diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
index 8f0b53e16da7f..ba6dc91353be1 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
@@ -150,6 +150,63 @@ var button = page.GetByRole(AriaRole.Button).And(page.GetByTitle("Subscribe"));
 
 Additional locator to match.
 
+## async method: Locator.ariaSnapshot
+* since: v1.49
+- returns: <[string]>
+
+Captures the aria snapshot of the given element. See [`method: LocatorAssertions.toMatchAriaSnapshot`] for the corresponding assertion.
+
+**Usage**
+
+```js
+await page.getByRole('link').ariaSnapshot();
+```
+
+```java
+page.getByRole(AriaRole.LINK).ariaSnapshot();
+```
+
+```python async
+await page.get_by_role("link").aria_snapshot()
+```
+
+```python sync
+page.get_by_role("link").aria_snapshot()
+```
+
+```csharp
+await page.GetByRole(AriaRole.Link).AriaSnapshotAsync();
+```
+
+**Details**
+
+This method captures the aria snapshot of the given element. The snapshot is a string that represents the state of the element and its children.
+The snapshot can be used to assert the state of the element in the test, or to compare it to state in the future.
+
+The ARIA snapshot is represented using [YAML](https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/) markup language:
+* The keys of the objects are the roles and optional accessible names of the elements.
+* The values are either text content or an array of child elements.
+* Generic static text can be represented with the `text` key.
+
+Below is the HTML markup and the respective ARIA snapshot:
+
+```html
+<ul aria-label="Links">
+  <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/about">About</a></li>
+<ul>
+```
+
+```yml
+- list "Links":
+  - listitem:
+    - link "Home"
+  - listitem:
+    - link "About"
+```
+
+### option: Locator.ariaSnapshot.timeout = %%-input-timeout-js-%%
+* since: v1.49
 
 ## async method: Locator.blur
 * since: v1.28
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index b6058e0abb825..1b43db8de732e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
     return await this._withElement((h, timeout) => h.screenshot({ ...options, timeout }), options.timeout);
   }
 
+  async ariaSnapshot(options?: TimeoutOptions): Promise<string> {
+    const result = await this._frame._channel.ariaSnapshot({ ...options, selector: this._selector });
+    return result.snapshot;
+  }
+
   async scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(options: channels.ElementHandleScrollIntoViewIfNeededOptions = {}) {
     return await this._withElement((h, timeout) => h.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded({ ...options, timeout }), options.timeout);
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index d5d91b165de75..24ddf0014c0d1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -1424,6 +1424,13 @@ scheme.FrameAddStyleTagParams = tObject({
 scheme.FrameAddStyleTagResult = tObject({
   element: tChannel(['ElementHandle']),
 });
+scheme.FrameAriaSnapshotParams = tObject({
+  selector: tString,
+  timeout: tOptional(tNumber),
+});
+scheme.FrameAriaSnapshotResult = tObject({
+  snapshot: tString,
+});
 scheme.FrameBlurParams = tObject({
   selector: tString,
   strict: tOptional(tBoolean),
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
index d058085cb71b2..2f172df694f34 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
@@ -267,4 +267,8 @@ export class FrameDispatcher extends Dispatcher<Frame, channels.FrameChannel, Br
       result.received = serializeResult(result.received);
     return result;
   }
+
+  async ariaSnapshot(params: channels.FrameAriaSnapshotParams, metadata: CallMetadata): Promise<channels.FrameAriaSnapshotResult> {
+    return { snapshot: await this._frame.ariaSnapshot(metadata, params.selector, params) };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
index 76708245d4ab3..4bb301bffdc56 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
@@ -789,6 +789,10 @@ export class ElementHandle<T extends Node = Node> extends js.JSHandle<T> {
     return this._page._delegate.getBoundingBox(this);
   }
 
+  async ariaSnapshot(): Promise<string> {
+    return await this.evaluateInUtility(([injected, element]) => injected.ariaSnapshot(element), {});
+  }
+
   async screenshot(metadata: CallMetadata, options: ScreenshotOptions & TimeoutOptions = {}): Promise<Buffer> {
     const controller = new ProgressController(metadata, this);
     return controller.run(
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index 6dc412c235357..597ff359511c3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -1405,6 +1405,13 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject {
     });
   }
 
+  async ariaSnapshot(metadata: CallMetadata, selector: string, options: types.TimeoutOptions = {}): Promise<string> {
+    const controller = new ProgressController(metadata, this);
+    return controller.run(async progress => {
+      return await this._retryWithProgressIfNotConnected(progress, selector, true /* strict */, true /* performActionPreChecks */, handle => handle.ariaSnapshot());
+    }, this._page._timeoutSettings.timeout(options));
+  }
+
   async expect(metadata: CallMetadata, selector: string, options: FrameExpectParams): Promise<{ matches: boolean, received?: any, log?: string[], timedOut?: boolean }> {
     const result = await this._expectImpl(metadata, selector, options);
     // Library mode special case for the expect errors which are return values, not exceptions.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
index 526694745b8bd..0287240493291 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/consoleApi.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { escapeForTextSelector } from '../../utils/isomorphic/stringUtils';
 import { asLocator } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import type { Language } from '../../utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import type { InjectedScript } from './injectedScript';
-import { renderedAriaTree } from './ariaSnapshot';
 
 const selectorSymbol = Symbol('selector');
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ class ConsoleAPI {
       inspect: (selector: string) => this._inspect(selector),
       selector: (element: Element) => this._selector(element),
       generateLocator: (element: Element, language?: Language) => this._generateLocator(element, language),
-      ariaSnapshot: (element?: Element) => renderedAriaTree(element || this._injectedScript.document.body),
+      ariaSnapshot: (element?: Element) => this._injectedScript.ariaSnapshot(element || this._injectedScript.document.body),
       resume: () => this._resume(),
       ...new Locator(injectedScript, ''),
     };
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
index 66a18848db964..7abc5850bbcaf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
@@ -206,8 +206,10 @@ export class InjectedScript {
     return new Set<Element>(result.map(r => r.element));
   }
 
-  renderedAriaTree(target: Element): string {
-    return renderedAriaTree(target);
+  ariaSnapshot(node: Node): string {
+    if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
+      throw this.createStacklessError('Can only capture aria snapshot of Element nodes.');
+    return renderedAriaTree(node as Element);
   }
 
   querySelectorAll(selector: ParsedSelector, root: Node): Element[] {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
index fd2cdcdb7cdae..c82f55c984487 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/recorder/recorder.ts
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ class TextAssertionTool implements RecorderTool {
         name: 'assertSnapshot',
         selector: this._hoverHighlight.selector,
         signals: [],
-        snapshot: this._recorder.injectedScript.renderedAriaTree(target),
+        snapshot: this._recorder.injectedScript.ariaSnapshot(target),
       };
     } else {
       this._hoverHighlight = this._recorder.injectedScript.generateSelector(target, { testIdAttributeName: this._recorder.state.testIdAttributeName, forTextExpect: true });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 7d1d736a13167..092f75b2636bc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -12424,6 +12424,57 @@ export interface Locator {
    */
   and(locator: Locator): Locator;
 
+  /**
+   * Captures the aria snapshot of the given element. See
+   * [expect(locator).toMatchAriaSnapshot(expected[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locatorassertions#locator-assertions-to-match-aria-snapshot)
+   * for the corresponding assertion.
+   *
+   * **Usage**
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * await page.getByRole('link').ariaSnapshot();
+   * ```
+   *
+   * **Details**
+   *
+   * This method captures the aria snapshot of the given element. The snapshot is a string that represents the state of
+   * the element and its children. The snapshot can be used to assert the state of the element in the test, or to
+   * compare it to state in the future.
+   *
+   * The ARIA snapshot is represented using [YAML](https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/) markup language:
+   * - The keys of the objects are the roles and optional accessible names of the elements.
+   * - The values are either text content or an array of child elements.
+   * - Generic static text can be represented with the `text` key.
+   *
+   * Below is the HTML markup and the respective ARIA snapshot:
+   *
+   * ```html
+   * <ul aria-label="Links">
+   *   <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
+   *   <li><a href="/about">About</a></li>
+   * <ul>
+   * ```
+   *
+   * ```yml
+   * - list "Links":
+   *   - listitem:
+   *     - link "Home"
+   *   - listitem:
+   *     - link "About"
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param options
+   */
+  ariaSnapshot(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `0` - no timeout. The default value can be changed via `actionTimeout`
+     * option in the config, or by using the
+     * [browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-set-default-timeout)
+     * or [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout) methods.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+  }): Promise<string>;
+
   /**
    * Calls [blur](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/blur) on the element.
    * @param options
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
index a0d6a30b9faea..5ecc2f4077e07 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
@@ -2509,6 +2509,7 @@ export interface FrameChannel extends FrameEventTarget, Channel {
   evalOnSelectorAll(params: FrameEvalOnSelectorAllParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameEvalOnSelectorAllResult>;
   addScriptTag(params: FrameAddScriptTagParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameAddScriptTagResult>;
   addStyleTag(params: FrameAddStyleTagParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameAddStyleTagResult>;
+  ariaSnapshot(params: FrameAriaSnapshotParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameAriaSnapshotResult>;
   blur(params: FrameBlurParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameBlurResult>;
   check(params: FrameCheckParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameCheckResult>;
   click(params: FrameClickParams, metadata?: CallMetadata): Promise<FrameClickResult>;
@@ -2613,6 +2614,16 @@ export type FrameAddStyleTagOptions = {
 export type FrameAddStyleTagResult = {
   element: ElementHandleChannel,
 };
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotParams = {
+  selector: string,
+  timeout?: number,
+};
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotOptions = {
+  timeout?: number,
+};
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotResult = {
+  snapshot: string,
+};
 export type FrameBlurParams = {
   selector: string,
   strict?: boolean,
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index a32ebde3d47cf..c91cecbe6cab7 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -1875,6 +1875,13 @@ Frame:
       flags:
         snapshot: true
 
+    ariaSnapshot:
+      parameters:
+        selector: string
+        timeout: number?
+      returns:
+        snapshot: string
+
     blur:
       parameters:
         selector: string
diff --git a/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..766df6d4855f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Modifications copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { test as it, expect } from './pageTest';
+
+it('should snapshot the check box @smoke', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<input id='checkbox' type='checkbox'></input>`);
+  expect(await page.locator('body').ariaSnapshot()).toBe('- checkbox');
+});
+
+it('should snapshot nested element', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`
+    <div>
+      <input id='checkbox' type='checkbox'></input>
+    </div>`);
+  expect(await page.locator('body').ariaSnapshot()).toBe('- checkbox');
+});
+
+it('should snapshot fragment', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`
+    <div>
+      <a href="about:blank">Link</a>
+      <a href="about:blank">Link</a>
+    </div>`);
+  expect(await page.locator('body').ariaSnapshot()).toBe(`- link "Link"\n- link "Link"`);
+});