diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner/uiMode.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner/uiMode.ts
index 3c8065c5e0..bfd7f79b87 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner/uiMode.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner/uiMode.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class UIMode {
     config._internal.configCLIOverrides.updateSnapshots = undefined;
     config._internal.listOnly = false;
     config._internal.passWithNoTests = true;
+    for (const project of config.projects)
+      project._internal.deps = [];
 
     for (const p of config.projects)
       p.retries = 0;
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
index ea46cccc00..69310402e1 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const NetworkResourceDetails: React.FunctionComponent<{
 
   return <div
     className={'network-request ' + (selected ? 'selected' : '')} onClick={() => setSelected(index)}>
-    <Expandable expanded={expanded} setExpanded={setExpanded} style={{ width: '100%' }} title={ renderTitle() }>
+    <Expandable expanded={expanded} setExpanded={setExpanded} title={ renderTitle() }>
       <div className='network-request-details'>
         <div className='network-request-details-time'>{resource.time}ms</div>
         <div className='network-request-details-header'>URL</div>
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.css b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.css
index 8c09bff1b1..31f57f00e1 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.css
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.css
@@ -40,15 +40,31 @@
   overflow: hidden
 }
 
+.watch-mode-sidebar .toolbar {
+  min-height: 24px;
+}
+
 .watch-mode-sidebar .toolbar-button {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
 .watch-mode .section-title {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
   font-size: 11px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   font-weight: bold;
-  margin: 5px;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.watch-mode img {
+  flex: none;
+  margin: 0 4px;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
 }
 
 .status-line {
@@ -68,38 +84,12 @@
   margin: 0 5px;
 }
 
-.list-view {
-  margin-top: 5px;
-}
-
 .list-view-entry:not(.highlighted):not(.selected) .toolbar-button:not(.toggled) {
   display: none;
 }
 
-.filters {
-  flex: none;
-  margin-left: 5px;
-  line-height: 24px;
-}
-
-.filters > span {
-  color: var(--vscode-panelTitle-inactiveForeground);
-  padding-left: 3px;
-}
-
-.filters > div {
-  display: inline-block;
-  margin: 0 5px;
-  user-select: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.filters > div:hover,
-.filters > div.filters-toggled {
-  color: var(--vscode-notificationLink-foreground);
-}
-
 .watch-mode-sidebar input[type=search] {
+  flex: auto;
   padding: 0 5px;
   line-height: 24px;
   outline: none;
@@ -108,3 +98,51 @@
   color: var(--vscode-input-foreground);
   background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
 }
+
+.filters {
+  flex: none;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.filter-title,
+.filter-summary {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  user-select: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.filter-label {
+  color: var(--vscode-disabledForeground);
+}
+
+.filter-summary {
+  line-height: 24px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  margin-left: 20px;
+}
+
+.filter-summary .filter-label {
+  margin-left: 5px;
+}
+
+.filter-entry label {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.filter-entry input {
+  flex: none;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.filter-entry label div {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.tsx
index 4349248cd1..124317275a 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/watchMode.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import '@web/common.css';
 import React from 'react';
 import { TreeView } from '@web/components/treeView';
 import type { TreeState } from '@web/components/treeView';
-import { TeleReporterReceiver } from '../../../playwright-test/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver';
+import { TeleReporterReceiver, TeleSuite } from '../../../playwright-test/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver';
 import type { TeleTestCase } from '../../../playwright-test/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver';
 import type { FullConfig, Suite, TestCase, TestResult, TestStep, Location } from '../../../playwright-test/types/testReporter';
 import { SplitView } from '@web/components/splitView';
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ import { MultiTraceModel } from './modelUtil';
 import './watchMode.css';
 import { ToolbarButton } from '@web/components/toolbarButton';
 import { Toolbar } from '@web/components/toolbar';
-import { toggleTheme } from '@web/theme';
 import type { ContextEntry } from '../entries';
 import type * as trace from '@trace/trace';
 import type { XtermDataSource } from '@web/components/xtermWrapper';
 import { XtermWrapper } from '@web/components/xtermWrapper';
 import { Expandable } from '@web/components/expandable';
+import { toggleTheme } from '@web/theme';
 
 let updateRootSuite: (rootSuite: Suite, progress: Progress) => void = () => {};
 let updateStepsProgress: () => void = () => {};
@@ -52,39 +52,51 @@ const xtermDataSource: XtermDataSource = {
 
 export const WatchModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
 }) => {
-  const [filterText, setFilterText] = useSetting<string>('test-ui-filter-text', '');
-  const [filterExpanded, setFilterExpanded] = useSetting<boolean>('test-ui-filter-expanded', false);
-  const [isShowingOutput, setIsShowingOutput] = useSetting<boolean>('test-ui-show-output', false);
+  const [filterText, setFilterText] = React.useState<string>('');
+  const [isShowingOutput, setIsShowingOutput] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
 
-  const [projects, setProjects] = React.useState<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map());
+  const [statusFilters, setStatusFilters] = React.useState<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map([
+    ['passed', false],
+    ['failed', false],
+    ['skipped', false],
+  ]));
+  const [projectFilters, setProjectFilters] = React.useState<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map());
   const [rootSuite, setRootSuite] = React.useState<{ value: Suite | undefined }>({ value: undefined });
   const [progress, setProgress] = React.useState<Progress>({ total: 0, passed: 0, failed: 0, skipped: 0 });
   const [selectedTest, setSelectedTest] = React.useState<TestCase | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [settingsVisible, setSettingsVisible] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
   const [visibleTestIds, setVisibleTestIds] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
   const [runningState, setRunningState] = React.useState<{ testIds: Set<string>, itemSelectedByUser?: boolean }>();
 
   const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
+  const reloadTests = () => {
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    updateRootSuite(new TeleSuite('', 'root'), { total: 0, passed: 0, failed: 0, skipped: 0 });
+    refreshRootSuite(true).then(() => {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+    });
+  };
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     inputRef.current?.focus();
-    refreshRootSuite(true);
+    reloadTests();
   }, []);
 
   updateRootSuite = (rootSuite: Suite, newProgress: Progress) => {
-    for (const projectName of projects.keys()) {
+    for (const projectName of projectFilters.keys()) {
       if (!rootSuite.suites.find(s => s.title === projectName))
-        projects.delete(projectName);
+        projectFilters.delete(projectName);
     }
     for (const projectSuite of rootSuite.suites) {
-      if (!projects.has(projectSuite.title))
-        projects.set(projectSuite.title, false);
+      if (!projectFilters.has(projectSuite.title))
+        projectFilters.set(projectSuite.title, false);
     }
-    if (![...projects.values()].includes(true))
-      projects.set(projects.entries().next().value[0], true);
+    if (projectFilters.size && ![...projectFilters.values()].includes(true))
+      projectFilters.set(projectFilters.entries().next().value[0], true);
 
     setRootSuite({ value: rootSuite });
-    setProjects(new Map(projects));
+    setProjectFilters(new Map(projectFilters));
     setProgress(newProgress);
   };
 
@@ -108,24 +120,6 @@ export const WatchModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
     });
   };
 
-  const updateFilter = (name: string, value: string) => {
-    const result: string[] = [];
-    const prefix = name + ':';
-    for (const t of filterText.split(' ')) {
-      if (t.startsWith(prefix)) {
-        if (value) {
-          result.push(prefix + value);
-          value = '';
-        }
-      } else {
-        result.push(t);
-      }
-    }
-    if (value)
-      result.unshift(prefix + value);
-    setFilterText(result.join(' '));
-  };
-
   const isRunningTest = !!runningState;
   const result = selectedTest?.results[0];
   const isFinished = result && result.duration >= 0;
@@ -134,7 +128,6 @@ export const WatchModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
       <div className='vbox'>
         <div className={'vbox' + (isShowingOutput ? '' : ' hidden')}>
           <Toolbar>
-            <div className='section-title'>Output</div>
             <ToolbarButton icon='circle-slash' title='Clear output' onClick={() => xtermDataSource.clear()}></ToolbarButton>
             <div className='spacer'></div>
             <ToolbarButton icon='close' title='Close' onClick={() => setIsShowingOutput(false)}></ToolbarButton>
@@ -148,52 +141,42 @@ export const WatchModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
       </div>
       <div className='vbox watch-mode-sidebar'>
         <Toolbar>
-          <div className='section-title' style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => setSettingsVisible(false)}>Tests</div>
-          <ToolbarButton icon='play' title='Run all' onClick={() => runTests(visibleTestIds)} disabled={isRunningTest}></ToolbarButton>
-          <ToolbarButton icon='debug-stop' title='Stop' onClick={() => sendMessageNoReply('stop')} disabled={!isRunningTest}></ToolbarButton>
-          <ToolbarButton icon='refresh' title='Reload' onClick={() => refreshRootSuite(true)} disabled={isRunningTest}></ToolbarButton>
+          <img src='icon-32x32.png' />
+          <div className='section-title'>Playwright</div>
           <div className='spacer'></div>
-          <ToolbarButton icon='gear' title='Toggle color mode' toggled={settingsVisible} onClick={() => { setSettingsVisible(!settingsVisible); }}></ToolbarButton>
-          <ToolbarButton icon='terminal' title='Toggle color mode' toggled={isShowingOutput} onClick={() => { setIsShowingOutput(!isShowingOutput); }}></ToolbarButton>
+          <ToolbarButton icon='color-mode' title='Toggle color mode' toggled={false} onClick={() => toggleTheme()} />
+          <ToolbarButton icon='refresh' title='Reload' onClick={() => reloadTests()} disabled={isRunningTest || isLoading}></ToolbarButton>
+          <ToolbarButton icon='terminal' title='Toggle output' toggled={isShowingOutput} onClick={() => { setIsShowingOutput(!isShowingOutput); }} />
+        </Toolbar>
+        <FiltersView
+          filterText={filterText}
+          setFilterText={setFilterText}
+          statusFilters={statusFilters}
+          setStatusFilters={setStatusFilters}
+          projectFilters={projectFilters}
+          setProjectFilters={setProjectFilters}
+          runTests={() => runTests(visibleTestIds)} />
+        <Toolbar>
+          <div className='section-title'>Tests</div>
+          <div className='spacer'></div>
+          <ToolbarButton icon='play' title='Run all' onClick={() => runTests(visibleTestIds)} disabled={isRunningTest || isLoading}></ToolbarButton>
+          <ToolbarButton icon='debug-stop' title='Stop' onClick={() => sendMessageNoReply('stop')} disabled={!isRunningTest || isLoading}></ToolbarButton>
         </Toolbar>
-        {!settingsVisible && <Expandable
-          title={<input ref={inputRef} type='search' placeholder='Filter (e.g. text, @tag)' spellCheck={false} value={filterText}
-            onChange={e => {
-              setFilterText(e.target.value);
-            }}
-            onKeyDown={e => {
-              if (e.key === 'Enter')
-                runTests(visibleTestIds);
-            }}></input>}
-          style={{ flex: 'none', marginTop: 8 }}
-          expanded={filterExpanded}
-          setExpanded={setFilterExpanded}>
-          <div className='filters'>
-            <span>Status:</span>
-            <div onClick={() => updateFilter('s', '')}>all</div>
-            {['failed', 'passed', 'skipped'].map(s => <div className={filterText.includes('s:' + s) ? 'filters-toggled' : ''} onClick={() => updateFilter('s', s)}>{s}</div>)}
-          </div>
-          {[...projects.values()].filter(v => v).length > 1 && <div className='filters'>
-            <span>Project:</span>
-            <div onClick={() => updateFilter('p', '')}>all</div>
-            {[...projects].filter(([k, v]) => v).map(([k, v]) => k).map(p => <div  className={filterText.includes('p:' + p) ? 'filters-toggled' : ''} onClick={() => updateFilter('p', p)}>{p}</div>)}
-          </div>}
-        </Expandable>}
         <TestList
-          projects={projects}
+          statusFilters={statusFilters}
+          projectFilters={projectFilters}
           filterText={filterText}
           rootSuite={rootSuite}
           runningState={runningState}
           runTests={runTests}
           onTestSelected={setSelectedTest}
-          isVisible={!settingsVisible}
           setVisibleTestIds={setVisibleTestIds} />
-        {settingsVisible && <SettingsView projects={projects} setProjects={setProjects} onClose={() => setSettingsVisible(false)}></SettingsView>}
       </div>
     </SplitView>
     <div className='status-line'>
       <div>Total: {progress.total}</div>
-      {isRunningTest && <div><span className='codicon codicon-loading'></span>Running {visibleTestIds.length}</div>}
+      {isRunningTest && <div><span className='codicon codicon-loading'></span>{`Running ${visibleTestIds.length}\u2026`}</div>}
+      {isLoading && <div><span className='codicon codicon-loading'></span> {'Loading\u2026'}</div>}
       {!isRunningTest && <div>Showing: {visibleTestIds.length}</div>}
       <div>{progress.passed} passed</div>
       <div>{progress.failed} failed</div>
@@ -202,29 +185,89 @@ export const WatchModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
   </div>;
 };
 
+const FiltersView: React.FC<{
+  filterText: string;
+  setFilterText: (text: string) => void;
+  statusFilters: Map<string, boolean>;
+  setStatusFilters: (filters: Map<string, boolean>) => void;
+  projectFilters: Map<string, boolean>;
+  setProjectFilters: (filters: Map<string, boolean>) => void;
+  runTests: () => void;
+}> = ({ filterText, setFilterText, statusFilters, setStatusFilters, projectFilters, setProjectFilters, runTests }) => {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = React.useState(false);
+  const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  const statusLine = [...statusFilters.entries()].filter(([_, v]) => v).map(([s]) => s).join(' ') || 'all';
+  const projectsLine = [...projectFilters.entries()].filter(([_, v]) => v).map(([p]) => p).join(' ') || 'all';
+  return <div className='filters'>
+    <Expandable
+      expanded={expanded}
+      setExpanded={setExpanded}
+      title={<input ref={inputRef} type='search' placeholder='Filter (e.g. text, @tag)' spellCheck={false} value={filterText}
+        onChange={e => {
+          setFilterText(e.target.value);
+        }}
+        onKeyDown={e => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter')
+            runTests();
+        }} />}>
+      {<div className='filter-title' title={statusLine} onClick={() => setExpanded(false)}><span className='filter-label'>Status:</span> {statusLine}</div>}
+      {[...statusFilters.entries()].map(([status, value]) => {
+        return <div className='filter-entry'>
+          <label>
+            <input type='checkbox' checked={value} onClick={() => {
+              const copy = new Map(statusFilters);
+              copy.set(status, !copy.get(status));
+              setStatusFilters(copy);
+            }}/>
+            <div>{status}</div>
+          </label>
+        </div>;
+      })}
+
+      {<div className='filter-title' title={projectsLine}><span className='filter-label'>Projects:</span> {projectsLine}</div>}
+      {[...projectFilters.entries()].map(([projectName, value]) => {
+        return <div className='filter-entry'>
+          <label>
+            <input type='checkbox' checked={value} onClick={() => {
+              const copy = new Map(projectFilters);
+              copy.set(projectName, !copy.get(projectName));
+              setProjectFilters(copy);
+            }}/>
+            <div>{projectName}</div>
+          </label>
+        </div>;
+      })}
+    </Expandable>
+    {!expanded && <div className='filter-summary' title={'Status: ' + statusLine + '\nProjects: ' + projectsLine} onClick={() => setExpanded(true)}>
+      <span className='filter-label'>Status:</span> {statusLine}
+      <span className='filter-label'>Projects:</span> {projectsLine}
+    </div>}
+  </div>;
+};
+
 const TestTreeView = TreeView<TreeItem>;
 
-export const TestList: React.FC<{
-  projects: Map<string, boolean>,
+const TestList: React.FC<{
+  statusFilters: Map<string, boolean>,
+  projectFilters: Map<string, boolean>,
   filterText: string,
   rootSuite: { value: Suite | undefined },
   runTests: (testIds: string[]) => void,
   runningState?: { testIds: Set<string>, itemSelectedByUser?: boolean },
-  isVisible: boolean,
   setVisibleTestIds: (testIds: string[]) => void,
   onTestSelected: (test: TestCase | undefined) => void,
-}> = ({ projects, filterText, rootSuite, runTests, runningState, isVisible, onTestSelected, setVisibleTestIds }) => {
+}> = ({ statusFilters, projectFilters, filterText, rootSuite, runTests, runningState, onTestSelected, setVisibleTestIds }) => {
   const [treeState, setTreeState] = React.useState<TreeState>({ expandedItems: new Map() });
   const [selectedTreeItemId, setSelectedTreeItemId] = React.useState<string | undefined>();
   const [watchedTreeIds] = React.useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    refreshRootSuite(true);
-  }, []);
-
   const { rootItem, treeItemMap } = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const rootItem = createTree(rootSuite.value, projects);
-    filterTree(rootItem, filterText);
+    const rootItem = createTree(rootSuite.value, projectFilters);
+    filterTree(rootItem, filterText, statusFilters);
     hideOnlyTests(rootItem);
     const treeItemMap = new Map<string, TreeItem>();
     const visibleTestIds = new Set<string>();
@@ -237,7 +280,7 @@ export const TestList: React.FC<{
     visit(rootItem);
     setVisibleTestIds([...visibleTestIds]);
     return { rootItem, treeItemMap };
-  }, [filterText, rootSuite, projects, setVisibleTestIds]);
+  }, [filterText, rootSuite, statusFilters, projectFilters, setVisibleTestIds]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // Look for a first failure within the run batch to select it.
@@ -245,9 +288,9 @@ export const TestList: React.FC<{
       return;
     let selectedTreeItem: TreeItem | undefined;
     const visit = (treeItem: TreeItem) => {
+      treeItem.children.forEach(visit);
       if (selectedTreeItem)
         return;
-      treeItem.children.forEach(visit);
       if (treeItem.status === 'failed') {
         if (treeItem.kind === 'test' && runningState.testIds.has(treeItem.test.id))
           selectedTreeItem = treeItem;
@@ -296,9 +339,6 @@ export const TestList: React.FC<{
     runTests(testIds);
   };
 
-  if (!isVisible)
-    return <></>;
-
   return <TestTreeView
     treeState={treeState}
     setTreeState={setTreeState}
@@ -340,39 +380,7 @@ export const TestList: React.FC<{
     noItemsMessage='No tests' />;
 };
 
-export const SettingsView: React.FC<{
-  projects: Map<string, boolean>,
-  setProjects: (projectNames: Map<string, boolean>) => void,
-  onClose: () => void,
-}> = ({ projects, setProjects, onClose }) => {
-  return <div className='vbox'>
-    <div className='hbox' style={{ flex: 'none' }}>
-      <div className='section-title' style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>Projects</div>
-      <div className='spacer'></div>
-      <ToolbarButton icon='close' title='Close settings' toggled={false} onClick={onClose}></ToolbarButton>
-    </div>
-    {[...projects.entries()].map(([projectName, value]) => {
-      return <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', lineHeight: '24px', marginLeft: 5 }}>
-        <input id={`project-${projectName}`} type='checkbox' checked={value} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => {
-          const copy = new Map(projects);
-          copy.set(projectName, !copy.get(projectName));
-          if (![...copy.values()].includes(true))
-            copy.set(projectName, true);
-          setProjects(copy);
-        }}/>
-        <label htmlFor={`project-${projectName}`} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}>
-          {projectName}
-        </label>
-      </div>;
-    })}
-    <div className='section-title'>Appearance</div>
-    <div style={{ marginLeft: 3 }}>
-      <ToolbarButton icon='color-mode' title='Toggle color mode' toggled={false} onClick={() => toggleTheme()}>Toggle color mode</ToolbarButton>
-    </div>
-  </div>;
-};
-
-export const InProgressTraceView: React.FC<{
+const InProgressTraceView: React.FC<{
   testResult: TestResult | undefined,
 }> = ({ testResult }) => {
   const [model, setModel] = React.useState<MultiTraceModel | undefined>();
@@ -386,7 +394,7 @@ export const InProgressTraceView: React.FC<{
   return <Workbench model={model} hideTimelineBars={true} hideStackFrames={true} showSourcesFirst={true} />;
 };
 
-export const FinishedTraceView: React.FC<{
+const FinishedTraceView: React.FC<{
   testResult: TestResult,
 }> = ({ testResult }) => {
   const [model, setModel] = React.useState<MultiTraceModel | undefined>();
@@ -425,11 +433,9 @@ const throttleUpdateRootSuite = (rootSuite: Suite, progress: Progress, immediate
     throttleTimer = setTimeout(throttledAction, 250);
 };
 
-const refreshRootSuite = (eraseResults: boolean) => {
-  if (!eraseResults) {
-    sendMessageNoReply('list');
-    return;
-  }
+const refreshRootSuite = (eraseResults: boolean): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!eraseResults)
+    return sendMessage('list', {});
 
   let rootSuite: Suite;
   const progress: Progress = {
@@ -477,12 +483,12 @@ const refreshRootSuite = (eraseResults: boolean) => {
       updateStepsProgress();
     },
   });
-  sendMessageNoReply('list');
+  return sendMessage('list', {});
 };
 
 (window as any).dispatch = (message: any) => {
   if (message.method === 'listChanged') {
-    refreshRootSuite(false);
+    refreshRootSuite(false).catch(() => {});
     return;
   }
 
@@ -577,7 +583,8 @@ type TestItem = TreeItemBase & {
 
 type TreeItem = GroupItem | TestCaseItem | TestItem;
 
-function createTree(rootSuite: Suite | undefined, projects: Map<string, boolean>): GroupItem {
+function createTree(rootSuite: Suite | undefined, projectFilters: Map<string, boolean>): GroupItem {
+  const filterProjects = [...projectFilters.values()].some(Boolean);
   const rootItem: GroupItem = {
     kind: 'group',
     id: 'root',
@@ -650,7 +657,7 @@ function createTree(rootSuite: Suite | undefined, projects: Map<string, boolean>
   };
 
   for (const projectSuite of rootSuite?.suites || []) {
-    if (!projects.get(projectSuite.title))
+    if (filterProjects && !projectFilters.get(projectSuite.title))
       continue;
     visitSuite(projectSuite.title, projectSuite, rootItem);
   }
@@ -687,21 +694,15 @@ function createTree(rootSuite: Suite | undefined, projects: Map<string, boolean>
   return rootItem;
 }
 
-function filterTree(rootItem: GroupItem, filterText: string) {
-  const trimmedFilterText = filterText.trim();
-  const filterTokens = trimmedFilterText.toLowerCase().split(' ');
-  const textTokens = filterTokens.filter(token => !token.match(/^[sp]:/));
-  const statuses = new Set(filterTokens.filter(t => t.startsWith('s:')).map(t => t.substring(2)));
-  if (statuses.size)
-    statuses.add('running');
-  const projects = new Set(filterTokens.filter(t => t.startsWith('p:')).map(t => t.substring(2)));
+function filterTree(rootItem: GroupItem, filterText: string, statusFilters: Map<string, boolean>) {
+  const tokens = filterText.trim().toLowerCase().split(' ');
+  const filtersStatuses = [...statusFilters.values()].some(Boolean);
 
   const filter = (testCase: TestCaseItem) => {
     const title = testCase.tests[0].titlePath().join(' ').toLowerCase();
-    if (!textTokens.every(token => title.includes(token)))
+    if (!tokens.every(token => title.includes(token)))
       return false;
-    testCase.children = (testCase.children as TestItem[]).filter(test => !statuses.size || statuses.has(test.status));
-    testCase.children = (testCase.children as TestItem[]).filter(test => !projects.size || projects.has(test.project));
+    testCase.children = (testCase.children as TestItem[]).filter(test => !filtersStatuses || statusFilters.get(test.status));
     testCase.tests = (testCase.children as TestItem[]).map(c => c.test);
     return !!testCase.children.length;
   };
@@ -803,17 +804,3 @@ function stepsToModel(result: TestResult): MultiTraceModel {
 
   return new MultiTraceModel([contextEntry]);
 }
-
-function useSetting<S>(name: string, defaultValue: S): [S, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>] {
-  const string = localStorage.getItem(name);
-  let value = defaultValue;
-  if (string !== null)
-    value = JSON.parse(string);
-
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState<S>(value);
-  const setStateWrapper = (value: React.SetStateAction<S>) => {
-    localStorage.setItem(name, JSON.stringify(value));
-    setState(value);
-  };
-  return [state, setStateWrapper];
-}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/codeMirrorWrapper.css b/packages/web/src/components/codeMirrorWrapper.css
index 3243456c85..987dbf7a91 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/codeMirrorWrapper.css
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/codeMirrorWrapper.css
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ body.dark-mode .CodeMirror span.cm-type {
 
 .CodeMirror .CodeMirror-gutters {
   z-index: 0;
-  background: var(--vscode-editorGutter-background);
+  background: 1px solid var(--vscode-editorGroup-border);
+  border-right: none;
 }
 
 .CodeMirror .CodeMirror-gutterwrapper {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/expandable.css b/packages/web/src/components/expandable.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba0bb408b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/expandable.css
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+  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.
+*/
+
+.expandable {
+  flex: none;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  line-height: 28px;
+}
+
+.expandable-title {
+  flex: none;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  user-select: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/expandable.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/expandable.tsx
index 4751381eb6..f283057408 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/expandable.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/expandable.tsx
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@
 */
 
 import * as React from 'react';
+import './expandable.css';
 
 export const Expandable: React.FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<{
   title: JSX.Element | string,
   setExpanded: Function,
   expanded: boolean,
-  style?: React.CSSProperties,
-}>> = ({ title, children, setExpanded, expanded, style }) => {
-  return <div style={{ ...style, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
-    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+}>> = ({ title, children, setExpanded, expanded }) => {
+  return <div className={'expandable' + (expanded ? ' expanded' : '')}>
+    <div className='expandable-title'>
       <div
         className={'codicon codicon-' + (expanded ? 'chevron-down' : 'chevron-right')}
         style={{ cursor: 'pointer', color: 'var(--vscode-foreground)', marginLeft: '5px' }}
         onClick={() => setExpanded(!expanded)} />
       {title}
     </div>
-    { expanded && <div style={{ margin: '5px 0 5px 20px' }}>{children}</div> }
+    { expanded && <div style={{ marginLeft: 25 }}>{children}</div> }
   </div>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
index 1e933586d5..848593c71b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import React from 'react';
+
 export function msToString(ms: number): string {
   if (!isFinite(ms))
     return '-';
@@ -76,3 +78,17 @@ export function copy(text: string) {
   document.execCommand('copy');
   textArea.remove();
 }
+
+export function useSetting<S>(name: string, defaultValue: S): [S, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>] {
+  const string = localStorage.getItem(name);
+  let value = defaultValue;
+  if (string !== null)
+    value = JSON.parse(string);
+
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState<S>(value);
+  const setStateWrapper = (value: React.SetStateAction<S>) => {
+    localStorage.setItem(name, JSON.stringify(value));
+    setState(value);
+  };
+  return [state, setStateWrapper];
+}
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
index b09654d64c..f0d19dedb3 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-fixtures.ts
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@ export function dumpTestTree(page: Page): () => Promise<string> {
 export const test = base
     .extend<Fixtures>({
       runUITest: async ({ childProcess, playwright, headless }, use, testInfo: TestInfo) => {
+        testInfo.slow();
         const cacheDir = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'playwright-test-cache-'));
         let testProcess: TestChildProcess | undefined;
         let browser: Browser | undefined;
         await use(async (files: Files, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {}, options: RunOptions = {}) => {
           const baseDir = await writeFiles(testInfo, files, true);
           testProcess = childProcess({
-            command: ['node', cliEntrypoint, 'ui', ...(options.additionalArgs || [])],
+            command: ['node', cliEntrypoint, 'ui', '--workers=1', ...(options.additionalArgs || [])],
             env: {
               ...cleanEnv(env),
               PWTEST_UNDER_TEST: '1',
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-filters.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-filters.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce9c9d6e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-filters.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * 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 { test, expect, dumpTestTree } from './ui-mode-fixtures';
+
+test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
+
+const basicTestTree = {
+  'a.test.ts': `
+    import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+    test('passes', () => {});
+    test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+    test.describe('suite', () => {
+      test('inner passes', () => {});
+      test('inner fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+    });
+  `,
+  'b.test.ts': `
+    import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+    test('passes', () => {});
+    test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+  `,
+};
+
+test('should filter by title', async ({ runUITest }) => {
+  const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Filter').fill('inner');
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+      ▼ ◯ suite
+          ◯ inner passes
+          ◯ inner fails
+  `);
+});
+
+test('should filter by status', async ({ runUITest }) => {
+  const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
+
+  await page.getByTitle('Run all').click();
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails <=
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails
+  `);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Status: all')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByText('Status:').click();
+  await page.getByLabel('failed').setChecked(true);
+  await expect(page.getByText('Status: failed')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+        ❌ fails <=
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+        ❌ fails
+  `);
+
+  await page.getByLabel('passed').setChecked(true);
+  await expect(page.getByText('Status: passed failed')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 5000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails <=
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails
+  `);
+
+});
+
+test('should filter by project', async ({ runUITest }) => {
+  const page = await runUITest({
+    ...basicTestTree,
+    'playwright.config.ts': `
+      import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+      export default defineConfig({
+        projects: [
+          { name: 'foo' },
+          { name: 'bar' },
+        ],
+      });
+    `
+  });
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+        ◯ passes
+        ◯ fails
+      ► ◯ suite
+    ▼ ◯ b.test.ts
+        ◯ passes
+        ◯ fails
+  `);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Projects: foo')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByText('Status:').click();
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('foo')).toBeChecked();
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('bar')).not.toBeChecked();
+  await page.getByLabel('bar').setChecked(true);
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ◯ fails
+      ► ◯ suite
+    ▼ ◯ b.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ◯ fails
+  `);
+
+  await page.getByText('passes').first().click();
+  await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+      ▼ ◯ passes <=
+          ◯ foo
+          ◯ bar
+      ► ◯ fails
+      ► ◯ suite
+    ▼ ◯ b.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ◯ fails
+  `);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Projects: foo bar')).toBeVisible();
+});
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
index a897b1258e..ac8c41ed0b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ const basicTestTree = {
 
 test('should run visible', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
   `);
 
   await page.getByTitle('Run all').click();
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
         ✅ passes
         ❌ fails <=
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('should run on double click', async ({ runUITest }) => {
 
   await page.getByText('passes').dblclick();
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ✅ passes <=
         ◯ fails
@@ -91,9 +91,88 @@ test('should run on Enter', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   await page.getByText('fails').click();
   await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ❌ fails <=
   `);
 });
+
+test('should run by project', async ({ runUITest }) => {
+  const page = await runUITest({
+    ...basicTestTree,
+    'playwright.config.ts': `
+      import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+      export default defineConfig({
+        projects: [
+          { name: 'foo' },
+          { name: 'bar' },
+        ],
+      });
+    `
+  });
+
+  await page.getByTitle('Run all').click();
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails <=
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ❌ fails
+    ▼ ✅ c.test.ts
+        ✅ passes
+        ⊘ skipped
+  `);
+
+  await page.getByText('Status:').click();
+  await page.getByLabel('bar').setChecked(true);
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ❌ fails <=
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ❌ fails
+    ▼ ◯ c.test.ts
+      ► ◯ passes
+      ► ◯ skipped
+  `);
+
+  await page.getByText('Status:').click();
+
+  await page.getByTestId('test-tree').getByText('passes').first().click();
+  await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+      ▼ ◯ passes <=
+          ✅ foo
+          ◯ bar
+      ► ❌ fails
+  `);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Projects: foo bar')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByTitle('Run all').click();
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
+    ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
+      ▼ ✅ passes
+          ✅ foo
+          ✅ bar
+      ▼ ❌ fails
+          ❌ foo <=
+          ❌ bar
+      ► ❌ suite
+    ▼ ❌ b.test.ts
+      ► ✅ passes
+      ► ❌ fails
+    ▼ ✅ c.test.ts
+      ► ✅ passes
+      ► ⊘ skipped
+  `);
+});
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-tree.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-tree.spec.ts
index af06f88a20..c85d5cbf9b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-tree.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-tree.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const basicTestTree = {
 
 test('should list tests', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test('should list tests', async ({ runUITest }) => {
 test('should traverse up/down', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
   await page.getByText('a.test.ts').click();
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts <=
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ test('should traverse up/down', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   `);
 
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes <=
         ◯ fails
       ► ◯ suite
   `);
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails <=
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test('should traverse up/down', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   `);
 
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowUp');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes <=
         ◯ fails
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test('should expand / collapse groups', async ({ runUITest }) => {
 
   await page.getByText('suite').click();
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test('should expand / collapse groups', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   `);
 
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowLeft');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -106,25 +106,14 @@ test('should expand / collapse groups', async ({ runUITest }) => {
 
   await page.getByText('passes').first().click();
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowLeft');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts <=
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
   `);
 
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowLeft');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ► ◯ a.test.ts <=
   `);
 });
-
-test('should filter by title', async ({ runUITest }) => {
-  const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await page.getByPlaceholder('Filter').fill('inner');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
-    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
-      ▼ ◯ suite
-          ◯ inner passes
-          ◯ inner fails
-  `);
-});
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-update.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-update.spec.ts
index 82c5c9028f..8d64a3b50c 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-update.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-update.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const basicTestTree = {
 
 test('should pick new / deleted files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFile }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
     `
   });
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
 
   await deleteFile('a.test.ts');
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ b.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
 
 test('should pick new / deleted tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFile }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
     `
   });
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ new
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
     `
   });
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ new
     ▼ ◯ b.test.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFi
 
 test('should pick new / deleted nested tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, deleteFile }) => {
   const page = await runUITest(basicTestTree);
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted nested tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, d
 
   await page.getByText('suite').click();
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ◯ fails
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test('should pick new / deleted nested tests', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles, d
     `
   });
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toContain(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toContain(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
       ▼ ◯ suite <=
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-watch.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-watch.spec.ts
index eeb0044726..4ea90196a6 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-watch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-watch.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test('should watch files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles }) => {
   await page.getByRole('listitem').filter({ hasText: 'fails' }).getByTitle('Watch').click();
   await page.getByRole('listitem').filter({ hasText: 'fails' }).getByTitle('Run').click();
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ❌ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ❌ fails 👁 <=
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test('should watch files', async ({ runUITest, writeFiles }) => {
     `
   });
 
-  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 0 }).toBe(`
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page), { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(`
     ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
         ◯ passes
         ✅ fails 👁 <=