diff --git a/packages/playwright/README.md b/packages/playwright/README.md
index e5d0b2f058..b662a736d4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/README.md
+++ b/packages/playwright/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # playwright
-This is a placeholder package for [Playwright](http://github.com/microsoft/playwright). Install one of `playwright-chromium`, `playwright-webkit`, or `playwright-firefox` to use playwright.
+This packagage contains the [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/), [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/) and [WebKit](https://www.webkit.org/) flavors of [Playwright](http://github.com/microsoft/playwright).
diff --git a/packages/playwright/index.js b/packages/playwright/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a85e0cb7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * 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.
+ */
+module.exports = require('playwright-core');
diff --git a/packages/playwright/install.js b/packages/playwright/install.js
index 08e34d9585..17e5976528 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright/install.js
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-console.error('This package, "playwright", is a placeholder. Please install "playwright-chromium", "playwright-firefox", or "playwright-webkit" to use playwright.');
-process.exit(1);
+const {downloadBrowser} = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
+(async function() {
+  await downloadBrowser('chromium');
+  await downloadBrowser('firefox');
+  await downloadBrowser('webkit');
+})();
diff --git a/packages/playwright/package.json b/packages/playwright/package.json
index 237f2f5867..fca9b1695e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/package.json
+++ b/packages/playwright/package.json
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
   },
-  "license": "Apache-2.0"
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "playwright-core": "=0.9.13-post"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/utils/sync_package_versions.js b/utils/sync_package_versions.js
index 4f60e48f90..54954b2d69 100644
--- a/utils/sync_package_versions.js
+++ b/utils/sync_package_versions.js
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const {version} = require('../package.json');
-updatePackage('playwright', packageJSON => {
-  packageJSON.version = version;
-});
 
-for (const packageName of ['playwright-chromium', 'playwright-firefox', 'playwright-webkit']) {
+for (const packageName of ['playwright-chromium', 'playwright-firefox', 'playwright-webkit', 'playwright']) {
   updatePackage(packageName, packageJSON => {
     packageJSON.version = version;
     packageJSON.dependencies['playwright-core'] = `=${version}`;