diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/__tests__/pw-test.spec.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/__tests__/pw-test.spec.ts
index 8cf8f5f09..d70b34e54 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/__tests__/pw-test.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/__tests__/pw-test.spec.ts
@@ -69,5 +69,34 @@ describe('pw-test', { timeout: 45000 }, () => {
     const configContent = fs.readFileSync(
       path.join(FIXTURE_TEST_PWT_NATIVE, 'checkly.config.ts'), 'utf-8')
     expect(configContent).toContain('frequency: 5')
+    const playwrightChecks = checklyConfig.config?.checks?.playwrightChecks
+    expect(playwrightChecks).toBeDefined()
+    expect(playwrightChecks!.length).toBe(1)
+    expect(playwrightChecks![0].name).toBe('Playwright Test: --grep @TAG-B')
+    expect(playwrightChecks![0].testCommand).toBe('npx playwright test --grep @TAG-B')
+  })
+
+  it('Should add a Playwright test with custom install command to the config', async () => {
+    const result = await runChecklyCli({
+      args: ['pw-test', '--install-command', 'pnpm install', '--create-check', '--', `--grep`, '@TAG-A'],
+      apiKey: config.get('apiKey'),
+      accountId: config.get('accountId'),
+      directory: FIXTURE_TEST_PWT_NATIVE,
+      timeout: 120000, // 2 minutes
+    })
+    if (result.status !== 0) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(result)
+    }
+    const configContent = fs.readFileSync(
+      path.join(FIXTURE_TEST_PWT_NATIVE, 'checkly.config.ts'), 'utf-8')
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0)
+    const checklyConfig = await loadChecklyConfig(FIXTURE_TEST_PWT_NATIVE)
+    expect(checklyConfig.config?.checks).toBeDefined()
+    expect(checklyConfig.config?.checks?.playwrightChecks).toBeDefined()
+    const playwrightChecks = checklyConfig.config?.checks?.playwrightChecks
+    expect(playwrightChecks).toBeDefined()
+    expect(playwrightChecks!.length).toBe(1)
+    expect(configContent).toContain('pnpm install')
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/pw-test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/pw-test.ts
index 90675a0ee..1539e84ac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/pw-test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/pw-test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ export default class PwTestCommand extends AuthCommand {
       multiple: true,
       default: [],
     }),
+    'install-command': Flags.string({
+      description: 'Command to install dependencies before running tests.',
+    }),
   }
 
   async run (): Promise<void> {
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ export default class PwTestCommand extends AuthCommand {
       'stream-logs': streamLogs,
       'include': includeFlag,
       'frequency': frequency,
+      'install-command': installCommand,
     } = flags
     const { configDirectory, configFilenames } = splitConfigFilePath(configFilename)
     const pwPathFlag = this.getConfigPath(playwrightFlags)
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ export default class PwTestCommand extends AuthCommand {
       privateRunLocation,
       dir,
       frequency,
+      installCommand,
     )
     if (createCheck) {
       this.style.actionStart('Adding check with specified options to the Checkly config file')
@@ -359,6 +364,7 @@ export default class PwTestCommand extends AuthCommand {
     privateRunLocation: string | undefined,
     dir: string,
     frequency: number = 10,
+    installCommand?: string,
   ): Promise<PlaywrightSlimmedProp> {
     const parseArgs = args.map(arg => shellQuote(arg))
     const input = parseArgs.join(' ') || ''
@@ -376,6 +382,7 @@ export default class PwTestCommand extends AuthCommand {
       testCommand,
       ...locationConfig,
       frequency,
+      ...(installCommand ? { installCommand } : {}),
     }
   }