diff --git a/tests/page/page-event-request.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-event-request.spec.ts
index a76f6b1d95..70a574a241 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-event-request.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-event-request.spec.ts
@@ -118,3 +118,19 @@ it('should fire requestfailed when intercepting race', async ({ page, server, br
 
   await promsie;
 });
+
+it('main resource xhr should have type xhr', async ({ page, server, browserName }) => {
+  it.info().annotations.push({ type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/22812' });
+  it.fixme(browserName === 'webkit');
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  const [request] = await Promise.all([
+    page.waitForEvent('request'),
+    page.evaluate(() => {
+      const x = new XMLHttpRequest();
+      x.open('GET', location.href, false);
+      x.send();
+    })
+  ]);
+  expect(request.isNavigationRequest()).toBe(false);
+  expect(request.resourceType()).toBe('xhr');
+});