diff --git a/src/chromium/crExecutionContext.ts b/src/chromium/crExecutionContext.ts
index 6f5d7e0be8..be26b5b627 100644
--- a/src/chromium/crExecutionContext.ts
+++ b/src/chromium/crExecutionContext.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 import { CRSession } from './crConnection';
-import { helper } from '../helper';
 import { getExceptionMessage, releaseObject } from './crProtocolHelper';
 import { Protocol } from './protocol';
 import * as js from '../javascript';
@@ -43,45 +42,22 @@ export class CRExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
     return remoteObject.objectId!;
   }
 
-  async evaluate(context: js.ExecutionContext, returnByValue: boolean, pageFunction: Function | string, ...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
-    if (helper.isString(pageFunction)) {
-      return this._callOnUtilityScript(context,
-          `evaluate`, [
-            { value: debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(pageFunction) },
-          ], returnByValue, () => { });
-    }
-
-    if (typeof pageFunction !== 'function')
-      throw new Error(`Expected to get |string| or |function| as the first argument, but got "${pageFunction}" instead.`);
-    const { functionText, values, handles, dispose } = await js.prepareFunctionCall(pageFunction, context, args);
-    return this._callOnUtilityScript(context,
-        'callFunction', [
-          { value: functionText },
-          ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
-          ...handles,
-        ], returnByValue, dispose);
-  }
-
-  private async _callOnUtilityScript(context: js.ExecutionContext, method: string, args: Protocol.Runtime.CallArgument[], returnByValue: boolean, dispose: () => void) {
-    try {
-      const utilityScript = await context.utilityScript();
-      const { exceptionDetails, result: remoteObject } = await this._client.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
-        functionDeclaration: `function (...args) { return this.${method}(...args) }` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl(),
-        objectId: utilityScript._objectId,
-        arguments: [
-          { value: returnByValue },
-          ...args
-        ],
-        returnByValue,
-        awaitPromise: true,
-        userGesture: true
-      }).catch(rewriteError);
-      if (exceptionDetails)
-        throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
-      return returnByValue ? parseEvaluationResultValue(remoteObject.value) : context.createHandle(remoteObject);
-    } finally {
-      dispose();
-    }
+  async evaluateWithArguments(expression: string, returnByValue: boolean, utilityScript: js.JSHandle<any>, values: any[], objectIds: string[]): Promise<any> {
+    const { exceptionDetails, result: remoteObject } = await this._client.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
+      functionDeclaration: expression,
+      objectId: utilityScript._objectId,
+      arguments: [
+        { objectId: utilityScript._objectId },
+        ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
+        ...objectIds.map(objectId => ({ objectId })),
+      ],
+      returnByValue,
+      awaitPromise: true,
+      userGesture: true
+    }).catch(rewriteError);
+    if (exceptionDetails)
+      throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
+    return returnByValue ? parseEvaluationResultValue(remoteObject.value) : utilityScript._context.createHandle(remoteObject);
   }
 
   async getProperties(handle: js.JSHandle): Promise<Map<string, js.JSHandle>> {
@@ -110,16 +86,6 @@ export class CRExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
       return;
     await releaseObject(this._client, handle._objectId);
   }
-
-  async handleJSONValue<T>(handle: js.JSHandle<T>): Promise<T> {
-    if (handle._objectId) {
-      return this._callOnUtilityScript(handle._context,
-          `jsonValue`, [
-            { objectId: handle._objectId },
-          ], true, () => {});
-    }
-    return handle._value;
-  }
 }
 
 function rewriteError(error: Error): Protocol.Runtime.evaluateReturnValue {
diff --git a/src/dom.ts b/src/dom.ts
index 492140a8ff..528837873a 100644
--- a/src/dom.ts
+++ b/src/dom.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class FrameExecutionContext extends js.ExecutionContext {
   async evaluateInternal<Arg, R>(pageFunction: types.Func1<Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<R>;
   async evaluateInternal(pageFunction: never, ...args: never[]): Promise<any> {
     return await this.frame._page._frameManager.waitForSignalsCreatedBy(null, false /* noWaitFor */, async () => {
-      return this._delegate.evaluate(this, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, ...args);
+      return js.evaluate(this, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, ...args);
     });
   }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class FrameExecutionContext extends js.ExecutionContext {
   async evaluateHandleInternal<Arg, R>(pageFunction: types.Func1<Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>>;
   async evaluateHandleInternal(pageFunction: never, ...args: never[]): Promise<any> {
     return await this.frame._page._frameManager.waitForSignalsCreatedBy(null, false /* noWaitFor */, async () => {
-      return this._delegate.evaluate(this, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, ...args);
+      return js.evaluate(this, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, ...args);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/firefox/ffExecutionContext.ts b/src/firefox/ffExecutionContext.ts
index ead3746455..a271ce580a 100644
--- a/src/firefox/ffExecutionContext.ts
+++ b/src/firefox/ffExecutionContext.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { helper } from '../helper';
 import * as js from '../javascript';
 import { FFSession } from './ffConnection';
 import { Protocol } from './protocol';
@@ -42,46 +41,21 @@ export class FFExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
     return payload.result!.objectId!;
   }
 
-  async evaluate(context: js.ExecutionContext, returnByValue: boolean, pageFunction: Function | string, ...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
-    if (helper.isString(pageFunction)) {
-      return this._callOnUtilityScript(context,
-          `evaluate`, [
-            { value: debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(pageFunction) },
-          ], returnByValue, () => {});
-    }
-    if (typeof pageFunction !== 'function')
-      throw new Error(`Expected to get |string| or |function| as the first argument, but got "${pageFunction}" instead.`);
-
-    const { functionText, values, handles, dispose } = await js.prepareFunctionCall(pageFunction, context, args);
-
-    return this._callOnUtilityScript(context,
-        `callFunction`, [
-          { value: functionText },
-          ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
-          ...handles.map(handle => ({ objectId: handle.objectId, value: handle.value })),
-        ], returnByValue, dispose);
-  }
-
-  private async _callOnUtilityScript(context: js.ExecutionContext, method: string, args: Protocol.Runtime.CallFunctionArgument[], returnByValue: boolean, dispose: () => void) {
-    try {
-      const utilityScript = await context.utilityScript();
-      const payload = await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunction', {
-        functionDeclaration: `(utilityScript, ...args) => utilityScript.${method}(...args)` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl(),
-        args: [
-          { objectId: utilityScript._objectId, value: undefined },
-          { value: returnByValue },
-          ...args
-        ],
-        returnByValue,
-        executionContextId: this._executionContextId
-      }).catch(rewriteError);
-      checkException(payload.exceptionDetails);
-      if (returnByValue)
-        return parseEvaluationResultValue(payload.result!.value);
-      return context.createHandle(payload.result!);
-    } finally {
-      dispose();
-    }
+  async evaluateWithArguments(expression: string, returnByValue: boolean, utilityScript: js.JSHandle<any>, values: any[], objectIds: string[]): Promise<any> {
+    const payload = await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunction', {
+      functionDeclaration: expression,
+      args: [
+        { objectId: utilityScript._objectId, value: undefined },
+        ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
+        ...objectIds.map(objectId => ({ objectId, value: undefined })),
+      ],
+      returnByValue,
+      executionContextId: this._executionContextId
+    }).catch(rewriteError);
+    checkException(payload.exceptionDetails);
+    if (returnByValue)
+      return parseEvaluationResultValue(payload.result!.value);
+    return utilityScript._context.createHandle(payload.result!);
   }
 
   async getProperties(handle: js.JSHandle): Promise<Map<string, js.JSHandle>> {
@@ -110,16 +84,6 @@ export class FFExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
       objectId: handle._objectId,
     }).catch(error => {});
   }
-
-  async handleJSONValue<T>(handle: js.JSHandle<T>): Promise<T> {
-    if (handle._objectId) {
-      return await this._callOnUtilityScript(handle._context,
-          `jsonValue`, [
-            { objectId: handle._objectId, value: undefined },
-          ], true, () => {});
-    }
-    return handle._value;
-  }
 }
 
 function checkException(exceptionDetails?: Protocol.Runtime.ExceptionDetails) {
diff --git a/src/javascript.ts b/src/javascript.ts
index d07ed913b3..c8d1c35143 100644
--- a/src/javascript.ts
+++ b/src/javascript.ts
@@ -20,19 +20,20 @@ import * as utilityScriptSource from './generated/utilityScriptSource';
 import { InnerLogger } from './logger';
 import * as debugSupport from './debug/debugSupport';
 import { serializeAsCallArgument } from './utilityScriptSerializers';
+import { helper } from './helper';
 
+type ObjectId = string;
 export type RemoteObject = {
-  objectId?: string,
+  objectId?: ObjectId,
   value?: any
 };
 
 export interface ExecutionContextDelegate {
-  evaluate(context: ExecutionContext, returnByValue: boolean, pageFunction: string | Function, ...args: any[]): Promise<any>;
-  rawEvaluate(pageFunction: string): Promise<string>;
+  rawEvaluate(expression: string): Promise<ObjectId>;
+  evaluateWithArguments(expression: string, returnByValue: boolean, utilityScript: JSHandle<any>, values: any[], objectIds: ObjectId[]): Promise<any>;
   getProperties(handle: JSHandle): Promise<Map<string, JSHandle>>;
   createHandle(context: ExecutionContext, remoteObject: RemoteObject): JSHandle;
   releaseHandle(handle: JSHandle): Promise<void>;
-  handleJSONValue<T>(handle: JSHandle<T>): Promise<T>;
 }
 
 export class ExecutionContext {
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ export class ExecutionContext {
 export class JSHandle<T = any> {
   readonly _context: ExecutionContext;
   _disposed = false;
-  readonly _objectId: string | undefined;
+  readonly _objectId: ObjectId | undefined;
   readonly _value: any;
   private _objectType: string;
 
-  constructor(context: ExecutionContext, type: string, objectId?: string, value?: any) {
+  constructor(context: ExecutionContext, type: string, objectId?: ObjectId, value?: any) {
     this._context = context;
     this._objectId = objectId;
     this._value = value;
@@ -79,13 +80,13 @@ export class JSHandle<T = any> {
   async evaluate<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<R>;
   async evaluate<R>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, void, R>, arg?: any): Promise<R>;
   async evaluate<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<R> {
-    return this._context._delegate.evaluate(this._context, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, this, arg);
+    return evaluate(this._context, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, this, arg);
   }
 
   async evaluateHandle<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>>;
   async evaluateHandle<R>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, void, R>, arg?: any): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>>;
   async evaluateHandle<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.FuncOn<T, Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>> {
-    return this._context._delegate.evaluate(this._context, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, this, arg);
+    return evaluate(this._context, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, this, arg);
   }
 
   async getProperty(propertyName: string): Promise<JSHandle> {
@@ -104,8 +105,12 @@ export class JSHandle<T = any> {
     return this._context._delegate.getProperties(this);
   }
 
-  jsonValue(): Promise<T> {
-    return this._context._delegate.handleJSONValue(this);
+  async jsonValue(): Promise<T> {
+    if (!this._objectId)
+      return this._value;
+    const utilityScript = await this._context.utilityScript();
+    const script = `(utilityScript, ...args) => utilityScript.jsonValue(...args)` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl();
+    return this._context._delegate.evaluateWithArguments(script, true, utilityScript, [true], [this._objectId]);
   }
 
   asElement(): dom.ElementHandle | null {
@@ -130,15 +135,14 @@ export class JSHandle<T = any> {
   }
 }
 
-type CallArgument = {
-  value?: any,
-  objectId?: string
-}
-
-export async function prepareFunctionCall(
-  pageFunction: Function,
-  context: ExecutionContext,
-  args: any[]): Promise<{ functionText: string, values: any[], handles: CallArgument[], dispose: () => void }> {
+export async function evaluate(context: ExecutionContext, returnByValue: boolean, pageFunction: Function | string, ...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+  const utilityScript = await context.utilityScript();
+  if (helper.isString(pageFunction)) {
+    const script = `(utilityScript, ...args) => utilityScript.evaluate(...args)` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl();
+    return context._delegate.evaluateWithArguments(script, returnByValue, utilityScript, [returnByValue, debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(pageFunction)], []);
+  }
+  if (typeof pageFunction !== 'function')
+    throw new Error(`Expected to get |string| or |function| as the first argument, but got "${pageFunction}" instead.`);
 
   const originalText = pageFunction.toString();
   let functionText = originalText;
@@ -180,18 +184,24 @@ export async function prepareFunctionCall(
     }
     return { fallThrough: handle };
   }));
-  const resultHandles: CallArgument[] = [];
+
+  const utilityScriptObjectIds: ObjectId[] = [];
   for (const handle of await Promise.all(handles)) {
     if (handle._context !== context)
       throw new Error('JSHandles can be evaluated only in the context they were created!');
-    resultHandles.push({ objectId: handle._objectId });
+    utilityScriptObjectIds.push(handle._objectId!);
   }
-  const dispose = () => {
-    toDispose.map(handlePromise => handlePromise.then(handle => handle.dispose()));
-  };
 
   functionText += await debugSupport.generateSourceMapUrl(originalText, functionText);
-  return { functionText, values: [ args.length, ...args ], handles: resultHandles, dispose };
+  // See UtilityScript for arguments.
+  const utilityScriptValues = [returnByValue, functionText, args.length, ...args];
+
+  const script = `(utilityScript, ...args) => utilityScript.callFunction(...args)` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl();
+  try {
+    return context._delegate.evaluateWithArguments(script, returnByValue, utilityScript, utilityScriptValues, utilityScriptObjectIds);
+  } finally {
+    toDispose.map(handlePromise => handlePromise.then(handle => handle.dispose()));
+  }
 }
 
 export function parseUnserializableValue(unserializableValue: string): any {
diff --git a/src/page.ts b/src/page.ts
index fed842a2e6..945bca1152 100644
--- a/src/page.ts
+++ b/src/page.ts
@@ -586,16 +586,14 @@ export class Worker extends EventEmitter {
   async evaluate<R>(pageFunction: types.Func1<void, R>, arg?: any): Promise<R>;
   async evaluate<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.Func1<Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<R> {
     assertMaxArguments(arguments.length, 2);
-    const context = await this._executionContextPromise;
-    return context._delegate.evaluate(context, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, arg);
+    return js.evaluate(await this._executionContextPromise, true /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, arg);
   }
 
   async evaluateHandle<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.Func1<Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>>;
   async evaluateHandle<R>(pageFunction: types.Func1<void, R>, arg?: any): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>>;
   async evaluateHandle<R, Arg>(pageFunction: types.Func1<Arg, R>, arg: Arg): Promise<types.SmartHandle<R>> {
     assertMaxArguments(arguments.length, 2);
-    const context = await this._executionContextPromise;
-    return context._delegate.evaluate(context, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, arg);
+    return js.evaluate(await this._executionContextPromise, false /* returnByValue */, pageFunction, arg);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/electron.ts b/src/server/electron.ts
index 2e09b87427..b1a68647bf 100644
--- a/src/server/electron.ts
+++ b/src/server/electron.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class ElectronApplication extends ExtendedEventEmitter {
       this._nodeExecutionContext = new js.ExecutionContext(new CRExecutionContext(this._nodeSession, event.context), this._logger);
     });
     await this._nodeSession.send('Runtime.enable', {}).catch(e => {});
-    this._nodeElectronHandle = await this._nodeExecutionContext!._delegate.evaluate(this._nodeExecutionContext!, false /* returnByValue */, () => {
+    this._nodeElectronHandle = await js.evaluate(this._nodeExecutionContext!, false /* returnByValue */, () => {
       // Resolving the race between the debugger and the boot-time script.
       if ((global as any)._playwrightRun)
         return (global as any)._playwrightRun();
diff --git a/src/webkit/wkExecutionContext.ts b/src/webkit/wkExecutionContext.ts
index b1d9693577..623cc44168 100644
--- a/src/webkit/wkExecutionContext.ts
+++ b/src/webkit/wkExecutionContext.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 import { WKSession, isSwappedOutError } from './wkConnection';
-import { helper } from '../helper';
 import { Protocol } from './protocol';
 import * as js from '../javascript';
 import * as debugSupport from '../debug/debugSupport';
@@ -41,20 +40,33 @@ export class WKExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
   }
 
   async rawEvaluate(expression: string): Promise<string> {
-    const contextId = this._contextId;
-    const response = await this._session.send('Runtime.evaluate', {
-      expression: debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(expression),
-      contextId,
-      returnByValue: false
-    });
-    if (response.wasThrown)
-      throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + response.result.description);
-    return response.result.objectId!;
+    try {
+      const response = await this._session.send('Runtime.evaluate', {
+        expression: debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(expression),
+        contextId: this._contextId,
+        returnByValue: false
+      });
+      if (response.wasThrown)
+        throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + response.result.description);
+      return response.result.objectId!;
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw rewriteError(error);
+    }
   }
 
-  async evaluate(context: js.ExecutionContext, returnByValue: boolean, pageFunction: Function | string, ...args: any[]): Promise<any> {
+  async evaluateWithArguments(expression: string, returnByValue: boolean, utilityScript: js.JSHandle<any>, values: any[], objectIds: string[]): Promise<any> {
     try {
-      let response = await this._evaluateRemoteObject(context, pageFunction, args, returnByValue);
+      let response = await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
+        functionDeclaration: expression,
+        objectId: utilityScript._objectId!,
+        arguments: [
+          { objectId: utilityScript._objectId },
+          ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
+          ...objectIds.map(objectId => ({ objectId })),
+        ],
+        returnByValue: false, // We need to return real Promise if that is a promise.
+        emulateUserGesture: true
+      });
       if (response.result.objectId && response.result.className === 'Promise') {
         response = await Promise.race([
           this._executionContextDestroyedPromise.then(() => contextDestroyedResult),
@@ -67,53 +79,12 @@ export class WKExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
       if (response.wasThrown)
         throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + response.result.description);
       if (!returnByValue)
-        return context.createHandle(response.result);
+        return utilityScript._context.createHandle(response.result);
       if (response.result.objectId)
-        return await this._returnObjectByValue(context, response.result.objectId);
+        return await this._returnObjectByValue(utilityScript._context, response.result.objectId);
       return parseEvaluationResultValue(response.result.value);
     } catch (error) {
-      if (isSwappedOutError(error) || error.message.includes('Missing injected script for given'))
-        throw new Error('Execution context was destroyed, most likely because of a navigation.');
-      throw error;
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async _evaluateRemoteObject(context: js.ExecutionContext, pageFunction: Function | string, args: any[], returnByValue: boolean): Promise<Protocol.Runtime.callFunctionOnReturnValue> {
-    if (helper.isString(pageFunction)) {
-      const utilityScript = await context.utilityScript();
-      const functionDeclaration = `function (returnByValue, pageFunction) { return this.evaluate(returnByValue, pageFunction); }` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl();
-      return await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
-        functionDeclaration,
-        objectId: utilityScript._objectId!,
-        arguments: [
-          { value: returnByValue },
-          { value: debugSupport.ensureSourceUrl(pageFunction) } ],
-        returnByValue: false, // We need to return real Promise if that is a promise.
-        emulateUserGesture: true
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (typeof pageFunction !== 'function')
-      throw new Error(`Expected to get |string| or |function| as the first argument, but got "${pageFunction}" instead.`);
-
-    const { functionText, values, handles, dispose } = await js.prepareFunctionCall(pageFunction, context, args);
-
-    try {
-      const utilityScript = await context.utilityScript();
-      return await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
-        functionDeclaration: `function (...args) { return this.callFunction(...args) }` + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl(),
-        objectId: utilityScript._objectId!,
-        arguments: [
-          { value: returnByValue },
-          { value: functionText },
-          ...values.map(value => ({ value })),
-          ...handles,
-        ],
-        returnByValue: false, // We need to return real Promise if that is a promise.
-        emulateUserGesture: true
-      });
-    } finally {
-      dispose();
+      throw rewriteError(error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -130,10 +101,11 @@ export class WKExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
       if (serializeResponse.wasThrown)
         return undefined;
       return parseEvaluationResultValue(serializeResponse.result.value);
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (isSwappedOutError(e))
-        return contextDestroyedResult;
+    } catch (error) {
       return undefined;
+      // TODO: we should actually throw an error, but that breaks the common case of undefined
+      // that is for some reason reported as an object and cannot be accessed after navigation.
+      // throw rewriteError(error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -164,22 +136,6 @@ export class WKExecutionContext implements js.ExecutionContextDelegate {
       return;
     await this._session.send('Runtime.releaseObject', {objectId: handle._objectId}).catch(error => {});
   }
-
-  async handleJSONValue<T>(handle: js.JSHandle<T>): Promise<T> {
-    if (handle._objectId) {
-      const utilityScript = await handle._context.utilityScript();
-      const response = await this._session.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
-        functionDeclaration: 'function (object) { return this.jsonValue(true, object); }' + debugSupport.generateSourceUrl(),
-        objectId: utilityScript._objectId!,
-        arguments: [ { objectId: handle._objectId } ],
-        returnByValue: true
-      });
-      if (response.wasThrown)
-        throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + response.result.description);
-      return parseEvaluationResultValue(response.result.value);
-    }
-    return handle._value;
-  }
 }
 
 const contextDestroyedResult = {
@@ -194,3 +150,9 @@ function potentiallyUnserializableValue(remoteObject: Protocol.Runtime.RemoteObj
   const unserializableValue = remoteObject.type === 'number' && value === null ? remoteObject.description : undefined;
   return unserializableValue ? js.parseUnserializableValue(unserializableValue) : value;
 }
+
+function rewriteError(error: Error): Error {
+  if (isSwappedOutError(error) || error.message.includes('Missing injected script for given'))
+    return new Error('Execution context was destroyed, most likely because of a navigation.');
+  return error;
+}
diff --git a/test/evaluation.spec.js b/test/evaluation.spec.js
index 7ef807f556..bcc2f94961 100644
--- a/test/evaluation.spec.js
+++ b/test/evaluation.spec.js
@@ -309,6 +309,22 @@ describe('Page.evaluate', function() {
     });
     expect(result).toEqual([42]);
   });
+  it.fail(WEBKIT)('should not throw an error when evaluation does a synchronous navigation and returns an object', async({page, server}) => {
+    // It is imporant to be on about:blank for sync reload.
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      window.location.reload();
+      return {a: 42};
+    });
+    expect(result).toEqual({a: 42});
+  });
+  it('should not throw an error when evaluation does a synchronous navigation and returns undefined', async({page, server}) => {
+    // It is imporant to be on about:blank for sync reload.
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      window.location.reload();
+      return undefined;
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(undefined);
+  });
   it.slow()('should transfer 100Mb of data from page to node.js', async({page, server}) => {
     const a = await page.evaluate(() => Array(100 * 1024 * 1024 + 1).join('a'));
     expect(a.length).toBe(100 * 1024 * 1024);