diff --git a/src/helper.ts b/src/helper.ts
index 21052db77b..e39e9b0c92 100644
--- a/src/helper.ts
+++ b/src/helper.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import * as debug from 'debug';
+import * as types from './types';
 import { TimeoutError } from './errors';
 
 export const debugError = debug(`playwright:error`);
@@ -114,9 +115,13 @@ class Helper {
       rejectCallback = reject;
     });
     const listener = Helper.addEventListener(emitter, eventName, event => {
-      if (!predicate(event))
-        return;
-      resolveCallback(event);
+      try {
+        if (!predicate(event))
+          return;
+        resolveCallback(event);
+      } catch (e) {
+        rejectCallback(e);
+      }
     });
     if (timeout) {
       eventTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -153,6 +158,93 @@ class Helper {
         clearTimeout(timeoutTimer);
     }
   }
+
+  static stringMatches(s: string, match: string | RegExp, name: string): boolean {
+    if (helper.isString(match))
+      return s === match;
+    if (match instanceof RegExp)
+      return match.test(s);
+    throw new Error(`url match field "${name}" must be a string or a RegExp, got ${typeof match}`);
+  }
+
+  static searchParamsMatch(params: URLSearchParams, match: types.SearchParamsMatch, strict: boolean, name: string): boolean {
+    if (typeof match !== 'object' || match === null)
+      throw new Error(`url match field "${name}" must be an object, got ${typeof match}`);
+    const keys = new Set((params as any).keys()) as Set<string>;
+    if (strict && keys.size !== Object.keys(match).length)
+      return false;
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      let expected = [];
+      if (key in match) {
+        let keyMatch = match[key];
+        if (!Array.isArray(keyMatch))
+          keyMatch = [keyMatch];
+        expected = keyMatch;
+      } else if (!strict) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const values = params.getAll(key);
+      if (strict && values.length !== expected.length)
+        return false;
+      for (const v of values) {
+        let found = false;
+        for (const e of expected) {
+          if (helper.stringMatches(v, e, name + '.' + key)) {
+            found = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!found)
+          return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  static urlMatches(urlString: string, match: types.URLMatch): boolean {
+    let url;
+    try {
+      url = new URL(urlString);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return urlString === match.url &&
+        match.hash === undefined &&
+        match.host === undefined &&
+        match.hostname === undefined &&
+        match.origin === undefined &&
+        match.password === undefined &&
+        match.pathname === undefined &&
+        match.port === undefined &&
+        match.protocol === undefined &&
+        match.search === undefined &&
+        match.searchParams === undefined &&
+        match.username === undefined;
+    }
+    if (match.url !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(urlString, match.url, 'url'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.hash !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.hash, match.hash, 'hash'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.host !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.host, match.host, 'host'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.hostname !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.hostname, match.hostname, 'hostname'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.origin !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.origin, match.origin, 'origin'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.password !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.password, match.password, 'password'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.pathname !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.pathname, match.pathname, 'pathname'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.port !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.port, match.port, 'port'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.protocol !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.protocol, match.protocol, 'protocol'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.search !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.search, match.search, 'search'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.username !== undefined && !helper.stringMatches(url.username, match.username, 'username'))
+      return false;
+    if (match.searchParams !== undefined && !helper.searchParamsMatch(url.searchParams, match.searchParams, !!match.strictSearchParams, 'searchParams'))
+      return false;
+    return true;
+  }
 }
 
 export function assert(value: any, message?: string) {
diff --git a/src/page.ts b/src/page.ts
index 9e85bdca35..2d1dbe46e5 100644
--- a/src/page.ts
+++ b/src/page.ts
@@ -151,10 +151,8 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit(Events.Page.FileChooser, fileChooser);
   }
 
-  async waitForFileChooser(options: { timeout?: number; } = {}): Promise<FileChooser> {
-    const {
-      timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(),
-    } = options;
+  async waitForFileChooser(options: types.TimeoutOptions = {}): Promise<FileChooser> {
+    const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout() } = options;
     let callback;
     const promise = new Promise<FileChooser>(x => callback = x);
     this._fileChooserInterceptors.add(callback);
@@ -333,29 +331,28 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     return this.mainFrame().waitForNavigation(options);
   }
 
-  async waitForRequest(urlOrPredicate: (string | Function), options: { timeout?: number; } = {}): Promise<Request> {
-    const {
-      timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(),
-    } = options;
+  async waitForEvent(event: string, options: Function | (types.TimeoutOptions & { predicate?: Function }) = {}): Promise<any> {
+    if (typeof options === 'function')
+      options = { predicate: options };
+    const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(), predicate = () => true } = options;
+    return helper.waitForEvent(this, event, (...args: any[]) => !!predicate(...args), timeout, this._disconnectedPromise);
+  }
+
+  async waitForRequest(options: string | (types.URLMatch & types.TimeoutOptions) = {}): Promise<Request> {
+    if (helper.isString(options))
+      options = { url: options };
+    const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout() } = options;
     return helper.waitForEvent(this, Events.Page.Request, (request: network.Request) => {
-      if (helper.isString(urlOrPredicate))
-        return (urlOrPredicate === request.url());
-      if (typeof urlOrPredicate === 'function')
-        return !!(urlOrPredicate(request));
-      return false;
+      return helper.urlMatches(request.url(), options as types.URLMatch);
     }, timeout, this._disconnectedPromise);
   }
 
-  async waitForResponse(urlOrPredicate: (string | Function), options: { timeout?: number; } = {}): Promise<network.Response> {
-    const {
-      timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(),
-    } = options;
+  async waitForResponse(options: string | (types.URLMatch & types.TimeoutOptions) = {}): Promise<Request> {
+    if (helper.isString(options))
+      options = { url: options };
+    const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout() } = options;
     return helper.waitForEvent(this, Events.Page.Response, (response: network.Response) => {
-      if (helper.isString(urlOrPredicate))
-        return (urlOrPredicate === response.url());
-      if (typeof urlOrPredicate === 'function')
-        return !!(urlOrPredicate(response));
-      return false;
+      return helper.urlMatches(response.url(), options as types.URLMatch);
     }, timeout, this._disconnectedPromise);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index d925140fd8..84889c82a1 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -72,3 +72,20 @@ export type Viewport = {
   isLandscape?: boolean;
   hasTouch?: boolean;
 };
+
+export type SearchParamsMatch = { [key: string]: string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[] };
+export type URLMatch = {
+  url?: string | RegExp,
+  hash?: string | RegExp,
+  host?: string | RegExp,
+  hostname?: string | RegExp,
+  origin?: string | RegExp,
+  password?: string | RegExp,
+  pathname?: string | RegExp,
+  port?: string | RegExp,
+  protocol?: string | RegExp,
+  search?: string | RegExp,
+  strictSearchParams?: boolean,
+  searchParams?: SearchParamsMatch,
+  username?: string | RegExp,
+};
diff --git a/test/network.spec.js b/test/network.spec.js
index 332837e8c3..f672be268b 100644
--- a/test/network.spec.js
+++ b/test/network.spec.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROME, WEBKIT}) {
       page.on('requestfinished', r => requestFinished = requestFinished || r.url().includes('/get'));
       // send request and wait for server response
       const [pageResponse] = await Promise.all([
-        page.waitForResponse(r => !utils.isFavicon(r.request())),
+        page.waitForEvent('response', { predicate: r => !utils.isFavicon(r.request()) }),
         page.evaluate(() => fetch('./get', { method: 'GET'})),
         server.waitForRequest('/get'),
       ]);
diff --git a/test/page.spec.js b/test/page.spec.js
index d14a3f1c5f..4953eb02f4 100644
--- a/test/page.spec.js
+++ b/test/page.spec.js
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
     it('should work with predicate', async({page, server}) => {
       await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
       const [request] = await Promise.all([
-        page.waitForRequest(request => request.url() === server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png'),
+        page.waitForEvent('request', request => request.url() === server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png'),
         page.evaluate(() => {
           fetch('/digits/1.png');
           fetch('/digits/2.png');
@@ -310,19 +310,19 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
     });
     it('should respect timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       let error = null;
-      await page.waitForRequest(() => false, {timeout: 1}).catch(e => error = e);
+      await page.waitForEvent('request', { predicate: () => false, timeout: 1 }).catch(e => error = e);
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(playwright.errors.TimeoutError);
     });
     it('should respect default timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       let error = null;
       page.setDefaultTimeout(1);
-      await page.waitForRequest(() => false).catch(e => error = e);
+      await page.waitForEvent('request', () => false).catch(e => error = e);
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(playwright.errors.TimeoutError);
     });
     it('should work with no timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
       const [request] = await Promise.all([
-        page.waitForRequest(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png', {timeout: 0}),
+        page.waitForRequest({url: server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png', timeout: 0}),
         page.evaluate(() => setTimeout(() => {
           fetch('/digits/1.png');
           fetch('/digits/2.png');
@@ -331,6 +331,84 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
       ]);
       expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png');
     });
+    it('should work with url match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [request] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ url: /digits\/\d\.png/ }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/1.png');
+    });
+    it('should work with pathname match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [request] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ pathname: '/digits/2.png' }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png');
+          fetch('/digits/2.png');
+          fetch('/digits/3.png');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png');
+    });
+    it('should work with multiple matches', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [request] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ pathname: '/digits/2.png', url: /\d\.png/, port: String(server.PORT) }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png');
+          fetch('/digits/2.png');
+          fetch('/digits/3.png');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png');
+    });
+    it('should work with strict search params match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [request] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ searchParams: { 'foo': [/^baz$/, 'bar'], 'bar': 'foo' }, strictSearchParams: true }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/2.png?foo=bar&foo=baz&bar=foo&key=value');
+          fetch('/digits/1.png?foo=bar&bar=foo');
+          fetch('/digits/4.png?foo=bar&bar=foo&foo=baz');
+          fetch('/digits/3.png?bar=foo');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/4.png?foo=bar&bar=foo&foo=baz');
+    });
+    it('should work with relaxed search params match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [request] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ searchParams: { 'foo': ['bar', /^baz$/], 'bar': 'foo' } }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png?key=value&foo=something');
+          fetch('/digits/2.png?foo=baz');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(request.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png?foo=baz');
+    });
+    it('should throw for incorrect match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [error] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ url: null }).catch(e => e),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(error.message).toBe('url match field "url" must be a string or a RegExp, got object');
+    });
+    it('should throw for incorrect searchParams match', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [error] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForRequest({ searchParams: { 'foo': 123 } }).catch(e => e),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png?foo=bar');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(error.message).toBe('url match field "searchParams.foo" must be a string or a RegExp, got number');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Page.waitForResponse', function() {
@@ -348,19 +426,19 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
     });
     it('should respect timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       let error = null;
-      await page.waitForResponse(() => false, {timeout: 1}).catch(e => error = e);
+      await page.waitForEvent('response', { predicate: () => false, timeout: 1 }).catch(e => error = e);
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(playwright.errors.TimeoutError);
     });
     it('should respect default timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       let error = null;
       page.setDefaultTimeout(1);
-      await page.waitForResponse(() => false).catch(e => error = e);
+      await page.waitForEvent('response', () => false).catch(e => error = e);
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(playwright.errors.TimeoutError);
     });
     it('should work with predicate', async({page, server}) => {
       await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
       const [response] = await Promise.all([
-        page.waitForResponse(response => response.url() === server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png'),
+        page.waitForEvent('response', response => response.url() === server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png'),
         page.evaluate(() => {
           fetch('/digits/1.png');
           fetch('/digits/2.png');
@@ -372,7 +450,7 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
     it('should work with no timeout', async({page, server}) => {
       await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
       const [response] = await Promise.all([
-        page.waitForResponse(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png', {timeout: 0}),
+        page.waitForResponse({ url: server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png', timeout: 0 }),
         page.evaluate(() => setTimeout(() => {
           fetch('/digits/1.png');
           fetch('/digits/2.png');
@@ -381,6 +459,18 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless, playwright, FF
       ]);
       expect(response.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png');
     });
+    it('should work with multiple matches', async({page, server}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      const [response] = await Promise.all([
+        page.waitForResponse({ pathname: '/digits/2.png', url: /\d\.png/, port: String(server.PORT) }),
+        page.evaluate(() => {
+          fetch('/digits/1.png');
+          fetch('/digits/2.png');
+          fetch('/digits/3.png');
+        })
+      ]);
+      expect(response.url()).toBe(server.PREFIX + '/digits/2.png');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Page.exposeFunction', function() {