diff --git a/tests/config/comparator.ts b/tests/config/comparator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02dec5272c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/comparator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { getComparator } from 'playwright-core/lib/utils/comparators';
+
+const pngComparator = getComparator('image/png');
+type ComparatorResult = { diff?: Buffer; errorMessage: string; } | null;
+type ImageComparatorOptions = { threshold?: number, maxDiffPixels?: number, maxDiffPixelRatio?: number };
+
+export function comparePNGs(actual: Buffer, expected: Buffer, options: ImageComparatorOptions = {}): ComparatorResult {
+  // Strict threshold by default in our tests.
+  return pngComparator(actual, expected, { threshold: 0, ...options });
+}
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
index 3fe214a4a9..7896bba802 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { getComparator } from 'playwright-core/lib/utils/comparators';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { PNG } from 'playwright-core/lib/utilsBundle';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 import { test, expect, stripAnsi, createImage, paintBlackPixels } from './playwright-test-fixtures';
-
-const pngComparator = getComparator('image/png');
+import { comparePNGs } from '../config/comparator';
 
 test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
 
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ test('should have scale:css by default', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) =>
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__', 'a.spec.js', 'snapshot.png');
-  expect(pngComparator(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('should ignore non-documented options in toHaveScreenshot config', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ test('should ignore non-documented options in toHaveScreenshot config', async ({
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__', 'a.spec.js', 'snapshot.png');
-  expect(pngComparator(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('screenshotPath should include platform and project name by default', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
@@ -586,11 +584,11 @@ test('should write missing expectations locally twice and continue', async ({ ru
 
   const snapshot1OutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__', 'a.spec.js', 'snapshot.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`Error: ${snapshot1OutputPath} is missing in snapshots, writing actual`);
-  expect(pngComparator(fs.readFileSync(snapshot1OutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(fs.readFileSync(snapshot1OutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 
   const snapshot2OutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__', 'a.spec.js', 'snapshot2.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`Error: ${snapshot2OutputPath} is missing in snapshots, writing actual`);
-  expect(pngComparator(fs.readFileSync(snapshot2OutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(fs.readFileSync(snapshot2OutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 
   expect(result.output).toContain('Here we are!');
 
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ test('should update snapshot with the update-snapshots flag', async ({ runInline
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__/a.spec.js/snapshot.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`${snapshotOutputPath} is re-generated, writing actual.`);
-  expect(pngComparator(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath), whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('shouldn\'t update snapshot with the update-snapshots flag for negated matcher', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
@@ -663,7 +661,7 @@ test('should silently write missing expectations locally with the update-snapsho
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__/a.spec.js/snapshot.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`${snapshotOutputPath} is missing in snapshots, writing actual`);
   const data = fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath);
-  expect(pngComparator(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('should not write missing expectations locally with the update-snapshots flag for negated matcher', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
@@ -804,7 +802,7 @@ test('should not update screenshot that matches with maxDiffPixels option when -
   expect(fs.existsSync(testInfo.outputPath('test-results', 'a-is-a-test', 'is-a-test-1-diff.png'))).toBe(false);
 
   const data = fs.readFileSync(testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__/a.spec.js/snapshot.png'));
-  expect(pngComparator(data, EXPECTED_SNAPSHOT)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(data, EXPECTED_SNAPSHOT)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('should satisfy both maxDiffPixelRatio and maxDiffPixels', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -990,7 +988,7 @@ test('should fail with missing expectations and retries', async ({ runInlineTest
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__/a.spec.js/snapshot.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`${snapshotOutputPath} is missing in snapshots, writing actual`);
   const data = fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath);
-  expect(pngComparator(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('should update expectations with retries', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
@@ -1011,7 +1009,7 @@ test('should update expectations with retries', async ({ runInlineTest }, testIn
   const snapshotOutputPath = testInfo.outputPath('__screenshots__/a.spec.js/snapshot.png');
   expect(result.output).toContain(`${snapshotOutputPath} is missing in snapshots, writing actual`);
   const data = fs.readFileSync(snapshotOutputPath);
-  expect(pngComparator(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
+  expect(comparePNGs(data, whiteImage)).toBe(null);
 });
 
 function playwrightConfig(obj: any) {