diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8321e71aab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"use strict";
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const path = require("path");
+const retry_1 = require("./retry");
+const { installBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright/lib/install/installer');
+const playwrightPath = path.dirname(require.resolve('playwright'));
+async function install() {
+    await retry_1.retry(() => installBrowsersWithProgressBar(playwrightPath));
+}
+install();
diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.ts b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0d821d44b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { retry } from './retry';
+const { installBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright/lib/install/installer');
+const playwrightPath = path.dirname(require.resolve('playwright'));
+
+async function install() {
+	await retry(() => installBrowsersWithProgressBar(playwrightPath));
+}
+
+install();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d4265c8142..072eba034f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "watch-web": "node --max_old_space_size=4095 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-web",
     "eslint": "node build/eslint",
     "electron-rebuild": "electron-rebuild --arch=arm64 --force --version=11.2.0",
-    "playwright-install": "node node_modules/playwright/install.js",
+    "playwright-install": "node build/azure-pipelines/common/installPlaywright.js",
     "compile-build": "node --max_old_space_size=4095 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js compile-build",
     "compile-extensions-build": "node --max_old_space_size=4095 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js compile-extensions-build",
     "minify-vscode": "node --max_old_space_size=4095 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js minify-vscode",