diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
index 57decad644..f0231e9551 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
@@ -22,23 +22,22 @@ import type { Language } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import type { InjectedScript } from './injectedScript';
 
 const selectorSymbol = Symbol('selector');
-const injectedScriptSymbol = Symbol('injectedScript');
 
 class Locator {
+  [selectorSymbol]: string;
   element: Element | undefined;
   elements: Element[] | undefined;
 
   constructor(injectedScript: InjectedScript, selector: string, options?: { hasText?: string | RegExp, hasNotText?: string | RegExp, has?: Locator, hasNot?: Locator }) {
-    (this as any)[selectorSymbol] = selector;
-    (this as any)[injectedScriptSymbol] = injectedScript;
     if (options?.hasText)
       selector += ` >> internal:has-text=${escapeForTextSelector(options.hasText, false)}`;
     if (options?.hasNotText)
       selector += ` >> internal:has-not-text=${escapeForTextSelector(options.hasNotText, false)}`;
     if (options?.has)
-      selector += ` >> internal:has=` + JSON.stringify((options.has as any)[selectorSymbol]);
+      selector += ` >> internal:has=` + JSON.stringify(options.has[selectorSymbol]);
     if (options?.hasNot)
-      selector += ` >> internal:has-not=` + JSON.stringify((options.hasNot as any)[selectorSymbol]);
+      selector += ` >> internal:has-not=` + JSON.stringify(options.hasNot[selectorSymbol]);
+    this[selectorSymbol] = selector;
     if (selector) {
       const parsed = injectedScript.parseSelector(selector);
       this.element = injectedScript.querySelector(parsed, injectedScript.document, false);
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ class Locator {
     self.first = (): Locator => self.locator('nth=0');
     self.last = (): Locator => self.locator('nth=-1');
     self.nth = (index: number): Locator => self.locator(`nth=${index}`);
-    self.and = (locator: Locator): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase + ` >> internal:and=` + JSON.stringify((locator as any)[selectorSymbol]));
-    self.or = (locator: Locator): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase + ` >> internal:or=` + JSON.stringify((locator as any)[selectorSymbol]));
+    self.and = (locator: Locator): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase + ` >> internal:and=` + JSON.stringify(locator[selectorSymbol]));
+    self.or = (locator: Locator): Locator => new Locator(injectedScript, selectorBase + ` >> internal:or=` + JSON.stringify(locator[selectorSymbol]));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts b/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
index 02a2bd58e0..51d2262bf8 100644
--- a/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/inspector/console-api.spec.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ it('should support playwright.locator.values', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 it('should support playwright.locator({ has })', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.setContent('<div>Hi</div><div><span>Hello</span></div>');
+  await page.setContent(`
+    <div>Hi</div>
+    <div><span>Hello</span></div>
+    <div><span>dont match</span></div>
+  `);
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('div', { has: playwright.locator('span') }).element.innerHTML`)).toContain('Hello');
   expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('div', { has: playwright.locator('text=Hello') }).element.innerHTML`)).toContain('span');
+  expect(await page.evaluate(`playwright.locator('div', { has: playwright.locator('span', { hasText: 'Hello' }) }).elements.length`)).toBe(1);
 });
 
 it('should support playwright.locator({ hasNot })', async ({ page }) => {