diff --git a/packages/installation-tests/installation-tests.sh b/packages/installation-tests/installation-tests.sh
index 7c34552aca..485a2a9ba4 100755
--- a/packages/installation-tests/installation-tests.sh
+++ b/packages/installation-tests/installation-tests.sh
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ function test_playwright_cli_install_should_work {
     echo "ERROR: should download chromium"
     exit 1
   fi
+  if [[ "${OUTPUT}" != *"ffmpeg"* ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: should download ffmpeg"
+    exit 1
+  fi
   if [[ "${OUTPUT}" == *"webkit"* ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: should not download webkit"
     exit 1
@@ -422,6 +426,10 @@ function test_playwright_cli_install_should_work {
     echo "ERROR: should not download chromium"
     exit 1
   fi
+  if [[ "${OUTPUT}" == *"ffmpeg"* ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: should not download ffmpeg"
+    exit 1
+  fi
   if [[ "${OUTPUT}" != *"webkit"* ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: should download webkit"
     exit 1
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.ts b/src/cli/cli.ts
index 625eef6330..866741e97e 100755
--- a/src/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cli.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ program
           process.exit(1);
         }
       }
+      if (browserType.length && browserType.includes('chromium'))
+        browserType = browserType.concat('ffmpeg');
       installBrowsers(browserType.length ? browserType : undefined).catch((e: any) => {
         console.log(`Failed to install browsers\n${e}`);
         process.exit(1);