diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/filter.ts b/packages/html-reporter/src/filter.ts
index 099b57ab72..43abf1bae7 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/filter.ts
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/filter.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export class Filter {
         status: status as any,
         file: test.location.file,
         line: String(test.location.line),
+        column: String(test.location.column),
       };
       (test as any).searchValues = searchValues;
     }
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ export class Filter {
       for (const text of this.text) {
         if (searchValues.text.includes(text))
           continue;
-        const location = text.split(':');
-        if (location.length === 2 && searchValues.file.includes(location[0]) && searchValues.line.includes(location[1]))
+        const [fileName, line, column] = text.split(':');
+        if (searchValues.file.includes(fileName) && searchValues.line === line && (column === undefined || searchValues.column === column))
           continue;
         return false;
       }
@@ -154,5 +155,6 @@ type SearchValues = {
   status: 'passed' | 'failed' | 'flaky' | 'skipped';
   file: string;
   line: string;
+  column: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
index e40f398c90..e1391e0327 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
@@ -2064,6 +2064,36 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [false, true] as const) {
       await expect(page.getByText('passes title')).toBeVisible();
     });
 
+    test('tests should filter by fileName:line/column', async ({ runInlineTest, showReport, page }) => {
+      const result = await runInlineTest({
+        'a.test.js': `
+          const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+          test('test1', async ({}) => { expect(1).toBe(1); });
+              test('test2', async ({}) => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+        `,
+      }, { reporter: 'dot,html' }, { PW_TEST_HTML_REPORT_OPEN: 'never' });
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+      expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
+      expect(result.failed).toBe(1);
+
+      await showReport();
+
+      const searchInput = page.locator('.subnav-search-input');
+
+      await searchInput.fill('a.test.js:3:11');
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:3', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:4', { exact: true })).toBeHidden();
+
+      await searchInput.fill('a.test.js:3');
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:3', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:4', { exact: true })).toBeHidden();
+
+      await searchInput.fill('a.test.js:4:15');
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:3', { exact: true })).toBeHidden();
+      await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:4', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    });
+
     test('should properly display beforeEach with and without title', async ({ runInlineTest, showReport, page }) => {
       const result = await runInlineTest({
         'a.test.js': `