diff --git a/playwright/page.py b/playwright/page.py
index 3ceb1c0da..6cef049a1 100644
--- a/playwright/page.py
+++ b/playwright/page.py
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ async def pdf(
     def video(
         self,
     ) -> Optional[Video]:
-        if not self._browser_context._options.get("videosPath"):
+        context_options = self._browser_context._options
+        if "recordVideo" not in context_options:
             return None
         if not self._video:
             self._video = Video(self)
diff --git a/playwright/video.py b/playwright/video.py
index ec1700bfa..6af5b0fa3 100644
--- a/playwright/video.py
+++ b/playwright/video.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async def path(self) -> str:
     def _set_relative_path(self, relative_path: str) -> None:
         self._path_future.set_result(
             os.path.join(
-                cast(str, self._page._browser_context._options.get("videosPath")),
+                cast(str, self._page._browser_context._options["recordVideo"]["dir"]),
                 relative_path,
             )
         )
diff --git a/tests/sync/conftest.py b/tests/sync/conftest.py
index 84c719a5f..114755984 100644
--- a/tests/sync/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/sync/conftest.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def playwright():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def browser(playwright, browser_name, launch_arguments):
+def browser_type(playwright, browser_name):
     browser_type = None
     if browser_name == "chromium":
         browser_type = playwright.chromium
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ def browser(playwright, browser_name, launch_arguments):
         browser_type = playwright.firefox
     elif browser_name == "webkit":
         browser_type = playwright.webkit
+    yield browser_type
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def browser(browser_type, launch_arguments):
     browser = browser_type.launch(**launch_arguments)
     yield browser
     browser.close()
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_video.py b/tests/sync/test_video.py
index acb7cce05..410717520 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_video.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_video.py
@@ -30,3 +30,24 @@ def test_video_should_exist(browser, tmpdir, server):
     assert str(tmpdir) in path
     page.context.close()
     assert os.path.exists(path)
+
+
+def test_record_video_to_path(browser, tmpdir, server):
+    page = browser.newPage(recordVideo={"dir": str(tmpdir)})
+    page.goto(server.PREFIX + "/grid.html")
+    path = page.video.path()
+    assert str(tmpdir) in path
+    page.context.close()
+    assert os.path.exists(path)
+
+
+def test_record_video_to_path_persistent(browser_type, tmpdir, server):
+    context = browser_type.launchPersistentContext(
+        tmpdir, recordVideo={"dir": str(tmpdir)}
+    )
+    page = context.pages[0]
+    page.goto(server.PREFIX + "/grid.html")
+    path = page.video.path()
+    assert str(tmpdir) in path
+    context.close()
+    assert os.path.exists(path)