diff --git a/core/playwright.config.ts b/core/playwright.config.ts
index 9dbaf4bc14..8e5bb1374d 100644
--- a/core/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/core/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test';
-import { devices } from '@playwright/test';
+import { devices, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { matchers } from './src/utils/test/playwright';
+
+expect.extend(matchers);
 
 const projects = [
   {
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/e2e.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e82600e97..0000000000
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import type { E2EPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
-import { newE2EPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
-
-describe('picker-column-internal', () => {
-  let page: E2EPage;
-
-  describe('default', () => {
-    beforeEach(async () => {
-      page = await newE2EPage({
-        url: '/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic?ionic:_testing=true',
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should render a picker item for each item', async () => {
-      const columns = await page.findAll('ion-picker-column-internal >>> .picker-item:not(.picker-item-empty)');
-      expect(columns.length).toEqual(24);
-    });
-
-    it('should render 6 empty picker items', async () => {
-      const columns = await page.findAll('ion-picker-column-internal >>> .picker-item-empty');
-      expect(columns.length).toEqual(6);
-    });
-
-    it('should not have an active item when value is not set', async () => {
-      const activeColumn = await page.findAll('ion-picker-column-internal >>> .picker-item-active');
-      expect(activeColumn.length).toEqual(0);
-    });
-
-    it('should have an active item when value is set', async () => {
-      await page.$eval('ion-picker-column-internal#default', (el: any) => {
-        el.value = '12';
-      });
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      const activeColumn = await page.find('ion-picker-column-internal >>> .picker-item-active');
-
-      expect(activeColumn).not.toBeNull();
-    });
-
-    it('scrolling should change the active item', async () => {
-      await page.$eval('ion-picker-column-internal#default', (el: any) => {
-        el.scrollTop = 801;
-      });
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      const activeColumn = await page.find('ion-picker-column-internal >>> .picker-item-active');
-
-      expect(activeColumn.innerText).toEqual('23');
-    });
-
-    it('should not emit ionChange when the value is modified externally', async () => {
-      const pickerColumn = await page.find('#default');
-      const ionChangeSpy = await pickerColumn.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
-
-      await page.$eval('#default', (el: any) => {
-        el.value = '12';
-      });
-
-      expect(ionChangeSpy).not.toHaveReceivedEvent();
-    });
-
-    it('should emit ionChange when the picker is scrolled', async () => {
-      const pickerColumn = await page.find('#default');
-      const ionChangeSpy = await pickerColumn.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
-
-      await page.$eval('#default', (el: any) => {
-        el.scrollTo(0, el.scrollHeight);
-      });
-
-      await ionChangeSpy.next();
-
-      expect(ionChangeSpy).toHaveReceivedEvent();
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/picker-column-internal.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/picker-column-internal.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10d9296375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic/picker-column-internal.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+
+test.describe('picker-column-internal', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/src/components/picker-column-internal/test/basic');
+  });
+
+  test('should render a picker item for each item', async ({ page }) => {
+    const columns = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal .picker-item:not(.picker-item-empty)');
+    expect(columns).toHaveCount(24);
+  });
+
+  test('should render 6 empty picker items', async ({ page }) => {
+    const columns = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal .picker-item-empty');
+    expect(columns).toHaveCount(6);
+  });
+
+  test('should not have an active item when value is not set', async ({ page }) => {
+    const activeColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal .picker-item-active');
+    expect(activeColumn).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('should have an active item when value is set', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.locator('#default').evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnInternalElement) => {
+      el.value = '12';
+    });
+    await page.waitForChanges();
+
+    const activeColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal .picker-item-active');
+
+    expect(activeColumn).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('scrolling should change the active item', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+    test.skip(browserName === 'firefox', 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1766890');
+
+    await page.locator('#default').evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnInternalElement) => {
+      el.scrollTop = 801;
+    });
+    await page.waitForChanges();
+
+    const activeColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal .picker-item-active');
+
+    expect(await activeColumn?.innerText()).toEqual('23');
+  });
+
+  test('should not emit ionChange when the value is modified externally', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+    test.skip(browserName === 'firefox', 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1766890');
+
+    const ionChangeSpy = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+
+    await page.locator('#default').evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnInternalElement) => {
+      el.value = '12';
+    });
+
+    expect(ionChangeSpy).not.toHaveReceivedEvent();
+  });
+
+  test('should emit ionChange when the picker is scrolled', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+    test.skip(browserName === 'firefox', 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1766890');
+
+    const ionChangeSpy = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+
+    await page.locator('#default').evaluate((el: HTMLIonPickerColumnInternalElement) => {
+      el.scrollTo(0, el.scrollHeight);
+    });
+    await page.waitForChanges();
+
+    await ionChangeSpy.next();
+
+    expect(ionChangeSpy).toHaveReceivedEvent();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/index.ts b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/index.ts
index ef4f136f6c..25d11f86f4 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './playwright-page';
 export * from './playwright-declarations';
 export * from './page/event-spy';
 export * from './drag-element';
+export * from './matchers';
diff --git a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/index.ts b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8c2900067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { toHaveReceivedEvent } from './toHaveReceivedEvent';
+
+export const matchers = {
+  toHaveReceivedEvent,
+};
diff --git a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/toHaveReceivedEvent.ts b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/toHaveReceivedEvent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b07c37379f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/matchers/toHaveReceivedEvent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { EventSpy } from '../page/event-spy';
+
+export function toHaveReceivedEvent(eventSpy: EventSpy) {
+  if (!eventSpy) {
+    return {
+      message: () => `expected spy to have received event, but it was not defined`,
+      pass: false,
+    };
+  }
+  if (typeof (eventSpy as any).then === 'function') {
+    return {
+      message: () =>
+        `expected spy to have received event, but it was not resolved (did you forget an await operator?).`,
+      pass: false,
+    };
+  }
+  const pass = eventSpy.events.length > 0;
+  if (pass) {
+    return {
+      message: () => `expected to have called ${eventSpy.eventName} event`,
+      pass: true,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    message: () => `expected to have not called ${eventSpy.eventName} event`,
+    pass: false,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/testExpect.d.ts b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/testExpect.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d64692a06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/testExpect.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+interface CustomMatchers<R = unknown> {
+  /**
+   * Will check if the event spy received the expected event.
+   */
+  toHaveReceivedEvent(): R;
+}
+
+declare namespace PlaywrightTest {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+  interface Matchers<R> extends CustomMatchers<R> {}
+}