diff --git a/Browser/keywords/playwright_state.py b/Browser/keywords/playwright_state.py
index e38a6ff53..5cf54e4e1 100755
--- a/Browser/keywords/playwright_state.py
+++ b/Browser/keywords/playwright_state.py
@@ -492,8 +492,7 @@ def new_browser(
         """
         params = locals_to_params(locals())
         params = convert_typed_dict(self.new_context.__annotations__, params)
-        if timeout:
-            params["timeout"] = self.convert_timeout(timeout)
+        params["timeout"] = self.convert_timeout(timeout)
         params["slowMo"] = self.convert_timeout(slowMo)
 
         browser_path = self.library.external_browser_executable.get(browser)
diff --git a/atest/test/01_Browser_Management/open_browser.robot b/atest/test/01_Browser_Management/open_browser.robot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8143e537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atest/test/01_Browser_Management/open_browser.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+*** Settings ***
+Resource            imports.resource
+
+Test Teardown       Close Browser    ALL
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+Open Browser With Timeout Of Zero Seconds
+    New Browser    browser=${BROWSER}    headless=${HEADLESS}    timeout=0 seconds
+    New Browser    browser=${BROWSER}    headless=${HEADLESS}    timeout=0 second
+    New Browser    browser=${BROWSER}    headless=${HEADLESS}    timeout=0 s
+    New Browser    browser=${BROWSER}    headless=${HEADLESS}    timeout=0s
+
+Open Browser With Default Timeout
+    New Browser    browser=${BROWSER}    headless=${HEADLESS}
diff --git a/utest/test_python_usage.py b/utest/test_python_usage.py
index cd9ca340e..450ca4c2d 100644
--- a/utest/test_python_usage.py
+++ b/utest/test_python_usage.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import pytest
 from assertionengine import AssertionOperator
 
+from Browser import SupportedBrowsers
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def application_server():
@@ -49,6 +51,16 @@ def test_new_browser_and_close(browser):
     browser.close_browser()
 
 
+def test_new_browser_with_timeout_of_zero_seconds(browser):
+    browser.new_browser(browser=SupportedBrowsers.chromium, headless=True, timeout="0")
+    browser.close_browser("ALL")
+
+
+def test_new_browser_with_default_timeout(browser):
+    browser.new_browser(browser=SupportedBrowsers.chromium, headless=True)
+    browser.close_browser("ALL")
+
+
 def test_playwright_exit_handler(atexit_register):
     import Browser