diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
index be035c8e8..ee7945915 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   pathToPosix,
   isFileSync,
   getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage,
+  getAutoIncludes,
 } from '../util'
+import { PackageManager } from '../check-parser/package-files/package-manager'
 
 describe('util', () => {
   describe('pathToPosix()', () => {
@@ -29,6 +31,54 @@ describe('util', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('getAutoIncludes()', () => {
+    const basePath = path.resolve('/project')
+    const makePm = (name: string): PackageManager => ({
+      name,
+      representativeLockfile: undefined,
+      representativeConfigFile: undefined,
+      installCommand: () => ({ executable: name, args: ['install'], unsafeDisplayCommand: `${name} install` }),
+      execCommand: (args: string[]) => ({ executable: name, args, unsafeDisplayCommand: `${name} ${args.join(' ')}` }),
+      lookupWorkspace: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
+      detector: () => ({}) as any,
+    })
+
+    it('should return patches/*.patch for pnpm', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('pnpm'), [])
+      expect(result).toEqual(['patches/*.patch'])
+    })
+
+    it('should return empty for npm', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('npm'), [])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+
+    it('should return empty for yarn', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('yarn'), [])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+
+    it('should skip when user already includes patches/*.patch', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('pnpm'), ['patches/*.patch'])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+
+    it('should skip when user already includes a patches/ subpath', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('pnpm'), ['patches/some-patch.patch'])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+
+    it('should skip when user includes ./patches/**', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('pnpm'), ['./patches/**'])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+
+    it('should skip when user includes absolute patches path', () => {
+      const result = getAutoIncludes(basePath, makePm('pnpm'), [path.join(basePath, 'patches/**')])
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage()', () => {
     it('should throw error when playwright package is not found', async () => {
       // Use a directory that doesn't have playwright installed
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
index ec68c40fc..5e09f2fc9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { PlaywrightConfig } from './playwright-config'
 import { Session } from '../constructs/project'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
-import { detectNearestPackageJson } from './check-parser/package-files/package-manager'
+import { detectNearestPackageJson, PackageManager } from './check-parser/package-files/package-manager'
 
 export interface GitInformation {
   commitId: string
@@ -143,6 +143,25 @@ export function normalizeVersion (v?: string | undefined): string | undefined {
   return cleaned && semver.valid(cleaned) ? cleaned : undefined
 }
 
+export function getAutoIncludes (
+  basePath: string,
+  packageManager: PackageManager,
+  existingIncludes: string[],
+): string[] {
+  const autoIncludes: string[] = []
+
+  if (packageManager.name === 'pnpm') {
+    const patchesPattern = 'patches/*.patch'
+    const patchesDir = path.join(basePath, 'patches')
+    const alreadyIncluded = existingIncludes.some(p => path.resolve(basePath, p).startsWith(patchesDir))
+    if (!alreadyIncluded) {
+      autoIncludes.push(patchesPattern)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return autoIncludes
+}
+
 export async function bundlePlayWrightProject (
   playwrightConfig: string,
   include: string[],
@@ -195,10 +214,13 @@ export async function bundlePlayWrightProject (
     }
   }
 
+  const autoIncludes = getAutoIncludes(Session.basePath!, Session.packageManager, include)
+  const effectiveIncludes = [...include, ...autoIncludes]
+
   const includedFiles = await findFilesWithPattern(
     // FIXME: Shouldn't the pattern be relative to the Playwright check?
     Session.basePath!,
-    include,
+    effectiveIncludes,
     ignoredFiles,
   )