diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/happy-eyeballs.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/happy-eyeballs.ts
index 4576da7899..27e40b4293 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/happy-eyeballs.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/happy-eyeballs.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ class HttpsHappyEyeballsAgent extends https.Agent {
   }
 }
 
-export const httpsHappyEyeballsAgent = new HttpsHappyEyeballsAgent();
-export const httpHappyEyeballsAgent = new HttpHappyEyeballsAgent();
+// These options are aligned with the default Node.js globalAgent options.
+export const httpsHappyEyeballsAgent = new HttpsHappyEyeballsAgent({ keepAlive: true, scheduling: 'lifo', timeout: 5000 });
+export const httpHappyEyeballsAgent = new HttpHappyEyeballsAgent({ keepAlive: true, scheduling: 'lifo', timeout: 5000 });
 
 export async function createSocket(host: string, port: number): Promise<net.Socket> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {