diff --git a/packages/browser/matchers.d.ts b/packages/browser/matchers.d.ts
index e401207985fc..bc91a219057b 100644
--- a/packages/browser/matchers.d.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/matchers.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ declare module 'vitest' {
   type PromisifyDomAssertion<T> = Promisify<Assertion<T>>
 
   interface ExpectStatic {
+    /**
+     * `expect.element(locator)` is a shorthand for `expect.poll(() => locator.element())`.
+     * You can set default timeout via `expect.poll.timeout` config.
+     */
     element: <T extends Element | Locator>(element: T, options?: ExpectPollOptions) => PromisifyDomAssertion<Awaited<Element | null>>
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/browser/providers/playwright.d.ts b/packages/browser/providers/playwright.d.ts
index 0dc2049f59ce..53f198cdde86 100644
--- a/packages/browser/providers/playwright.d.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/providers/playwright.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ declare module 'vitest/node' {
     context?: Omit<
       BrowserContextOptions,
       'ignoreHTTPSErrors' | 'serviceWorkers'
-    >
+    > & {
+      /**
+       * The maximum time in milliseconds to wait for `userEvent` action to complete.
+       * @default 0 (no timeout)
+       */
+      actionTimeout?: number
+    }
   }
 
   export interface BrowserCommandContext {
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/clear.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/clear.ts
index a55d7c4eea8c..9de4737eeae7 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/clear.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/clear.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ export const clear: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['clear']> = async (
   if (context.provider instanceof PlaywrightBrowserProvider) {
     const { iframe } = context
     const element = iframe.locator(selector)
-    await element.clear({
-      timeout: 1000,
-    })
+    await element.clear()
   }
   else if (context.provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
     const browser = context.browser
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/click.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/click.ts
index d3d24bd179b0..075f24adc059 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/click.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/click.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ export const click: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['click']> = async (
   const provider = context.provider
   if (provider instanceof PlaywrightBrowserProvider) {
     const tester = context.iframe
-    await tester.locator(selector).click({
-      timeout: 1000,
-      ...options,
-    })
+    await tester.locator(selector).click(options)
   }
   else if (provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
     const browser = context.browser
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ export const tripleClick: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['tripleClick']> = async (
   if (provider instanceof PlaywrightBrowserProvider) {
     const tester = context.iframe
     await tester.locator(selector).click({
-      timeout: 1000,
       ...options,
       clickCount: 3,
     })
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/dragAndDrop.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/dragAndDrop.ts
index d961910adcd1..6fc66bbb54f3 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/dragAndDrop.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/dragAndDrop.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ export const dragAndDrop: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['dragAndDrop']> = async (
     await frame.dragAndDrop(
       source,
       target,
-      {
-        timeout: 1000,
-        ...options_,
-      },
+      options_,
     )
   }
   else if (context.provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/fill.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/fill.ts
index db2b68b4b45d..3010a5ffbb47 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/fill.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/fill.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const fill: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['fill']> = async (
   if (context.provider instanceof PlaywrightBrowserProvider) {
     const { iframe } = context
     const element = iframe.locator(selector)
-    await element.fill(text, { timeout: 1000, ...options })
+    await element.fill(text, options)
   }
   else if (context.provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
     const browser = context.browser
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/hover.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/hover.ts
index fee141acc949..9d90d21df604 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/hover.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/hover.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ export const hover: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['hover']> = async (
   options = {},
 ) => {
   if (context.provider instanceof PlaywrightBrowserProvider) {
-    await context.iframe.locator(selector).hover({
-      timeout: 1000,
-      ...options,
-    })
+    await context.iframe.locator(selector).hover(options)
   }
   else if (context.provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
     const browser = context.browser
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/screenshot.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/screenshot.ts
index f3685d0ab5bf..2f739e2efc27 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/screenshot.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/screenshot.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export const screenshot: BrowserCommand<[string, ScreenshotOptions]> = async (
       const { element: selector, ...config } = options
       const element = context.iframe.locator(`${selector}`)
       const buffer = await element.screenshot({
-        timeout: 1000,
         ...config,
         path: savePath,
       })
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/select.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/select.ts
index 92121f685872..22da023a1781 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/commands/select.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/commands/select.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ export const selectOptions: UserEventCommand<UserEvent['selectOptions']> = async
       return elementHandler
     })) as (readonly string[]) | (readonly ElementHandle[])
 
-    await selectElement.selectOption(values, {
-      timeout: 1000,
-      ...options,
-    })
+    await selectElement.selectOption(values, options)
   }
   else if (context.provider instanceof WebdriverBrowserProvider) {
     const values = userValues as any as [({ index: number })]
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/node/providers/playwright.ts b/packages/browser/src/node/providers/playwright.ts
index fa9bf02b678f..f01e3cf37f3e 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/node/providers/playwright.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/node/providers/playwright.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class PlaywrightBrowserProvider implements BrowserProvider {
 
   private options?: {
     launch?: LaunchOptions
-    context?: BrowserContextOptions
+    context?: BrowserContextOptions & { actionTimeout?: number }
   }
 
   public contexts = new Map<string, BrowserContext>()
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ export class PlaywrightBrowserProvider implements BrowserProvider {
     }
 
     const browser = await this.openBrowser()
+    const { actionTimeout, ...contextOptions } = this.options?.context ?? {}
     const options = {
-      ...this.options?.context,
+      ...contextOptions,
       ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
       serviceWorkers: 'allow',
     } satisfies BrowserContextOptions
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ export class PlaywrightBrowserProvider implements BrowserProvider {
       options.viewport = null
     }
     const context = await browser.newContext(options)
+    if (actionTimeout) {
+      context.setDefaultTimeout(actionTimeout)
+    }
     this.contexts.set(contextId, context)
     return context
   }
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ export class PlaywrightBrowserProvider implements BrowserProvider {
   async openPage(contextId: string, url: string, beforeNavigate?: () => Promise<void>) {
     const browserPage = await this.openBrowserPage(contextId)
     await beforeNavigate?.()
-    await browserPage.goto(url)
+    await browserPage.goto(url, { timeout: 0 })
   }
 
   async getCDPSession(contextId: string) {
diff --git a/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/timeout.test.ts b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/timeout.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ea9982805f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/timeout.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { page } from '@vitest/browser/context';
+import { afterEach, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = ''
+})
+
+test('click default', async () => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = '<div><span>hello</span></div>'
+  await page.getByText('world').click()
+})
+
+test('click override', async () => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = '<div><span>hello</span></div>'
+  await page.getByText('world').click({ timeout: 345 })
+})
+
+test('element', async () => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = '<div><span>hello</span></div>'
+  await expect.element(page.getByText('world')).toBeVisible()
+})
diff --git a/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/vitest.config.ts b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..997fa84abcc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
+
+const provider = process.env.PROVIDER || 'playwright'
+const name =
+  process.env.BROWSER || (provider === 'playwright' ? 'chromium' : 'chrome')
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  cacheDir: fileURLToPath(new URL("./node_modules/.vite", import.meta.url)),
+  test: {
+    browser: {
+      enabled: true,
+      provider,
+      name,
+      providerOptions: {
+        context: {
+          actionTimeout: 500
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    expect: {
+      poll: {
+        timeout: 500
+      }
+    }
+  },
+})
diff --git a/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts b/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
index 545ad88116d9..4ccc02129dbe 100644
--- a/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, onTestFailed, test } from 'vitest'
-import { browser, runBrowserTests } from './utils'
+import { browser, provider, runBrowserTests } from './utils'
 
 describe('running browser tests', async () => {
   let stderr: string
@@ -153,3 +153,17 @@ test('user-event', async () => {
     }
   `)
 })
+
+test('timeout', async () => {
+  const { stderr } = await runBrowserTests({
+    root: './fixtures/timeout',
+  })
+  expect(stderr).toContain('Matcher did not succeed in 500ms')
+  if (provider === 'playwright') {
+    expect(stderr).toContain('locator.click: Timeout 500ms exceeded.')
+    expect(stderr).toContain('locator.click: Timeout 345ms exceeded.')
+  }
+  if (provider === 'webdriverio') {
+    expect(stderr).toContain('Cannot find element with locator')
+  }
+})