+   * **Usage**
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const locator = await page.pickLocator();
+   * console.log(locator);
+   * ```
+   *
+   */
+  pickLocator(): Promise<Locator>;
+
   /**
    * **NOTE** Use locator-based [locator.press(key[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-press)
    * instead. Read more about [locators](https://playwright.dev/docs/locators).
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
index 13f74e5af8bae..5c155194a9202 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
@@ -2146,6 +2146,7 @@ export interface PageChannel extends PageEventTarget, EventTargetChannel {
   startCSSCoverage(params: PageStartCSSCoverageParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageStartCSSCoverageResult>;
   stopCSSCoverage(params?: PageStopCSSCoverageParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageStopCSSCoverageResult>;
   bringToFront(params?: PageBringToFrontParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageBringToFrontResult>;
+  pickLocator(params?: PagePickLocatorParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PagePickLocatorResult>;
   videoStart(params: PageVideoStartParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageVideoStartResult>;
   videoStop(params?: PageVideoStopParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageVideoStopResult>;
   updateSubscription(params: PageUpdateSubscriptionParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageUpdateSubscriptionResult>;
@@ -2652,6 +2653,11 @@ export type PageStopCSSCoverageResult = {
 export type PageBringToFrontParams = {};
 export type PageBringToFrontOptions = {};
 export type PageBringToFrontResult = void;
+export type PagePickLocatorParams = {};
+export type PagePickLocatorOptions = {};
+export type PagePickLocatorResult = {
+  selector: string,
+};
 export type PageVideoStartParams = {
   size?: {
     width: number,
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index d07e9f4d43741..7043f7453fc69 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -2064,6 +2064,11 @@ Page:
     bringToFront:
       title: Bring to front
 
+    pickLocator:
+      title: Pick locator
+      returns:
+        selector: string
+
     videoStart:
       title: Start video recording
       group: configuration
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/recorder-api.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/recorder-api.spec.ts
index d195e8cfb8ce6..4e897caeade34 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/recorder-api.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/recorder-api.spec.ts
@@ -151,3 +151,17 @@ test('should disable recorder', async ({ context }) => {
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click();
   expect(log.action('click')).toHaveLength(2);
 });
+
+test('page.pickLocator should return locator for picked element', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<button>Submit</button>`);
+
+  const scriptReady = page.waitForEvent('console', msg => msg.text() === 'Recorder script ready for test');
+  const pickPromise = page.pickLocator();
+  await scriptReady;
+
+  const box = await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).boundingBox();
+  await page.mouse.click(box!.x + box!.width / 2, box!.y + box!.height / 2);
+
+  const locator = await pickPromise;
+  await expect(locator).toHaveText('Submit');
+});