diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
index 5f5a0d1a44ef23..8c83ab95eabeaf 100755
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/cli.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ if (!process.env.PW_LANG_NAME) {
     }
 
     require(playwrightTestPackagePath).addTestCommands(program);
+    require(playwrightTestPackagePath).addDockerTestCommand(dockerCommand);
   } else {
     {
       const command = program.command('test').allowUnknownOption(true);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
index 1c1d767c3149c4..1f890138da8689 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/cli.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ import { baseFullConfig, defaultTimeout, fileIsModule } from './loader';
 import type { TraceMode } from './types';
 
 export function addTestCommands(program: Command) {
-  addTestCommand(program);
+  addTestCommand(program, false /* isDocker */);
   addShowReportCommand(program);
   addListFilesCommand(program);
 }
 
-function addTestCommand(program: Command) {
+export function addDockerTestCommand(subCommand: Command) {
+  addTestCommand(subCommand, true /* isDocker */);
+}
+
+function addTestCommand(program: Command, isDocker: boolean) {
   const command = program.command('test [test-filter...]');
   command.description('Run tests with Playwright Test');
   command.option('--browser <browser>', `Browser to use for tests, one of "all", "chromium", "firefox" or "webkit" (default: "chromium")`);
@@ -53,7 +57,6 @@ function addTestCommand(program: Command) {
   command.option('--output <dir>', `Folder for output artifacts (default: "test-results")`);
   command.option('--pass-with-no-tests', `Makes test run succeed even if no tests were found`);
   command.option('--quiet', `Suppress stdio`);
-  command.option('--docker', `Launch tests inside docker container`);
   command.option('--repeat-each <N>', `Run each test N times (default: 1)`);
   command.option('--reporter <reporter>', `Reporter to use, comma-separated, can be ${builtInReporters.map(name => `"${name}"`).join(', ')} (default: "${baseFullConfig.reporter[0]}")`);
   command.option('--retries <retries>', `Maximum retry count for flaky tests, zero for no retries (default: no retries)`);
@@ -65,6 +68,16 @@ function addTestCommand(program: Command) {
   command.option('-x', `Stop after the first failure`);
   command.action(async (args, opts) => {
     try {
+      if (isDocker) {
+        const wsEndpoint = await docker.wsEndpoint();
+        if (!wsEndpoint)
+          throw new Error(`Playwright docker container is not running; run "npx playwright docker start" first`);
+        process.env.PW_TEST_CONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT = await docker.wsEndpoint();
+        process.env.PW_TEST_CONNECT_HEADERS = JSON.stringify({
+          'x-playwright-proxy': '*',
+        });
+        process.env.PW_TEST_IS_DOCKER = '1';
+      }
       await runTests(args, opts);
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
@@ -76,10 +89,10 @@ Arguments [test-filter...]:
   Pass arguments to filter test files. Each argument is treated as a regular expression.
 
 Examples:
-  $ npx playwright test my.spec.ts
-  $ npx playwright test some.spec.ts:42
-  $ npx playwright test --headed
-  $ npx playwright test --browser=webkit`);
+  $ npx playwright${isDocker ? ' docker ' : ' '}test my.spec.ts
+  $ npx playwright${isDocker ? ' docker ' : ' '}test some.spec.ts:42
+  $ npx playwright${isDocker ? ' docker ' : ' '}test --headed
+  $ npx playwright${isDocker ? ' docker ' : ' '}test --browser=webkit`);
 }
 
 function addListFilesCommand(program: Command) {
@@ -127,17 +140,6 @@ async function runTests(args: string[], opts: { [key: string]: any }) {
     });
   }
 
-  if (opts.docker) {
-    const wsEndpoint = await docker.wsEndpoint();
-    if (!wsEndpoint)
-      throw new Error(`Playwright docker container is not running; run "npx playwright docker start" first`);
-    process.env.PW_TEST_CONNECT_WS_ENDPOINT = await docker.wsEndpoint();
-    process.env.PW_TEST_CONNECT_HEADERS = JSON.stringify({
-      'x-playwright-proxy': '*',
-    });
-    process.env.PW_TEST_IS_DOCKER = '1';
-  }
-
   if (opts.headed || opts.debug)
     overrides.use = { headless: false };
   if (opts.debug) {