diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index f7c9085d2..58344b235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
           make playwright-shiny SUB_FILE=". -vv"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: "playright-shiny-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-results"
+          path: test-results/
+          retention-days: 5
 
   playwright-examples:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -105,6 +111,12 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
           make playwright-examples SUB_FILE=". -vv"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: "playright-examples-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-results"
+          path: test-results/
+          retention-days: 5
 
   playwright-deploys:
     # Only allow one `playwright-deploys` job to run at a time. (Independent of branch / PR)
@@ -146,6 +158,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make playwright-deploys SUB_FILE=". -vv --numprocesses 12"
 
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: "playright-deploys-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-results"
+          path: test-results/
+          retention-days: 5
+
   pypi:
     name: "Deploy to PyPI"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70749a9e4..6f46035ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,3 +114,4 @@ docs/source/reference/
 # Developer scratch area
 _dev/
 tests/playwright/deploys/**/requirements.txt
+test-results/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41035d377..76c205aa3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ playwright-examples: install-playwright ## end-to-end tests on examples with pla
 playwright-debug: install-playwright ## All end-to-end tests, chrome only, headed
 	pytest -c tests/playwright/playwright-pytest.ini tests/playwright/$(SUB_FILE)
 
+playwright-show-trace: ## Show trace of failed tests
+	npx playwright show-trace test-results/*/trace.zip
+
 testrail-junit: install-playwright install-trcli ## end-to-end tests with playwright and generate junit report
 	pytest tests/playwright/shiny/$(SUB_FILE) --junitxml=report.xml
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index e6879b461..7efe317fc 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 [pytest]
 asyncio_mode=strict
 testpaths=tests/pytest/
-; ; Debug version of options
-; addopts = --strict-markers --durations=6 --durations-min=5.0 --browser chromium --numprocesses auto --video=retain-on-failure -vv
-addopts = --strict-markers --durations=6 --durations-min=5.0 --browser webkit --browser firefox --browser chromium --numprocesses auto
+addopts = --strict-markers --durations=6 --durations-min=5.0 --browser webkit --browser firefox --browser chromium --numprocesses auto   --tracing=retain-on-failure --video=retain-on-failure
diff --git a/tests/playwright/playwright-pytest.ini b/tests/playwright/playwright-pytest.ini
index 74013315d..8eb2dbd0d 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/playwright-pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/playwright/playwright-pytest.ini
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ asyncio_mode=strict
 # --browser <name>: browser type to run on playwright
 # --numprocesses auto: number of testing workers. auto is number of (virtual) cores
 # --video=retain-on-failure: playwright saves recording of any failed test
+# --tracing=retain-on-failure: playwright saves trace of any failed test
 # -vv: Extra extra verbose output
 # # --headed: Headed browser testing
 # # -r P: Show extra test summary info: (f)ailed, (E)rror, (s)kipped, (x)failed, (X)passed, (p)assed, (P)assed with output, (a)ll except passed (p/P), or (A)ll. (w)arnings...
 # --maxfail=1: Stop after 1 failure has occurred
-addopts = --strict-markers --durations=6 --durations-min=5.0 --browser chromium --numprocesses auto --video=retain-on-failure -vvv --maxfail=1 --headed
+addopts = --strict-markers --durations=6 --durations-min=5.0 --browser chromium --numprocesses auto -vvv --maxfail=1 --headed --tracing=retain-on-failure --video=retain-on-failure