diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_page.py b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
index 4f7a5d03b..1b930d950 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_page.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
@@ -955,7 +955,10 @@ def request(self) -> "APIRequestContext":
 
     async def pause(self) -> None:
         await asyncio.wait(
-            [self._browser_context._pause(), self._closed_or_crashed_future],
+            [
+                asyncio.create_task(self._browser_context._pause()),
+                self._closed_or_crashed_future,
+            ],
             return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
         )