diff --git a/src/client/android.ts b/src/client/android.ts
index f1e5b4a6901cb..3afc651a8d3ce 100644
--- a/src/client/android.ts
+++ b/src/client/android.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends ChannelOwner<channels.AndroidDeviceChannel, c
   async waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: types.WaitForEventOptions = {}): Promise<any> {
     const timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? {} : optionsOrPredicate);
     const predicate = typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? optionsOrPredicate : optionsOrPredicate.predicate;
-    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, event);
+    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, 'androidDevice', event);
     waiter.rejectOnTimeout(timeout, `Timeout while waiting for event "${event}"`);
     if (event !== Events.AndroidDevice.Close)
       waiter.rejectOnEvent(this, Events.AndroidDevice.Close, new Error('Device closed'));
diff --git a/src/client/browserContext.ts b/src/client/browserContext.ts
index 69c8bb922a647..957d4dae93b7f 100644
--- a/src/client/browserContext.ts
+++ b/src/client/browserContext.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class BrowserContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserContextChannel,
   async waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: WaitForEventOptions = {}): Promise<any> {
     const timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function'  ? {} : optionsOrPredicate);
     const predicate = typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function'  ? optionsOrPredicate : optionsOrPredicate.predicate;
-    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, event);
+    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, 'browserContext', event);
     waiter.rejectOnTimeout(timeout, `Timeout while waiting for event "${event}"`);
     if (event !== Events.BrowserContext.Close)
       waiter.rejectOnEvent(this, Events.BrowserContext.Close, new Error('Context closed'));
@@ -256,12 +256,6 @@ export class BrowserContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserContextChannel,
     }
   }
 
-  async _pause() {
-    return this._wrapApiCall('browserContext.pause', async (channel: channels.BrowserContextChannel) => {
-      await channel.pause();
-    });
-  }
-
   async _enableRecorder(params: {
       language: string,
       launchOptions?: LaunchOptions,
diff --git a/src/client/channelOwner.ts b/src/client/channelOwner.ts
index a57e32352d47b..6a575687deac6 100644
--- a/src/client/channelOwner.ts
+++ b/src/client/channelOwner.ts
@@ -48,20 +48,7 @@ export abstract class ChannelOwner<T extends channels.Channel = channels.Channel
       this._logger = this._parent._logger;
     }
 
-    const base = new EventEmitter();
-    this._channel = new Proxy(base, {
-      get: (obj: any, prop) => {
-        if (prop === 'debugScopeState')
-          return (params: any) => this._connection.sendMessageToServer(guid, prop, params);
-        if (typeof prop === 'string') {
-          const validator = scheme[paramsName(type, prop)];
-          if (validator)
-            return (params: any) => this._connection.sendMessageToServer(guid, prop, validator(params, ''));
-        }
-        return obj[prop];
-      },
-    });
-    (this._channel as any)._object = this;
+    this._channel = this._createChannel(new EventEmitter(), '');
     this._initializer = initializer;
   }
 
@@ -84,11 +71,29 @@ export abstract class ChannelOwner<T extends channels.Channel = channels.Channel
     };
   }
 
-  async _wrapApiCall<T, K extends channels.Channel>(apiName: string, func: (channel: K) => Promise<T>, logger?: Logger): Promise<T> {
+  _createChannel(base: Object, apiName: string): T {
+    const channel = new Proxy(base, {
+      get: (obj: any, prop) => {
+        if (prop === 'debugScopeState')
+          return (params: any) => this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, prop, params, apiName);
+        if (typeof prop === 'string') {
+          const validator = scheme[paramsName(this._type, prop)];
+          if (validator)
+            return (params: any) => this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, prop, validator(params, ''), apiName);
+        }
+        return obj[prop];
+      },
+    });
+    (channel as any)._object = this;
+    return channel;
+  }
+
+  async _wrapApiCall<R, C extends channels.Channel>(apiName: string, func: (channel: C) => Promise<R>, logger?: Logger): Promise<R> {
     logger = logger || this._logger;
     try {
       logApiCall(logger, `=> ${apiName} started`);
-      const result = await func(this._channel as any);
+      const channel = this._createChannel({}, apiName);
+      const result = await func(channel as any);
       logApiCall(logger, `<= ${apiName} succeeded`);
       return result;
     } catch (e) {
@@ -99,15 +104,15 @@ export abstract class ChannelOwner<T extends channels.Channel = channels.Channel
   }
 
   _waitForEventInfoBefore(waitId: string, name: string, stack: StackFrame[]) {
-    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { name, waitId, phase: 'before', stack } }).catch(() => {});
+    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { name, waitId, phase: 'before', stack } }, undefined).catch(() => {});
   }
 
   _waitForEventInfoAfter(waitId: string, error?: string) {
-    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { waitId, phase: 'after', error } }).catch(() => {});
+    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { waitId, phase: 'after', error } }, undefined).catch(() => {});
   }
 
   _waitForEventInfoLog(waitId: string, message: string) {
-    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { waitId, phase: 'log', message } }).catch(() => {});
+    this._connection.sendMessageToServer(this._guid, 'waitForEventInfo', { info: { waitId, phase: 'log', message } }, undefined).catch(() => {});
   }
 
   private toJSON() {
diff --git a/src/client/connection.ts b/src/client/connection.ts
index 6a70f44ed9bc9..c001c60e31af7 100644
--- a/src/client/connection.ts
+++ b/src/client/connection.ts
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ export class Connection {
     return this._objects.get(guid)!;
   }
 
-  async sendMessageToServer(guid: string, method: string, params: any): Promise<any> {
+  async sendMessageToServer(guid: string, method: string, params: any, apiName: string | undefined): Promise<any> {
     const { stack, frames } = captureStackTrace();
     const id = ++this._lastId;
     const converted = { id, guid, method, params };
     // Do not include metadata in debug logs to avoid noise.
     debugLogger.log('channel:command', converted);
-    this.onmessage({ ...converted, metadata: { stack: frames } });
+    this.onmessage({ ...converted, metadata: { stack: frames, apiName } });
     try {
       return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => this._callbacks.set(id, { resolve, reject }));
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/client/electron.ts b/src/client/electron.ts
index 6311c03d83aff..2be69fcd5ce06 100644
--- a/src/client/electron.ts
+++ b/src/client/electron.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class ElectronApplication extends ChannelOwner<channels.ElectronApplicati
   async waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: WaitForEventOptions = {}): Promise<any> {
     const timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? {} : optionsOrPredicate);
     const predicate = typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? optionsOrPredicate : optionsOrPredicate.predicate;
-    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, event);
+    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, 'electronApplication', event);
     waiter.rejectOnTimeout(timeout, `Timeout while waiting for event "${event}"`);
     if (event !== Events.ElectronApplication.Close)
       waiter.rejectOnEvent(this, Events.ElectronApplication.Close, new Error('Electron application closed'));
diff --git a/src/client/frame.ts b/src/client/frame.ts
index 42112962d5536..9ca8275a1b90d 100644
--- a/src/client/frame.ts
+++ b/src/client/frame.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class Frame extends ChannelOwner<channels.FrameChannel, channels.FrameIni
   async waitForNavigation(options: WaitForNavigationOptions = {}): Promise<network.Response | null> {
     return this._wrapApiCall(this._apiName('waitForNavigation'), async (channel: channels.FrameChannel) => {
       const waitUntil = verifyLoadState('waitUntil', options.waitUntil === undefined ? 'load' : options.waitUntil);
-      const waiter = this._setupNavigationWaiter('waitForNavigation', options);
+      const waiter = this._setupNavigationWaiter(this._apiName('waitForNavigation'), options);
 
       const toUrl = typeof options.url === 'string' ? ` to "${options.url}"` : '';
       waiter.log(`waiting for navigation${toUrl} until "${waitUntil}"`);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class Frame extends ChannelOwner<channels.FrameChannel, channels.FrameIni
     if (this._loadStates.has(state))
       return;
     return this._wrapApiCall(this._apiName('waitForLoadState'), async (channel: channels.FrameChannel) => {
-      const waiter = this._setupNavigationWaiter('waitForLoadState', options);
+      const waiter = this._setupNavigationWaiter(this._apiName('waitForLoadState'), options);
       await waiter.waitForEvent<LifecycleEvent>(this._eventEmitter, 'loadstate', s => {
         waiter.log(`  "${s}" event fired`);
         return s === state;
diff --git a/src/client/network.ts b/src/client/network.ts
index a118328b6daea..44c96dc7263d7 100644
--- a/src/client/network.ts
+++ b/src/client/network.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export class WebSocket extends ChannelOwner<channels.WebSocketChannel, channels.
   async waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: WaitForEventOptions = {}): Promise<any> {
     const timeout = this._page._timeoutSettings.timeout(typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? {} : optionsOrPredicate);
     const predicate = typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? optionsOrPredicate : optionsOrPredicate.predicate;
-    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, event);
+    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, 'webSocket', event);
     waiter.rejectOnTimeout(timeout, `Timeout while waiting for event "${event}"`);
     if (event !== Events.WebSocket.Error)
       waiter.rejectOnEvent(this, Events.WebSocket.Error, new Error('Socket error'));
diff --git a/src/client/page.ts b/src/client/page.ts
index b508ebfe40c46..882510baae710 100644
--- a/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/src/client/page.ts
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel, channels.PageInitia
   private async _waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: WaitForEventOptions, logLine?: string): Promise<any> {
     const timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? {} : optionsOrPredicate);
     const predicate = typeof optionsOrPredicate === 'function' ? optionsOrPredicate : optionsOrPredicate.predicate;
-    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, event);
+    const waiter = Waiter.createForEvent(this, 'page', event);
     if (logLine)
       waiter.log(logLine);
     waiter.rejectOnTimeout(timeout, `Timeout while waiting for event "${event}"`);
@@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel, channels.PageInitia
   }
 
   async pause() {
-    await this.context()._pause();
+    return this.context()._wrapApiCall('page.pause', async (channel: channels.BrowserContextChannel) => {
+      await channel.pause();
+    });
   }
 
   async _pdf(options: PDFOptions = {}): Promise<Buffer> {
diff --git a/src/client/waiter.ts b/src/client/waiter.ts
index 7dc038577c380..b5f43d91205e5 100644
--- a/src/client/waiter.ts
+++ b/src/client/waiter.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export class Waiter {
     ];
   }
 
-  static createForEvent(channelOwner: ChannelOwner, event: string) {
-    return new Waiter(channelOwner, `waitForEvent(${event})`);
+  static createForEvent(channelOwner: ChannelOwner, target: string, event: string) {
+    return new Waiter(channelOwner, `${target}.waitForEvent(${event})`);
   }
 
   async waitForEvent<T = void>(emitter: EventEmitter, event: string, predicate?: (arg: T) => boolean): Promise<T> {
diff --git a/src/protocol/channels.ts b/src/protocol/channels.ts
index 03f175e5ad559..fe43f805cdfbd 100644
--- a/src/protocol/channels.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/channels.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export type StackFrame = {
 
 export type Metadata = {
   stack?: StackFrame[],
+  apiName?: string,
 };
 
 export type WaitForEventInfo = {
diff --git a/src/protocol/protocol.yml b/src/protocol/protocol.yml
index dba0a267a787b..2bb038548ce01 100644
--- a/src/protocol/protocol.yml
+++ b/src/protocol/protocol.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Metadata:
     stack:
       type: array?
       items: StackFrame
+    apiName: string?
 
 
 WaitForEventInfo:
diff --git a/src/protocol/validator.ts b/src/protocol/validator.ts
index d69edaeb12154..7c21783fb9e49 100644
--- a/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
   });
   scheme.Metadata = tObject({
     stack: tOptional(tArray(tType('StackFrame'))),
+    apiName: tOptional(tString),
   });
   scheme.WaitForEventInfo = tObject({
     waitId: tString,
diff --git a/src/server/instrumentation.ts b/src/server/instrumentation.ts
index bb4165cd59b74..e15abf77679bb 100644
--- a/src/server/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/src/server/instrumentation.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type CallMetadata = {
   type: string;
   method: string;
   params: any;
+  apiName?: string;
   stack?: StackFrame[];
   log: string[];
   error?: string;
diff --git a/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts b/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
index 5e0e9f729ff3e..a39ef97282486 100644
--- a/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
+++ b/src/server/supplements/recorderSupplement.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class RecorderSupplement {
     for (const metadata of metadatas) {
       if (!metadata.method)
         continue;
-      const title = metadata.method;
+      const title = metadata.apiName || metadata.method;
       let status: 'done' | 'in-progress' | 'paused' | 'error' = 'done';
       if (this._currentCallsMetadata.has(metadata))
         status = 'in-progress';
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ export class RecorderSupplement {
       logs.push({
         id: metadata.id,
         messages: metadata.log,
-        title, status,
+        title,
+        status,
         error: metadata.error,
         params,
         duration
diff --git a/test/pause.spec.ts b/test/pause.spec.ts
index 609ee0b39573c..d9140b327e8f5 100644
--- a/test/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/test/pause.spec.ts
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ describe('pause', (suite, { mode }) => {
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
     await recorderPage.waitForSelector('.source-line-paused:has-text("page.pause();  // 2")');
     expect(await sanitizeLog(recorderPage)).toEqual([
-      'pause- XXms',
-      'click(button)- XXms',
-      'pause',
+      'page.pause- XXms',
+      'page.click(button)- XXms',
+      'page.pause',
     ]);
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
     await scriptPromise;
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ describe('pause', (suite, { mode }) => {
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
     await recorderPage.waitForSelector('.source-line-paused:has-text("page.pause();  // 2")');
     expect(await sanitizeLog(recorderPage)).toEqual([
-      'pause- XXms',
-      'waitForEvent(console)- XXms',
-      'click(button)- XXms',
-      'pause',
+      'page.pause- XXms',
+      'page.waitForEvent(console)- XXms',
+      'page.click(button)- XXms',
+      'page.pause',
     ]);
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
     await scriptPromise;
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ describe('pause', (suite, { mode }) => {
     await recorderPage.click('[title="Resume"]');
     await recorderPage.waitForSelector('.source-line-error');
     expect(await sanitizeLog(recorderPage)).toEqual([
-      'pause- XXms',
-      'isChecked(button)- XXms',
+      'page.pause- XXms',
+      'page.isChecked(button)- XXms',
       'checking \"checked\" state of \"button\"',
       'selector resolved to <button onclick=\"console.log(1)\">Submit</button>',
       'Not a checkbox or radio button',