diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
index 112659a41f..d204562b44 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
@@ -137,3 +137,22 @@ test('should understand dependency structure', async ({ runInlineTest, setupRepo
   expect(result.output).toContain('a.spec.ts');
   expect(result.output).toContain('b.spec.ts');
 });
+
+test('should support watch mode', async ({ setupRepository, writeFiles, runWatchTest }) => {
+  const git = await setupRepository();
+  await writeFiles({
+    'b.spec.ts': `
+        import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+        test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(3); });
+      `,
+  });
+  git('commit -a -m update');
+
+  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({}, { 'only-changed': `HEAD~1` });
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
+  testProcess.clearOutput();
+  testProcess.write('r');
+
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.spec.ts:3:13 › fails');
+  expect(testProcess.output).not.toContain('a.spec');
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
index 043e7c834c..11a2994ad2 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright-test-fixtures.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ type Fixtures = {
   deleteFile: (file: string) => Promise<void>;
   runInlineTest: (files: Files, params?: Params, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, options?: RunOptions) => Promise<RunResult>;
   runCLICommand: (files: Files, command: string, args?: string[], entryPoint?: string) => Promise<{ stdout: string, stderr: string, exitCode: number }>;
-  runWatchTest: (files: Files, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, options?: RunOptions) => Promise<TestChildProcess>;
+  runWatchTest: (files: Files, params?: Params, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, options?: RunOptions) => Promise<TestChildProcess>;
   interactWithTestRunner: (files: Files, params?: Params, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, options?: RunOptions) => Promise<TestChildProcess>;
   runTSC: (files: Files) => Promise<TSCResult>;
   mergeReports: (reportFolder: string, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, options?: RunOptions) => Promise<CliRunResult>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export const test = base
       },
 
       runWatchTest: async ({ interactWithTestRunner }, use, testInfo: TestInfo) => {
-        await use((files, env, options) => interactWithTestRunner(files, {}, { ...env, PWTEST_WATCH: '1' }, options));
+        await use((files, params, env, options) => interactWithTestRunner(files, params, { ...env, PWTEST_WATCH: '1' }, options));
       },
 
       interactWithTestRunner: async ({ childProcess }, use, testInfo: TestInfo) => {
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
index 49639ed9ff..946377a357 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
@@ -179,20 +179,20 @@ test('should perform initial run', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
 });
 
 test('should quit on Q', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
-  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({}, {});
+  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({});
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
   testProcess.write('q');
   await testProcess!.exited;
 });
 
 test('should print help on H', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
-  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({}, {});
+  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({});
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
   testProcess.write('h');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('to quit');
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ test('should run tests on Enter', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
   testProcess.clearOutput();
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ test('should run tests on R', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
   testProcess.clearOutput();
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ test('should run failed tests on F', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('c.test.ts:3:11 › fails');
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ test('should respect file filter P', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ test('should respect project filter C', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('[foo] › a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('[bar] › a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ test('should respect file filter P and split files', async ({ runWatchTest }) =>
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ test('should respect title filter T', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('title 2', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › title 1');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › title 2');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ test('should re-run failed tests on F > R', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('c.test.ts:3:11 › fails');
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ test('should run on changed files', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('c.test.ts:3:11 › fails');
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ test('should run on changed deps', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) => {
     'helper.ts': `
       console.log('old helper');
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:4:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('old helper');
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ test('should run on changed deps in ESM', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) =
     'helper.ts': `
       console.log('old helper');
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:7 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:4:7 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('old helper');
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ test('should re-run changed files on R', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) =>
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('c.test.ts:3:11 › fails');
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ test('should not trigger on changes to non-tests', async ({ runWatchTest, writeF
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ test('should only watch selected projects', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles })
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {}, { additionalArgs: ['--project=foo'] });
+  }, undefined, undefined, { additionalArgs: ['--project=foo'] });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('npx playwright test --project foo');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('[foo] › a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   expect(testProcess.output).not.toContain('[bar]');
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ test('should watch filtered files', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) => {
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {}, { additionalArgs: ['a.test.ts'] });
+  }, undefined, undefined, { additionalArgs: ['a.test.ts'] });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('npx playwright test a.test.ts');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   expect(testProcess.output).not.toContain('b.test');
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ test('should not watch unfiltered files', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) =
       import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
       test('passes', () => {});
     `,
-  }, {}, { additionalArgs: ['a.test.ts'] });
+  }, undefined, undefined, { additionalArgs: ['a.test.ts'] });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('npx playwright test a.test.ts');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   expect(testProcess.output).not.toContain('b.test');
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ test('should run CT on changed deps', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) => {
         await expect(component).toHaveText('hello');
       });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('button.spec.tsx:4:11 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('link.spec.tsx:3:11 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ test('should run CT on indirect deps change', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles
         await expect(component).toHaveText('hello');
       });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('button.spec.tsx:4:11 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('link.spec.tsx:3:11 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ test('should run CT on indirect deps change ESM mode', async ({ runWatchTest, wr
         await expect(component).toHaveText('hello');
       });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('button.spec.tsx:4:7 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('link.spec.tsx:3:7 › pass');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ test('should run global teardown before exiting', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
       test('passes', async () => {
       });
     `,
-  }, {});
+  });
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes.');
   testProcess.write('\x1B');