diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05e15c6ef6..2b6f4df5ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
     "tsc": "tsc -p .",
     "build-installer": "babel -s --extensions \".ts\" --out-dir packages/playwright-core/lib/utils/ packages/playwright-core/src/utils",
     "doc": "node utils/doclint/cli.js",
-    "lint": "npm run eslint && npm run tsc && npm run doc && npm run check-deps && node utils/generate_channels.js && node utils/generate_types/ --check-clean && npm run test-types && npm run lint-packages",
+    "lint": "npm run eslint && npm run tsc && npm run doc && npm run check-deps && node utils/generate_channels.js && node utils/generate_types/ --check-clean && npm run lint-tests && npm run test-types && npm run lint-packages",
     "lint-packages": "node utils/prepare_packages.js --check-clean",
-    "flint": "concurrently \"npm run eslint\" \"npm run tsc\" \"npm run doc\" \"npm run check-deps\" \"node utils/generate_channels.js\" \"node utils/generate_types/ --check-clean\" \"npm run test-types\" \"npm run lint-packages\"",
+    "lint-tests": "node utils/lint_tests.js",
+    "flint": "concurrently \"npm run eslint\" \"npm run tsc\" \"npm run doc\" \"npm run check-deps\" \"node utils/generate_channels.js\" \"node utils/generate_types/ --check-clean\" \"npm run lint-tests\" \"npm run test-types\" \"npm run lint-packages\"",
     "clean": "rimraf packages/playwright-core/lib && rimraf packages/playwright-test/lib && rimraf packages/playwright-core/src/generated/",
     "prepare": "node install-from-github.js",
     "build": "node utils/build/build.js",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index 9bb8ccdf8b..cf8b4ade71 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ export class Runner {
       return prints;
     });
     if (reporters.length && !someReporterPrintsToStdio) {
-      // Add a line/dot report for convenience.
+      // Add a line/dot/list-mode reporter for convenience.
       // Important to put it first, jsut in case some other reporter stalls onEnd.
-      reporters.unshift(process.stdout.isTTY && !process.env.CI ? new LineReporter({ omitFailures: true }) : new DotReporter({ omitFailures: true }));
+      if (list)
+        reporters.unshift(new ListModeReporter());
+      else
+        reporters.unshift(process.stdout.isTTY && !process.env.CI ? new LineReporter({ omitFailures: true }) : new DotReporter({ omitFailures: true }));
     }
     return new Multiplexer(reporters);
   }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
index 69fb362419..b2bbe5098b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('should list tests', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   ].join('\n'));
 });
 
-test('should not list tests to stdout when JSON reporter is used', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('should list tests to stdout when JSON reporter outputs to a file', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.ts': `
       module.exports = { projects: [{ name: 'foo' }, {}] };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test('should not list tests to stdout when JSON reporter is used', async ({ runI
     `
   }, { 'list': true, 'reporter': 'json' });
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
-  expect(result.output).not.toContain('Listing tests');
+  expect(result.output).toContain('Listing tests');
   expect(result.report.config.projects.length).toBe(2);
   expect(result.report.suites.length).toBe(1);
   expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.length).toBe(2);
diff --git a/utils/lint_tests.js b/utils/lint_tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd008b2335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lint_tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Note: we ignore stdout for smaller output.
+try {
+  execSync('npm run test -- --list --forbid-only', {
+    stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'inherit'],
+    cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..'),
+  });
+  execSync('npm run ttest -- --list --forbid-only', {
+    stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'inherit'],
+    cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..'),
+  });
+} catch (e) {
+  process.exit(1);
+}