diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
index 8ba716ebae..ea02b4cb15 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
@@ -143,30 +143,32 @@ export class BrowserContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserContextChannel>
       response._finishedPromise.resolve();
   }
 
-  _onRoute(route: network.Route, request: network.Request) {
-    for (const routeHandler of this._routes) {
-      if (!routeHandler.matches(request.url()))
-        continue;
-      // Immediately deactivate based on |times|.
+  async _onRoute(route: network.Route, request: network.Request) {
+    const routes = this._routes.filter(r => r.matches(request.url()));
+
+    const nextRoute = async () => {
+      const routeHandler = routes.shift();
+      if (!routeHandler) {
+        await route._finalContinue();
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (routeHandler.willExpire())
         this._routes.splice(this._routes.indexOf(routeHandler), 1);
 
-      (async () => {
-        try {
-          // Let async callback work prior to disabling interception.
-          await routeHandler.handle(route, request);
-        } finally {
-          if (!this._routes.length)
-            await this._wrapApiCall(() => this._disableInterception(), true).catch(() => {});
-        }
-      })();
+      await new Promise<void>(f => {
+        routeHandler.handle(route, request, async done => {
+          if (!done)
+            await nextRoute();
+          f();
+        });
+      });
+    };
 
-      // There is no chaining, first handler wins.
-      return;
-    }
+    await nextRoute();
 
-    // it can race with BrowserContext.close() which then throws since its closed
-    route._internalContinue();
+    if (!this._routes.length)
+      this._wrapApiCall(() => this._disableInterception(), true).catch(() => {});
   }
 
   async _onBinding(bindingCall: BindingCall) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
index 8c9ebc4b3b..54eb35c0b5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,17 @@ export class Request extends ChannelOwner<channels.RequestChannel> implements ap
   }
 }
 
+type OverridesForContinue = {
+  url?: string;
+  method?: string;
+  headers?: Headers;
+  postData?: string | Buffer;
+};
+
 export class Route extends ChannelOwner<channels.RouteChannel> implements api.Route {
+  private _pendingContinueOverrides: OverridesForContinue | undefined;
+  private _routeChain: ((done: boolean) => Promise<void>) | null = null;
+
   static from(route: channels.RouteChannel): Route {
     return (route as any)._object;
   }
@@ -240,11 +250,21 @@ export class Route extends ChannelOwner<channels.RouteChannel> implements api.Ro
     ]);
   }
 
+  _startHandling(routeChain: (done: boolean) => Promise<void>) {
+    this._routeChain = routeChain;
+  }
+
   async abort(errorCode?: string) {
     await this._raceWithPageClose(this._channel.abort({ errorCode }));
+    await this._followChain(true);
   }
 
   async fulfill(options: { response?: api.APIResponse, status?: number, headers?: Headers, contentType?: string, body?: string | Buffer, path?: string, har?: string } = {}) {
+    await this._innerFulfill(options);
+    await this._followChain(true);
+  }
+
+  private async _innerFulfill(options: { response?: api.APIResponse, status?: number, headers?: Headers, contentType?: string, body?: string | Buffer, path?: string, har?: string } = {}) {
     let fetchResponseUid;
     let { status: statusOption, headers: headersOption, body } = options;
 
@@ -314,15 +334,21 @@ export class Route extends ChannelOwner<channels.RouteChannel> implements api.Ro
     }));
   }
 
-  async continue(options: { url?: string, method?: string, headers?: Headers, postData?: string | Buffer } = {}) {
-    await this._continue(options);
+  async continue(options: OverridesForContinue = {}) {
+    if (!this._routeChain)
+      throw new Error('Route is already handled!');
+    this._pendingContinueOverrides = { ...this._pendingContinueOverrides, ...options };
+    await this._followChain(false);
   }
 
-  async _internalContinue(options: { url?: string, method?: string, headers?: Headers, postData?: string | Buffer } = {}) {
-    await this._continue(options, true).catch(() => {});
+  async _followChain(done: boolean) {
+    const chain = this._routeChain!;
+    this._routeChain = null;
+    await chain(done);
   }
 
-  private async _continue(options: { url?: string, method?: string, headers?: Headers, postData?: string | Buffer }, isInternal?: boolean) {
+  async _finalContinue() {
+    const options = this._pendingContinueOverrides || {};
     return await this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       const postDataBuffer = isString(options.postData) ? Buffer.from(options.postData, 'utf8') : options.postData;
       await this._raceWithPageClose(this._channel.continue({
@@ -331,11 +357,11 @@ export class Route extends ChannelOwner<channels.RouteChannel> implements api.Ro
         headers: options.headers ? headersObjectToArray(options.headers) : undefined,
         postData: postDataBuffer ? postDataBuffer.toString('base64') : undefined,
       }));
-    }, isInternal);
+    }, !this._pendingContinueOverrides);
   }
 }
 
-export type RouteHandlerCallback = (route: Route, request: Request) => void | Promise<void>;
+export type RouteHandlerCallback = (route: Route, request: Request) => void;
 
 export type ResourceTiming = {
   startTime: number;
@@ -548,9 +574,10 @@ export class RouteHandler {
     return urlMatches(this._baseURL, requestURL, this.url);
   }
 
-  public handle(route: Route, request: Request): Promise<void> | void {
+  public handle(route: Route, request: Request, routeChain: (done: boolean) => Promise<void>) {
     ++this.handledCount;
-    return this.handler(route, request);
+    route._startHandling(routeChain);
+    this.handler(route, request);
   }
 
   public willExpire(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index ca841c2e83..5dfe511f59 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -179,28 +179,31 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
     this.emit(Events.Page.FrameDetached, frame);
   }
 
-  private _onRoute(route: Route, request: Request) {
-    for (const routeHandler of this._routes) {
-      if (!routeHandler.matches(request.url()))
-        continue;
-      // Immediately deactivate based on |times|.
+  private async _onRoute(route: Route, request: Request) {
+    const routes = this._routes.filter(r => r.matches(request.url()));
+
+    const nextRoute = async () => {
+      const routeHandler = routes.shift();
+      if (!routeHandler) {
+        await this._browserContext._onRoute(route, request);
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (routeHandler.willExpire())
         this._routes.splice(this._routes.indexOf(routeHandler), 1);
 
-      (async () => {
-        try {
-          // Let async callback work prior to disabling interception.
-          await routeHandler.handle(route, request);
-        } finally {
-          if (!this._routes.length)
-            this._wrapApiCall(() => this._disableInterception(), true).catch(() => {});
-        }
-      })();
+      await new Promise<void>(f => {
+        routeHandler.handle(route, request, async done => {
+          if (!done)
+            await nextRoute();
+          f();
+        });
+      });
+    };
 
-      // There is no chaining, first handler wins.
-      return;
-    }
-    this._browserContext._onRoute(route, request);
+    await nextRoute();
+    if (!this._routes.length)
+      this._wrapApiCall(() => this._disableInterception(), true).catch(() => {});
   }
 
   async _onBinding(bindingCall: BindingCall) {
diff --git a/tests/library/browsercontext-route.spec.ts b/tests/library/browsercontext-route.spec.ts
index f851f9f48c..e53694d973 100644
--- a/tests/library/browsercontext-route.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/browsercontext-route.spec.ts
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ it('should unroute', async ({ browser, server }) => {
   };
   await context.route('**/empty.html', handler4);
   await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
-  expect(intercepted).toEqual([4]);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([4, 3, 2, 1]);
 
   intercepted = [];
   await context.unroute('**/empty.html', handler4);
   await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
-  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3]);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3, 2, 1]);
 
   intercepted = [];
   await context.unroute('**/empty.html');
@@ -249,3 +249,84 @@ it('should overwrite post body with empty string', async ({ context, server, pag
   const body = (await req.postBody).toString();
   expect(body).toBe('');
 });
+
+it('should chain continue', async ({ context, page, server }) => {
+  const intercepted = [];
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(1);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(2);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(3);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3, 2, 1]);
+});
+
+it('should not chain fulfill', async ({ context, page, server }) => {
+  let failed = false;
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    failed = true;
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.fulfill({ status: 200, body: 'fulfilled' });
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  const response = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  const body = await response.body();
+  expect(body.toString()).toEqual('fulfilled');
+  expect(failed).toBeFalsy();
+});
+
+it('should not chain abort', async ({ context, page, server }) => {
+  let failed = false;
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    failed = true;
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.abort();
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  const e = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE).catch(e => e);
+  expect(e).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(failed).toBeFalsy();
+});
+
+it('should chain continue into page', async ({ context, page, server }) => {
+  const intercepted = [];
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(1);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(2);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await context.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(3);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(4);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(5);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(6);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]);
+});
diff --git a/tests/page/page-route.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-route.spec.ts
index 8924e3b0c8..99d726ee4a 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-route.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-route.spec.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ it('should unroute', async ({ page, server }) => {
   };
   await page.route('**/empty.html', handler4);
   await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
-  expect(intercepted).toEqual([4]);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([4, 3, 2, 1]);
 
   intercepted = [];
   await page.unroute('**/empty.html', handler4);
   await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
-  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3]);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3, 2, 1]);
 
   intercepted = [];
   await page.unroute('**/empty.html');
@@ -837,3 +837,80 @@ for (const method of ['fulfill', 'continue', 'abort'] as const) {
     expect(e.message).toContain('Route is already handled!');
   });
 }
+
+it('should chain continue', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  const intercepted = [];
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(1);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(2);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    intercepted.push(3);
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(intercepted).toEqual([3, 2, 1]);
+});
+
+it('should not chain fulfill', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  let failed = false;
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    failed = true;
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.fulfill({ status: 200, body: 'fulfilled' });
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  const response = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  const body = await response.body();
+  expect(body.toString()).toEqual('fulfilled');
+  expect(failed).toBeFalsy();
+});
+
+it('should not chain abort', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  let failed = false;
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    failed = true;
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.abort();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  const e = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE).catch(e => e);
+  expect(e).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(failed).toBeFalsy();
+});
+
+it('should continue after exception', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', async route => {
+    try {
+      await route.fulfill({ har: 'file', response: {} as any });
+    } catch (e) {
+      route.continue();
+    }
+  });
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+});
+
+it('should chain once', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.fulfill({ status: 200, body: 'fulfilled one' });
+  }, { times: 1 });
+  await page.route('**/empty.html', route => {
+    route.continue();
+  }, { times: 1 });
+  const response = await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  const body = await response.body();
+  expect(body.toString()).toEqual('fulfilled one');
+});