diff --git a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/LocatorImpl.java b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/LocatorImpl.java
index c1d23c8b9..2063436eb 100644
--- a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/LocatorImpl.java
+++ b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/LocatorImpl.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public Locator getByPlaceholder(Pattern text, GetByPlaceholderOptions options) {
 
   @Override
   public Locator getByRole(AriaRole role, GetByRoleOptions options) {
-    return null;
+    return locator(getByRoleSelector(role, options));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsGetBy.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsGetBy.java
index eb2706ac4..d086c2a55 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsGetBy.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsGetBy.java
@@ -171,4 +171,12 @@ void getByRoleEscaping() {
       asList("<a href=\"https://playwright.dev\">he llo 56</a>"),
       page.getByRole(AriaRole.LINK, new Page.GetByRoleOptions().setName("   he \n llo 56 ").setExact(true)).evaluateAll("els => els.map(e => e.outerHTML)"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void locatorGetByRole() {
+    page.setContent("<div><button>Click me</button></div>");
+    assertEquals(
+      asList("<button>Click me</button>"),
+      page.locator("div").getByRole(AriaRole.BUTTON).evaluateAll("els => els.map(e => e.outerHTML)"));
+  }
 }