diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-fixtures.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-fixtures.md
index 24499cae4f..f79b17687c 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-fixtures.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-fixtures.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default config;
 ## property: Fixtures.actionTimeout
 - type: <[int]>
 
-Timeout for each action and expect in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no timeout).
+Default timeout for each Playwright action in milliseconds, defaults to 0 (no timeout).
 
 This is a default timeout for all Playwright actions, same as configured via [`method: Page.setDefaultTimeout`].
 
diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testproject.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testproject.md
index 24649339f9..9a60a0d768 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testproject.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testproject.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default config;
 
 ## property: TestProject.expect
 - type: <[Object]>
+  - `timeout` <[float]> Default timeout for async expect matchers in milliseconds, defaults to 5000ms.
   - `toMatchSnapshot` <[Object]>
     - `threshold` <[float]> Image matching threshold between zero (strict) and one (lax).
 
diff --git a/docs/src/test-assertions-js.md b/docs/src/test-assertions-js.md
index b9be989e8b..16cc71308c 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-assertions-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-assertions-js.md
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ await expect(page.locator('.status')).toHaveText('Submitted');
 
 Playwright Test will be re-testing the node with the selector `.status` until fetched Node has the `"Submitted"`
 text. It will be re-fetching the node and checking it over and over, until the condition is met or until the timeout is
-reached. You can either pass this timeout or configure it once via the [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`] value
+reached. You can either pass this timeout or configure it once via the [`property: TestProject.expect`] value
 in test config.
 
 By default, the timeout for assertions is not set, so it'll wait forever, until the whole test times out.
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeChecked
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to the checked input.
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeChecked();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeDisabled
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to a disabled element.
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeDisabled();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeEditable
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an editable element.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeEditable();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeEmpty
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an empty editable element or to a DOM node that has no text.
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeEmpty();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeEnabled
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an enabled element.
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeEnabled();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeFocused
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to a focused DOM node.
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeFocused();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeHidden
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to a hidden DOM node, which is the opposite of [visible](./actionability.md#visible).
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeHidden();
 
 ## expect(locator).toBeVisible
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to a [visible](./actionability.md#visible) DOM node.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ await expect(locator).toBeVisible();
 ## expect(locator).toContainText(text, options?)
 - `text`: <[string]> Text to look for inside the element
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to wait for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to wait for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
   - `useInnerText`: <[boolean]> Whether to use `element.innerText` instead of `element.textContent` when retrieving DOM node text.
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to a selected option.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ await expect(locator).toContainText('substring');
 - `name`: <[string]> Attribute name
 - `value`: <[string]|[RegExp]> Attribute value
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with given attribute.
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveAttribute('type', 'text');
 ## expect(locator).toHaveClass(expected)
 - `expected`: <[string] | [RegExp] | [Array]<[string]>>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with given CSS class.
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveClass(['component', 'component selected', 'component
 ## expect(locator).toHaveCount(count)
 - `count`: <[number]>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] resolves to an exact number of DOM nodes.
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ await expect(list).toHaveCount(3);
 - `name`: <[string]> CSS property name
 - `value`: <[string]|[RegExp]> CSS property value
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] resolves to an element with the given computed CSS style
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveCSS('display', 'flex');
 ## expect(locator).toHaveId(id)
 - `id`: <[string]> Element id
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with the given DOM Node ID.
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveId('lastname');
 - `name`: <[string]> Property name
 - `value`: <[any]> Property value
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with given JavaScript property. Note that this property can be
 of a primitive type as well as a plain serializable JavaScript object.
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveJSProperty('loaded', true);
 ## expect(locator).toHaveText(expected, options)
 - `expected`: <[string] | [RegExp] | [Array]<[string]>>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
   - `useInnerText`: <[boolean]> Whether to use `element.innerText` instead of `element.textContent` when retrieving DOM node text.
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with the given text. You can use regular expressions for the value as well.
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ await expect(locator).toHaveText(['Text 1', 'Text 2', 'Text 3']);
 ## expect(page).toHaveTitle(title)
 - `title`: <[string] | [RegExp]>>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures page has a given title.
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/.*checkout/);
 ## expect(page).toHaveURL(url)
 - `url`: <[string] | [RegExp]>>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures page is navigated to a given URL.
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ await expect(page).toHaveURL(/.*checkout/);
 ## expect(locator).toHaveValue(value)
 - `value`: <[string] | [RegExp]>>
 - `options`
-  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to [`property: Fixtures.actionTimeout`].
+  - `timeout`: <[number]> Time to retry assertion for, defaults to `timeout` in [`property: TestProject.expect`].
 
 Ensures [Locator] points to an element with the given input value. You can use regular expressions for the value as well.
 
diff --git a/src/test/index.ts b/src/test/index.ts
index 075a70f5cd..b7230ee297 100644
--- a/src/test/index.ts
+++ b/src/test/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import expectLibrary from 'expect';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ export const test = _baseTest.extend<PlaywrightTestArgs & PlaywrightTestOptions,
       };
       context.setDefaultTimeout(actionTimeout || 0);
       context.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(navigationTimeout || actionTimeout || 0);
-      expectLibrary.setState({ playwrightActionTimeout: actionTimeout } as any);
       context.on('page', page => allPages.push(page));
 
       if (captureTrace) {
diff --git a/src/test/matchers/toBeTruthy.ts b/src/test/matchers/toBeTruthy.ts
index 1927ea67a1..3a2d1327f1 100644
--- a/src/test/matchers/toBeTruthy.ts
+++ b/src/test/matchers/toBeTruthy.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function toBeTruthy<T>(
   let pass = false;
 
   // TODO: interrupt on timeout for nice message.
-  await pollUntilDeadline(this, async remainingTime => {
+  await pollUntilDeadline(testInfo, async remainingTime => {
     received = await query(remainingTime);
     pass = !!received;
     return pass === !matcherOptions.isNot;
diff --git a/src/test/matchers/toEqual.ts b/src/test/matchers/toEqual.ts
index 0c337af63a..f76b9af39c 100644
--- a/src/test/matchers/toEqual.ts
+++ b/src/test/matchers/toEqual.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function toEqual<T>(
   let pass = false;
 
   // TODO: interrupt on timeout for nice message.
-  await pollUntilDeadline(this, async remainingTime => {
+  await pollUntilDeadline(testInfo, async remainingTime => {
     received = await query(remainingTime);
     pass = equals(received, expected, [iterableEquality]);
     return pass === !matcherOptions.isNot;
diff --git a/src/test/matchers/toMatchText.ts b/src/test/matchers/toMatchText.ts
index a060e5559a..8f1ddae651 100644
--- a/src/test/matchers/toMatchText.ts
+++ b/src/test/matchers/toMatchText.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function toMatchText(
   let pass = false;
 
   // TODO: interrupt on timeout for nice message.
-  await pollUntilDeadline(this, async remainingTime => {
+  await pollUntilDeadline(testInfo, async remainingTime => {
     received = await query(remainingTime);
     if (options.matchSubstring)
       pass = received.includes(expected as string);
diff --git a/src/test/util.ts b/src/test/util.ts
index a941065a46..72bad72737 100644
--- a/src/test/util.ts
+++ b/src/test/util.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { Expect } from './types';
+import type { TestInfoImpl } from './types';
 import util from 'util';
 import path from 'path';
 import type { TestError, Location } from './types';
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ export async function raceAgainstDeadline<T>(promise: Promise<T>, deadline: numb
   return (new DeadlineRunner(promise, deadline)).result;
 }
 
-export async function pollUntilDeadline(state: ReturnType<Expect['getState']>, func: (remainingTime: number) => Promise<boolean>, pollTime: number | undefined, deadlinePromise: Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
-  const playwrightActionTimeout = (state as any).playwrightActionTimeout;
-  pollTime = pollTime === 0 ? 0 : pollTime || playwrightActionTimeout;
+export async function pollUntilDeadline(testInfo: TestInfoImpl, func: (remainingTime: number) => Promise<boolean>, pollTime: number | undefined, deadlinePromise: Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+  let defaultExpectTimeout = testInfo.project.expect?.timeout;
+  if (typeof defaultExpectTimeout === 'undefined')
+    defaultExpectTimeout = 5000;
+  pollTime = pollTime === 0 ? 0 : pollTime || defaultExpectTimeout;
   const deadline = pollTime ? monotonicTime() + pollTime : 0;
 
   let aborted = false;
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.expect.misc.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.expect.misc.spec.ts
index 0e7f78e3f6..8b35a99190 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.expect.misc.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.expect.misc.spec.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ test('should support toHaveURL', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
 
 test('should support respect actionTimeout', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
-    'playwright.config.js': `module.exports = { use: { actionTimeout: 1000 } }`,
+    'playwright.config.js': `module.exports = { expect: { timeout: 1000 } }`,
     'a.test.ts': `
       const { test } = pwt;
 
diff --git a/types/test.d.ts b/types/test.d.ts
index 508c324b46..89a71791e2 100644
--- a/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/types/test.d.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export type UpdateSnapshots = 'all' | 'none' | 'missing';
 type FixtureDefine<TestArgs extends KeyValue = {}, WorkerArgs extends KeyValue = {}> = { test: TestType<TestArgs, WorkerArgs>, fixtures: Fixtures<{}, {}, TestArgs, WorkerArgs> };
 
 type ExpectSettings = {
+  // Default timeout for async expect matchers in milliseconds, defaults to 5000ms.
+  timeout?: number;
   toMatchSnapshot?: {
     // Pixel match threshold.
     threshold?: number
@@ -2520,7 +2522,7 @@ export interface PlaywrightTestOptions {
    */
   contextOptions: BrowserContextOptions;
   /**
-   * Timeout for each action and expect in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no timeout).
+   * Default timeout for each Playwright action in milliseconds, defaults to 0 (no timeout).
    *
    * This is a default timeout for all Playwright actions, same as configured via
    * [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout).
diff --git a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
index 39f563a2c9..40073c70d6 100644
--- a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
+++ b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export type UpdateSnapshots = 'all' | 'none' | 'missing';
 type FixtureDefine<TestArgs extends KeyValue = {}, WorkerArgs extends KeyValue = {}> = { test: TestType<TestArgs, WorkerArgs>, fixtures: Fixtures<{}, {}, TestArgs, WorkerArgs> };
 
 type ExpectSettings = {
+  // Default timeout for async expect matchers in milliseconds, defaults to 5000ms.
+  timeout?: number;
   toMatchSnapshot?: {
     // Pixel match threshold.
     threshold?: number