diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e65e9e717..7c2c848a6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         "electron-builder": "26.6.0",
         "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "26.6.0",
         "electron-devtools-installer": "^4.0.0",
+        "electron-playwright-helpers": "^2.1.0",
         "eslint": "^8.26.0",
         "eslint-config-google": "^0.14.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/playwright/element-desktop-test.ts b/playwright/element-desktop-test.ts
index 743be8da6f..bed0946448 100644
--- a/playwright/element-desktop-test.ts
+++ b/playwright/element-desktop-test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import path, { dirname } from "node:path";
 import os from "node:os";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
+import { stubDialog } from "electron-playwright-helpers";
 
 /**
  * A PassThrough stream that captures all data written to it.
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ export const test = base.extend<Fixtures>({
     page: async ({ app }, use) => {
         const window = await app.firstWindow();
         await use(window);
+        // EW may be configured to ask for confirmation before the app exits.
+        await stubDialog(app, "showMessageBoxSync", 1);
         await app.close().catch((e) => {
             console.error(e);
         });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fe59715257..c8e06a006a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@
     ajv "^6.12.0"
     ajv-keywords "^3.4.1"
 
-"@electron/asar@3.4.1", "@electron/asar@^3.3.1":
+"@electron/asar@3.4.1", "@electron/asar@^3.2.4", "@electron/asar@^3.3.1":
   version "3.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@electron/asar/-/asar-3.4.1.tgz#4e9196a4b54fba18c56cd8d5cac67c5bdc588065"
   integrity sha512-i4/rNPRS84t0vSRa2HorerGRXWyF4vThfHesw0dmcWHp+cspK743UanA0suA5Q5y8kzY2y6YKrvbIUn69BCAiA==
@@ -3379,6 +3379,13 @@ electron-devtools-installer@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     unzip-crx-3 "^0.2.0"
 
+electron-playwright-helpers@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-playwright-helpers/-/electron-playwright-helpers-2.1.0.tgz#bafda622b236a53cdcfb7e8d62f3d62550fdbfce"
+  integrity sha512-aQOefS1irz/Ou6IYuTE34ZLmIKVHKoTGUwkVuwu2P5iguuMTLtsg6CFImsWu0cabRPVZ1NgEpcGPumFZNDdrqA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@electron/asar" "^3.2.4"
+
 electron-publish@26.6.0:
   version "26.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-publish/-/electron-publish-26.6.0.tgz#94e8f00c163376ebb6b296544c11b61d3afc027d"