diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
index ec05e5bb68..142e6ad2f3 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/watch.spec.ts
@@ -812,3 +812,49 @@ test('should run global teardown before exiting', async ({ runWatchTest }) => {
   testProcess.write('\x1B');
   await testProcess.waitForOutput('running teardown');
 });
+
+test('buffer mode', async ({ runWatchTest, writeFiles }) => {
+  const testProcess = await runWatchTest({
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('passes', () => {});
+    `,
+    'b.test.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('passes in b', () => {});
+    `,
+  });
+
+  testProcess.clearOutput();
+  testProcess.write('b');
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('Waiting for file changes. Press q to quit');
+
+
+  testProcess.clearOutput();
+  await writeFiles({
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('passes again', () => {});
+    `,
+  });
+
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('1 test file changed:');
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts');
+
+  testProcess.clearOutput();
+  await writeFiles({
+    'b.test.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('passes in b again', () => {});
+    `,
+  });
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('2 test files changed:');
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts');
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts');
+
+  testProcess.clearOutput();
+  testProcess.write('\r\n');
+
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('a.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
+  await testProcess.waitForOutput('b.test.ts:3:11 › passes');
+});
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