diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
index 803b9d2291..b68fb86068 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async function runTests(args: string[], opts: { [key: string]: any }) {
   config.cliGrepInvert = opts.grepInvert as string | undefined;
   config.cliListOnly = !!opts.list;
   config.cliProjectFilter = opts.project || undefined;
-  config.cliPassWithNoTests = !!opts.passWithNoTests;
+  config.cliPassWithNoTests = !!(opts.passWithNoTests ?? opts.onlyChanged);
   config.cliFailOnFlakyTests = !!opts.failOnFlakyTests;
 
   const runner = new Runner(config);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
index 355bcf977d..72ddf1ef93 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/only-changed.spec.ts
@@ -413,4 +413,20 @@ test('should run project dependencies of changed tests', {
   expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
 
   expect(result.output).toContain('setup test is executed');
+});
+
+test('exits successfully if there are no changes', async ({ runInlineTest, git, writeFiles }) => {
+  await writeFiles({
+    'a.spec.ts': `
+    import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+    test('fails', () => { expect(1).toBe(2); });
+  `,
+  });
+
+  git(`add .`);
+  git(`commit -m init`);
+
+  const result = await runInlineTest({}, { 'only-changed': true });
+
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 });
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