diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
index d75e045e27..707025ab3c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export abstract class BrowserContext extends SdkObject {
       await this.extendInjectedScript(consoleApiSource.source);
     if (this._options.serviceWorkers === 'block')
       await this.addInitScript(`\nnavigator.serviceWorker.register = () => { console.warn('Service Worker registration blocked by Playwright'); };\n`);
+
+    if (this._options.permissions)
+      await this.grantPermissions(this._options.permissions);
   }
 
   async _ensureVideosPath() {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
index 0ab2aca0ec..7ac3efd031 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ export class CRBrowserContext extends BrowserContext {
         eventsEnabled: true,
       }));
     }
-    if (this._options.permissions)
-      promises.push(this.grantPermissions(this._options.permissions));
     await Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffBrowser.ts
index dedf9d939d..e48f61039f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffBrowser.ts
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ export class FFBrowserContext extends BrowserContext {
       promises.push(this._browser._connection.send('Browser.setLocaleOverride', { browserContextId, locale: this._options.locale }));
     if (this._options.timezoneId)
       promises.push(this._browser._connection.send('Browser.setTimezoneOverride', { browserContextId, timezoneId: this._options.timezoneId }));
-    if (this._options.permissions)
-      promises.push(this.grantPermissions(this._options.permissions));
     if (this._options.extraHTTPHeaders || this._options.locale)
       promises.push(this.setExtraHTTPHeaders(this._options.extraHTTPHeaders || []));
     if (this._options.httpCredentials)
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
index d1df3edc59..b6bdae95d9 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ export class WKBrowserContext extends BrowserContext {
       promises.push(this._browser._browserSession.send('Playwright.setIgnoreCertificateErrors', { browserContextId, ignore: true }));
     if (this._options.locale)
       promises.push(this._browser._browserSession.send('Playwright.setLanguages', { browserContextId, languages: [this._options.locale] }));
-    if (this._options.permissions)
-      promises.push(this.grantPermissions(this._options.permissions));
     if (this._options.geolocation)
       promises.push(this.setGeolocation(this._options.geolocation));
     if (this._options.offline)