diff --git a/apps/web/app/e2e/session-warmup/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/e2e/session-warmup/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f7a2c65ed228ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/app/e2e/session-warmup/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import process from "node:process";
+
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+
+/**
+ * E2E-only page for warming up the NextAuth session.
+ * This triggers the jwt and session callbacks that populate the session
+ * with profile, org, and other important data.
+ *
+ * Only available when NEXT_PUBLIC_IS_E2E=1 is set (automatically set by playwright.config.ts)
+ * or in development mode.
+ */
+const Page = (): JSX.Element => {
+  // Gate this page to E2E test mode or dev only
+  if (
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_IS_E2E !== "1" &&
+    process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development"
+  ) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
+  return <div></div>;
+};
+
+export default Page;
diff --git a/apps/web/playwright/fixtures/users.ts b/apps/web/playwright/fixtures/users.ts
index 4a53966ec61ed4..012a2ff44a1147 100644
--- a/apps/web/playwright/fixtures/users.ts
+++ b/apps/web/playwright/fixtures/users.ts
@@ -1172,10 +1172,8 @@ export async function apiLogin(
    * Critical: Navigate to a protected page to trigger NextAuth session loading
    * This forces NextAuth to run the jwt and session callbacks that populate
    * the session with profile, org, and other important data
-   * We picked /settings/my-account/profile due to it being one of
-   * our lighest protected pages and doesnt do anything other than load the user profile
    */
-  await page.goto(navigateToUrl || "/settings/my-account/profile");
+  await page.goto(navigateToUrl || "/e2e/session-warmup");
 
   // Wait for the session API call to complete to ensure session is fully established
   // Only wait if we're on a protected page that would trigger the session API call