diff --git a/src/server/crx.ts b/src/server/crx.ts
index 10d22ff5b..5023314b7 100644
--- a/src/server/crx.ts
+++ b/src/server/crx.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { generateCode } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/codegen/language';
 import { languageSet } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/codegen/languages';
 import { deviceDescriptors } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/deviceDescriptors';
 import type { DeviceDescriptor } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/types';
-import { RecorderApp } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/recorder/recorderApp';
+import { EmptyRecorderApp, RecorderApp } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/recorder/recorderApp';
 import type { LanguageGeneratorOptions } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/codegen/types';
 
 const kTabIdSymbol = Symbol('kTabIdSymbol');
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ export class Crx extends SdkObject {
     });
     // override factory otherwise it will fail because the default factory tries to launch a new playwright app
     RecorderApp.factory = (): IRecorderAppFactory => {
-      return recorder => crxApp._createRecorderApp(recorder);
+      return async recorder => {
+        if (recorder instanceof Recorder && recorder._context === context)
+          return await crxApp._createRecorderApp(recorder);
+        else
+          return new EmptyRecorderApp();
+      };
     };
     return crxApp;
   }
@@ -363,6 +368,10 @@ export class CrxApplication extends SdkObject {
     return this._recorderApp;
   }
 
+  _recorder() {
+    return this._recorderApp?._recorder;
+  }
+
   private onWindowRemoved = async () => {
     const windows = await chrome.windows.getAll();
     if (this.isIncognito() && windows.every(w => !w.incognito))
diff --git a/src/server/recorder/crxPlayer.ts b/src/server/recorder/crxPlayer.ts
index 9fea66d94..d94f2eac8 100644
--- a/src/server/recorder/crxPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/server/recorder/crxPlayer.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { toClickOptions } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/recorder/recorderRunn
 import { parseAriaSnapshot } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/ariaSnapshot';
 import { serverSideCallMetadata } from 'playwright-core/lib/server';
 import type { Crx } from '../crx';
+import type { InstrumentationListener } from 'playwright-core/lib/server/instrumentation';
 
 class Stopped extends Error {}
 
@@ -53,10 +54,9 @@ export default class CrxPlayer extends EventEmitter {
     this._crx = crx;
   }
 
-  async pause(context?: BrowserContext) {
+  async pause() {
     if (!this._pause) {
-      if (!context)
-        context = (await this._crx.get({ incognito: false }))!._context;
+      const context = (await this._crx.get({ incognito: false }))!._context;
       const pauseAction = {
         action: { name: 'pause' },
         frame: { pageAlias: 'page', framePath: [] },
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ export default class CrxPlayer extends EventEmitter {
       page = context.pages()[0] ?? await context.newPage(serverSideCallMetadata());
     }
 
+    const crxApp = await this._crx.get({ incognito: false });
+    const recorder = crxApp?._recorder();
+    let instrumentationListener: InstrumentationListener | undefined;
+
+    if (recorder && crxApp && crxApp._context !== context) {
+      // we intercept incognito call logs and forward them into the recorder
+      const instrumentationListener: InstrumentationListener = {
+        onBeforeCall: recorder.onBeforeCall.bind(recorder),
+        onBeforeInputAction: recorder.onBeforeInputAction.bind(recorder),
+        onCallLog: recorder.onCallLog.bind(recorder),
+        onAfterCall: recorder.onAfterCall.bind(recorder),
+      };
+      if (instrumentationListener)
+        context.instrumentation.addListener(instrumentationListener, context);
+    }
+
     this._pageAliases.clear();
     this._pageAliases.set(page, 'page');
     this.emit('start');
@@ -101,7 +117,9 @@ export default class CrxPlayer extends EventEmitter {
       throw e;
     } finally {
       this._currAction = undefined;
-      this.pause(context).catch(() => {});
+      this.pause().catch(() => {});
+      if (instrumentationListener)
+        context.instrumentation.removeListener(instrumentationListener);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/server/recorder/crxRecorderApp.ts b/src/server/recorder/crxRecorderApp.ts
index 96a6b5e94..524f275c5 100644
--- a/src/server/recorder/crxRecorderApp.ts
+++ b/src/server/recorder/crxRecorderApp.ts
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ export class CrxRecorderApp extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp {
     });
   }
 
-  setPlayInIncognito(playInIncognito: boolean) {
-    this._playInIncognito = playInIncognito;
-  }
-
   async open(options?: channels.CrxApplicationShowRecorderParams) {
     const mode = options?.mode ?? 'none';
     const language = options?.language ?? 'playwright-test';