diff --git a/tests/electron/electron-app-args.js b/tests/electron/electron-app-args.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7b8407a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/electron/electron-app-args.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+globalThis.argv = process.argv.slice(0);
diff --git a/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts b/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
index 5c43b67cf0..14771819f8 100644
--- a/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/electron/electron-app.spec.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ test('should script application', async ({ electronApp }) => {
   expect(appPath).toBe(path.resolve(__dirname));
 });
 
-test('should preserve args', async ({ electronApp }) => {
-  const argv = await electronApp.evaluate(async () => process.argv);
-  expect(argv.slice(1)).toEqual([expect.stringContaining(path.join('electron', 'electron-app.js'))]);
+test('should preserve args', async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
+  const electronApp = await launchElectronApp('electron-app-args.js', ['foo', 'bar']);
+  const argv = await electronApp.evaluate(async () => globalThis.argv);
+  expect(argv).toEqual([expect.stringContaining(path.join('dist', 'electron')), expect.stringContaining(path.join('electron', 'electron-app-args.js')), 'foo', 'bar']);
 });
 
 test('should return windows', async ({ electronApp, newWindow }) => {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ test('should return browser window', async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
 });
 
 test('should bypass csp', async ({ launchElectronApp, server }) => {
-  const app = await launchElectronApp('electron-app.js', { bypassCSP: true });
+  const app = await launchElectronApp('electron-app.js', [], { bypassCSP: true });
   await app.evaluate(electron => {
     const window = new electron.BrowserWindow({
       width: 800,
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ test('should return same browser window for browser view pages', async ({ launch
 });
 
 test('should record video', async ({ launchElectronApp }, testInfo) => {
-  const app = await launchElectronApp('electron-window-app.js', {
+  const app = await launchElectronApp('electron-window-app.js', [], {
     recordVideo: { dir: testInfo.outputPath('video') }
   });
   const page = await app.firstWindow();
diff --git a/tests/electron/electronTest.ts b/tests/electron/electronTest.ts
index 881e245b99..05361a20ff 100644
--- a/tests/electron/electronTest.ts
+++ b/tests/electron/electronTest.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { assert } from '../../packages/playwright-core/lib/utils/debug';
 
 type ElectronTestFixtures = PageTestFixtures & {
   electronApp: ElectronApplication;
-  launchElectronApp: (appFile: string, options?: any) => Promise<ElectronApplication>;
+  launchElectronApp: (appFile: string, args?: string[], options?: any) => Promise<ElectronApplication>;
   newWindow: () => Promise<Page>;
 };
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export const electronTest = baseTest.extend<TraceViewerFixtures>(traceViewerFixt
     // This env prevents 'Electron Security Policy' console message.
     process.env['ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS'] = 'true';
     const apps: ElectronApplication[] = [];
-    await use(async (appFile: string, options?: any[]) => {
-      const app = await playwright._electron.launch({ ...options, args: [path.join(__dirname, appFile)] });
+    await use(async (appFile: string, args: string[] = [], options?: any[]) => {
+      const app = await playwright._electron.launch({ ...options, args: [path.join(__dirname, appFile), ...args] });
       apps.push(app);
       return app;
     });