diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/trace.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/trace.ts
index 28cca3921..e5df35302 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/trace.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/trace.ts
@@ -55,14 +55,15 @@ interface TraceSnapshot {
   pseudoClassIds: Record<PseudoClassName, number[]>
 }
 
-// rrweb-snapshot rewrites pseudo-class selectors in serialized styles so replay can
-// reproduce snapshot-time states. For example:
+// Dynamic pseudo-class state isn't preserved in the serialized DOM. rrweb-snapshot
+// rewrites user-action selectors in serialized styles. For example:
 //   some-selector:hover { ... }
 // becomes:
 //   some-selector:hover, some-selector.\:hover { ... }
 // Vitest side integration then adds matching pseudo-state classes in the replay DOM.
 // rrweb-snapshot only handles `:hover` upstream, so we patch it locally for the
-// other user-action pseudo-classes as well.
+// other user-action pseudo-classes as well. Native states such as `:popover-open`
+// are restored through their DOM API instead.
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Selectors/Pseudo-classes#user_action_pseudo-classes
 const PSEUDO_CLASS_NAMES = [
   ':hover',
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ const PSEUDO_CLASS_NAMES = [
   ':focus',
   ':focus-visible',
   ':focus-within',
+  ':popover-open',
 ] as const
 type PseudoClassName = (typeof PSEUDO_CLASS_NAMES)[number]
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/client/components/trace/TraceView.vue b/packages/ui/client/components/trace/TraceView.vue
index 744debad2..303adbbd8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/client/components/trace/TraceView.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/client/components/trace/TraceView.vue
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ watch([selectedStep, iframeEl], ([step, iframe]) => {
   })
   for (const [className, ids] of Object.entries(pseudoClassIds)) {
     for (const id of ids) {
-      const el = mirror.getNode(id) as Element | null
-      if (el?.classList) {
+      const el = mirror.getNode(id) as HTMLElement | null
+      if (className === ':popover-open') {
+        el?.showPopover?.()
+      }
+      else if (el?.classList) {
         el.classList.add(className)
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/ui/fixtures/trace/basic.test.ts b/test/ui/fixtures/trace/basic.test.ts
index 173f2f731..46b5dbd1d 100644
--- a/test/ui/fixtures/trace/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/ui/fixtures/trace/basic.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ test('switch-target', async () => {
   await page.getByRole('button').mark('Render switch target')
 })
 
+test('popover', async () => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = '<div popover="auto" style="inset: auto; top: 0; left: 0; margin: 0">Popover content</div>'
+  const popover = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[popover]')!
+  const popoverContent = page.getByText('Popover content')
+  await popoverContent.mark('Render closed popover')
+  popover.showPopover()
+  await popoverContent.mark('Render open popover')
+})
+
 test('pseudo-state', async () => {
   document.body.innerHTML = `
 <style>
diff --git a/test/ui/test/trace.spec.ts b/test/ui/test/trace.spec.ts
index 808e7e1d7..0d910c6ff 100644
--- a/test/ui/test/trace.spec.ts
+++ b/test/ui/test/trace.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe('ui', () => {
 
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(baseURL)
-    await assertTestCounts(page, { pass: 12, fail: 0 })
+    await assertTestCounts(page, { pass: 13, fail: 0 })
   })
 
   test('basic', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ test.describe('ui', () => {
     await testViewport(page)
   })
 
+  test('popover', async ({ page }) => {
+    await testPopover(page)
+  })
+
   test('pseudo-state', async ({ page }) => {
     await testPseudoState(page)
   })
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ test.describe('html reporter', () => {
 
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(baseURL)
-    await assertTestCounts(page, { pass: 12, fail: 0 })
+    await assertTestCounts(page, { pass: 13, fail: 0 })
   })
 
   test('basic', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -107,6 +111,10 @@ test.describe('html reporter', () => {
     await testViewport(page)
   })
 
+  test('popover', async ({ page }) => {
+    await testPopover(page)
+  })
+
   test('pseudo-state', async ({ page }) => {
     await testPseudoState(page)
   })
@@ -218,6 +226,22 @@ async function testViewport(page: Page) {
   await expect(traceFrame.locator('.viewport-pass')).toBeVisible()
 }
 
+async function testPopover(page: Page) {
+  await openExplorerItem(page, 'popover')
+
+  const traceView = page.getByTestId('trace-view')
+  const traceSteps = traceView.getByTestId('trace-step-name')
+  const traceFrame = traceView.frameLocator('iframe')
+  const popoverContent = traceFrame.getByText('Popover content')
+  await expect(traceView).toBeVisible()
+  await traceSteps.getByText('Render closed popover').click()
+  await expect(popoverContent).toBeHidden()
+  await traceSteps.getByText('Render open popover').click()
+  await expect(popoverContent).toBeVisible()
+  await traceSteps.getByText('Render closed popover').click()
+  await expect(popoverContent).toBeHidden()
+}
+
 async function testPseudoState(page: Page) {
   await openExplorerItem(page, 'pseudo-state')