diff --git a/browser/browser_mapping.go b/browser/browser_mapping.go
index f2cfc7640..f9cc307ad 100644
--- a/browser/browser_mapping.go
+++ b/browser/browser_mapping.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/xk6-browser/common"
+	"github.com/grafana/xk6-browser/k6ext"
 )
 
 // mapBrowser to the JS module.
 func mapBrowser(vu moduleVU) mapping { //nolint:funlen,cyclop
-	rt := vu.Runtime()
 	return mapping{
 		"context": func() (mapping, error) {
 			b, err := vu.browser()
@@ -33,23 +33,25 @@ func mapBrowser(vu moduleVU) mapping { //nolint:funlen,cyclop
 			}
 			return b.IsConnected(), nil
 		},
-		"newContext": func(opts goja.Value) (*goja.Object, error) {
-			b, err := vu.browser()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			bctx, err := b.NewContext(opts)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err //nolint:wrapcheck
-			}
+		"newContext": func(opts goja.Value) (*goja.Promise, error) {
+			return k6ext.Promise(vu.Context(), func() (any, error) {
+				b, err := vu.browser()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				bctx, err := b.NewContext(opts)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err //nolint:wrapcheck
+				}
 
-			if err := initBrowserContext(bctx, vu.testRunID); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+				if err := initBrowserContext(bctx, vu.testRunID); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 
-			m := mapBrowserContext(vu, bctx)
+				m := mapBrowserContext(vu, bctx)
 
-			return rt.ToValue(m).ToObject(rt), nil
+				return m, nil
+			}), nil
 		},
 		"userAgent": func() (string, error) {
 			b, err := vu.browser()
diff --git a/examples/colorscheme.js b/examples/colorscheme.js
index 58269a903..2a38bae5b 100644
--- a/examples/colorscheme.js
+++ b/examples/colorscheme.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const options = {
 export default async function() {
   const preferredColorScheme = 'dark';
 
-  const context = browser.newContext({
+  const context = await browser.newContext({
     // valid values are "light", "dark" or "no-preference"
     colorScheme: preferredColorScheme,
   });
diff --git a/examples/device_emulation.js b/examples/device_emulation.js
index 5759928ad..5352b8a2d 100644
--- a/examples/device_emulation.js
+++ b/examples/device_emulation.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default async function() {
   // Object.assign instead to merge browser context and device options.
   // See https://github.com/grafana/k6/issues/2296
   const options = Object.assign({ locale: 'es-ES' }, device);
-  const context = browser.newContext(options);
+  const context = await browser.newContext(options);
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/dispatch.js b/examples/dispatch.js
index 5414eae8c..04e74d6f5 100644
--- a/examples/dispatch.js
+++ b/examples/dispatch.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/elementstate.js b/examples/elementstate.js
index 57d4f1c87..b00f1fb84 100644
--- a/examples/elementstate.js
+++ b/examples/elementstate.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export const options = {
   }
 }
 
-export default function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+export default async function() {
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   // Inject page content
diff --git a/examples/evaluate.js b/examples/evaluate.js
index ec0f0326c..a6ba0d2f6 100644
--- a/examples/evaluate.js
+++ b/examples/evaluate.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/fillform.js b/examples/fillform.js
index dfa868a70..8eb5aac18 100644
--- a/examples/fillform.js
+++ b/examples/fillform.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/getattribute.js b/examples/getattribute.js
index 6a2bca532..13d7b22a4 100644
--- a/examples/getattribute.js
+++ b/examples/getattribute.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/grant_permission.js b/examples/grant_permission.js
index 0df1a78db..fe16c5fba 100644
--- a/examples/grant_permission.js
+++ b/examples/grant_permission.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const options = {
 export default async function() {
   // grant camera and microphone permissions to the
   // new browser context.
-  const context = browser.newContext({
+  const context = await browser.newContext({
     permissions: ["camera", "microphone"],
   });
 
diff --git a/examples/hosts.js b/examples/hosts.js
index 07a4c2607..44c32b640 100644
--- a/examples/hosts.js
+++ b/examples/hosts.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const options = {
 };
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/locator.js b/examples/locator.js
index a7b189809..87df33a28 100644
--- a/examples/locator.js
+++ b/examples/locator.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
   
   try {
diff --git a/examples/locator_pom.js b/examples/locator_pom.js
index ca5ccc9b6..97050b0ff 100644
--- a/examples/locator_pom.js
+++ b/examples/locator_pom.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Bet {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   const bet = new Bet(page);
diff --git a/examples/querying.js b/examples/querying.js
index 96d7a0d8a..70863c053 100644
--- a/examples/querying.js
+++ b/examples/querying.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/screenshot.js b/examples/screenshot.js
index fb8b59407..a506ac411 100644
--- a/examples/screenshot.js
+++ b/examples/screenshot.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
   
   try {
diff --git a/examples/throttle.js b/examples/throttle.js
index 295589718..e26f44606 100644
--- a/examples/throttle.js
+++ b/examples/throttle.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export async function normal() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function normal() {
 }
 
 export async function networkThrottled() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function networkThrottled() {
 }
 
 export async function cpuThrottled() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/examples/waitForEvent.js b/examples/waitForEvent.js
index 8cd3d2d1a..15260a0d5 100644
--- a/examples/waitForEvent.js
+++ b/examples/waitForEvent.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext()
+  const context = await browser.newContext()
 
   // We want to wait for two page creations before carrying on.
   var counter = 0
diff --git a/examples/waitforfunction.js b/examples/waitforfunction.js
index 506d522c6..631951835 100644
--- a/examples/waitforfunction.js
+++ b/examples/waitforfunction.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const options = {
 }
 
 export default async function() {
-  const context = browser.newContext();
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
   const page = context.newPage();
 
   try {
diff --git a/tests/browser_context_test.go b/tests/browser_context_test.go
index bd60b9396..c8bbbee2a 100644
--- a/tests/browser_context_test.go
+++ b/tests/browser_context_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -651,30 +652,35 @@ func TestK6Object(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			_, rt, _, cleanUp := startIteration(t, env.ConstLookup(env.K6TestRunID, tt.testRunID))
+			vu, _, _, cleanUp := startIteration(t, env.ConstLookup(env.K6TestRunID, tt.testRunID))
 			defer cleanUp()
 
 			// First test with browser.newPage
-			got, err := rt.RunString(`
-				const p = browser.newPage()
-				p.goto("about:blank")
-				const o = p.evaluate(() => window.k6)
-				JSON.stringify(o)
+			got, err := vu.TestRT.RunOnEventLoop(`
+				const p = browser.newPage();
+				p.goto("about:blank");
+				const o = p.evaluate(() => window.k6);
+				JSON.stringify(o);
 			`)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got.String())
 
 			// Now test with browser.newContext
-			got, err = rt.RunString(`
-				browser.closeContext()
-				const c = browser.newContext()
-				const p2 = c.newPage()
-				p2.goto("about:blank")
-				const o2 = p2.evaluate(() => window.k6)
-				JSON.stringify(o2)
+			got, err = vu.TestRT.RunOnEventLoop(`
+				const test = async function() {
+					browser.closeContext();
+					const c = await browser.newContext();
+					const p2 = c.newPage();
+					p2.goto("about:blank");
+					const o2 = p2.evaluate(() => window.k6);
+					return JSON.stringify(o2);
+				}
+				test();
 			`)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got.String())
+			p, ok := got.Export().(*goja.Promise)
+			require.Truef(t, ok, "got: %T, want *goja.Promise", got.Export())
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, p.Result().String())
 		})
 	}
 }