diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-elementhandle.md b/docs/src/api/class-elementhandle.md
index dbf99eb3a2..24b8bb2b6f 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-elementhandle.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-elementhandle.md
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ When all steps combined have not finished during the specified [`option: timeout
 
 Sets the value of the file input to these file paths or files. If some of the `filePaths` are relative paths, then they
 are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files.
+For inputs with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a single directory path is supported.
 
 This method expects [ElementHandle] to point to an
 [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input). However, if the element is inside the `<label>` element that has an associated [control](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLLabelElement/control), targets the control instead.
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
index af7f8754c7..463b47849b 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
@@ -2164,6 +2164,7 @@ When all steps combined have not finished during the specified [`option: timeout
 * since: v1.14
 
 Upload file or multiple files into `<input type=file>`.
+For inputs with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a single directory path is supported.
 
 **Usage**
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index 6f8d04ceb4..d087b78c9f 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -3927,6 +3927,7 @@ An object containing additional HTTP headers to be sent with every request. All
 
 Sets the value of the file input to these file paths or files. If some of the `filePaths` are relative paths, then they
 are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files.
+For inputs with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a single directory path is supported.
 
 This method expects [`param: selector`] to point to an
 [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input). However, if the element is inside the `<label>` element that has an associated [control](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLLabelElement/control), targets the control instead.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
index 9315d50eae..fb05935f53 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
@@ -250,12 +250,31 @@ export function convertSelectOptionValues(values: string | api.ElementHandle | S
   return { options: values as SelectOption[] };
 }
 
-type SetInputFilesFiles = Pick<channels.ElementHandleSetInputFilesParams, 'payloads' | 'localPaths' | 'streams'>;
+type SetInputFilesFiles = Pick<channels.ElementHandleSetInputFilesParams, 'payloads' | 'localPaths' | 'localDirectory' | 'streams' | 'directoryStream'>;
 
 function filePayloadExceedsSizeLimit(payloads: FilePayload[]) {
   return payloads.reduce((size, item) => size + (item.buffer ? item.buffer.byteLength : 0), 0) >= fileUploadSizeLimit;
 }
 
+async function resolvePathsAndDirectoryForInputFiles(items: string[]): Promise<[string[] | undefined, string | undefined]> {
+  let localPaths: string[] | undefined;
+  let localDirectory: string | undefined;
+  for (const item of items) {
+    const stat = await fs.promises.stat(item as string);
+    if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+      if (localDirectory)
+        throw new Error('Multiple directories are not supported');
+      localDirectory = path.resolve(item as string);
+    } else {
+      localPaths ??= [];
+      localPaths.push(path.resolve(item as string));
+    }
+  }
+  if (localPaths?.length && localDirectory)
+    throw new Error('File paths must be all files or a single directory');
+  return [localPaths, localDirectory];
+}
+
 export async function convertInputFiles(files: string | FilePayload | string[] | FilePayload[], context: BrowserContext): Promise<SetInputFilesFiles> {
   const items: (string | FilePayload)[] = Array.isArray(files) ? files.slice() : [files];
 
@@ -263,17 +282,33 @@ export async function convertInputFiles(files: string | FilePayload | string[] |
     if (!items.every(item => typeof item === 'string'))
       throw new Error('File paths cannot be mixed with buffers');
 
+    const [localPaths, localDirectory] = await resolvePathsAndDirectoryForInputFiles(items as string[]);
+
     if (context._connection.isRemote()) {
-      const streams: channels.WritableStreamChannel[] = await Promise.all((items as string[]).map(async item => {
-        const lastModifiedMs = (await fs.promises.stat(item)).mtimeMs;
-        const { writableStream: stream } = await context._wrapApiCall(() => context._channel.createTempFile({ name: path.basename(item), lastModifiedMs }), true);
-        const writable = WritableStream.from(stream);
-        await pipelineAsync(fs.createReadStream(item), writable.stream());
-        return stream;
-      }));
-      return { streams };
+      const files = localDirectory ? (await fs.promises.readdir(localDirectory, { withFileTypes: true, recursive: true })).filter(f => f.isFile()).map(f => path.join(f.path, f.name)) : localPaths!;
+      const { writableStreams, rootDir } = await context._wrapApiCall(async () => context._channel.createTempFiles({
+        rootDirName: localDirectory ? path.basename(localDirectory as string) : undefined,
+        items: await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
+          const lastModifiedMs = (await fs.promises.stat(file)).mtimeMs;
+          return {
+            name: localDirectory ? path.relative(localDirectory as string, file) : path.basename(file),
+            lastModifiedMs
+          };
+        })),
+      }), true);
+      for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
+        const writable = WritableStream.from(writableStreams[i]);
+        await pipelineAsync(fs.createReadStream(files[i]), writable.stream());
+      }
+      return {
+        directoryStream: rootDir,
+        streams: localDirectory ? undefined : writableStreams,
+      };
     }
-    return { localPaths: items.map(f => path.resolve(f as string)) as string[] };
+    return {
+      localPaths,
+      localDirectory,
+    };
   }
 
   const payloads = items as FilePayload[];
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 9f5af4ed72..5727192b59 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -951,12 +951,16 @@ scheme.BrowserContextHarExportParams = tObject({
 scheme.BrowserContextHarExportResult = tObject({
   artifact: tChannel(['Artifact']),
 });
-scheme.BrowserContextCreateTempFileParams = tObject({
-  name: tString,
-  lastModifiedMs: tOptional(tNumber),
+scheme.BrowserContextCreateTempFilesParams = tObject({
+  rootDirName: tOptional(tString),
+  items: tArray(tObject({
+    name: tString,
+    lastModifiedMs: tOptional(tNumber),
+  })),
 });
-scheme.BrowserContextCreateTempFileResult = tObject({
-  writableStream: tChannel(['WritableStream']),
+scheme.BrowserContextCreateTempFilesResult = tObject({
+  rootDir: tOptional(tChannel(['WritableStream'])),
+  writableStreams: tArray(tChannel(['WritableStream'])),
 });
 scheme.BrowserContextUpdateSubscriptionParams = tObject({
   event: tEnum(['console', 'dialog', 'request', 'response', 'requestFinished', 'requestFailed']),
@@ -1623,6 +1627,8 @@ scheme.FrameSetInputFilesParams = tObject({
     mimeType: tOptional(tString),
     buffer: tBinary,
   }))),
+  localDirectory: tOptional(tString),
+  directoryStream: tOptional(tChannel(['WritableStream'])),
   localPaths: tOptional(tArray(tString)),
   streams: tOptional(tArray(tChannel(['WritableStream']))),
   timeout: tOptional(tNumber),
@@ -1990,6 +1996,8 @@ scheme.ElementHandleSetInputFilesParams = tObject({
     mimeType: tOptional(tString),
     buffer: tBinary,
   }))),
+  localDirectory: tOptional(tString),
+  directoryStream: tOptional(tChannel(['WritableStream'])),
   localPaths: tOptional(tArray(tString)),
   streams: tOptional(tArray(tChannel(['WritableStream']))),
   timeout: tOptional(tNumber),
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
index 585cf1d20b..5654950360 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
@@ -178,13 +178,20 @@ export class BrowserContextDispatcher extends Dispatcher<BrowserContext, channel
     return false;
   }
 
-  async createTempFile(params: channels.BrowserContextCreateTempFileParams): Promise<channels.BrowserContextCreateTempFileResult> {
+  async createTempFiles(params: channels.BrowserContextCreateTempFilesParams): Promise<channels.BrowserContextCreateTempFilesResult> {
     const dir = this._context._browser.options.artifactsDir;
     const tmpDir = path.join(dir, 'upload-' + createGuid());
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(tmpDir);
+    const tempDirWithRootName = params.rootDirName ? path.join(tmpDir, path.basename(params.rootDirName)) : tmpDir;
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(tempDirWithRootName, { recursive: true });
     this._context._tempDirs.push(tmpDir);
-    const file = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(tmpDir, params.name));
-    return { writableStream: new WritableStreamDispatcher(this, file, params.lastModifiedMs) };
+    return {
+      rootDir: params.rootDirName ? new WritableStreamDispatcher(this, tempDirWithRootName) : undefined,
+      writableStreams: await Promise.all(params.items.map(async item => {
+        await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(path.join(tempDirWithRootName, item.name)), { recursive: true });
+        const file = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(tempDirWithRootName, item.name));
+        return new WritableStreamDispatcher(this, file, item.lastModifiedMs);
+      }))
+    };
   }
 
   async setDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReply(params: channels.BrowserContextSetDefaultNavigationTimeoutNoReplyParams) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
index 70d480aab0..3e54e644d5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { createGuid } from '../../utils';
 import type { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
 
-export class WritableStreamDispatcher extends Dispatcher<{ guid: string, stream: fs.WriteStream }, channels.WritableStreamChannel, BrowserContextDispatcher> implements channels.WritableStreamChannel {
+export class WritableStreamDispatcher extends Dispatcher<{ guid: string, streamOrDirectory: fs.WriteStream | string }, channels.WritableStreamChannel, BrowserContextDispatcher> implements channels.WritableStreamChannel {
   _type_WritableStream = true;
   private _lastModifiedMs: number | undefined;
 
-  constructor(scope: BrowserContextDispatcher, stream: fs.WriteStream, lastModifiedMs?: number) {
-    super(scope, { guid: 'writableStream@' + createGuid(), stream }, 'WritableStream', {});
+  constructor(scope: BrowserContextDispatcher, streamOrDirectory: fs.WriteStream | string, lastModifiedMs?: number) {
+    super(scope, { guid: 'writableStream@' + createGuid(), streamOrDirectory }, 'WritableStream', {});
     this._lastModifiedMs = lastModifiedMs;
   }
 
   async write(params: channels.WritableStreamWriteParams): Promise<channels.WritableStreamWriteResult> {
-    const stream = this._object.stream;
+    if (typeof this._object.streamOrDirectory === 'string')
+      throw new Error('Cannot write to a directory');
+    const stream = this._object.streamOrDirectory;
     await new Promise<void>((fulfill, reject) => {
       stream.write(params.binary, error => {
         if (error)
@@ -42,13 +44,17 @@ export class WritableStreamDispatcher extends Dispatcher<{ guid: string, stream:
   }
 
   async close() {
-    const stream = this._object.stream;
+    if (typeof this._object.streamOrDirectory === 'string')
+      throw new Error('Cannot close a directory');
+    const stream = this._object.streamOrDirectory;
     await new Promise<void>(fulfill => stream.end(fulfill));
     if (this._lastModifiedMs)
       await fs.promises.utimes(this.path(), new Date(this._lastModifiedMs), new Date(this._lastModifiedMs));
   }
 
   path(): string {
-    return this._object.stream.path as string;
+    if (typeof this._object.streamOrDirectory === 'string')
+      return this._object.streamOrDirectory;
+    return this._object.streamOrDirectory.path as string;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
index 01e70f1637..30eb04d3f6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { prepareFilesForUpload } from './fileUploadUtils';
 export type InputFilesItems = {
   filePayloads?: types.FilePayload[],
   localPaths?: string[]
+  localDirectory?: string
 };
 
 type ActionName = 'click' | 'hover' | 'dblclick' | 'tap' | 'move and up' | 'move and down';
@@ -625,29 +626,38 @@ export class ElementHandle<T extends Node = Node> extends js.JSHandle<T> {
   }
 
   async _setInputFiles(progress: Progress, items: InputFilesItems, options: types.NavigatingActionWaitOptions): Promise<'error:notconnected' | 'done'> {
-    const { filePayloads, localPaths } = items;
+    const { filePayloads, localPaths, localDirectory } = items;
     const multiple = filePayloads && filePayloads.length > 1 || localPaths && localPaths.length > 1;
-    const result = await this.evaluateHandleInUtility(([injected, node, multiple]): Element | undefined => {
+    const result = await this.evaluateHandleInUtility(([injected, node, { multiple, directoryUpload }]): Element | undefined => {
       const element = injected.retarget(node, 'follow-label');
       if (!element)
         return;
       if (element.tagName !== 'INPUT')
         throw injected.createStacklessError('Node is not an HTMLInputElement');
-      if (multiple && !(element as HTMLInputElement).multiple)
+      const inputElement = element as HTMLInputElement;
+      if (multiple && !inputElement.multiple && !inputElement.webkitdirectory)
         throw injected.createStacklessError('Non-multiple file input can only accept single file');
-      return element;
-    }, multiple);
+      if (directoryUpload && !inputElement.webkitdirectory)
+        throw injected.createStacklessError('File input does not support directories, pass individual files instead');
+      return inputElement;
+    }, { multiple, directoryUpload: !!localDirectory });
     if (result === 'error:notconnected' || !result.asElement())
       return 'error:notconnected';
     const retargeted = result.asElement() as ElementHandle<HTMLInputElement>;
     await progress.beforeInputAction(this);
     await this._page._frameManager.waitForSignalsCreatedBy(progress, options.noWaitAfter, async () => {
       progress.throwIfAborted();  // Avoid action that has side-effects.
-      if (localPaths) {
-        await Promise.all(localPaths.map(localPath => (
+      if (localPaths || localDirectory) {
+        const localPathsOrDirectory = localDirectory ? [localDirectory] : localPaths!;
+        await Promise.all((localPathsOrDirectory).map(localPath => (
           fs.promises.access(localPath, fs.constants.F_OK)
         )));
-        await this._page._delegate.setInputFilePaths(retargeted, localPaths);
+        // Browsers traverse the given directory asynchronously and we want to ensure all files are uploaded.
+        const waitForInputEvent = localDirectory ? this.evaluate(node => new Promise<any>(fulfill => {
+          node.addEventListener('input', fulfill, { once: true });
+        })).catch(() => {}) : Promise.resolve();
+        await this._page._delegate.setInputFilePaths(retargeted, localPathsOrDirectory);
+        await waitForInputEvent;
       } else {
         await this._page._delegate.setInputFiles(retargeted, filePayloads!);
       }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
index 89fc0cf7e1..22ac13b127 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,17 @@ async function filesExceedUploadLimit(files: string[]) {
 }
 
 export async function prepareFilesForUpload(frame: Frame, params: channels.ElementHandleSetInputFilesParams): Promise<InputFilesItems> {
-  const { payloads, streams } = params;
-  let { localPaths } = params;
+  const { payloads, streams, directoryStream } = params;
+  let { localPaths, localDirectory } = params;
 
-  if ([payloads, localPaths, streams].filter(Boolean).length !== 1)
+  if ([payloads, localPaths, localDirectory, streams, directoryStream].filter(Boolean).length !== 1)
     throw new Error('Exactly one of payloads, localPaths and streams must be provided');
 
   if (streams)
     localPaths = streams.map(c => (c as WritableStreamDispatcher).path());
+  if (directoryStream)
+    localDirectory = (directoryStream as WritableStreamDispatcher).path();
+
   if (localPaths) {
     for (const p of localPaths)
       assert(path.isAbsolute(p) && path.resolve(p) === p, 'Paths provided to localPaths must be absolute and fully resolved.');
@@ -73,5 +76,5 @@ export async function prepareFilesForUpload(frame: Frame, params: channels.Eleme
     lastModifiedMs: payload.lastModifiedMs
   }));
 
-  return { localPaths, filePayloads };
+  return { localPaths, localDirectory, filePayloads };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkPage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkPage.ts
index a495244b6b..9507f187e5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkPage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkPage.ts
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ export class WKPage implements PageDelegate {
     }
     if (this._page.fileChooserIntercepted())
       promises.push(session.send('Page.setInterceptFileChooserDialog', { enabled: true }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'DeviceOrientationEventEnabled' as any, value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'FullScreenEnabled' as any, value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'NotificationsEnabled' as any, value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'PointerLockEnabled' as any, value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'InputTypeMonthEnabled' as any, value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
-    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'InputTypeWeekEnabled' as any, value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'DeviceOrientationEventEnabled', value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'FullScreenEnabled', value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'NotificationsEnabled', value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'PointerLockEnabled', value: !contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'InputTypeMonthEnabled', value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
+    promises.push(session.send('Page.overrideSetting', { setting: 'InputTypeWeekEnabled', value: contextOptions.isMobile }));
     await Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 76d12b2d9a..43a89fbad2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -4055,7 +4055,8 @@ export interface Page {
    * instead. Read more about [locators](https://playwright.dev/docs/locators).
    *
    * Sets the value of the file input to these file paths or files. If some of the `filePaths` are relative paths, then
-   * they are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files.
+   * they are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files. For inputs
+   * with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a single directory path is supported.
    *
    * This method expects `selector` to point to an
    * [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input). However, if the element is inside
@@ -10580,7 +10581,8 @@ export interface ElementHandle<T=Node> extends JSHandle<T> {
    * instead. Read more about [locators](https://playwright.dev/docs/locators).
    *
    * Sets the value of the file input to these file paths or files. If some of the `filePaths` are relative paths, then
-   * they are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files.
+   * they are resolved relative to the current working directory. For empty array, clears the selected files. For inputs
+   * with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a single directory path is supported.
    *
    * This method expects {@link ElementHandle} to point to an
    * [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input). However, if the element is inside
@@ -12787,7 +12789,8 @@ export interface Locator {
   }): Promise<void>;
 
   /**
-   * Upload file or multiple files into `<input type=file>`.
+   * Upload file or multiple files into `<input type=file>`. For inputs with a `[webkitdirectory]` attribute, only a
+   * single directory path is supported.
    *
    * **Usage**
    *
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
index 2ddeeee837..13d34f1f51 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ export interface BrowserContextChannel extends BrowserContextEventTarget, EventT
   newCDPSession(params: BrowserContextNewCDPSessionParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextNewCDPSessionResult>;
   harStart(params: BrowserContextHarStartParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextHarStartResult>;
   harExport(params: BrowserContextHarExportParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextHarExportResult>;
-  createTempFile(params: BrowserContextCreateTempFileParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextCreateTempFileResult>;
+  createTempFiles(params: BrowserContextCreateTempFilesParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextCreateTempFilesResult>;
   updateSubscription(params: BrowserContextUpdateSubscriptionParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextUpdateSubscriptionResult>;
   clockFastForward(params: BrowserContextClockFastForwardParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextClockFastForwardResult>;
   clockInstall(params: BrowserContextClockInstallParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<BrowserContextClockInstallResult>;
@@ -1737,15 +1737,19 @@ export type BrowserContextHarExportOptions = {
 export type BrowserContextHarExportResult = {
   artifact: ArtifactChannel,
 };
-export type BrowserContextCreateTempFileParams = {
-  name: string,
-  lastModifiedMs?: number,
+export type BrowserContextCreateTempFilesParams = {
+  rootDirName?: string,
+  items: {
+    name: string,
+    lastModifiedMs?: number,
+  }[],
 };
-export type BrowserContextCreateTempFileOptions = {
-  lastModifiedMs?: number,
+export type BrowserContextCreateTempFilesOptions = {
+  rootDirName?: string,
 };
-export type BrowserContextCreateTempFileResult = {
-  writableStream: WritableStreamChannel,
+export type BrowserContextCreateTempFilesResult = {
+  rootDir?: WritableStreamChannel,
+  writableStreams: WritableStreamChannel[],
 };
 export type BrowserContextUpdateSubscriptionParams = {
   event: 'console' | 'dialog' | 'request' | 'response' | 'requestFinished' | 'requestFailed',
@@ -2918,6 +2922,8 @@ export type FrameSetInputFilesParams = {
     mimeType?: string,
     buffer: Binary,
   }[],
+  localDirectory?: string,
+  directoryStream?: WritableStreamChannel,
   localPaths?: string[],
   streams?: WritableStreamChannel[],
   timeout?: number,
@@ -2930,6 +2936,8 @@ export type FrameSetInputFilesOptions = {
     mimeType?: string,
     buffer: Binary,
   }[],
+  localDirectory?: string,
+  directoryStream?: WritableStreamChannel,
   localPaths?: string[],
   streams?: WritableStreamChannel[],
   timeout?: number,
@@ -3542,6 +3550,8 @@ export type ElementHandleSetInputFilesParams = {
     mimeType?: string,
     buffer: Binary,
   }[],
+  localDirectory?: string,
+  directoryStream?: WritableStreamChannel,
   localPaths?: string[],
   streams?: WritableStreamChannel[],
   timeout?: number,
@@ -3553,6 +3563,8 @@ export type ElementHandleSetInputFilesOptions = {
     mimeType?: string,
     buffer: Binary,
   }[],
+  localDirectory?: string,
+  directoryStream?: WritableStreamChannel,
   localPaths?: string[],
   streams?: WritableStreamChannel[],
   timeout?: number,
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index f02045d51e..2bef7c8762 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -1184,12 +1184,21 @@ BrowserContext:
       returns:
         artifact: Artifact
 
-    createTempFile:
+    createTempFiles:
       parameters:
-        name: string
-        lastModifiedMs: number?
+        rootDirName: string?
+        items:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              name: string
+              lastModifiedMs: number?
       returns:
-        writableStream: WritableStream
+        rootDir: WritableStream?
+        writableStreams:
+          type: array
+          items: WritableStream
 
     updateSubscription:
       parameters:
@@ -2184,6 +2193,8 @@ Frame:
               name: string
               mimeType: string?
               buffer: binary
+        localDirectory: string?
+        directoryStream: WritableStream?
         localPaths:
           type: array?
           items: string
@@ -2744,6 +2755,8 @@ ElementHandle:
               name: string
               mimeType: string?
               buffer: binary
+        localDirectory: string?
+        directoryStream: WritableStream?
         localPaths:
           type: array?
           items: string
diff --git a/tests/assets/input/folderupload.html b/tests/assets/input/folderupload.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16c7e2c3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/input/folderupload.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>Folder upload test</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <form action="/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+      <input type="file" name="file1" webkitdirectory>
+      <input type="submit">
+    </form>
+  </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/electron/playwright.config.ts b/tests/electron/playwright.config.ts
index a16b3b480f..7101dac87f 100644
--- a/tests/electron/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/electron/playwright.config.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ config.projects.push({
   name: 'electron-api',
   use: {
     browserName: 'chromium',
+    headless: false,
   },
   testDir: path.join(testDir, 'electron'),
   metadata,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ config.projects.push({
   snapshotPathTemplate: '{testDir}/{testFileDir}/{testFileName}-snapshots/{arg}-chromium{ext}',
   use: {
     browserName: 'chromium',
+    headless: false,
   },
   testDir: path.join(testDir, 'page'),
   metadata,
diff --git a/tests/page/page-set-input-files.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-set-input-files.spec.ts
index 5777b1087a..cbada40fcc 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-set-input-files.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-set-input-files.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test as it, expect } from './pageTest';
-import { attachFrame } from '../config/utils';
+import { attachFrame, chromiumVersionLessThan } from '../config/utils';
 
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
@@ -37,6 +37,77 @@ it('should upload the file', async ({ page, server, asset }) => {
   }, input)).toBe('contents of the file');
 });
 
+it('should upload a folder', async ({ page, server, browserName, headless, browserVersion }) => {
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/folderupload.html');
+  const input = await page.$('input');
+  const dir = path.join(it.info().outputDir, 'file-upload-test');
+  {
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'file1.txt'), 'file1 content');
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'file2'), 'file2 content');
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(dir, 'sub-dir'));
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'sub-dir', 'really.txt'), 'sub-dir file content');
+  }
+  await input.setInputFiles(dir);
+  expect(new Set(await page.evaluate(e => [...e.files].map(f => f.webkitRelativePath), input))).toEqual(new Set([
+    // https://issues.chromium.org/issues/345393164
+    ...((browserName === 'chromium' && headless && !process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_USE_HEADLESS_NEW && chromiumVersionLessThan(browserVersion, '127.0.6533.0')) ? [] : ['file-upload-test/sub-dir/really.txt']),
+    'file-upload-test/file1.txt',
+    'file-upload-test/file2',
+  ]));
+  const webkitRelativePaths = await page.evaluate(e => [...e.files].map(f => f.webkitRelativePath), input);
+  for (let i = 0; i < webkitRelativePaths.length; i++) {
+    const content = await input.evaluate((e, i) => {
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+      const promise = new Promise(fulfill => reader.onload = fulfill);
+      reader.readAsText(e.files[i]);
+      return promise.then(() => reader.result);
+    }, i);
+    expect(content).toEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, '..', webkitRelativePaths[i])).toString());
+  }
+});
+
+it('should upload a folder and throw for multiple directories', async ({ page, server, browserName, headless, browserMajorVersion }) => {
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/folderupload.html');
+  const input = await page.$('input');
+  const dir = path.join(it.info().outputDir, 'file-upload-test');
+  {
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(dir, 'folder1'), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'folder1', 'file1.txt'), 'file1 content');
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(dir, 'folder2'), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'folder2', 'file2.txt'), 'file2 content');
+  }
+  await expect(input.setInputFiles([
+    path.join(dir, 'folder1'),
+    path.join(dir, 'folder2'),
+  ])).rejects.toThrow('Multiple directories are not supported');
+});
+
+it('should throw if a directory and files are passed', async ({ page, server, browserName, headless, browserMajorVersion }) => {
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/folderupload.html');
+  const input = await page.$('input');
+  const dir = path.join(it.info().outputDir, 'file-upload-test');
+  {
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(dir, 'folder1'), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'folder1', 'file1.txt'), 'file1 content');
+  }
+  await expect(input.setInputFiles([
+    path.join(dir, 'folder1'),
+    path.join(dir, 'folder1', 'file1.txt'),
+  ])).rejects.toThrow('File paths must be all files or a single directory');
+});
+
+it('should throw when uploading a folder in a normal file upload input', async ({ page, server, browserName, headless, browserMajorVersion }) => {
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/fileupload.html');
+  const input = await page.$('input');
+  const dir = path.join(it.info().outputDir, 'file-upload-test');
+  {
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(dir), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'file1.txt'), 'file1 content');
+  }
+  await expect(input.setInputFiles(dir)).rejects.toThrow('File input does not support directories, pass individual files instead');
+});
+
 it('should upload a file after popup', async ({ page, server, asset }) => {
   it.info().annotations.push({ type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/29923' });
   await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/fileupload.html');
diff --git a/tests/webview2/playwright.config.ts b/tests/webview2/playwright.config.ts
index 0710378a50..6a7ec6ed1b 100644
--- a/tests/webview2/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/webview2/playwright.config.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ config.projects.push({
   snapshotPathTemplate: '{testDir}/{testFileDir}/{testFileName}-snapshots/{arg}-chromium{ext}',
   use: {
     browserName: 'chromium',
+    headless: false,
   },
   testDir: path.join(testDir, 'page'),
   metadata,