diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index e502dfe12c..96d5009047 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ Emitted when a request fails, for example by timing out.
 
 :::note
 HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will complete
-with [`event: Page.requestFinished`] event and not with [`event: Page.requestFailed`].
+with [`event: Page.requestFinished`] event and not with [`event: Page.requestFailed`]. A request will only be considered
+failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error net::ERR_FAILED.
 :::
 
 ## event: Page.requestFinished
diff --git a/types/types.d.ts b/types/types.d.ts
index 67656ab3da..959c2b32e7 100644
--- a/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/types/types.d.ts
@@ -514,7 +514,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   on(event: 'requestfailed', listener: (request: Request) => void): this;
 
@@ -688,7 +690,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   once(event: 'requestfailed', listener: (request: Request) => void): this;
 
@@ -862,7 +866,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   addListener(event: 'requestfailed', listener: (request: Request) => void): this;
 
@@ -1036,7 +1042,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   removeListener(event: 'requestfailed', listener: (request: Request) => void): this;
 
@@ -1210,7 +1218,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   off(event: 'requestfailed', listener: (request: Request) => void): this;
 
@@ -3022,7 +3032,9 @@ export interface Page {
    *
    * > NOTE: HTTP Error responses, such as 404 or 503, are still successful responses from HTTP standpoint, so request will
    * complete with [page.on('requestfinished')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfinished) event and
-   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed).
+   * not with [page.on('requestfailed')](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#pageonrequestfailed). A request will only
+   * be considered failed when the client cannot get an HTTP response from the server, e.g. due to network error
+   * net::ERR_FAILED.
    */
   waitForEvent(event: 'requestfailed', optionsOrPredicate?: { predicate?: (request: Request) => boolean | Promise<boolean>, timeout?: number } | ((request: Request) => boolean | Promise<boolean>)): Promise<Request>;