diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
index d013f5e4ea..de11e98575 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 ## property: TestConfig.globalSetup
 * since: v1.10
-- type: ?<[string]>
+- type: ?<[string]|[Array]<[string]>>
 
-Path to the global setup file. This file will be required and run before all the tests. It must export a single function that takes a [FullConfig] argument.
+Path to the global setup file. This file will be required and run before all the tests. It must export a single function that takes a [FullConfig] argument. Pass an array for multiple global setup files.
 
 Learn more about [global setup and teardown](../test-global-setup-teardown.md).
 
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 ## property: TestConfig.globalTeardown
 * since: v1.10
-- type: ?<[string]>
+- type: ?<[string]|[Array]<[string]>>
 
-Path to the global teardown file. This file will be required and run after all the tests. It must export a single function. See also [`property: TestConfig.globalSetup`].
+Path to the global teardown file. This file will be required and run after all the tests. It must export a single function. See also [`property: TestConfig.globalSetup`]. Pass an array for multiple global teardown files.
 
 Learn more about [global setup and teardown](../test-global-setup-teardown.md).
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/common/config.ts b/packages/playwright/src/common/config.ts
index d7fb499645..759e23f1c3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/common/config.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/common/config.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export class FullConfigInternal {
   testIdMatcher?: Matcher;
   defineConfigWasUsed = false;
 
+  globalSetups: string[] = [];
+  globalTeardowns: string[] = [];
+
   constructor(location: ConfigLocation, userConfig: Config, configCLIOverrides: ConfigCLIOverrides) {
     if (configCLIOverrides.projects && userConfig.projects)
       throw new Error(`Cannot use --browser option when configuration file defines projects. Specify browserName in the projects instead.`);
@@ -70,13 +73,16 @@ export class FullConfigInternal {
     const privateConfiguration = (userConfig as any)['@playwright/test'];
     this.plugins = (privateConfiguration?.plugins || []).map((p: any) => ({ factory: p }));
 
+    this.globalSetups = (Array.isArray(userConfig.globalSetup) ? userConfig.globalSetup : [userConfig.globalSetup]).map(s => resolveScript(s, configDir)).filter((script): script is string => !!script);
+    this.globalTeardowns = (Array.isArray(userConfig.globalTeardown) ? userConfig.globalTeardown : [userConfig.globalTeardown]).map(s => resolveScript(s, configDir)).filter((script): script is string => !!script);
+
     this.config = {
       configFile: resolvedConfigFile,
       rootDir: pathResolve(configDir, userConfig.testDir) || configDir,
       forbidOnly: takeFirst(configCLIOverrides.forbidOnly, userConfig.forbidOnly, false),
       fullyParallel: takeFirst(configCLIOverrides.fullyParallel, userConfig.fullyParallel, false),
-      globalSetup: takeFirst(resolveScript(userConfig.globalSetup, configDir), null),
-      globalTeardown: takeFirst(resolveScript(userConfig.globalTeardown, configDir), null),
+      globalSetup: takeFirst(...this.globalSetups, null),
+      globalTeardown: takeFirst(...this.globalTeardowns, null),
       globalTimeout: takeFirst(configCLIOverrides.globalTimeout, userConfig.globalTimeout, 0),
       grep: takeFirst(userConfig.grep, defaultGrep),
       grepInvert: takeFirst(userConfig.grepInvert, null),
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
index 77d84419f4..25e33a7f2b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ export function createGlobalSetupTasks(config: FullConfigInternal) {
   if (!config.configCLIOverrides.preserveOutputDir && !process.env.PW_TEST_NO_REMOVE_OUTPUT_DIRS)
     tasks.push(createRemoveOutputDirsTask());
   tasks.push(...createPluginSetupTasks(config));
-  if (config.config.globalSetup || config.config.globalTeardown)
-    tasks.push(createGlobalSetupTask());
+  if (config.globalSetups.length || config.globalTeardowns.length) {
+    const length = Math.max(config.globalSetups.length, config.globalTeardowns.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < length; i++)
+      tasks.push(createGlobalSetupTask(i, length));
+  }
   return tasks;
 }
 
@@ -161,15 +164,20 @@ function createPluginBeginTask(plugin: TestRunnerPluginRegistration): Task<TestR
   };
 }
 
-function createGlobalSetupTask(): Task<TestRun> {
+function createGlobalSetupTask(index: number, length: number): Task<TestRun> {
   let globalSetupResult: any;
   let globalSetupFinished = false;
   let teardownHook: any;
+
+  let title = 'global setup';
+  if (length > 1)
+    title += ` (${index + 1}/${length})`;
+
   return {
-    title: 'global setup',
+    title,
     setup: async ({ config }) => {
-      const setupHook = config.config.globalSetup ? await loadGlobalHook(config, config.config.globalSetup) : undefined;
-      teardownHook = config.config.globalTeardown ? await loadGlobalHook(config, config.config.globalTeardown) : undefined;
+      const setupHook = config.globalSetups[index] ? await loadGlobalHook(config, config.globalSetups[index]) : undefined;
+      teardownHook = config.globalTeardowns[index] ? await loadGlobalHook(config, config.globalTeardowns[index]) : undefined;
       globalSetupResult = setupHook ? await setupHook(config.config) : undefined;
       globalSetupFinished = true;
     },
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index 400d7cbcf3..e480a90936 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -1077,7 +1077,8 @@ interface TestConfig<TestArgs = {}, WorkerArgs = {}> {
 
   /**
    * Path to the global setup file. This file will be required and run before all the tests. It must export a single
-   * function that takes a [FullConfig](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-fullconfig) argument.
+   * function that takes a [FullConfig](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-fullconfig) argument. Pass an array for
+   * multiple global setup files.
    *
    * Learn more about [global setup and teardown](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-global-setup-teardown).
    *
@@ -1093,12 +1094,13 @@ interface TestConfig<TestArgs = {}, WorkerArgs = {}> {
    * ```
    *
    */
-  globalSetup?: string;
+  globalSetup?: string|Array<string>;
 
   /**
    * Path to the global teardown file. This file will be required and run after all the tests. It must export a single
    * function. See also
-   * [testConfig.globalSetup](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testconfig#test-config-global-setup).
+   * [testConfig.globalSetup](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testconfig#test-config-global-setup). Pass an array
+   * for multiple global teardown files.
    *
    * Learn more about [global setup and teardown](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-global-setup-teardown).
    *
@@ -1114,7 +1116,7 @@ interface TestConfig<TestArgs = {}, WorkerArgs = {}> {
    * ```
    *
    */
-  globalTeardown?: string;
+  globalTeardown?: string|Array<string>;
 
   /**
    * Maximum time in milliseconds the whole test suite can run. Zero timeout (default) disables this behavior. Useful on