diff --git a/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts b/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
index e4118e489f..c0475ab57e 100644
--- a/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ for (const kind of ['launchServer', 'run-server'] as const) {
         }).catch(() => {})
       ]);
       expect(request.headers['user-agent']).toBe(getUserAgent());
-      expect(request.headers['x-playwright-browser']).toBe(browserName);
+      // _bidiFirefox and _bidiChromium are initialized with 'bidi' as browser name.
+      const bidiAwareBrowserName = browserName.startsWith('_bidi') ? 'bidi' : browserName;
+      expect(request.headers['x-playwright-browser']).toBe(bidiAwareBrowserName);
       expect(request.headers['foo']).toBe('bar');
     });