diff --git a/src/_pytest/capture.py b/src/_pytest/capture.py
index 34d42821f..e6392cb0e 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/capture.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/capture.py
@@ -122,23 +122,34 @@ class CaptureManager(object):
                 cap.suspend_capturing(in_=in_)
             return outerr
 
-    def activate_fixture(self, item=None):
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def disabled(self):
+        """Temporarily disables capture while inside the 'with' block."""
+        if self._current_item is None:
+            yield
+        else:
+            item = self._current_item
+            fixture = getattr(item, "_capture_fixture", None)
+            if fixture is None:
+                yield
+            else:
+                fixture._capture.suspend_capturing()
+                self.suspend_global_capture(item=None, in_=False)
+                try:
+                    yield
+                finally:
+                    self.resume_global_capture()
+                    fixture._capture.resume_capturing()
+
+    def activate_fixture(self, item):
         """If the current item is using ``capsys`` or ``capfd``, activate them so they take precedence over
         the global capture.
         """
-        if item is None:
-            if self._current_item is None:
-                return
-            item = self._current_item
         fixture = getattr(item, "_capture_fixture", None)
         if fixture is not None:
             fixture._start()
 
-    def deactivate_fixture(self, item=None):
-        if item is None:
-            if self._current_item is None:
-                return
-            item = self._current_item
+    def deactivate_fixture(self, item):
         """Deactivates the ``capsys`` or ``capfd`` fixture of this item, if any."""
         fixture = getattr(item, "_capture_fixture", None)
         if fixture is not None:
diff --git a/src/_pytest/logging.py b/src/_pytest/logging.py
index 65ac2d24b..ad049f1c5 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/logging.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/logging.py
@@ -573,9 +573,11 @@ class _LiveLoggingStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 
     def emit(self, record):
         if self.capture_manager is not None:
-            self.capture_manager.deactivate_fixture()
-            self.capture_manager.suspend_global_capture()
-        try:
+            ctx_manager = self.capture_manager.disabled()
+        else:
+            ctx_manager = _dummy_context_manager()
+
+        with ctx_manager:
             if not self._first_record_emitted:
                 self.stream.write("\n")
                 self._first_record_emitted = True
@@ -587,7 +589,3 @@ class _LiveLoggingStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
                 self.stream.section("live log " + self._when, sep="-", bold=True)
                 self._section_name_shown = True
             logging.StreamHandler.emit(self, record)
-        finally:
-            if self.capture_manager is not None:
-                self.capture_manager.resume_global_capture()
-                self.capture_manager.activate_fixture()
diff --git a/testing/logging/test_reporting.py b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
index a85a0aba0..ed89f5b7a 100644
--- a/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
+++ b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ def test_live_logging_suspends_capture(has_capture_manager, request):
     is installed.
     """
     import logging
+    import contextlib
     from functools import partial
     from _pytest.capture import CaptureManager
     from _pytest.logging import _LiveLoggingStreamHandler
@@ -883,17 +884,11 @@ def test_live_logging_suspends_capture(has_capture_manager, request):
     class MockCaptureManager:
         calls = []
 
-        def suspend_global_capture(self):
-            self.calls.append("suspend_global_capture")
-
-        def resume_global_capture(self):
-            self.calls.append("resume_global_capture")
-
-        def activate_fixture(self, item=None):
-            self.calls.append("activate_fixture")
-
-        def deactivate_fixture(self, item=None):
-            self.calls.append("deactivate_fixture")
+        @contextlib.contextmanager
+        def disabled(self):
+            self.calls.append("enter disabled")
+            yield
+            self.calls.append("exit disabled")
 
     # sanity check
     assert CaptureManager.suspend_capture_item
@@ -914,12 +909,7 @@ def test_live_logging_suspends_capture(has_capture_manager, request):
 
     logger.critical("some message")
     if has_capture_manager:
-        assert MockCaptureManager.calls == [
-            "deactivate_fixture",
-            "suspend_global_capture",
-            "resume_global_capture",
-            "activate_fixture",
-        ]
+        assert MockCaptureManager.calls == ["enter disabled", "exit disabled"]
     else:
         assert MockCaptureManager.calls == []
     assert out_file.getvalue() == "\nsome message\n"