diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiInput.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiInput.ts
index 5266fef023..01b773178d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiInput.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiInput.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class RawKeyboardImpl implements input.RawKeyboard {
 
   async keyup(modifiers: Set<types.KeyboardModifier>, code: string, keyCode: number, keyCodeWithoutLocation: number, key: string, location: number): Promise<void> {
     const actions: bidi.Input.KeySourceAction[] = [];
-    actions.push({ type: 'keyUp', value: getBidiKeyValue(key) });
+    actions.push({ type: 'keyUp', value: getBidiKeyValue(code) });
     await this._performActions(actions);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/third_party/bidiKeyboard.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/third_party/bidiKeyboard.ts
index 307d83fb87..c2d60ff66b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/third_party/bidiKeyboard.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/third_party/bidiKeyboard.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable curly */
 
-export const getBidiKeyValue = (key: string) => {
-  switch (key) {
+export const getBidiKeyValue = (code: string) => {
+  switch (code) {
     case '\r':
     case '\n':
-      key = 'Enter';
+      code = 'Enter';
       break;
   }
   // Measures the number of code points rather than UTF-16 code units.
-  if ([...key].length === 1) {
-    return key;
+  if ([...code].length === 1) {
+    return code;
   }
-  switch (key) {
+  switch (code) {
     case 'Cancel':
       return '\uE001';
     case 'Help':
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ export const getBidiKeyValue = (key: string) => {
       return '\uE052';
     case 'MetaRight':
       return '\uE053';
+    case 'Space':
+      return ' ';
     case 'Digit0':
       return '0';
     case 'Digit1':
@@ -226,6 +228,6 @@ export const getBidiKeyValue = (key: string) => {
     case 'Quote':
       return '"';
     default:
-      throw new Error(`Unknown key: "${key}"`);
+      throw new Error(`Unknown key: "${code}"`);
   }
 };