diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-locatorassertions.md b/docs/src/api/class-locatorassertions.md
index 3a91e540a8a25..5800e5bf315e4 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-locatorassertions.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-locatorassertions.md
@@ -2008,6 +2008,9 @@ Snapshot name. Must have a `.png` or `.webp` extension, the screenshot is captur
 ### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.timeout = %%-js-assertions-timeout-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
+### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.signal = %%-js-assertions-signal-%%
+* since: v1.62
+
 ### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.animations = %%-screenshot-option-animations-default-disabled-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
@@ -2059,6 +2062,9 @@ Note that screenshot assertions only work with Playwright test runner.
 ### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.timeout = %%-js-assertions-timeout-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
+### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.signal = %%-js-assertions-signal-%%
+* since: v1.62
+
 ### option: LocatorAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.animations = %%-screenshot-option-animations-default-disabled-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-pageassertions.md b/docs/src/api/class-pageassertions.md
index 5747aa609b597..22b1b95bfe52a 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-pageassertions.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-pageassertions.md
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ Snapshot name. Must have a `.png` or `.webp` extension, the screenshot is captur
 ### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.timeout = %%-js-assertions-timeout-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
+### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.signal = %%-js-assertions-signal-%%
+* since: v1.62
+
 ### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#1.animations = %%-screenshot-option-animations-default-disabled-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
@@ -314,6 +317,9 @@ Note that screenshot assertions only work with Playwright test runner.
 ### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.timeout = %%-js-assertions-timeout-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
+### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.signal = %%-js-assertions-signal-%%
+* since: v1.62
+
 ### option: PageAssertions.toHaveScreenshot#2.animations = %%-screenshot-option-animations-default-disabled-%%
 * since: v1.23
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 1fedf84e23ad9..8da92cb10b86f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import * as inspector from 'inspector';
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { assertionAbortedMessage } from '@isomorphic/abortSignal';
 import { assert } from '@isomorphic/assert';
 import { headersObjectToArray } from '@isomorphic/headers';
 import { trimStringWithEllipsis  } from '@isomorphic/stringUtils';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import { Coverage } from './coverage';
 import { DisposableObject, DisposableStub } from './disposable';
 import { Download } from './download';
 import { ElementHandle, determineScreenshotType } from './elementHandle';
-import { PlaywrightError, TargetClosedError, isTargetClosedError, parseError, serializeError } from './errors';
+import { AbortError, PlaywrightError, TargetClosedError, isTargetClosedError, parseError, serializeError } from './errors';
 import { Events } from './events';
 import { FileChooser } from './fileChooser';
 import { Frame, verifyLoadState } from './frame';
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export type ExpectScreenshotOptions = Omit<channels.PageExpectScreenshotOptions,
   expected?: Buffer,
   locator?: api.Locator,
   timeout: number,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
   isNot: boolean,
   mask?: api.Locator[],
 };
@@ -622,7 +624,7 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
   }
 
   async _expectScreenshot(options: ExpectScreenshotOptions): Promise<{ actual?: Buffer, previous?: Buffer, diff?: Buffer, errorMessage?: string, log?: string[], timedOut?: boolean}> {
-    const { timeout, ...optionsWithoutTimeout } = options;
+    const { timeout, signal, ...optionsWithoutTimeout } = options;
     const mask = options?.mask ? options?.mask.map(locator => ({
       frame: (locator as Locator)._frame._channel,
       selector: (locator as Locator)._selector,
@@ -637,9 +639,11 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
         isNot: !!options.isNot,
         locator,
         mask,
-      }, { signal: undefined, timeout });
+      }, { timeout, signal });
       return { actual: result.actual };
     } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof AbortError)
+        return { errorMessage: 'Error: ' + assertionAbortedMessage(e.cause) };
       if (!(e instanceof PlaywrightError))
         throw e;
       const details = e.details as channels.PageExpectScreenshotErrorDetails;
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchSnapshot.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchSnapshot.ts
index 2b7a088c95c8d..2b79dec0674c4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchSnapshot.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchSnapshot.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type ToHaveScreenshotOptions = ToHaveScreenshotConfigOptions & {
   mask?: Array<Locator>;
   maskColor?: string;
   omitBackground?: boolean;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
 };
 
 // Keep in sync with above (begin).
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ const NonConfigProperties: (keyof ToHaveScreenshotOptions)[] = [
   'mask',
   'maskColor',
   'omitBackground',
+  'signal',
 ];
 // Keep in sync with above (end).
 
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ export async function toHaveScreenshot(
     style,
     isNot: !!this.isNot,
     timeout,
+    signal: helper.options.signal,
     type: screenshotType,
     comparator: helper.options.comparator,
     maxDiffPixels: helper.options.maxDiffPixels,
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index d30c7f240de59..093da901d0804 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -9618,6 +9618,13 @@ interface LocatorAssertions {
      */
     scale?: "css"|"device";
 
+    /**
+     * An optional [`AbortSignal`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal) that can cancel the
+     * assertion. Aborting the signal fails the assertion like a timeout: if the signal is aborted while the assertion is
+     * retrying, or is already aborted before the assertion starts, the assertion fails without retrying further.
+     */
+    signal?: AbortSignal;
+
     /**
      * File name containing the stylesheet to apply while making the screenshot. This is where you can hide dynamic
      * elements, make elements invisible or change their properties to help you creating repeatable screenshots. This
@@ -9714,6 +9721,13 @@ interface LocatorAssertions {
      */
     scale?: "css"|"device";
 
+    /**
+     * An optional [`AbortSignal`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal) that can cancel the
+     * assertion. Aborting the signal fails the assertion like a timeout: if the signal is aborted while the assertion is
+     * retrying, or is already aborted before the assertion starts, the assertion fails without retrying further.
+     */
+    signal?: AbortSignal;
+
     /**
      * File name containing the stylesheet to apply while making the screenshot. This is where you can hide dynamic
      * elements, make elements invisible or change their properties to help you creating repeatable screenshots. This
@@ -10605,6 +10619,13 @@ export interface PageAssertionsToHaveScreenshotOptions {
    */
   scale?: "css"|"device";
 
+  /**
+   * An optional [`AbortSignal`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal) that can cancel the
+   * assertion. Aborting the signal fails the assertion like a timeout: if the signal is aborted while the assertion is
+   * retrying, or is already aborted before the assertion starts, the assertion fails without retrying further.
+   */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+
   /**
    * File name containing the stylesheet to apply while making the screenshot. This is where you can hide dynamic
    * elements, make elements invisible or change their properties to help you creating repeatable screenshots. This
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
index 79f33f51825cd..22551fa95d1c8 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/to-have-screenshot.spec.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,43 @@ test('should fail to screenshot a page with infinite animation', async ({ runInl
   expect(fs.existsSync(testInfo.outputPath('a.spec.js-snapshots', 'is-a-test-1.png'))).toBe(false);
 });
 
+test('should fail like a timeout when aborted', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const infiniteAnimationURL = pathToFileURL(path.join(__dirname, '../assets/rotate-z.html'));
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    ...playwrightConfig({}),
+    'a.spec.js': `
+      const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+      test('is a test', async ({ page }) => {
+        await page.goto('${infiniteAnimationURL}');
+        const controller = new AbortController();
+        const promise = expect(page).toHaveScreenshot({ animations: 'allow', timeout: 5000, signal: controller.signal });
+        await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+        controller.abort(new Error('stop it'));
+        await promise;
+      });
+    `
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.output).toContain(`operation was aborted: stop it`);
+  expect(result.output).not.toContain(`Timeout 5000ms exceeded`);
+});
+
+test('should fail when already aborted', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    ...playwrightConfig({}),
+    'a.spec.js': `
+      const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+      test('is a test', async ({ page }) => {
+        const controller = new AbortController();
+        controller.abort(new Error('already aborted'));
+        await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot({ signal: controller.signal });
+      });
+    `
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.output).toContain(`Error: The assertion was aborted: already aborted`);
+});
+
 test('should disable animations by default', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
   const cssTransitionURL = pathToFileURL(path.join(__dirname, '../assets/css-transition.html'));
   const result = await runInlineTest({