diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index c1e394e249..dbbcb8f80e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
       const requestOptions = { ...options, agent };
 
       const startAt = monotonicTime();
+      const startAtWallTime = Date.now();
       let dnsLookupAt: number | undefined;
       let tcpConnectionAt: number | undefined;
       let tlsHandshakeAt: number | undefined;
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
           const endAt = monotonicTime();
           // spec: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PerformanceResourceTiming
           const timing: channels.ResourceTiming = {
-            startTime: startAt,
+            startTime: startAtWallTime,
             domainLookupStart: dnsLookupAt ? 0 : -1,
             domainLookupEnd: dnsLookupAt ? dnsLookupAt! - startAt : -1,
             connectStart: dnsLookupAt ? dnsLookupAt! - startAt  : 0,
diff --git a/tests/library/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/library/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
index eb24bd939f..69cff23fe7 100644
--- a/tests/library/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ it('fetch should work', async ({ context, server }) => {
     secureConnectionStart: expect.any(Number),
     startTime: expect.any(Number),
   });
+  expect(response.timing().startTime, 'is right order of magnitude').toBeCloseTo(Date.now(), -3);
   expect(await response.text()).toBe('{"foo": "bar"}\n');
 });