diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/util.ts b/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
index f4c2da22db..1e1acc62ba 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ const PLAYWRIGHT_CORE_PATH = path.dirname(require.resolve('playwright-core/packa
 
 export function filterStackTrace(e: Error): { message: string, stack: string } {
   if (process.env.PWDEBUGIMPL)
-    return { message: e.message, stack: e.stack || '' };
+    return { message: e.name + ': ' + e.message, stack: e.stack || '' };
 
   const stackLines = stringifyStackFrames(filteredStackTrace(e.stack?.split('\n') || []));
   return {
-    message: e.message,
+    message: e.name + ': ' + e.message,
     stack: `${e.name}: ${e.message}\n${stackLines.join('\n')}`
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/fixture-errors.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/fixture-errors.spec.ts
index f776ae48c8..f1813ab26c 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/fixture-errors.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/fixture-errors.spec.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ test('should throw when calling runTest twice', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
       test('works', async ({foo}) => {});
     `,
   });
-  expect(result.results[0].error.message).toBe('Cannot provide fixture value for the second time');
+  expect(result.results[0].error.message).toBe('Error: Cannot provide fixture value for the second time');
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/list-files.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/list-files.spec.ts
index 263d11a226..25058eabeb 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/list-files.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/list-files.spec.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ test('should report error', async ({ runListFiles }) => {
         line: 3,
         column: 8,
       },
-      message: 'Assignment to constant variable.',
+      message: 'TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.',
       stack: expect.stringContaining('TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.'),
     }
   });
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
index 5ac1c1fb31..ec75ae0ef6 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.trace.spec.ts
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ test('should show non-expect error in trace', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo
     '  fixture: page',
     '    browserContext.newPage',
     'expect.toBe',
-    'undefinedVariable1 is not defined',
+    'ReferenceError: undefinedVariable1 is not defined',
     'After Hooks',
     '  fixture: page',
     '  fixture: context',
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/reporter.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/reporter.spec.ts
index 08a200623b..d98b580c2e 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/reporter.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/reporter.spec.ts
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [false, true] as const) {
         `begin {\"title\":\"page.setContent\",\"category\":\"pw:api\"}`,
         `end {\"title\":\"page.setContent\",\"category\":\"pw:api\"}`,
         `begin {\"title\":\"page.click(input)\",\"category\":\"pw:api\"}`,
-        `end {\"title\":\"page.click(input)\",\"category\":\"pw:api\",\"error\":{\"message\":\"page.click: Timeout 1ms exceeded.\\nCall log:\\n  \\u001b[2m- waiting for locator('input')\\u001b[22m\\n\",\"stack\":\"<stack>\",\"location\":\"<location>\",\"snippet\":\"<snippet>\"}}`,
+        `end {\"title\":\"page.click(input)\",\"category\":\"pw:api\",\"error\":{\"message\":\"Error: page.click: Timeout 1ms exceeded.\\nCall log:\\n  \\u001b[2m- waiting for locator('input')\\u001b[22m\\n\",\"stack\":\"<stack>\",\"location\":\"<location>\",\"snippet\":\"<snippet>\"}}`,
         `begin {\"title\":\"After Hooks\",\"category\":\"hook\"}`,
         `begin {\"title\":\"fixture: page\",\"category\":\"fixture\"}`,
         `end {\"title\":\"fixture: page\",\"category\":\"fixture\"}`,
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [false, true] as const) {
       }, { 'reporter': '' });
 
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
-      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: No tests found`);
+      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: Error: No tests found`);
     });
 
     test('should report require error to reporter', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [false, true] as const) {
       }, { 'reporter': '' });
 
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
-      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: Oh my!`);
+      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: Error: Oh my!`);
     });
 
     test('should report global setup error to reporter', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [false, true] as const) {
       }, { 'reporter': '' });
 
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
-      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: Oh my!`);
+      expect(result.output).toContain(`%%got error: Error: Oh my!`);
     });
 
     test('should report correct tests/suites when using grep', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/runner.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/runner.spec.ts
index ceb03251c7..088a73ead1 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/runner.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/runner.spec.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ test('should use the first occurring error when an unhandled exception was throw
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
   expect(result.failed).toBe(1);
-  expect(result.report.suites[0].specs[0].tests[0].results[0].error!.message).toBe('first error');
+  expect(result.report.suites[0].specs[0].tests[0].results[0].error!.message).toBe('Error: first error');
 });
 
 test('worker interrupt should report errors', async ({ interactWithTestRunner }) => {
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/test-output-dir.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/test-output-dir.spec.ts
index 07a5f5be15..6d74551303 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/test-output-dir.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/test-output-dir.spec.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ test('should work and remove non-failures', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo)
   expect(result.results[0].status).toBe('failed');
   expect(result.results[0].retry).toBe(0);
   // Should only fail the last retry check.
-  expect(result.results[0].error.message).toBe('Give me retries');
+  expect(result.results[0].error.message).toBe('Error: Give me retries');
 
   expect(result.results[1].status).toBe('failed');
   expect(result.results[1].retry).toBe(1);
   // Should only fail the last retry check.
-  expect(result.results[1].error.message).toBe('Give me retries');
+  expect(result.results[1].error.message).toBe('Error: Give me retries');
 
   expect(result.results[2].status).toBe('passed');
   expect(result.results[2].retry).toBe(2);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-source.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-source.spec.ts
index 8e7a35f5db..5d2973a8cf 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-source.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/ui-mode-test-source.spec.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test('should show top-level errors in file', async ({ runUITest }) => {
       page.locator('.CodeMirror-linewidget')
   ).toHaveText([
     '            ',
-    'Assignment to constant variable.'
+    'TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.'
   ]);
 });