diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testoptions.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testoptions.md
index 749d5e260d..5453b1d7bd 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testoptions.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testoptions.md
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ Learn more about [various timeouts](./test-timeouts.md).
 
 ## property: TestOptions.colorScheme = %%-context-option-colorscheme-%%
 
+## property: TestOptions.connectOptions
+- type: <[void]|[Object]>
+  - `wsEndpoint` <[string]> A browser websocket endpoint to connect to.
+  - `headers` <[void]|[Object]<[string], [string]>> Additional HTTP headers to be sent with web socket connect request. Optional.
+
+When connect options are specified, default [`property: Fixtures.browser`], [`property: Fixtures.context`] and [`property: Fixtures.page`] use the remote browser instead of launching a browser locally, and any launch options like [`property: TestOptions.headless`] or [`property: TestOptions.channel`] are ignored.
+
 ## property: TestOptions.contextOptions
 - type: <[Object]>
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
index f3bce05a1d..22d459e49b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export class BrowserTypeDispatcher extends Dispatcher<BrowserType, channels.Brow
       maxPayload: 256 * 1024 * 1024, // 256Mb,
       handshakeTimeout: params.timeout,
       headers: paramsHeaders,
+      followRedirects: true,
     });
     const pipe = new JsonPipeDispatcher(this._scope);
     const openPromise = new ManualPromise<{ pipe: JsonPipeDispatcher }>();
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/index.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/index.ts
index 6b80507641..88f3276d40 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/index.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const test = _baseTest.extend<TestFixtures, WorkerFixtures>({
   headless: [ undefined, { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
   channel: [ undefined, { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
   launchOptions: [ {}, { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
+  connectOptions: [ undefined, { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
   screenshot: [ 'off', { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
   video: [ 'off', { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
   trace: [ 'off', { scope: 'worker', option: true } ],
@@ -100,9 +101,16 @@ export const test = _baseTest.extend<TestFixtures, WorkerFixtures>({
     await use(options);
   }, { scope: 'worker' }],
 
-  browser: [async ({ playwright, browserName }, use) => {
+  browser: [async ({ playwright, browserName, connectOptions }, use) => {
     if (!['chromium', 'firefox', 'webkit'].includes(browserName))
       throw new Error(`Unexpected browserName "${browserName}", must be one of "chromium", "firefox" or "webkit"`);
+    if (connectOptions) {
+      const browser = await playwright[browserName].connect(connectOptions);
+      await use(browser);
+      await browser.close();
+      return;
+    }
+
     const browser = await playwright[browserName].launch();
     await use(browser);
     await browser.close();
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright-test/types/test.d.ts
index e2da6cb791..acbcef581b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/types/test.d.ts
@@ -2658,6 +2658,17 @@ type ColorScheme = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['colorScheme'], undefined>;
 type ExtraHTTPHeaders = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['extraHTTPHeaders'], undefined>;
 type Proxy = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['proxy'], undefined>;
 type StorageState = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['storageState'], undefined>;
+type ConnectOptions = {
+  /**
+   * A browser websocket endpoint to connect to.
+   */
+  wsEndpoint: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional HTTP headers to be sent with web socket connect request.
+   */
+  headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
+};
 
 /**
  * Playwright Test provides many options to configure test environment, [Browser], [BrowserContext] and more.
@@ -2735,6 +2746,16 @@ export interface PlaywrightWorkerOptions {
    * [testOptions.channel](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions#test-options-channel) take priority over this.
    */
   launchOptions: LaunchOptions;
+  /**
+   * When connect options are specified, default
+   * [fixtures.browser](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-fixtures#fixtures-browser),
+   * [fixtures.context](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-fixtures#fixtures-context) and
+   * [fixtures.page](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-fixtures#fixtures-page) use the remote browser instead of
+   * launching a browser locally, and any launch options like
+   * [testOptions.headless](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions#test-options-headless) or
+   * [testOptions.channel](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions#test-options-channel) are ignored.
+   */
+  connectOptions: ConnectOptions | undefined;
   /**
    * Whether to automatically capture a screenshot after each test. Defaults to `'off'`.
    * - `'off'`: Do not capture screenshots.
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.spec.ts
index 8a14eb4a11..6d9a95f8c7 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.spec.ts
@@ -546,3 +546,58 @@ test('should work with video.path() throwing', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInf
   const video = fs.readdirSync(dir).find(file => file.endsWith('webm'));
   expect(video).toBeTruthy();
 });
+
+test('should work with connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'playwright.config.js': `
+      module.exports = {
+        globalSetup: './global-setup',
+        use: {
+          connectOptions: {
+            wsEndpoint: process.env.CONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT,
+          },
+        },
+      };
+    `,
+    'global-setup.ts': `
+      module.exports = async () => {
+        const server = await pwt.chromium.launchServer();
+        process.env.CONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT = server.wsEndpoint();
+        return () => server.close();
+      };
+    `,
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('pass', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.setContent('<div>PASS</div>');
+        await expect(page.locator('div')).toHaveText('PASS');
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
+});
+
+test('should throw with bad connectOptions', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'playwright.config.js': `
+      module.exports = {
+        use: {
+          connectOptions: {
+            wsEndpoint: 'http://does-not-exist-bad-domain.oh-no-should-not-work',
+          },
+        },
+      };
+    `,
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('pass', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.setContent('<div>PASS</div>');
+        await expect(page.locator('div')).toHaveText('PASS');
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.output).toContain('browserType.connect:');
+});
diff --git a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
index b553255e2e..3f35f1b7b5 100644
--- a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
+++ b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,17 @@ type ColorScheme = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['colorScheme'], undefined>;
 type ExtraHTTPHeaders = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['extraHTTPHeaders'], undefined>;
 type Proxy = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['proxy'], undefined>;
 type StorageState = Exclude<BrowserContextOptions['storageState'], undefined>;
+type ConnectOptions = {
+  /**
+   * A browser websocket endpoint to connect to.
+   */
+  wsEndpoint: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional HTTP headers to be sent with web socket connect request.
+   */
+  headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
+};
 
 export interface PlaywrightWorkerOptions {
   browserName: BrowserName;
@@ -304,6 +315,7 @@ export interface PlaywrightWorkerOptions {
   headless: boolean | undefined;
   channel: BrowserChannel | undefined;
   launchOptions: LaunchOptions;
+  connectOptions: ConnectOptions | undefined;
   screenshot: 'off' | 'on' | 'only-on-failure';
   trace: TraceMode | /** deprecated */ 'retry-with-trace' | { mode: TraceMode, snapshots?: boolean, screenshots?: boolean, sources?: boolean };
   video: VideoMode | /** deprecated */ 'retry-with-video' | { mode: VideoMode, size?: ViewportSize };