diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 9741f5c3..9c4d24c5 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
 import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
 
 const baseConfig = require( '@wordpress/scripts/config/playwright.config.js' );
+
+// Read port and host from wp-env config if not already set via environment variable
+if ( ! process.env.WP_BASE_URL ) {
+	const wpEnvConfig = JSON.parse(
+		fs.readFileSync( path.resolve( process.cwd(), '.wp-env.json' ), 'utf8' )
+	);
+
+	const baseUrl = new URL( baseConfig.use.baseURL );
+	const testsPort =
+		process.env.WP_ENV_TESTS_PORT || wpEnvConfig.testsPort || baseUrl.port;
+	const testsHost =
+		process.env.WP_ENV_TESTS_HOST ||
+		wpEnvConfig.testsHost ||
+		baseUrl.hostname;
+
+	process.env.WP_BASE_URL = `http://${ testsHost }:${ testsPort }`;
+}
+
 const config = defineConfig( {
-  ...baseConfig,
-  testDir: './tests/e2e',
+	...baseConfig,
+	testDir: './tests/e2e',
+	use: {
+		...baseConfig.use,
+		baseURL: process.env.WP_BASE_URL,
+	},
+	webServer: undefined, // wp-env is already running, no need to start it again
 } );
-export default config;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default config;