diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver.ts b/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver.ts
index b78006cae9..c7dfb2e605 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleReceiver.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export type JsonEvent = {
 export class TeleReporterReceiver {
   private _rootSuite: TeleSuite;
   private _pathSeparator: string;
-  private _reporter: ReporterV2;
+  private _reporter: Partial<ReporterV2>;
   private _tests = new Map<string, TeleTestCase>();
   private _rootDir!: string;
   private _listOnly = false;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class TeleReporterReceiver {
   private _config!: FullConfig;
   private _stringPool = new StringInternPool();
 
-  constructor(pathSeparator: string, reporter: ReporterV2, reuseTestCases: boolean, reportConfig?: MergeReporterConfig) {
+  constructor(pathSeparator: string, reporter: Partial<ReporterV2>, reuseTestCases: boolean, reportConfig?: MergeReporterConfig) {
     this._rootSuite = new TeleSuite('', 'root');
     this._pathSeparator = pathSeparator;
     this._reporter = reporter;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class TeleReporterReceiver {
     this._rootDir = this._reportConfig?.rootDir || config.rootDir;
     this._listOnly = config.listOnly;
     this._config = this._parseConfig(config);
-    this._reporter.onConfigure(this._config);
+    this._reporter.onConfigure?.(this._config);
   }
 
   private _onProject(project: JsonProject) {
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeView.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeView.tsx
index 49d4e03feb..d1c362a231 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeView.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const UIModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
     setTestModel({ config, rootSuite, loadErrors });
     setProjectFilters(new Map(projectFilters));
     if (runningState && newProgress)
-      setProgress({ ...newProgress, total: runningState.testIds.size });
+      setProgress(newProgress);
     else if (!newProgress)
       setProgress(undefined);
   }, [projectFilters, runningState]);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export const UIModeView: React.FC<{}> = ({
 
       const time = '  [' + new Date().toLocaleTimeString() + ']';
       xtermDataSource.write('\x1B[2m—'.repeat(Math.max(0, xtermSize.cols - time.length)) + time + '\x1B[22m');
-      setProgress({ total: testIds.size, passed: 0, failed: 0, skipped: 0 });
+      setProgress({ total: 0, passed: 0, failed: 0, skipped: 0 });
       setRunningState({ testIds });
 
       await sendMessage('run', { testIds: [...testIds], projects: [...projectFilters].filter(([_, v]) => v).map(([p]) => p) });
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ const TraceView: React.FC<{
 };
 
 let receiver: TeleReporterReceiver | undefined;
+let lastRunReceiver: TeleReporterReceiver | undefined;
+let lastRunTestCount: number;
 
 let throttleTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
 let throttleData: { config: FullConfig, rootSuite: Suite, loadErrors: TestError[], progress: Progress } | undefined;
@@ -638,6 +640,7 @@ const refreshRootSuite = (eraseResults: boolean): Promise<void> => {
   let rootSuite: Suite;
   const loadErrors: TestError[] = [];
   const progress: Progress = {
+    total: 0,
     passed: 0,
     failed: 0,
     skipped: 0,
@@ -648,11 +651,22 @@ const refreshRootSuite = (eraseResults: boolean): Promise<void> => {
 
     onConfigure: (c: FullConfig) => {
       config = c;
+      // TeleReportReceiver is merging everything into a single suite, so when we
+      // run one test, we still get many tests via rootSuite.allTests().length.
+      // To work around that, have a dedicated per-run receiver that will only have
+      // suite for a single test run, and hence will have correct total.
+      lastRunReceiver = new TeleReporterReceiver(pathSeparator, {
+        onBegin: (suite: Suite) => {
+          lastRunTestCount = suite.allTests().length;
+          lastRunReceiver = undefined;
+        }
+      }, false);
     },
 
     onBegin: (suite: Suite) => {
       if (!rootSuite)
         rootSuite = suite;
+      progress.total = lastRunTestCount;
       progress.passed = 0;
       progress.failed = 0;
       progress.skipped = 0;
@@ -729,6 +743,9 @@ const dispatchEvent = (method: string, params?: any) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  // The order of receiver dispatches matters here, we want to assign `lastRunTestCount`
+  // before we use it.
+  lastRunReceiver?.dispatch({ method, params })?.catch(() => {});
   receiver?.dispatch({ method, params })?.catch(() => {});
 };
 
@@ -764,6 +781,7 @@ const collectTestIds = (treeItem?: TreeItem): Set<string> => {
 };
 
 type Progress = {
+  total: number;
   passed: number;
   failed: number;
   skipped: number;
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
index a8e1f8842e..2d41aa18d4 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-run.spec.ts
@@ -394,3 +394,51 @@ test('should remove output folder before test run', async ({ runUITest }) => {
   `);
   await expect(page.getByTestId('status-line')).toHaveText('1/1 passed (100%)');
 });
+
+test('should show proper total when using deps', async ({ runUITest }) => {
+  const { page } = await runUITest({
+    'playwright.config.ts': `
+      import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
+      export default defineConfig({
+        projects: [
+          { name: "setup", grep: /@setup/, },
+          { name: "chromium", grep: /@chromium/, dependencies: ["setup"], },
+        ],
+      });
+    `,
+    'a.test.ts': `
+      import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+      test("run @setup", async ({ page }) => {
+        console.log("Test setup executed");
+      });
+      test("run @chromium", async ({ page }) => {
+        console.log("Test chromium executed");
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+
+
+  await page.getByText('Status:').click();
+  await page.getByLabel('setup').setChecked(true);
+  await page.getByLabel('chromium').setChecked(true);
+
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page)).toContain(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+  `);
+
+  await page.getByTitle('run @setup').dblclick();
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page)).toBe(`
+    ▼ ◯ a.test.ts
+        ✅ run @setup <=
+        ◯ run @chromium
+  `);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('status-line')).toHaveText('1/1 passed (100%)');
+
+  await page.getByTitle('run @chromium').dblclick();
+  await expect.poll(dumpTestTree(page)).toBe(`
+    ▼ ✅ a.test.ts
+        ✅ run @setup
+        ✅ run @chromium <=
+  `);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('status-line')).toHaveText('2/2 passed (100%)');
+});