diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-browsertype.md b/docs/src/api/class-browsertype.md
index 176f696e1d..0d41bb1aa7 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-browsertype.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-browsertype.md
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ use a temporary directory instead.
 ### option: BrowserType.launchPersistentContext.firefoxUserPrefs2 = %%-csharp-java-browser-option-firefoxuserprefs-%%
 * since: v1.40
 
+### option: BrowserType.launchPersistentContext.clientCertificates = %%-context-option-clientCertificates-%%
+* since: 1.46
+
 ## async method: BrowserType.launchServer
 * since: v1.8
 * langs: js
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
index 1693c6eae4..d37d7d7335 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export abstract class Browser extends SdkObject {
     if (options.clientCertificates?.length) {
       clientCertificatesProxy = new ClientCertificatesProxy(options);
       options.proxy = { server: await clientCertificatesProxy.listen() };
+      options.ignoreHTTPSErrors = true;
     }
     const context = await this.doCreateNewContext(options);
     context._clientCertificatesProxy = clientCertificatesProxy;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
index 44d0efcafa..f553532790 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
@@ -693,8 +693,6 @@ export function validateBrowserContextOptions(options: channels.BrowserNewContex
       throw new Error('Cannot specify both proxy and clientCertificates');
     options.proxy = normalizeProxySettings(options.proxy);
   }
-  if (options.clientCertificates?.length)
-    options.ignoreHTTPSErrors = true;
   verifyGeolocation(options.geolocation);
   verifyClientCertificates(options.clientCertificates);
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 293cf36b97..1c14e0d021 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -13221,6 +13221,47 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
      */
     chromiumSandbox?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * An array of client certificates to be used. Each certificate object must have `cert` and `key` or `pfx` to load the
+     * client certificate. Optionally, `passphrase` property should be provided if the private key is encrypted. If the
+     * certificate is issued by a custom certificate authority, the `ignoreHTTPSErrors` needs to be set. If the
+     * certificate is valid only for specific URLs, the `url` property should be provided with a glob pattern to match the
+     * URLs that the certificate is valid for.
+     *
+     * **NOTE** Using Client Certificates in combination with Proxy Servers is not supported.
+     */
+    clientCertificates?: Array<{
+      /**
+       * Glob pattern to match the URLs that the certificate is valid for.
+       */
+      url: string;
+
+      /**
+       * List of client certificates to be used.
+       */
+      certs: Array<{
+        /**
+         * Path to the file with the certificate in PEM format.
+         */
+        cert?: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Path to the file with the private key in PEM format.
+         */
+        key?: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Passphrase for the private key (PEM or PFX).
+         */
+        passphrase?: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Path to the PFX or PKCS12 encoded private key and certificate chain.
+         */
+        pfx?: string;
+      }>;
+    }>;
+
     /**
      * Emulates `'prefers-colors-scheme'` media feature, supported values are `'light'`, `'dark'`, `'no-preference'`. See
      * [page.emulateMedia([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-emulate-media) for more details.
diff --git a/tests/library/client-certificates.spec.ts b/tests/library/client-certificates.spec.ts
index f0814df023..28516d3e76 100644
--- a/tests/library/client-certificates.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/client-certificates.spec.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ test.describe('browser', () => {
     await page.close();
   });
 
-  test('should fail with untrusted client certs', async ({ browser, serverURLRewrittenToLocalhost, asset }) => {
+  test('should throw with a untrusted CA', async ({ browser, serverURLRewrittenToLocalhost, asset }) => {
     const page = await browser.newPage({
       clientCertificates: [{
         url: serverURLRewrittenToLocalhost,