diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
index 48d809d127..90425fcf4c 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   - `stdout` ?<["pipe"|"ignore"]> If `"pipe"`, it will pipe the stdout of the command to the process stdout. If `"ignore"`, it will ignore the stdout of the command. Default to `"ignore"`.
   - `stderr` ?<["pipe"|"ignore"]> Whether to pipe the stderr of the command to the process stderr or ignore it. Defaults to `"pipe"`.
   - `timeout` ?<[int]> How long to wait for the process to start up and be available in milliseconds. Defaults to 60000.
-  - `kill` ?<[Object]> How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ signal: "SIGINT", timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
+  - `gracefulShutdown` ?<[Object]> How to shut down the process. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ signal: 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
     - `signal` <["SIGINT"|"SIGTERM"]>
     - `timeout` <[int]> 
   - `url` ?<[string]> The url on your http server that is expected to return a 2xx, 3xx, 400, 401, 402, or 403 status code when the server is ready to accept connections. Redirects (3xx status codes) are being followed and the new location is checked. Either `port` or `url` should be specified.
diff --git a/docs/src/test-webserver-js.md b/docs/src/test-webserver-js.md
index fa1113b3b3..f4c86197c0 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-webserver-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-webserver-js.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 | `stdout` | If `"pipe"`, it will pipe the stdout of the command to the process stdout. If `"ignore"`, it will ignore the stdout of the command. Default to `"ignore"`. |
 | `stderr` | Whether to pipe the stderr of the command to the process stderr or ignore it. Defaults to `"pipe"`. |
 | `timeout` | How long to wait for the process to start up and be available in milliseconds. Defaults to 60000. |
-| `kill` | How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ SIGINT: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored. |
+| `gracefulShutdown` | How to shut down the process. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ signal: 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored. |
 
 ## Adding a server timeout
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
index a4a2943618..002ad235bd 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/webServerPlugin.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export type WebServerPluginOptions = {
   url?: string;
   ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
   timeout?: number;
-  kill?: { signal: 'SIGINT' | 'SIGTERM', timeout?: number };
+  gracefulShutdown?: { signal: 'SIGINT' | 'SIGTERM', timeout?: number };
   reuseExistingServer?: boolean;
   cwd?: string;
   env?: { [key: string]: string; };
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ export class WebServerPlugin implements TestRunnerPlugin {
       attemptToGracefullyClose: async () => {
         if (process.platform === 'win32')
           throw new Error('Graceful shutdown is not supported on Windows');
-        if (!this._options.kill)
+        if (!this._options.gracefulShutdown)
           throw new Error('skip graceful shutdown');
 
-        const { signal, timeout = 0 } = this._options.kill;
+        const { signal, timeout = 0 } = this._options.gracefulShutdown;
 
         // proper usage of SIGINT is to send it to the entire process group, see https://www.cons.org/cracauer/sigint.html
         // there's no such convention for SIGTERM, so we decide what we want. signaling the process group for consistency.
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index 80c7b7d49c..c551abb864 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -9630,12 +9630,12 @@ interface TestConfigWebServer {
   timeout?: number;
 
   /**
-   * How to shut down the process gracefully. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{
-   * signal: "SIGINT", timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't
-   * exit within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows
-   * doesn't support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
+   * How to shut down the process. If unspecified, the process group is forcefully `SIGKILL`ed. If set to `{ signal:
+   * 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 }`, the process group is sent a `SIGINT` signal, followed by `SIGKILL` if it doesn't exit
+   * within 500ms. You can also use `SIGTERM` instead. A `0` timeout means no `SIGKILL` will be sent. Windows doesn't
+   * support `SIGINT` and `SIGTERM` signals, so this option is ignored.
    */
-  kill?: {
+  gracefulShutdown?: {
     signal: "SIGINT"|"SIGTERM";
 
     timeout: number;
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
index 6474287a87..6caed12a42 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ test('should forward stdout when set to "pipe" before server is ready', async ({
   expect(result.output).not.toContain('Timed out waiting 3000ms');
 });
 
-test.describe('kill option', () => {
+test.describe('gracefulShutdown option', () => {
   test.skip(process.platform === 'win32', 'No sending SIGINT on Windows');
 
   const files = (additionalOptions = {}) => {
@@ -799,12 +799,12 @@ test.describe('kill option', () => {
   });
 
   test('can be configured to send SIGTERM', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
-    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { signal: 'SIGTERM', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
+    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ gracefulShutdown: { signal: 'SIGTERM', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
     expect(parseOutputLines(result).sort()).toEqual(['childprocess received SIGTERM', 'webserver received SIGTERM but stubbornly refuses to wind down']);
   });
 
   test('can be configured to send SIGINT', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
-    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ kill: { signal: 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
+    const result = await runInlineTest(files({ gracefulShutdown: { signal: 'SIGINT', timeout: 500 } }), { workers: 1 });
     expect(parseOutputLines(result).sort()).toEqual(['childprocess received SIGINT', 'webserver received SIGINT but stubbornly refuses to wind down']);
   });
 });