diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/README.md b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/README.md
index 7b405b1fab..a298b920cd 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/README.md
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ with Playwright:
 - [The Playwright ElectronApp docs](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-electronapplication)
 - [Electron Playwright example repository](https://github.com/spaceagetv/electron-playwright-example)
 - [Playwright best practices](https://playwright.dev/docs/best-practices)
+- [Running and debugging tests from VSCode](https://playwright.dev/docs/getting-started-vscode#running-tests).
 
 # FAQ
 
@@ -25,3 +26,4 @@ with Playwright:
 If Playwright tests are timing out, consider modifying `playwright.config.ts` in the `app-desktop` folder. For example, increase the `timeout` option to `120_000` (2 minutes).
 
 Alternatively, try temporarily disabling `fullyParallel` (which disables running tests in parallel).
+
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/util/createStartupArgs.ts b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/util/createStartupArgs.ts
index b79d467d40..60fcd5fad2 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/util/createStartupArgs.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/util/createStartupArgs.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 
 const createStartupArgs = (profileDirectory: string) => {
+	// Input paths need to be absolute when running from VSCode
+	const baseDirectory = dirname(dirname(__dirname));
+	const mainPath = resolve(baseDirectory, 'main.js');
+
 	// We need to run with --env dev to disable the single instance check.
 	return [
-		'main.js', '--env', 'dev', '--no-welcome', '--profile', profileDirectory,
+		mainPath, '--env', 'dev', '--no-welcome', '--profile', resolve(profileDirectory),
 	];
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/package.json b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
index 0a08a40689..cef8d59529 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     "@electron/rebuild": "3.6.0",
     "@joplin/default-plugins": "~3.3",
     "@joplin/tools": "~3.3",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.45.3",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.51.1",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "8.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "29.5.12",
     "@types/node": "18.19.67",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6f6e22c2f7..1983c03bce 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8279,7 +8279,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@joplin/renderer": ~3.3
     "@joplin/tools": ~3.3
     "@joplin/utils": ~3.3
-    "@playwright/test": 1.45.3
+    "@playwright/test": 1.51.1
     "@sentry/electron": 4.24.0
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": 8.0.1
     "@types/jest": 29.5.12
@@ -10675,14 +10675,14 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@playwright/test@npm:1.45.3":
-  version: 1.45.3
-  resolution: "@playwright/test@npm:1.45.3"
+"@playwright/test@npm:1.51.1":
+  version: 1.51.1
+  resolution: "@playwright/test@npm:1.51.1"
   dependencies:
-    playwright: 1.45.3
+    playwright: 1.51.1
   bin:
     playwright: cli.js
-  checksum: 3e2c88d40f98cf94ab7947263804d1ee78c4bb21a35c8dbb64855eed5565ffc688509c5f07bda5438cba6c354374981448dcba3dbe326d1699b4fef75c9ce43d
+  checksum: c3c14f37451cc0323234e37fa559a075e5aee9f5e6ca06fa3b4a132ec6c809909b22877daca1fa48c95a1112d859346c10111e7003f44582a05100dd5385bbef
   languageName: node
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@@ -37993,27 +37993,27 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"playwright-core@npm:1.45.3":
-  version: 1.45.3
-  resolution: "playwright-core@npm:1.45.3"
+"playwright-core@npm:1.51.1":
+  version: 1.51.1
+  resolution: "playwright-core@npm:1.51.1"
   bin:
     playwright-core: cli.js
-  checksum: cecb58877b2c643403d7a72c24a7aa0fdd087a3c7f9a5ea5403851336ea831d8e304b1f159aacbbabd12e5c47eaac054333746c9e5431ec07b13d64dbf3b50ec
+  checksum: 1eb37e22e97435a5ed6389b4caa666fbe618348861cae97e67586e20c8fed9ac3d3dc899ff3b9237d0ddfcf087d5b552b80be247e246fc45b75282f96be714bb
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"playwright@npm:1.45.3":
-  version: 1.45.3
-  resolution: "playwright@npm:1.45.3"
+"playwright@npm:1.51.1":
+  version: 1.51.1
+  resolution: "playwright@npm:1.51.1"
   dependencies:
     fsevents: 2.3.2
-    playwright-core: 1.45.3
+    playwright-core: 1.51.1
   dependenciesMeta:
     fsevents:
       optional: true
   bin:
     playwright: cli.js
-  checksum: d9d23b155ccd001553214f710561b01e48eb409676102f8ab94c0b4aa5ac5f398becc1a96528b0554944e07e34189503d891913e0e0a4aa58ad36b9c08747983
+  checksum: 2d78f53eed438d26df9743f98227d2e33bb5a378c8d0144a4ed75b4010c9c517d5a6ee6c1c9245ad61dc615054c5e19d2ded5a6e285e35d2bca39b05bc9c4a35
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard