diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/cli/client/program.ts b/packages/playwright/src/cli/client/program.ts
index 1db729dc538db..780578f46dbeb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/cli/client/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/cli/client/program.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ async function program() {
     case 'install':
       await install(args);
       return;
+    case 'install-browser':
+      await installBrowser();
+      return;
     case 'show': {
       const daemonScript = path.join(__dirname, 'devtoolsApp.js');
       const child = spawn(process.execPath, [daemonScript], {
@@ -227,8 +230,7 @@ async function install(args: MinimistArgs) {
     console.log(`✅ Skills installed to \`${path.relative(cwd, skillDestDir)}\`.`);
   }
 
-  if (!args.config)
-    await ensureConfiguredBrowserInstalled();
+  await ensureConfiguredBrowserInstalled();
 }
 
 async function ensureConfiguredBrowserInstalled() {
@@ -251,6 +253,12 @@ async function ensureConfiguredBrowserInstalled() {
   }
 }
 
+async function installBrowser() {
+  const { program } = require('playwright-core/lib/cli/program');
+  const argv = process.argv.map(arg => arg === 'install-browser' ? 'install' : arg);
+  program.parse(argv);
+}
+
 async function createDefaultConfig(channel: string) {
   const config: Config = {
     browser: {
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/cli/daemon/commands.ts b/packages/playwright/src/cli/daemon/commands.ts
index 4259e24072b55..6fc435c7b157e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/cli/daemon/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/cli/daemon/commands.ts
@@ -844,8 +844,16 @@ const installBrowser = declareCommand({
   name: 'install-browser',
   description: 'Install browser',
   category: 'install',
+  args: z.object({
+    browser: z.string().optional().describe('Browser to install'),
+  }),
   options: z.object({
-    browser: z.string().optional().describe('Browser or chrome channel to use, possible values: chrome, firefox, webkit, msedge'),
+    ['with-deps']: z.boolean().optional().describe('Install system dependencies for browsers'),
+    ['dry-run']: z.boolean().optional().describe('Do not execute installation, only print information'),
+    list: z.boolean().optional().describe('Prints list of browsers from all Playwright installations'),
+    force: z.boolean().optional().describe('Force reinstall of already installed browsers'),
+    ['only-shell']: z.boolean().optional().describe('Only install headless shell when installing Chromium'),
+    ['no-shell']: z.boolean().optional().describe('Do not install Chromium headless shell'),
   }),
   toolName: 'browser_install',
   toolParams: () => ({}),
diff --git a/tests/mcp/cli-misc.spec.ts b/tests/mcp/cli-misc.spec.ts
index 1b20c49e4a0bc..96d43dbf78989 100644
--- a/tests/mcp/cli-misc.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mcp/cli-misc.spec.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ test('daemon shuts down on browser launch failure', async ({ cli, server }) => {
 
 test('install-browser', async ({ cli, server, mcpBrowser }) => {
   test.skip(mcpBrowser !== 'chromium', 'Test only chromium');
-  await cli('open', server.HELLO_WORLD);
-  const { output } = await cli('install-browser');
-  expect(output).toContain(`Browser ${mcpBrowser} installed.`);
+  const { output } = await cli('install-browser', '--list');
+  expect(output).toMatch(/chromium-\d+/);
 });
 
 test('install workspace', async ({ cli }, testInfo) => {