diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index e2fd03ad8..842b761bd 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 ARG VARIANT="nightly-bookworm-slim"
 FROM rustlang/rust:${VARIANT}
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
-RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
 
-RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-RUN apt-get -qq install build-essential libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+# Install required system libraries and NPM
+# Reference: https://dioxuslabs.com/learn/0.6/contributing/#before-you-contribute
+RUN apt-get update -qq \
+    && apt-get install -y -qq \
+    libgdk3.0-cil \
+    libatk1.0-dev \
+    libcairo2-dev \
+    libpango1.0-dev \
+    libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev \
+    libsoup-3.0-dev \
+    libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev \
+    libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
+    npm \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set a shared folder for pre-installed browsers
+ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/ms-playwright
+
+# Temporarily install Playwright globally to install the browsers and their dependencies
+RUN npm install -g @playwright/test && \
+    npx playwright install --with-deps && \
+    npm uninstall -g @playwright/test
diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
index 570435663..783f9e844 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/README.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ To use this dev container locally, make sure Docker is installed and in VSCode i
 
 [Codespaces Setup](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/developing-in-codespaces/creating-a-codespace-for-a-repository#creating-a-codespace-for-a-repository)
 
+### Playwright Tests
+The dev container comes with Playwright dependencies pre-installed.
+You can run the tests located in `packages/playwright-tests` by using the VSCode extension or by executing commands such as:
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+npx playwright test
+
+# Run tests using the UI mode
+npx playwright test --ui-host=0.0.0.0
+```
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 If having difficulty commiting with github, and you use ssh or gpg keys, you may need to ensure that the keys are being shared properly between your host and VSCode.
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index aa536ab53..1237d3d48 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
             "extensions": [
                 "rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
                 "tamasfe.even-better-toml",
-                "serayuzgur.crates"
+                "fill-labs.dependi",
+                "ms-playwright.playwright"
             ]
         }
     }