diff --git a/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf5.yaml b/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf5.yaml
index ba662c3af..07ee24b87 100644
--- a/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf5.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf5.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ols-console-pre-commits
 spec:
   description: |
-    Runs OpenShift Lightspeed console e2e (Cypress) on a Konflux ephemeral OpenShift cluster (EaaS).
+    Runs OpenShift Lightspeed console e2e (Playwright) on a Konflux ephemeral OpenShift cluster (EaaS).
     Provisions the cluster, installs the operator bundle from the snapshot, runs console tests,
     collects artifacts, then deprovisions.
   params:
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ spec:
               - name: credentials
                 mountPath: /credentials
             env:
-              - name: CYPRESS_KUBECONFIG_PATH
+              - name: KUBECONFIG_PATH
                 value: "/credentials/$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.kubeconfig)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_LOGIN_IDP
+              - name: LOGIN_IDP
                 value: "kube:admin"
               - name: LLM_TOKEN_PATH
                 value: "/var/run/openai/token"
@@ -182,14 +182,15 @@ spec:
                 value: "$(params.commit)"
               - name: PASSWORD_PATH
                 value: "/credentials/$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.passwordPath)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_BASE_URL
+              - name: BASE_URL
                 value: "$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.consoleURL)"
               - name: BUNDLE_COMMIT_SHA
                 value: "$(params.commit)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_BUNDLE_IMAGE
+              - name: BUNDLE_IMAGE
                 value: "$(params.bundle-image)"
-            image: cypress/browsers:26.0.0
+            image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.60.0-noble
             script: |
+              #!/bin/bash
               set -euo pipefail
               apt update && apt install -y jq git curl
               cd /home
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ spec:
               git remote add origin https://github.com/openshift/lightspeed-operator.git
               git fetch --depth=1 --filter=blob:none origin "${COMMIT_SHA}"
               git checkout "${COMMIT_SHA}"
-              git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh" | bash -s -- "lightspeed-console-plugin-pf5" "latest-4.18"
+              git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh" | bash -s -- "lightspeed-console-plugin-pf5" "latest-4.18"
           - name: gather-cluster-resources
             onError: continue
             ref:
diff --git a/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf6.yaml b/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf6.yaml
index 9d8a273a1..548536b20 100644
--- a/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf6.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/integration-tests/pipelines/lightspeed-console-e2e-test-pipeline-pf6.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ols-console-pre-commits
 spec:
   description: |
-    Runs OpenShift Lightspeed console e2e (Cypress) on a Konflux ephemeral OpenShift cluster (EaaS).
+    Runs OpenShift Lightspeed console e2e (Playwright) on a Konflux ephemeral OpenShift cluster (EaaS).
     Provisions the cluster, installs the operator bundle from the snapshot, runs console tests,
     collects artifacts, then deprovisions.
   params:
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ spec:
               - name: credentials
                 mountPath: /credentials
             env:
-              - name: CYPRESS_KUBECONFIG_PATH
+              - name: KUBECONFIG_PATH
                 value: "/credentials/$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.kubeconfig)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_LOGIN_IDP
+              - name: LOGIN_IDP
                 value: "kube:admin"
               - name: LLM_TOKEN_PATH
                 value: "/var/run/openai/token"
@@ -182,14 +182,15 @@ spec:
                 value: "$(params.commit)"
               - name: PASSWORD_PATH
                 value: "/credentials/$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.passwordPath)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_BASE_URL
+              - name: BASE_URL
                 value: "$(steps.get-kubeconfig.results.consoleURL)"
               - name: BUNDLE_COMMIT_SHA
                 value: "$(params.commit)"
-              - name: CYPRESS_BUNDLE_IMAGE
+              - name: BUNDLE_IMAGE
                 value: "$(params.bundle-image)"
-            image: cypress/browsers:26.0.0
+            image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.60.0-noble
             script: |
+              #!/bin/bash
               set -euo pipefail
               apt update && apt install -y jq git curl
               cd /home
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ spec:
               git remote add origin https://github.com/openshift/lightspeed-operator.git
               git fetch --depth=1 --filter=blob:none origin "${COMMIT_SHA}"
               git checkout "${COMMIT_SHA}"
-              git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh" | bash -s -- "lightspeed-console-plugin" "latest-4.19"
+              git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh" | bash -s -- "lightspeed-console-plugin" "latest-4.19"
           - name: gather-cluster-resources
             onError: continue
             ref:
diff --git a/.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh b/.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh
similarity index 69%
rename from .tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh
rename to .tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh
index 1037a4c22..8a1e22824 100755
--- a/.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh
+++ b/.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Konflux console Cypress: run from lightspeed-operator repo root at ${COMMIT_SHA}
+# Konflux console Playwright: run from lightspeed-operator repo root at ${COMMIT_SHA}
 # (Tekton performs apt + git init/fetch/checkout before piping this script).
 #
 # Usage (from Tekton, cwd = /home/lightspeed-operator):
-#   git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-cypress-tests.sh" \
+#   git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/run-console-playwright-tests.sh" \
 #     | bash -s -- "<related_images.json component name>" "<oc client channel e.g. latest-4.18>"
 #
 # Args:
 #   $1  Name in related_images.json for the console plugin (e.g. lightspeed-console-plugin-pf5 or lightspeed-console-plugin)
 #   $2  OpenShift client channel for install-oc-if-missing.sh (e.g. latest-4.18), aligned with the ephemeral cluster minor
 #
-# Env: COMMIT_SHA, CYPRESS_BASE_URL, CYPRESS_CONSOLE_IMAGE, CYPRESS_KUBECONFIG_PATH, PASSWORD_PATH, etc.
+# Env: COMMIT_SHA, BASE_URL, KUBECONFIG_PATH, PASSWORD_PATH, LOGIN_IDP, BUNDLE_IMAGE, etc.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ console_component="${1:?usage: $0 <related_images component name> <ocp channel e
 ocp_channel="${2:?usage: $0 <related_images name> <ocp channel>}"
 
 echo "COMMIT_SHA: ${COMMIT_SHA}"
-echo "CYPRESS_BASE_URL: ${CYPRESS_BASE_URL:-}"
-echo "CYPRESS_CONSOLE_IMAGE: ${CYPRESS_CONSOLE_IMAGE:-}"
+echo "BASE_URL: ${BASE_URL:-}"
+echo "CONSOLE_IMAGE: ${CONSOLE_IMAGE:-}"
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
-export CYPRESS_LOGIN_PASSWORD="$(cat "${PASSWORD_PATH}")"
-echo "(CYPRESS_LOGIN_PASSWORD set from PASSWORD_PATH; not echoed)"
+if [[ ! -r "${PASSWORD_PATH}" ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR: PASSWORD_PATH '${PASSWORD_PATH}' is not readable" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+LOGIN_PASSWORD="$(cat "${PASSWORD_PATH}")"
+export LOGIN_PASSWORD
+echo "(LOGIN_PASSWORD set from PASSWORD_PATH; not echoed)"
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 
 git show "${COMMIT_SHA}:.tekton/integration-tests/scripts/install-oc-if-missing.sh" | bash -s -- "${ocp_channel}"
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ echo "---------------------------------------------"
 operator-sdk version
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 
-# Valid XDG path for Cypress/Electron; must not reuse $PATH (breaks browser runtime).
+# Valid XDG path for Playwright/Chromium; must not reuse $PATH (breaks browser runtime).
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="${HOME:-/root}/.cache/xdgr"
 mkdir -p "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
@@ -64,26 +69,26 @@ echo "---------------------------------------------"
 NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 npm ci --omit=optional --no-fund
 npx cypress install
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
-export CYPRESS_LOGIN_PASSWORD="$(cat "${PASSWORD_PATH}")"
-# Ephemeral clusters + console OAuth + plugin proxy are slow; before() often runs bundle then UI.
-export CYPRESS_defaultCommandTimeout="${CYPRESS_defaultCommandTimeout:-120000}"
-export CYPRESS_requestTimeout="${CYPRESS_requestTimeout:-120000}"
-export CYPRESS_pageLoadTimeout="${CYPRESS_pageLoadTimeout:-180000}"
-export CYPRESS_responseTimeout="${CYPRESS_responseTimeout:-180000}"
-export CYPRESS_execTimeout="${CYPRESS_execTimeout:-600000}"
 
-run_cypress() {
-	NO_COLOR=1 npx cypress run "$@"
+# Install Playwright browsers (chromium only, with OS deps).
+npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+echo "---------------------------------------------"
+
+# Enable Playwright CI mode (forbidOnly, etc.).
+export CI=true
+
+run_playwright() {
+	npx playwright test "$@"
 }
 
 set +e
-run_cypress
+run_playwright
 err_status=$?
 if [[ "${err_status}" -ne 0 ]]; then
 	echo "---------------------------------------------"
-	echo "Cypress exited ${err_status}; waiting 30s for console/plugin then retrying once..."
+	echo "Playwright exited ${err_status}; waiting 30s for console/plugin then retrying once..."
 	sleep 30
-	run_cypress
+	run_playwright
 	err_status=$?
 fi
 echo -n "${err_status}" >/workspace/cypress-exit-code
@@ -91,5 +96,5 @@ echo "---------------------------------------------"
 ls ./gui_test_screenshots
 mv ./gui_test_screenshots /workspace/artifacts/
 set -e
-echo "Cypress exit code: ${err_status}"
+echo "Playwright exit code: ${err_status}"
 exit "${err_status}"