diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-tracing.md b/docs/src/api/class-tracing.md
index 49b0e02215..9f96e4179a 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-tracing.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-tracing.md
@@ -267,6 +267,13 @@ await context.Tracing.StopChunkAsync(new()
 
 Trace name to be shown in the Trace Viewer.
 
+### option: Tracing.startChunk.name
+* since: v1.32
+- `name` <[string]>
+
+If specified, the trace is going to be saved into the file with the
+given name inside the [`option: tracesDir`] folder specified in [`method: BrowserType.launch`].
+
 ## async method: Tracing.stop
 * since: v1.12
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
index 231c5e8d3c..0a93708036 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ export class Tracing extends ChannelOwner<channels.TracingChannel> implements ap
     this._includeSources = !!options.sources;
     await this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       await this._channel.tracingStart(options);
-      await this._channel.tracingStartChunk({ title: options.title });
+      await this._channel.tracingStartChunk({ name: options.name, title: options.title });
     });
     this._metadataCollector = [];
     this._connection.startCollectingCallMetadata(this._metadataCollector);
   }
 
-  async startChunk(options: { title?: string } = {}) {
+  async startChunk(options: { name?: string, title?: string } = {}) {
     await this._channel.tracingStartChunk(options);
     this._metadataCollector = [];
     this._connection.startCollectingCallMetadata(this._metadataCollector);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 93076afb9d..0bac050bfa 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -2092,6 +2092,7 @@ scheme.TracingTracingStartParams = tObject({
 });
 scheme.TracingTracingStartResult = tOptional(tObject({}));
 scheme.TracingTracingStartChunkParams = tObject({
+  name: tOptional(tString),
   title: tOptional(tString),
 });
 scheme.TracingTracingStartChunkResult = tOptional(tObject({}));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
index a1c9f27afb..8ba59907db 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
       const o = this._state.options;
       if (!o.screenshots !== !options.screenshots || !o.snapshots !== !options.snapshots)
         throw new Error('Tracing has been already started with different options');
+      if (options.name && options.name !== this._state.traceName)
+        await this._changeTraceName(this._state, options.name);
       return;
     }
     // TODO: passing the same name for two contexts makes them write into a single file
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
       this._harTracer.start();
   }
 
-  async startChunk(options: { title?: string } = {}) {
+  async startChunk(options: { name?: string, title?: string } = {}) {
     if (this._state && this._state.recording)
       await this.stopChunk({ mode: 'discard' });
 
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
     state.traceFile = path.join(state.tracesDir, `${state.traceName}${suffix}.trace`);
     state.recording = true;
 
+    if (options.name && options.name !== this._state.traceName)
+      this._changeTraceName(this._state, options.name);
     this._appendTraceOperation(async () => {
       await mkdirIfNeeded(state.traceFile);
       await fs.promises.appendFile(state.traceFile, JSON.stringify({ ...this._contextCreatedEvent, title: options.title, wallTime: Date.now() }) + '\n');
@@ -188,6 +192,16 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
       page.setScreencastOptions(null);
   }
 
+  private async _changeTraceName(state: RecordingState, name: string) {
+    await this._appendTraceOperation(async () => {
+      const oldNetworkFile = state.networkFile;
+      state.traceFile = path.join(state.tracesDir, name + '.trace');
+      state.networkFile = path.join(state.tracesDir, name + '.network');
+      // Network file survives across chunks, so make a copy with the new name.
+      await fs.promises.copyFile(oldNetworkFile, state.networkFile);
+    });
+  }
+
   async stop() {
     if (!this._state)
       return;
@@ -257,7 +271,7 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
       if (params.mode === 'discard')
         return {};
 
-      // Har files are live, make a snapshot before returning the resulting entries.
+      // Network file survives across chunks, make a snapshot before returning the resulting entries.
       const networkFile = path.join(state.networkFile, '..', createGuid());
       await fs.promises.copyFile(state.networkFile, networkFile);
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 1a4ff0cd09..de0953a54a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -18262,6 +18262,13 @@ export interface Tracing {
    * @param options
    */
   startChunk(options?: {
+    /**
+     * If specified, the trace is going to be saved into the file with the given name inside the `tracesDir` folder
+     * specified in
+     * [browserType.launch([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-launch).
+     */
+    name?: string;
+
     /**
      * Trace name to be shown in the Trace Viewer.
      */
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
index 0bfd8b6941..73c382273a 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
@@ -3749,9 +3749,11 @@ export type TracingTracingStartOptions = {
 };
 export type TracingTracingStartResult = void;
 export type TracingTracingStartChunkParams = {
+  name?: string,
   title?: string,
 };
 export type TracingTracingStartChunkOptions = {
+  name?: string,
   title?: string,
 };
 export type TracingTracingStartChunkResult = void;
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index a5acefd06b..65e338b1b4 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -2925,6 +2925,7 @@ Tracing:
 
     tracingStartChunk:
       parameters:
+        name: string?
         title: string?
 
     tracingStopChunk:
diff --git a/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts b/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
index 0593e3ecca..26fc70ff01 100644
--- a/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,58 @@ test('should collect two traces', async ({ context, page, server }, testInfo) =>
   }
 });
 
+test('should respect tracesDir and name', async ({ browserType, server }, testInfo) => {
+  const tracesDir = testInfo.outputPath('traces');
+  const browser = await browserType.launch({ tracesDir });
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+
+  await context.tracing.start({ name: 'name1', snapshots: true });
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/one-style.html');
+  await context.tracing.stopChunk({ path: testInfo.outputPath('trace1.zip') });
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(tracesDir, 'name1.trace'))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(tracesDir, 'name1.network'))).toBe(true);
+
+  await context.tracing.startChunk({ name: 'name2' });
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/har.html');
+  await context.tracing.stop({ path: testInfo.outputPath('trace2.zip') });
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(tracesDir, 'name2.trace'))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(tracesDir, 'name2.network'))).toBe(true);
+
+  await browser.close();
+
+  function resourceNames(resources: Map<string, Buffer>) {
+    return [...resources.keys()].map(file => {
+      return file.replace(/^resources\/.*\.(html|css)$/, 'resources/XXX.$1');
+    }).sort();
+  }
+
+  {
+    const { resources, actions } = await parseTrace(testInfo.outputPath('trace1.zip'));
+    expect(actions).toEqual(['page.goto']);
+    expect(resourceNames(resources)).toEqual([
+      'resources/XXX.css',
+      'resources/XXX.html',
+      'trace.network',
+      'trace.stacks',
+      'trace.trace',
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  {
+    const { resources, actions } = await parseTrace(testInfo.outputPath('trace2.zip'));
+    expect(actions).toEqual(['page.goto']);
+    expect(resourceNames(resources)).toEqual([
+      'resources/XXX.css',
+      'resources/XXX.html',
+      'resources/XXX.html',
+      'trace.network',
+      'trace.stacks',
+      'trace.trace',
+    ]);
+  }
+});
+
 test('should not include trace resources from the provious chunks', async ({ context, page, server, browserName }, testInfo) => {
   test.skip(browserName !== 'chromium', 'The number of screenshots is flaky in non-Chromium');
   await context.tracing.start({ screenshots: true, snapshots: true, sources: true });