diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 3389691da..5a473a920 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
     baseURL: process.env.E2E_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:4242',
 
+    /* Configure downloads to go to test output directory, not ~/Downloads */
+    downloadsPath: path.join(__dirname, '..', '.tmp', 'e2e-test-results', 'downloads'),
+
     /* Collect trace on failure for better debugging. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
     trace: 'retain-on-failure',