diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
index e2ded11098..48d809d127 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   - `stdout` ?<["pipe"|"ignore"]> If `"pipe"`, it will pipe the stdout of the command to the process stdout. If `"ignore"`, it will ignore the stdout of the command. Default to `"ignore"`.
   - `stderr` ?<["pipe"|"ignore"]> Whether to pipe the stderr of the command to the process stderr or ignore it. Defaults to `"pipe"`.
   - `timeout` ?<[int]> How long to wait for the process to start up and be available in milliseconds. Defaults to 60000.
-  - `kill` ?<[Object]> How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ SIGINT: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
-    - `SIGINT` ?<[int]>
-    - `SIGTERM` ?<[int]> 
+  - `kill` ?<[Object]> How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ signal: "SIGINT", timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
+    - `signal` <["SIGINT"|"SIGTERM"]>
+    - `timeout` <[int]> 
   - `url` ?<[string]> The url on your http server that is expected to return a 2xx, 3xx, 400, 401, 402, or 403 status code when the server is ready to accept connections. Redirects (3xx status codes) are being followed and the new location is checked. Either `port` or `url` should be specified.
 
 Launch a development web server (or multiple) during the tests.
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
index d18287e296..a4a2943618 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export type WebServerPluginOptions = {
   url?: string;
   ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
   timeout?: number;
-  kill?: { SIGINT?: number, SIGTERM?: number };
+  kill?: { signal: 'SIGINT' | 'SIGTERM', timeout?: number };
   reuseExistingServer?: boolean;
   cwd?: string;
   env?: { [key: string]: string; };
@@ -92,21 +92,6 @@ export class WebServerPlugin implements TestRunnerPlugin {
       throw new Error(`${this._options.url ?? `http://localhost${port ? ':' + port : ''}`} is already used, make sure that nothing is running on the port/url or set reuseExistingServer:true in config.webServer.`);
     }
 
-    let signal: 'SIGINT' | 'SIGTERM' | undefined = undefined;
-    let timeout = 0;
-    if (this._options.kill) {
-      if (typeof this._options.kill.SIGINT === 'number') {
-        signal = 'SIGINT';
-        timeout = this._options.kill.SIGINT;
-      }
-      if (typeof this._options.kill.SIGTERM === 'number') {
-        if (signal)
-          throw new Error('Only one of SIGINT or SIGTERM can be specified in config.webServer.kill');
-        signal = 'SIGTERM';
-        timeout = this._options.kill.SIGTERM;
-      }
-    }
-
     debugWebServer(`Starting WebServer process ${this._options.command}...`);
     const { launchedProcess, gracefullyClose } = await launchProcess({
       command: this._options.command,
@@ -121,9 +106,11 @@ export class WebServerPlugin implements TestRunnerPlugin {
       attemptToGracefullyClose: async () => {
         if (process.platform === 'win32')
           throw new Error('Graceful shutdown is not supported on Windows');
-        if (!signal)
+        if (!this._options.kill)
           throw new Error('skip graceful shutdown');
 
+        const { signal, timeout = 0 } = this._options.kill;
+
         // proper usage of SIGINT is to send it to the entire process group, see https://www.cons.org/cracauer/sigint.html
         // there's no such convention for SIGTERM, so we decide what we want. signaling the process group for consistency.
         process.kill(-launchedProcess.pid!, signal);
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index b72fc52246..80c7b7d49c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -9631,14 +9631,14 @@ interface TestConfigWebServer {
 
   /**
    * How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{
-   * SIGINT: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms.
-   * You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT`
-   * and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
+   * signal: "SIGINT", timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't
+   * exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows
+   * doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
    */
   kill?: {
-    SIGINT?: number;
+    signal: "SIGINT"|"SIGTERM";
 
-    SIGTERM?: number;
+    timeout: number;
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
index 2d2a9ce76e..6474287a87 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
@@ -799,18 +799,12 @@ test.describe('kill option', () => {
   });
 
   test('can be configured to send SIGTERM', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
-    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { SIGTERM: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
+    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { signal: 'SIGTERM', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
     expect(parseOutputLines(result).sort()).toEqual(['childprocess received SIGTERM', 'webserver received SIGTERM but stubbornly refuses to wind down']);
   });
 
   test('can be configured to send SIGINT', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
-    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { SIGINT: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
+    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { signal: 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
     expect(parseOutputLines(result).sort()).toEqual(['childprocess received SIGINT', 'webserver received SIGINT but stubbornly refuses to wind down']);
   });
-
-  test('throws when mixed', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
-    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { SIGINT: 500, SIGTERM: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
-    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
-    expect(result.output).toContain('Only one of SIGINT or SIGTERM can be specified in config.webServer.kill');
-  });
 });