diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-knives-agree.md b/.changeset/tidy-knives-agree.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e91490a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-knives-agree.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@web/test-runner-playwright': patch
+---
+
+Support browser generated coverage without native instrumentation
diff --git a/packages/test-runner-playwright/src/PlaywrightLauncherPage.ts b/packages/test-runner-playwright/src/PlaywrightLauncherPage.ts
index fa4de283a..98dd3e84a 100644
--- a/packages/test-runner-playwright/src/PlaywrightLauncherPage.ts
+++ b/packages/test-runner-playwright/src/PlaywrightLauncherPage.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ export class PlaywrightLauncherPage {
   }
 
   async stopSession(): Promise<SessionResult> {
-    const testCoverage = this.nativeInstrumentationEnabledOnPage
-      ? await this.collectTestCoverage(this.config, this.testFiles)
-      : undefined;
+    const testCoverage = await this.collectTestCoverage(this.config, this.testFiles);
 
     // navigate to an empty page to kill any running code on the page, stopping timers and
     // breaking a potential endless reload loop
@@ -82,6 +80,10 @@ export class PlaywrightLauncherPage {
       );
     }
 
+    if (!this.nativeInstrumentationEnabledOnPage) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     // get native coverage from playwright
     let coverage: V8Coverage[];
     if (this.product === 'chromium') {