diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
index 7fbb62ddd8..1284ff6625 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ export class BrowserContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserContextChannel>
     await bindingCall.call(func);
   }
 
-  setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout: number) {
+  setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout: number | undefined) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout);
     this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       this._channel.setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply({ timeout }).catch(() => {});
     }, true);
   }
 
-  setDefaultTimeout(timeout: number) {
+  setDefaultTimeout(timeout: number | undefined) {
     this._timeoutSettings.setDefaultTimeout(timeout);
     this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       this._channel.setDefaultTimeoutNoReply({ timeout }).catch(() => {});
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 20cb43cf42..f6bfa41d05 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -681,10 +681,14 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
   async pause() {
     if (require('inspector').url())
       return;
+    const defaultNavigationTimeout = this._browserContext._timeoutSettings.defaultNavigationTimeout();
+    const defaultTimeout = this._browserContext._timeoutSettings.defaultTimeout();
     this._browserContext.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(0);
     this._browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(0);
     this._instrumentation?.onWillPause();
     await this._closedOrCrashedRace.safeRace(this.context()._channel.pause());
+    this._browserContext.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(defaultNavigationTimeout);
+    this._browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(defaultTimeout);
   }
 
   async pdf(options: PDFOptions = {}): Promise<Buffer> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/common/timeoutSettings.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/common/timeoutSettings.ts
index 7b923136de..65c8be1ecf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/common/timeoutSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/common/timeoutSettings.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export class TimeoutSettings {
     this._defaultNavigationTimeout = timeout;
   }
 
+  defaultNavigationTimeout() {
+    return this._defaultNavigationTimeout;
+  }
+
+  defaultTimeout() {
+    return this._defaultTimeout;
+  }
+
   navigationTimeout(options: { timeout?: number }): number {
     if (typeof options.timeout === 'number')
       return options.timeout;
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
index d6c2f2d258..1c387892a7 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/pause.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ it('should resume when closing inspector', async ({ page, recorderPageGetter, cl
   await scriptPromise;
 });
 
+it('should not reset timeouts', async ({ page, recorderPageGetter, closeRecorder, server }) => {
+  page.context().setDefaultNavigationTimeout(1000);
+  page.context().setDefaultTimeout(1000);
+
+  const pausePromise = page.pause();
+  await recorderPageGetter();
+  await closeRecorder();
+  await pausePromise;
+
+  server.setRoute('/empty.html', () => {});
+  const error = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE).catch(e => e);
+  expect(error.message).toContain('page.goto: Timeout 1000ms exceeded.');
+});
+
 it.describe('pause', () => {
   it.skip(({ mode }) => mode !== 'default');