diff --git a/docs/src/test-cli-js.md b/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
index 422e5bb16e..f91a0b6864 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Here are the most common options available in the command line.
   npx playwright test my-spec my-spec-2
   ```
 
+- Run files that are in line 42 in my-spec.ts
+  ```bash
+  npx playwright test my-spec.ts:42
+  ```
+
 - Run the test with the title
   ```bash
   npx playwright test -g "add a todo item"
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
index 4d8e7d7e68..52491be8e0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Arguments [test-filter...]:
 
 Examples:
   $ npx playwright test my.spec.ts
+  $ npx playwright test some.spec.ts:42
   $ npx playwright test --headed
   $ npx playwright test --browser=webkit`);
 }
@@ -156,10 +157,11 @@ async function runTests(args: string[], opts: { [key: string]: any }) {
     throw new Error(`Cannot use --browser option when configuration file defines projects. Specify browserName in the projects instead.`);
 
   const filePatternFilter: FilePatternFilter[] = args.map(arg => {
-    const match = /^(.*):(\d+)$/.exec(arg);
+    const match = /^(.*?):(\d+):?(\d+)?$/.exec(arg);
     return {
       re: forceRegExp(match ? match[1] : arg),
       line: match ? parseInt(match[2], 10) : null,
+      column: match?.[3] ? parseInt(match[3], 10) : null,
     };
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index aa08e79fa7..0241117df0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class Runner {
       preprocessRoot._addSuite(fileSuite);
     }
 
-    // 2. Filter tests to respect column filter.
+    // 2. Filter tests to respect line/column filter.
     filterByFocusedLine(preprocessRoot, testFileReFilters);
 
     // 3. Complain about only.
@@ -487,14 +487,14 @@ function filterByFocusedLine(suite: Suite, focusedTestFileLines: FilePatternFilt
   if (!filterWithLine)
     return;
 
-  const testFileLineMatches = (testFileName: string, testLine: number) => focusedTestFileLines.some(({ re, line }) => {
+  const testFileLineMatches = (testFileName: string, testLine: number, testColumn: number) => focusedTestFileLines.some(({ re, line, column }) => {
     re.lastIndex = 0;
-    return re.test(testFileName) && (line === testLine || line === null);
+    return re.test(testFileName) && (line === testLine || line === null) && (column === testColumn || column === null);
   });
   const suiteFilter = (suite: Suite) => {
-    return !!suite.location && testFileLineMatches(suite.location.file, suite.location.line);
+    return !!suite.location && testFileLineMatches(suite.location.file, suite.location.line, suite.location.column);
   };
-  const testFilter = (test: TestCase) => testFileLineMatches(test.location.file, test.location.line);
+  const testFilter = (test: TestCase) => testFileLineMatches(test.location.file, test.location.line, test.location.column);
   return filterSuite(suite, suiteFilter, testFilter);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/util.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/util.ts
index 15f9407fd8..c4c23264fe 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/util.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export type Matcher = (value: string) => boolean;
 export type FilePatternFilter = {
   re: RegExp;
   line: number | null;
+  column: number | null;
 };
 
 export function createFileMatcher(patterns: string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[]): Matcher {
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/command-line-filter.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/command-line-filter.spec.ts
index c0a9fe3e72..503c47662c 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/command-line-filter.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/command-line-filter.spec.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ test('should filter by line', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.output).toMatch(/x\.spec\.ts.*two/);
 });
 
+test('should filter by line and column', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'foo/x.spec.js': `
+      pwt.test('yes-full-match', () => { expect(1).toBe(1); });
+          pwt.test('no-wrong-column', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+  pwt.test('yes-no-column-specified', () => { expect(1).toBe(1); });
+  pwt.test('no-match', () => { expect(1).toBe(1); });
+      `,
+  }, undefined, undefined, { additionalArgs: ['x.spec.js:5:11', 'x.spec.js:6:99999', 'x.spec.js:7'] });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.skipped).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.map(spec => spec.title)).toEqual(['yes-full-match', 'yes-no-column-specified']);
+});
+
 test('line should override focused test', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'foo/x.spec.ts': `