diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
index 87640b9163..5f7ab119e1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 import { assert } from '../utils';
 import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
-import { FrameLocator, getByAltTextSelector, getByLabelSelector, getByPlaceholderSelector, getByRoleSelector, getByTestIdSelector, getByTextSelector, getByTitleSelector, Locator } from './locator';
-import type { ByRoleOptions, LocatorOptions } from './locator';
+import { FrameLocator, Locator, testIdAttributeName } from './locator';
+import type { LocatorOptions } from './locator';
+import { getByAltTextSelector, getByLabelSelector, getByPlaceholderSelector, getByRoleSelector, getByTestIdSelector, getByTextSelector, getByTitleSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
+import type { ByRoleOptions } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
 import { ElementHandle, convertSelectOptionValues, convertInputFiles } from './elementHandle';
 import { assertMaxArguments, JSHandle, serializeArgument, parseResult } from './jsHandle';
 import fs from 'fs';
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ export class Frame extends ChannelOwner<channels.FrameChannel> implements api.Fr
   }
 
   getByTestId(testId: string): Locator {
-    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testId));
+    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testIdAttributeName, testId));
   }
 
   getByAltText(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index 14c65ac20e..02e44808e4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -19,29 +19,20 @@ import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
 import type { ParsedStackTrace } from '../utils/stackTrace';
 import * as util from 'util';
-import { isString, monotonicTime } from '../utils';
+import { monotonicTime } from '../utils';
 import { ElementHandle } from './elementHandle';
 import type { Frame } from './frame';
 import type { FilePayload, FrameExpectOptions, Rect, SelectOption, SelectOptionOptions, TimeoutOptions } from './types';
 import { parseResult, serializeArgument } from './jsHandle';
-import { escapeForAttributeSelector, escapeForTextSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/stringUtils';
+import { escapeForTextSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/stringUtils';
+import type { ByRoleOptions } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
+import { getByAltTextSelector, getByLabelSelector, getByPlaceholderSelector, getByRoleSelector, getByTestIdSelector, getByTextSelector, getByTitleSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
 
 export type LocatorOptions = {
   hasText?: string | RegExp;
   has?: Locator;
 };
 
-export type ByRoleOptions = LocatorOptions & {
-  checked?: boolean;
-  disabled?: boolean;
-  expanded?: boolean;
-  includeHidden?: boolean;
-  level?: number;
-  name?: string | RegExp;
-  pressed?: boolean;
-  selected?: boolean;
-};
-
 export class Locator implements api.Locator {
   _frame: Frame;
   _selector: string;
@@ -143,7 +134,7 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
   }
 
   getByTestId(testId: string): Locator {
-    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testId));
+    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testIdAttributeName, testId));
   }
 
   getByAltText(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator {
@@ -349,7 +340,7 @@ export class FrameLocator implements api.FrameLocator {
   }
 
   getByTestId(testId: string): Locator {
-    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testId));
+    return this.locator(getByTestIdSelector(testIdAttributeName, testId));
   }
 
   getByAltText(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator {
@@ -393,60 +384,8 @@ export class FrameLocator implements api.FrameLocator {
   }
 }
 
-let testIdAttributeName: string = 'data-testid';
+export let testIdAttributeName: string = 'data-testid';
 
 export function setTestIdAttribute(attributeName: string) {
   testIdAttributeName = attributeName;
 }
-
-function getByAttributeTextSelector(attrName: string, text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  if (!isString(text))
-    return `internal:attr=[${attrName}=${text}]`;
-  return `internal:attr=[${attrName}=${escapeForAttributeSelector(text, options?.exact || false)}]`;
-}
-
-export function getByTestIdSelector(testId: string): string {
-  return getByAttributeTextSelector(testIdAttributeName, testId, { exact: true });
-}
-
-
-export function getByLabelSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  return 'internal:label=' + escapeForTextSelector(text, !!options?.exact);
-}
-
-export function getByAltTextSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  return getByAttributeTextSelector('alt', text, options);
-}
-
-export function getByTitleSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  return getByAttributeTextSelector('title', text, options);
-}
-
-export function getByPlaceholderSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  return getByAttributeTextSelector('placeholder', text, options);
-}
-
-export function getByTextSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
-  return 'internal:text=' + escapeForTextSelector(text, !!options?.exact);
-}
-
-export function getByRoleSelector(role: string, options: ByRoleOptions = {}): string {
-  const props: string[][] = [];
-  if (options.checked !== undefined)
-    props.push(['checked', String(options.checked)]);
-  if (options.disabled !== undefined)
-    props.push(['disabled', String(options.disabled)]);
-  if (options.selected !== undefined)
-    props.push(['selected', String(options.selected)]);
-  if (options.expanded !== undefined)
-    props.push(['expanded', String(options.expanded)]);
-  if (options.includeHidden !== undefined)
-    props.push(['include-hidden', String(options.includeHidden)]);
-  if (options.level !== undefined)
-    props.push(['level', String(options.level)]);
-  if (options.name !== undefined)
-    props.push(['name', isString(options.name) ? escapeForAttributeSelector(options.name, false) : String(options.name)]);
-  if (options.pressed !== undefined)
-    props.push(['pressed', String(options.pressed)]);
-  return `internal:role=${role}${props.map(([n, v]) => `[${n}=${v}]`).join('')}`;
-}
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 1092be9b90..a89f61f47f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ import { Frame, verifyLoadState } from './frame';
 import { HarRouter } from './harRouter';
 import { Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen } from './input';
 import { assertMaxArguments, JSHandle, parseResult, serializeArgument } from './jsHandle';
-import type { ByRoleOptions, FrameLocator, Locator, LocatorOptions } from './locator';
+import type { FrameLocator, Locator, LocatorOptions } from './locator';
+import type { ByRoleOptions } from '../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
 import type { RouteHandlerCallback } from './network';
 import { Response, Route, RouteHandler, validateHeaders, WebSocket } from './network';
 import type { Request } from './network';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
index c728b233c8..a28b5b7b12 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
@@ -14,40 +14,54 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import type { ByRoleOptions } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
+import { getByAltTextSelector, getByLabelSelector, getByPlaceholderSelector, getByRoleSelector, getByTestIdSelector, getByTextSelector, getByTitleSelector } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils';
 import { escapeForTextSelector } from '../../utils/isomorphic/stringUtils';
+import { asLocator } from '../isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
+import type { Language } from '../isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import { type InjectedScript } from './injectedScript';
 import { generateSelector } from './selectorGenerator';
 
-function createLocator(injectedScript: InjectedScript, initial: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp }) {
-  class Locator {
-    selector: string;
-    element: Element | undefined;
-    elements: Element[];
+const selectorSymbol = Symbol('selector');
+const injectedScriptSymbol = Symbol('injectedScript');
 
-    constructor(selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }) {
-      this.selector = selector;
-      if (options?.hasText)
-        this.selector += ` >> internal:has-text=${escapeForTextSelector(options.hasText, false)}`;
-      if (options?.has)
-        this.selector += ` >> internal:has=` + JSON.stringify(options.has.selector);
-      const parsed = injectedScript.parseSelector(this.selector);
+class Locator {
+  element: Element | undefined;
+  elements: Element[] | undefined;
+
+  constructor(injectedScript: InjectedScript, selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }) {
+    (this as any)[selectorSymbol] = selector;
+    (this as any)[injectedScriptSymbol] = injectedScript;
+    if (options?.hasText)
+      selector += ` >> internal:has-text=${escapeForTextSelector(options.hasText, false)}`;
+    if (options?.has)
+      selector += ` >> internal:has=` + JSON.stringify((options.has as any)[selectorSymbol]);
+    if (selector) {
+      const parsed = injectedScript.parseSelector(selector);
       this.element = injectedScript.querySelector(parsed, document, false);
       this.elements = injectedScript.querySelectorAll(parsed, document);
     }
-
-    locator(selector: string, options?: { hasText: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }): Locator {
-      return new Locator(this.selector ? this.selector + ' >> ' + selector : selector, options);
-    }
+    const selectorBase = selector;
+    const self = this as any;
+    self.locator = (selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator }): Locator => {
+      return new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase ? selectorBase + ' >> ' + selector : selector, options);
+    };
+    self.getByTestId = (testId: string): Locator => self.locator(getByTestIdSelector('data-testid', testId));
+    self.getByAltText = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByAltTextSelector(text, options));
+    self.getByLabel = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByLabelSelector(text, options));
+    self.getByPlaceholder = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByPlaceholderSelector(text, options));
+    self.getByText = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByTextSelector(text, options));
+    self.getByTitle = (text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): Locator => self.locator(getByTitleSelector(text, options));
+    self.getByRole = (role: string, options: ByRoleOptions = {}): Locator => self.locator(getByRoleSelector(role, options));
   }
-  return new Locator(initial, options);
 }
 
 type ConsoleAPIInterface = {
   $: (selector: string) => void;
   $$: (selector: string) => void;
-  locator: (selector: string, options?: { hasText: string | RegExp, has?: any }) => any;
   inspect: (selector: string) => void;
   selector: (element: Element) => void;
+  generateLocator: (element: Element, language?: Language) => void;
   resume: () => void;
 };
 
@@ -69,10 +83,11 @@ class ConsoleAPI {
     window.playwright = {
       $: (selector: string, strict?: boolean) => this._querySelector(selector, !!strict),
       $$: (selector: string) => this._querySelectorAll(selector),
-      locator: (selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp }) => createLocator(this._injectedScript, selector, options),
       inspect: (selector: string) => this._inspect(selector),
       selector: (element: Element) => this._selector(element),
+      generateLocator: (element: Element, language?: Language) => this._generateLocator(element, language),
       resume: () => this._resume(),
+      ...new Locator(injectedScript, ''),
     };
   }
 
@@ -102,6 +117,13 @@ class ConsoleAPI {
     return generateSelector(this._injectedScript, element, true).selector;
   }
 
+  private _generateLocator(element: Element, language?: Language) {
+    if (!(element instanceof Element))
+      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.locator(element).`);
+    const selector = generateSelector(this._injectedScript, element, true).selector;
+    return asLocator(language || 'javascript', selector);
+  }
+
   private _resume() {
     window.__pw_resume().catch(() => {});
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07d7c2514f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { escapeForAttributeSelector, escapeForTextSelector, isString } from './stringUtils';
+
+export type ByRoleOptions = {
+  checked?: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  expanded?: boolean;
+  includeHidden?: boolean;
+  level?: number;
+  name?: string | RegExp;
+  pressed?: boolean;
+  selected?: boolean;
+};
+
+function getByAttributeTextSelector(attrName: string, text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  if (!isString(text))
+    return `internal:attr=[${attrName}=${text}]`;
+  return `internal:attr=[${attrName}=${escapeForAttributeSelector(text, options?.exact || false)}]`;
+}
+
+export function getByTestIdSelector(testIdAttributeName: string, testId: string): string {
+  return getByAttributeTextSelector(testIdAttributeName, testId, { exact: true });
+}
+
+export function getByLabelSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  return 'internal:label=' + escapeForTextSelector(text, !!options?.exact);
+}
+
+export function getByAltTextSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  return getByAttributeTextSelector('alt', text, options);
+}
+
+export function getByTitleSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  return getByAttributeTextSelector('title', text, options);
+}
+
+export function getByPlaceholderSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  return getByAttributeTextSelector('placeholder', text, options);
+}
+
+export function getByTextSelector(text: string | RegExp, options?: { exact?: boolean }): string {
+  return 'internal:text=' + escapeForTextSelector(text, !!options?.exact);
+}
+
+export function getByRoleSelector(role: string, options: ByRoleOptions = {}): string {
+  const props: string[][] = [];
+  if (options.checked !== undefined)
+    props.push(['checked', String(options.checked)]);
+  if (options.disabled !== undefined)
+    props.push(['disabled', String(options.disabled)]);
+  if (options.selected !== undefined)
+    props.push(['selected', String(options.selected)]);
+  if (options.expanded !== undefined)
+    props.push(['expanded', String(options.expanded)]);
+  if (options.includeHidden !== undefined)
+    props.push(['include-hidden', String(options.includeHidden)]);
+  if (options.level !== undefined)
+    props.push(['level', String(options.level)]);
+  if (options.name !== undefined)
+    props.push(['name', isString(options.name) ? escapeForAttributeSelector(options.name, false) : String(options.name)]);
+  if (options.pressed !== undefined)
+    props.push(['pressed', String(options.pressed)]);
+  return `internal:role=${role}${props.map(([n, v]) => `[${n}=${v}]`).join('')}`;
+}
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
index 1504fa29e2..05f4d1dbcf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export function escapeWithQuotes(text: string, char: string = '\'') {
   throw new Error('Invalid escape char');
 }
 
+export function isString(obj: any): obj is string {
+  return typeof obj === 'string' || obj instanceof String;
+}
+
 export function toTitleCase(name: string) {
   return name.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1);
 }