diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a40aec57e..bbbf9d12d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ version: 2.1
 workflows:
   build-and-test-multi-arch:
     jobs:
+      - kubernetes-test:
+          name: "K8s test - Playwright Connect Autoscaling Grid"
+          platforms: linux/arm64
+          machine-type: ubuntu2204arm64large
+          k8s-version: 'v1.25.16'
+          test-strategy: playwright_connect_grid
+          cluster: 'minikube'
+          helm-version: 'v3.10.3'
+          docker-version: '24.0.9'
+          test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling disabled"
           platforms: linux/arm64
@@ -10,7 +20,8 @@ workflows:
           k8s-version: 'v1.26.15'
           test-strategy: disabled
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.10.3'
+          helm-version: 'v3.11.3'
+          docker-version: '24.0.9'
           test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling Jobs"
@@ -19,43 +30,48 @@ workflows:
           k8s-version: 'v1.27.16'
           test-strategy: job
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.11.3'
+          helm-version: 'v3.12.3'
+          docker-version: '24.0.9'
           test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling Deployments"
           platforms: linux/arm64
           machine-type: ubuntu2204arm64large
-          k8s-version: 'v1.28.13'
+          k8s-version: 'v1.28.14'
           test-strategy: deployment
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.12.3'
+          helm-version: 'v3.13.3'
+          docker-version: '24.0.9'
           test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling Jobs - HTTPS"
           platforms: linux/arm64
           machine-type: ubuntu2204arm64large
-          k8s-version: 'v1.29.8'
+          k8s-version: 'v1.29.9'
           test-strategy: job_https
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.13.3'
+          helm-version: 'v3.14.3'
+          docker-version: '25.0.5'
           test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling Jobs - Ingress hostname"
           platforms: linux/arm64
           machine-type: ubuntu2204arm64large
-          k8s-version: 'v1.30.4'
+          k8s-version: 'v1.30.5'
           test-strategy: job_hostname
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.14.4'
+          helm-version: 'v3.15.4'
+          docker-version: '26.1.4'
           test-upgrade: true
       - kubernetes-test:
           name: "K8s test - Autoscaling Deployments - HTTPS"
           platforms: linux/arm64
           machine-type: ubuntu2204arm64large
-          k8s-version: 'v1.31.0'
+          k8s-version: 'v1.31.1'
           test-strategy: deployment_https
           cluster: 'minikube'
-          helm-version: 'v3.15.4'
+          helm-version: 'v3.16.1'
+          docker-version: '27.2.0'
           test-upgrade: true
       - docker-test:
           name: "Docker test - Use random user (true)"
@@ -206,6 +222,8 @@ jobs:
         type: string
       helm-version:
         type: string
+      docker-version:
+        type: string
       test-upgrade:
         type: boolean
     executor: << parameters.machine-type >>
@@ -217,6 +235,7 @@ jobs:
       CLUSTER: << parameters.cluster >>
       KUBERNETES_VERSION: << parameters.k8s-version >>
       HELM_VERSION: << parameters.helm-version >>
+      DOCKER_VERSION: << parameters.docker-version >>
       TEST_UPGRADE_CHART: << parameters.test-upgrade >>
     steps:
       - run:
@@ -266,6 +285,10 @@ jobs:
           name: "Test Selenium Grid on Kubernetes"
           no_output_timeout: 30m
           command: |
+            if [ "${TEST_STRATEGY}" == "playwright_connect_grid" ]; then
+              PLATFORMS=${PLATFORMS} NAME=${IMAGE_REGISTRY} VERSION=${BRANCH} BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE} TEST_UPGRADE_CHART=false make chart_test_autoscaling_${TEST_STRATEGY} && make test_video_integrity
+              exit $?
+            fi
             N=3
             while [ $N -gt 0 ]; do
               output=$(eval "PLATFORMS=${PLATFORMS} NAME=${IMAGE_REGISTRY} VERSION=${BRANCH} BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE} TEST_UPGRADE_CHART=false make chart_test_autoscaling_${TEST_STRATEGY} && make test_video_integrity")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-chart-test.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-chart-test.yml
index 80d268eb6..603579f28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-chart-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-chart-test.yml
@@ -34,40 +34,46 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
+          - k8s-version: 'v1.25.16'
+            test-strategy: playwright_connect_grid
+            cluster: 'minikube'
+            helm-version: 'v3.10.3'
+            docker-version: '24.0.9'
+            test-upgrade: true
           - k8s-version: 'v1.26.15'
             test-strategy: disabled
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.10.3'
+            helm-version: 'v3.11.3'
             docker-version: '24.0.9'
             test-upgrade: true
           - k8s-version: 'v1.27.16'
             test-strategy: job
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.11.3'
+            helm-version: 'v3.12.3'
             docker-version: '24.0.9'
             test-upgrade: true
-          - k8s-version: 'v1.28.13'
+          - k8s-version: 'v1.28.14'
             test-strategy: deployment
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.12.3'
+            helm-version: 'v3.13.3'
             docker-version: '24.0.9'
             test-upgrade: true
-          - k8s-version: 'v1.29.8'
+          - k8s-version: 'v1.29.9'
             test-strategy: job_https
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.13.3'
+            helm-version: 'v3.14.3'
             docker-version: '25.0.5'
             test-upgrade: true
-          - k8s-version: 'v1.30.4'
+          - k8s-version: 'v1.30.5'
             test-strategy: job_hostname
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.14.4'
+            helm-version: 'v3.15.4'
             docker-version: '26.1.4'
             test-upgrade: true
-          - k8s-version: 'v1.31.0'
+          - k8s-version: 'v1.31.1'
             test-strategy: deployment_https
             cluster: 'minikube'
-            helm-version: 'v3.15.4'
+            helm-version: 'v3.16.1'
             docker-version: '27.2.0'
             test-upgrade: true
     env:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60495ac95..e1d68af87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -948,12 +948,12 @@ chart_test_autoscaling_job:
 	TEMPLATE_OUTPUT_FILENAME="k8s_fullDistributed_secureIngress_externalCerts_ingressHostName_ingressTLSInline_autoScaling_scaledJob_existingKEDA_prefixSelenium_nodeChromium_enableTracing.yaml" \
 	./tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh JobAutoscaling
 
-chart_test_language_bindings:
-	PLATFORMS=$(PLATFORMS) \
-	SELENIUM_GRID_HOST=$$(hostname -i) \
-	SELENIUM_GRID_AUTOSCALING_MIN_REPLICA=1 \
+chart_test_autoscaling_playwright_connect_grid:
+	PLATFORMS=$(PLATFORMS) CHART_ENABLE_TRACING=true CHART_ENABLE_BASIC_AUTH=true MATRIX_TESTS=CDPTests \
+	SECURE_INGRESS_ONLY_DEFAULT=true SECURE_USE_EXTERNAL_CERT=true SELENIUM_GRID_PROTOCOL=https SELENIUM_GRID_HOST=$$(hostname -i) SELENIUM_GRID_PORT=443 \
 	VERSION=$(TAG_VERSION) VIDEO_TAG=$(FFMPEG_TAG_VERSION)-$(BUILD_DATE) KEDA_BASED_NAME=$(KEDA_BASED_NAME) KEDA_BASED_TAG=$(KEDA_BASED_TAG) NAMESPACE=$(NAMESPACE) BINDING_VERSION=$(BINDING_VERSION) \
-	./tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh DeploymentAutoscaling
+	TEMPLATE_OUTPUT_FILENAME="k8s_playwright_connect_grid_basicAuth_secureIngress_ingressPublicIP_autoScaling.yaml" \
+	./tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh JobAutoscaling
 
 chart_test_delete:
 	helm del test -n selenium || true
diff --git a/tests/CDPTests/.gitignore b/tests/CDPTests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..972787bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CDPTests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+node_modules/
+/test-results/
+/playwright-report/
+/playwright/.cache/
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+jsonReports/
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/tests/CDPTests/bootstrap.sh b/tests/CDPTests/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2e72a8382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CDPTests/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+cd tests/CDPTests || true
+
+npm install
+npx playwright install --force chromium
+
+BROWSER=${1:-"chrome"}
+
+SELENIUM_REMOTE_URL="${SELENIUM_GRID_PROTOCOL}://${SELENIUM_GRID_HOST}:${SELENIUM_GRID_PORT}"
+echo "SELENIUM_REMOTE_URL=${SELENIUM_REMOTE_URL}" > .env
+
+if [ -n ${SELENIUM_GRID_USERNAME} ] && [ -n ${SELENIUM_GRID_PASSWORD} ]; then
+  BASIC_AUTH="$(echo -n "${SELENIUM_GRID_USERNAME}:${SELENIUM_GRID_PASSWORD}" | base64)"
+  echo "SELENIUM_REMOTE_HEADERS={\"Authorization\": \"Basic ${BASIC_AUTH}\"}" >> .env
+fi
+
+echo "SELENIUM_REMOTE_CAPABILITIES={\"browserName\": \"${BROWSER}\"}" >> .env
+echo "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS=${CHART_CERT_PATH}" >> .env
+
+until [ "$(curl --noproxy "*" -sk -H "Authorization: Basic ${BASIC_AUTH}" -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "${SELENIUM_REMOTE_URL}/status")" = "200" ]; do
+  echo "Waiting for Grid to be ready..."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+npx playwright test
diff --git a/tests/CDPTests/package.json b/tests/CDPTests/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d41cfa24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CDPTests/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "name": "CDPTests",
+  "version": "1.47.2",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {},
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.47.2"
+  },
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "tests"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "playwright-core": "^1.47.2"
+  },
+  "description": ""
+}
diff --git a/tests/CDPTests/playwright.config.ts b/tests/CDPTests/playwright.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3940c7c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CDPTests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type {PlaywrightTestConfig} from '@playwright/test';
+import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
+
+dotenv.config();
+
+const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
+    timeout: 1500000,
+    testMatch: ["tests/*.ts"],
+    use: {
+        headless: false,
+        screenshot: "on",
+        video: "on"
+    },
+    reporter: [["dot"], ["json", {
+        outputFile: "jsonReports/jsonReport.json"
+    }], ["html", {
+        open: "never"
+    }]],
+    workers: 5
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/tests/CDPTests/tests/Tests.ts b/tests/CDPTests/tests/Tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6949be355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CDPTests/tests/Tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const {test, expect} = require('@playwright/test');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function sleep(ms: number) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+test.describe.parallel('Parallel tests connect to autoscaling Grid', () => {
+    test('test_title', async ({page}) => {
+        await page.goto('https://the-internet.herokuapp.com');
+        await expect(page).toHaveTitle('The Internet');
+        await sleep(2);
+    });
+
+    test('test_with_frames', async ({page}) => {
+        await page.goto('http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/nested_frames');
+        const frame = page.frameLocator('frame[name="frame-top"]').frameLocator('frame[name="frame-middle"]');
+        await expect(frame.locator('#content')).toHaveText('MIDDLE');
+        await sleep(2);
+    });
+
+    test('test_select_from_a_dropdown', async ({page}) => {
+        await page.goto('http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/dropdown');
+        const dropdown = await page.locator('#dropdown');
+        await dropdown.selectOption({label: 'Option 1'});
+        const selectedOption = await dropdown.inputValue();
+        expect(selectedOption).toBe('1');
+        await sleep(2);
+    });
+
+    test('test_visit_basic_auth_secured_page', async ({page}) => {
+        await page.goto('http://admin:admin@the-internet.herokuapp.com/basic_auth');
+        const pageMessage = await page.locator('.example p').textContent();
+        expect(pageMessage.trim()).toBe('Congratulations! You must have the proper credentials.');
+        await sleep(2);
+    });
+
+    test('test_download_file', async ({page}) => {
+        await page.goto('https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/download');
+        const fileLink = page.locator('a', {hasText: 'some-file.txt'});
+        await fileLink.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+        const [download] = await Promise.all([
+            page.waitForEvent('download'),
+            fileLink.click()
+        ]);
+        const fileName = download.suggestedFilename();
+        expect(fileName).toBe('some-file.txt');
+        await sleep(2);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh b/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
index 4d4aa162e..dc6cd54aa 100755
--- a/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
+++ b/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ rm -rf ct.tar.gz
 ct version
 echo "==============================="
 echo "Installing helm-docs for AMD64 / ARM64"
-go install github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs/cmd/helm-docs@latest
-$HOME/go/bin/helm-docs -h
+mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
+GOBIN=$HOME/go/bin go install github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs/cmd/helm-docs@latest
+$HOME/go/bin/helm-docs -h || true
 echo "==============================="
 echo "Installing envsubst for AMD64 / ARM64"
 ENVSUBST_VERSION="v1.4.2"
@@ -172,3 +173,12 @@ chmod +x envsubst
 sudo mv envsubst /usr/local/bin
 sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/envsubst /usr/bin/envsubst
 echo "==============================="
+echo "Installing Node for AMD64 / ARM64"
+curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"
+source $HOME/.bashrc
+nvm install --lts
+node --version
+npm --version
diff --git a/tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh b/tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh
index c12a56cf5..a8a708d8e 100755
--- a/tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh
+++ b/tests/charts/make/chart_test.sh
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ if [ "${MATRIX_BROWSER}" = "NoAutoscaling" ]; then
   else
     ./tests/bootstrap.sh NodeChromium
   fi
+elif [ "${MATRIX_TESTS}" = "CDPTests" ]; then
+  ./tests/CDPTests/bootstrap.sh "chrome"
+  ./tests/CDPTests/bootstrap.sh "MicrosoftEdge"
 else
   ./tests/bootstrap.sh ${MATRIX_BROWSER}
 fi