diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
index c7680319d4..42c09c79f1 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
@@ -1090,6 +1090,9 @@ await rowLocator
 ### option: Locator.filter.hasNotText = %%-locator-option-has-not-text-%%
 * since: v1.33
 
+### option: Locator.filter.visible = %%-locator-option-visible-%%
+* since: v1.51
+
 ## method: Locator.first
 * since: v1.14
 - returns: <[Locator]>
@@ -2478,18 +2481,6 @@ When all steps combined have not finished during the specified [`option: timeout
 ### option: Locator.uncheck.trial = %%-input-trial-%%
 * since: v1.14
 
-## method: Locator.visible
-* since: v1.51
-- returns: <[Locator]>
-
-Returns a locator that only matches [visible](../actionability.md#visible) elements.
-
-### option: Locator.visible.visible
-* since: v1.51
-- `visible` <[boolean]>
-
-Whether to match visible or invisible elements.
-
 ## async method: Locator.waitFor
 * since: v1.16
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/params.md b/docs/src/api/params.md
index de67c7f1c7..a31ea6047c 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/params.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/params.md
@@ -1155,6 +1155,11 @@ Note that outer and inner locators must belong to the same frame. Inner locator
 
 Matches elements that do not contain specified text somewhere inside, possibly in a child or a descendant element. When passed a [string], matching is case-insensitive and searches for a substring.
 
+## locator-option-visible
+- `visible` <[boolean]>
+
+Only matches visible or invisible elements.
+
 ## locator-options-list-v1.14
 - %%-locator-option-has-text-%%
 - %%-locator-option-has-%%
diff --git a/docs/src/locators.md b/docs/src/locators.md
index ed15a82762..b0a1c0e8f5 100644
--- a/docs/src/locators.md
+++ b/docs/src/locators.md
@@ -751,10 +751,10 @@ page.locator("x-details", new Page.LocatorOptions().setHasText("Details"))
     .click();
 ```
 ```python async
-await page.locator("x-details", has_text="Details" ).click()
+await page.locator("x-details", has_text="Details").click()
 ```
 ```python sync
-page.locator("x-details", has_text="Details" ).click()
+page.locator("x-details", has_text="Details").click()
 ```
 ```csharp
 await page
@@ -1310,19 +1310,19 @@ Consider a page with two buttons, the first invisible and the second [visible](.
 * This will only find a second button, because it is visible, and then click it.
 
   ```js
-  await page.locator('button').visible().click();
+  await page.locator('button').filter({ visible: true }).click();
   ```
   ```java
-  page.locator("button").visible().click();
+  page.locator("button").filter(new Locator.FilterOptions.setVisible(true)).click();
   ```
   ```python async
-  await page.locator("button").visible().click()
+  await page.locator("button").filter(visible=True).click()
   ```
   ```python sync
-  page.locator("button").visible().click()
+  page.locator("button").filter(visible=True).click()
   ```
   ```csharp
-  await page.Locator("button").Visible().ClickAsync();
+  await page.Locator("button").Filter(new() { Visible = true }).ClickAsync();
   ```
 
 ## Lists
diff --git a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
index 26115f729a..abdc85e923 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
@@ -13129,6 +13129,11 @@ export interface Locator {
      * `<article><div>Playwright</div></article>`.
      */
     hasText?: string|RegExp;
+
+    /**
+     * Only matches visible or invisible elements.
+     */
+    visible?: boolean;
   }): Locator;
 
   /**
@@ -14520,17 +14525,6 @@ export interface Locator {
     trial?: boolean;
   }): Promise<void>;
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a locator that only matches [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible) elements.
-   * @param options
-   */
-  visible(options?: {
-    /**
-     * Whether to match visible or invisible elements.
-     */
-    visible?: boolean;
-  }): Locator;
-
   /**
    * Returns when element specified by locator satisfies the
    * [`state`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-wait-for-option-state) option.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index 1ed86b847d..a915c0a8ef 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type LocatorOptions = {
   hasNotText?: string | RegExp;
   has?: Locator;
   hasNot?: Locator;
+  visible?: boolean;
 };
 
 export class Locator implements api.Locator {
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
       this._selector += ` >> internal:has-not=` + JSON.stringify(locator._selector);
     }
 
+    if (options?.visible !== undefined)
+      this._selector += ` >> visible=${options.visible ? 'true' : 'false'}`;
+
     if (this._frame._platform.inspectCustom)
       (this as any)[this._frame._platform.inspectCustom] = () => this._inspect();
   }
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
     return await this._frame._highlight(this._selector);
   }
 
-  locator(selectorOrLocator: string | Locator, options?: LocatorOptions): Locator {
+  locator(selectorOrLocator: string | Locator, options?: Omit<LocatorOptions, 'visible'>): Locator {
     if (isString(selectorOrLocator))
       return new Locator(this._frame, this._selector + ' >> ' + selectorOrLocator, options);
     if (selectorOrLocator._frame !== this._frame)
@@ -218,11 +222,6 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
     return new Locator(this._frame, this._selector + ` >> nth=${index}`);
   }
 
-  visible(options: { visible?: boolean } = {}): Locator {
-    const { visible = true } = options;
-    return new Locator(this._frame, this._selector + ` >> visible=${visible ? 'true' : 'false'}`);
-  }
-
   and(locator: Locator): Locator {
     if (locator._frame !== this._frame)
       throw new Error(`Locators must belong to the same frame.`);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
index c79ee6610c..5bcd94a5bf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Locator {
   element: Element | undefined;
   elements: Element[] | undefined;
 
-  constructor(injectedScript: InjectedScript, selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, hasNotText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator, hasNot?: Locator }) {
+  constructor(injectedScript: InjectedScript, selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, hasNotText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator, hasNot?: Locator, visible?: boolean }) {
     if (options?.hasText)
       selector += ` >> internal:has-text=${escapeForTextSelector(options.hasText, false)}`;
     if (options?.hasNotText)
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class Locator {
       selector += ` >> internal:has=` + JSON.stringify(options.has[selectorSymbol]);
     if (options?.hasNot)
       selector += ` >> internal:has-not=` + JSON.stringify(options.hasNot[selectorSymbol]);
+    if (options?.visible !== undefined)
+      selector += ` >> visible=${options.visible ? 'true' : 'false'}`;
     this[selectorSymbol] = selector;
     if (selector) {
       const parsed = injectedScript.parseSelector(selector);
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class Locator {
     }
     const selectorBase = selector;
     const self = this as any;
-    self.locator = (selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }): Locator => {
+    self.locator = (selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, hasNotText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator, hasNot?: Locator }): Locator => {
       return new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase ? selectorBase + ' >> ' + selector : selector, options);
     };
     self.getByTestId = (testId: string): Locator => self.locator(getByTestIdSelector(injectedScript.testIdAttributeNameForStrictErrorAndConsoleCodegen(), testId));
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class Locator {
     self.getByText = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByTextSelector(text, options));
     self.getByTitle = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByTitleSelector(text, options));
     self.getByRole = (role: string, options: ByRoleOptions = {}): Locator => self.locator(getByRoleSelector(role, options));
-    self.filter = (options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selector, options);
+    self.filter = (options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, hasNotText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator, hasNot?: Locator, visible?: boolean }): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selector, options);
     self.first = (): Locator => self.locator('nth=0');
     self.last = (): Locator => self.locator('nth=-1');
     self.nth = (index: number): Locator => self.locator(`nth=${index}`);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators.ts
index 283c4e492a..5be1f36b96 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export class JavaScriptLocatorFactory implements LocatorFactory {
       case 'last':
         return `last()`;
       case 'visible':
-        return `visible(${body === 'true' ? '' : '{ visible: false }'})`;
+        return `filter({ visible: ${body === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false'} })`;
       case 'role':
         const attrs: string[] = [];
         if (isRegExp(options.name)) {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export class PythonLocatorFactory implements LocatorFactory {
       case 'last':
         return `last`;
       case 'visible':
-        return `visible(${body === 'true' ? '' : 'visible=False'})`;
+        return `filter(visible=${body === 'true' ? 'True' : 'False'})`;
       case 'role':
         const attrs: string[] = [];
         if (isRegExp(options.name)) {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export class JavaLocatorFactory implements LocatorFactory {
       case 'last':
         return `last()`;
       case 'visible':
-        return `visible(${body === 'true' ? '' : `new ${clazz}.VisibleOptions().setVisible(false)`})`;
+        return `filter(new ${clazz}.FilterOptions().setVisible(${body === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false'}))`;
       case 'role':
         const attrs: string[] = [];
         if (isRegExp(options.name)) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ export class CSharpLocatorFactory implements LocatorFactory {
       case 'last':
         return `Last`;
       case 'visible':
-        return `Visible(${body === 'true' ? '' : 'new() { Visible = false }'})`;
+        return `Filter(new() { Visible = ${body === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false'} })`;
       case 'role':
         const attrs: string[] = [];
         if (isRegExp(options.name)) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorParser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorParser.ts
index e3481b0973..6dcbc1cbcc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorParser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorParser.ts
@@ -170,9 +170,8 @@ function transform(template: string, params: TemplateParams, testIdAttributeName
       .replace(/first(\(\))?/g, 'nth=0')
       .replace(/last(\(\))?/g, 'nth=-1')
       .replace(/nth\(([^)]+)\)/g, 'nth=$1')
-      .replace(/visible\(,?visible=true\)/g, 'visible=true')
-      .replace(/visible\(,?visible=false\)/g, 'visible=false')
-      .replace(/visible\(\)/g, 'visible=true')
+      .replace(/filter\(,?visible=true\)/g, 'visible=true')
+      .replace(/filter\(,?visible=false\)/g, 'visible=false')
       .replace(/filter\(,?hastext=([^)]+)\)/g, 'internal:has-text=$1')
       .replace(/filter\(,?hasnottext=([^)]+)\)/g, 'internal:has-not-text=$1')
       .replace(/filter\(,?has2=([^)]+)\)/g, 'internal:has=$1')
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 26115f729a..abdc85e923 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -13129,6 +13129,11 @@ export interface Locator {
      * `<article><div>Playwright</div></article>`.
      */
     hasText?: string|RegExp;
+
+    /**
+     * Only matches visible or invisible elements.
+     */
+    visible?: boolean;
   }): Locator;
 
   /**
@@ -14520,17 +14525,6 @@ export interface Locator {
     trial?: boolean;
   }): Promise<void>;
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a locator that only matches [visible](https://playwright.dev/docs/actionability#visible) elements.
-   * @param options
-   */
-  visible(options?: {
-    /**
-     * Whether to match visible or invisible elements.
-     */
-    visible?: boolean;
-  }): Locator;
-
   /**
    * Returns when element specified by locator satisfies the
    * [`state`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-wait-for-option-state) option.
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
index 50f4c5f063..2b40b8943a 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ it('should support locator.or()', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 it('should support playwright.getBy*', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.setContent('<span>Hello</span><span title="world">World</span>');
+  await page.setContent('<span>Hello</span><span title="world">World</span><div>one</div><div style="display:none">two</div>');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.getByText('hello').element.innerHTML`)).toContain('Hello');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.getByTitle('world').element.innerHTML`)).toContain('World');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('span').filter({ hasText: 'hello' }).element.innerHTML`)).toContain('Hello');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('span').first().element.innerHTML`)).toContain('Hello');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('span').last().element.innerHTML`)).toContain('World');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('span').nth(1).element.innerHTML`)).toContain('World');
+  expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('div').filter({ visible: false }).element.innerHTML`)).toContain('two');
 });
 
 it('expected properties on playwright object', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/tests/library/locator-generator.spec.ts b/tests/library/locator-generator.spec.ts
index 0a2ccb333a..cc54a143e8 100644
--- a/tests/library/locator-generator.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/locator-generator.spec.ts
@@ -321,23 +321,17 @@ it('reverse engineer hasNotText', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 it('reverse engineer visible', async ({ page }) => {
-  expect.soft(generate(page.getByText('Hello').visible().locator('div'))).toEqual({
-    csharp: `GetByText("Hello").Visible().Locator("div")`,
-    java: `getByText("Hello").visible().locator("div")`,
-    javascript: `getByText('Hello').visible().locator('div')`,
-    python: `get_by_text("Hello").visible().locator("div")`,
+  expect.soft(generate(page.getByText('Hello').filter({ visible: true }).locator('div'))).toEqual({
+    csharp: `GetByText("Hello").Filter(new() { Visible = true }).Locator("div")`,
+    java: `getByText("Hello").filter(new Locator.FilterOptions().setVisible(true)).locator("div")`,
+    javascript: `getByText('Hello').filter({ visible: true }).locator('div')`,
+    python: `get_by_text("Hello").filter(visible=True).locator("div")`,
   });
-  expect.soft(generate(page.getByText('Hello').visible({ visible: true }).locator('div'))).toEqual({
-    csharp: `GetByText("Hello").Visible().Locator("div")`,
-    java: `getByText("Hello").visible().locator("div")`,
-    javascript: `getByText('Hello').visible().locator('div')`,
-    python: `get_by_text("Hello").visible().locator("div")`,
-  });
-  expect.soft(generate(page.getByText('Hello').visible({ visible: false }).locator('div'))).toEqual({
-    csharp: `GetByText("Hello").Visible(new() { Visible = false }).Locator("div")`,
-    java: `getByText("Hello").visible(new Locator.VisibleOptions().setVisible(false)).locator("div")`,
-    javascript: `getByText('Hello').visible({ visible: false }).locator('div')`,
-    python: `get_by_text("Hello").visible(visible=False).locator("div")`,
+  expect.soft(generate(page.getByText('Hello').filter({ visible: false }).locator('div'))).toEqual({
+    csharp: `GetByText("Hello").Filter(new() { Visible = false }).Locator("div")`,
+    java: `getByText("Hello").filter(new Locator.FilterOptions().setVisible(false)).locator("div")`,
+    javascript: `getByText('Hello').filter({ visible: false }).locator('div')`,
+    python: `get_by_text("Hello").filter(visible=False).locator("div")`,
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/page/locator-misc-2.spec.ts b/tests/page/locator-misc-2.spec.ts
index 478d86c30c..f09749eca5 100644
--- a/tests/page/locator-misc-2.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/locator-misc-2.spec.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ it('should combine visible with other selectors', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.locator('.item >> visible=true >> text=data3')).toHaveText('visible data3');
 });
 
-it('should support .visible()', async ({ page }) => {
+it('should support filter(visible)', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.setContent(`<div>
     <div class="item" style="display: none">Hidden data0</div>
     <div class="item">visible data1</div>
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ it('should support .visible()', async ({ page }) => {
     <div class="item">visible data3</div>
     </div>
   `);
-  const locator = page.locator('.item').visible().nth(1);
+  const locator = page.locator('.item').filter({ visible: true }).nth(1);
   await expect(locator).toHaveText('visible data2');
-  await expect(page.locator('.item').visible().getByText('data3')).toHaveText('visible data3');
-  await expect(page.locator('.item').visible({ visible: true }).getByText('data2')).toHaveText('visible data2');
-  await expect(page.locator('.item').visible({ visible: false }).getByText('data1')).toHaveText('Hidden data1');
+  await expect(page.locator('.item').filter({ visible: true }).getByText('data3')).toHaveText('visible data3');
+  await expect(page.locator('.item').filter({ visible: false }).getByText('data1')).toHaveText('Hidden data1');
 });
 
 it('locator.count should work with deleted Map in main world', async ({ page }) => {