diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
index 389db307ec..187eb6276e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { assert, headersObjectToArray, getUserAgent, monotonicTime } from '../ut
 import * as api from '../../types/types';
 import { kBrowserClosedError } from '../utils/errors';
 import { raceAgainstDeadline } from '../utils/async';
+import type { Playwright } from './playwright';
 
 export interface BrowserServerLauncher {
   launchServer(options?: LaunchServerOptions): Promise<api.BrowserServer>;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export interface BrowserServer extends api.BrowserServer {
 export class BrowserType extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserTypeChannel, channels.BrowserTypeInitializer> implements api.BrowserType {
   _serverLauncher?: BrowserServerLauncher;
   _contexts = new Set<BrowserContext>();
+  _playwright!: Playwright;
 
   // Instrumentation.
   _defaultContextOptions: BrowserContextOptions = {};
@@ -54,10 +56,6 @@ export class BrowserType extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserTypeChannel, chann
     return (browserType as any)._object;
   }
 
-  constructor(parent: ChannelOwner, type: string, guid: string, initializer: channels.BrowserTypeInitializer) {
-    super(parent, type, guid, initializer);
-  }
-
   executablePath(): string {
     if (!this._initializer.executablePath)
       throw new Error('Browser is not supported on current platform');
@@ -172,6 +170,7 @@ export class BrowserType extends ChannelOwner<channels.BrowserTypeChannel, chann
             closePipe();
             return;
           }
+          playwright._setSelectors(this._playwright.selectors);
           browser = Browser.from(playwright._initializer.preLaunchedBrowser!);
           browser._logger = logger;
           browser._shouldCloseConnectionOnClose = true;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
index 2c499a2d97..55389e0877 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { BrowserType } from './browserType';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import { Electron } from './electron';
 import { Fetch } from './fetch';
-import { Selectors, SelectorsOwner, sharedSelectors } from './selectors';
+import { Selectors, SelectorsOwner } from './selectors';
 import { Size } from './types';
 const dnsLookupAsync = util.promisify(dns.lookup);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class Playwright extends ChannelOwner<channels.PlaywrightChannel, channel
   readonly firefox: BrowserType;
   readonly webkit: BrowserType;
   readonly devices: Devices;
-  readonly selectors: Selectors;
+  selectors: Selectors;
   readonly request: Fetch;
   readonly errors: { TimeoutError: typeof TimeoutError };
   private _sockets = new Map<string, net.Socket>();
@@ -56,14 +56,17 @@ export class Playwright extends ChannelOwner<channels.PlaywrightChannel, channel
     super(parent, type, guid, initializer);
     this.request = new Fetch(this);
     this.chromium = BrowserType.from(initializer.chromium);
+    this.chromium._playwright = this;
     this.firefox = BrowserType.from(initializer.firefox);
+    this.firefox._playwright = this;
     this.webkit = BrowserType.from(initializer.webkit);
+    this.webkit._playwright = this;
     this._android = Android.from(initializer.android);
     this._electron = Electron.from(initializer.electron);
     this.devices = {};
     for (const { name, descriptor } of initializer.deviceDescriptors)
       this.devices[name] = descriptor;
-    this.selectors = sharedSelectors;
+    this.selectors = new Selectors();
     this.errors = { TimeoutError };
 
     const selectorsOwner = SelectorsOwner.from(initializer.selectors);
@@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ export class Playwright extends ChannelOwner<channels.PlaywrightChannel, channel
     });
   }
 
+  _setSelectors(selectors: Selectors) {
+    const selectorsOwner = SelectorsOwner.from(this._initializer.selectors);
+    this.selectors._removeChannel(selectorsOwner);
+    this.selectors = selectors;
+    this.selectors._addChannel(selectorsOwner);
+  }
+
   _enablePortForwarding(redirectPortForTest?: number) {
     this._redirectPortForTest = redirectPortForTest;
     this._channel.on('socksRequested', ({ uid, host, port }) => this._onSocksRequested(uid, host, port));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
index 65b5086fa1..4ad07e8c34 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
@@ -50,5 +50,3 @@ export class SelectorsOwner extends ChannelOwner<channels.SelectorsChannel, chan
     return (browser as any)._object;
   }
 }
-
-export const sharedSelectors = new Selectors();