diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
index 320b0e2f8a..49fb561b75 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ export abstract class BrowserContext extends SdkObject {
       page = undefined;
     }
 
-    // Unless I do this early, setting extra http headers below does not respond.
+    // Unless dialogs are dismissed, setting extra http headers below does not respond.
+    page?._frameManager.setCloseAllOpeningDialogs(true);
     await page?._frameManager.closeOpenDialogs();
     // Navigate to about:blank first to ensure no page scripts are running after this point.
     await page?.mainFrame().goto(metadata, 'about:blank', { timeout: 0 });
+    page?._frameManager.setCloseAllOpeningDialogs(false);
+
     await this._resetStorage();
     await this._removeExposedBindings();
     await this._removeInitScripts();
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dialog.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dialog.ts
index 8d863fa9cb..dd1683e9aa 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dialog.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dialog.ts
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ export type DialogType = 'alert' | 'beforeunload' | 'confirm' | 'prompt';
 
 export class Dialog extends SdkObject {
   private _page: Page;
-  private _type: string;
+  private _type: DialogType;
   private _message: string;
   private _onHandle: OnHandle;
   private _handled = false;
   private _defaultValue: string;
 
-  constructor(page: Page, type: string, message: string, onHandle: OnHandle, defaultValue?: string) {
+  constructor(page: Page, type: DialogType, message: string, onHandle: OnHandle, defaultValue?: string) {
     super(page, 'dialog');
     this._page = page;
     this._type = type;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class Dialog extends SdkObject {
     return this._defaultValue;
   }
 
-  async accept(promptText: string | undefined) {
+  async accept(promptText?: string) {
     assert(!this._handled, 'Cannot accept dialog which is already handled!');
     this._handled = true;
     this._page._frameManager.dialogWillClose(this);
@@ -66,4 +66,11 @@ export class Dialog extends SdkObject {
     this._page._frameManager.dialogWillClose(this);
     await this._onHandle(false);
   }
+
+  async close() {
+    if (this._type === 'beforeunload')
+      await this.accept();
+    else
+      await this.dismiss();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index 90ad50dc4f..94c8028161 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export class FrameManager {
   readonly _signalBarriers = new Set<SignalBarrier>();
   private _webSockets = new Map<string, network.WebSocket>();
   _openedDialogs: Set<Dialog> = new Set();
+  private _closeAllOpeningDialogs = false;
 
   constructor(page: Page) {
     this._page = page;
@@ -352,7 +353,10 @@ export class FrameManager {
     // Any ongoing evaluations will be stalled until the dialog is closed.
     for (const frame of this._frames.values())
       frame._invalidateNonStallingEvaluations('JavaScript dialog interrupted evaluation');
-    this._openedDialogs.add(dialog);
+    if (this._closeAllOpeningDialogs)
+      dialog.close().then(() => {});
+    else
+      this._openedDialogs.add(dialog);
   }
 
   dialogWillClose(dialog: Dialog) {
@@ -360,10 +364,14 @@ export class FrameManager {
   }
 
   async closeOpenDialogs() {
-    await Promise.all([...this._openedDialogs].map(dialog => dialog.dismiss())).catch(() => {});
+    await Promise.all([...this._openedDialogs].map(dialog => dialog.close())).catch(() => {});
     this._openedDialogs.clear();
   }
 
+  setCloseAllOpeningDialogs(closeDialogs: boolean) {
+    this._closeAllOpeningDialogs = closeDialogs;
+  }
+
   removeChildFramesRecursively(frame: Frame) {
     for (const child of frame.childFrames())
       this._removeFramesRecursively(child);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.reuse.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.reuse.spec.ts
index 16827a6c5e..1036e81229 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.reuse.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.reuse.spec.ts
@@ -349,3 +349,28 @@ test('should restore cookies', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(3);
 });
+
+test('should reuse context with beforeunload', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'src/reuse.test.ts': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      let lastContextGuid;
+      test('one', async ({ page, context }) => {
+        lastContextGuid = context._guid;
+        await page.evaluate(() => {
+          window.addEventListener('beforeunload', event => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            return event.returnValue = "Are you sure you want to exit?";
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      test('two', async ({ context }) => {
+        expect(context._guid).toBe(lastContextGuid);
+      });
+    `,
+  }, { workers: 1 }, { PW_TEST_REUSE_CONTEXT: '1' });
+
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(2);
+});