diff --git a/common/locator.go b/common/locator.go
index 79ad3199c..b9b22beb2 100644
--- a/common/locator.go
+++ b/common/locator.go
@@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ func (l *Locator) isVisible(opts *FrameIsVisibleOptions) (bool, error) {
 
 // IsHidden returns true if the element matches the locator's
 // selector and is hidden. Otherwise, returns false.
-func (l *Locator) IsHidden(opts goja.Value) bool {
+func (l *Locator) IsHidden(opts goja.Value) (bool, error) {
 	l.log.Debugf("Locator:IsHidden", "fid:%s furl:%q sel:%q opts:%+v", l.frame.ID(), l.frame.URL(), l.selector, opts)
 
 	copts := NewFrameIsHiddenOptions(l.frame.defaultTimeout())
 	if err := copts.Parse(l.ctx, opts); err != nil {
-		k6ext.Panic(l.ctx, "parsing is hidden options: %w", err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("parsing is hidden options: %w", err)
 	}
 	hidden, err := l.isHidden(copts)
 	if err != nil {
-		k6ext.Panic(l.ctx, "checking is %q hidden: %w", l.selector, err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("checking is %q hidden: %w", l.selector, err)
 	}
 
-	return hidden
+	return hidden, nil
 }
 
 // isHidden is like IsHidden but takes parsed options and does not
diff --git a/tests/locator_test.go b/tests/locator_test.go
index daa378b47..a958e0f92 100644
--- a/tests/locator_test.go
+++ b/tests/locator_test.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func TestLocatorElementState(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"hidden",
 			`() => document.getElementById('inputText').style.visibility = 'hidden'`,
-			func(l *common.Locator) bool { return !l.IsHidden(nil) },
+			func(l *common.Locator) bool { resp, _ := l.IsHidden(nil); return !resp },
 		},
 		{
 			"readOnly",
@@ -398,7 +398,11 @@ func TestLocatorElementState(t *testing.T) {
 			"IsDisabled", func(l *common.Locator, tb *testBrowser) { l.IsDisabled(timeout(tb)) },
 		},
 		{
-			"IsHidden", func(l *common.Locator, tb *testBrowser) { l.IsHidden(timeout(tb)) },
+			"IsHidden", func(l *common.Locator, tb *testBrowser) {
+				if _, err := l.IsHidden(timeout(tb)); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range sanityTests {