diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/tutorials/build-a-logs-data-source-plugin.md b/docusaurus/docs/tutorials/build-a-logs-data-source-plugin.md
index 05c798684..a01a0043a 100644
--- a/docusaurus/docs/tutorials/build-a-logs-data-source-plugin.md
+++ b/docusaurus/docs/tutorials/build-a-logs-data-source-plugin.md
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export class ExampleDatasource
         return undefined;
     }
   }
-  
+
   private getLogsSampleDataProvider(
     request: DataQueryRequest<ExampleQuery>,
     options?: LogsSampleOptions
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/playwright.config.ts b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/playwright.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d6681ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/.config/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+   * ⚠️⚠️⚠️ THIS FILE WAS SCAFFOLDED BY `@grafana/create-plugin`. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY. ⚠️⚠️⚠️
+   *
+   * In order to extend the configuration follow the steps in
+   * https://grafana.com/developers/plugin-tools/get-started/set-up-development-environment#extend-the-playwright-config
+   */
+
+import type { PluginOptions } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
+
+const pluginE2eAuth = `${dirname(require.resolve('@grafana/plugin-e2e'))}/auth`;
+
+/**
+ * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
+ */
+export default defineConfig<PluginOptions>({
+  testDir: './tests',
+  /* Run tests in files in parallel */
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  /* Retry on CI only */
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
+  reporter: 'html',
+  /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
+  use: {
+    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
+    baseURL: process.env.GRAFANA_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
+
+    /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+
+  /* Configure projects for major browsers */
+  projects: [
+    // 1. Login to Grafana and store the cookie on disk for use in other tests.
+    {
+      name: 'auth',
+      testDir: pluginE2eAuth,
+      testMatch: [/.*\.js/],
+    },
+    // 2. Run tests in Google Chrome. Every test will start authenticated as admin user.
+    {
+      name: 'chromium',
+      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], storageState: 'playwright/.auth/admin.json' },
+      dependencies: ['auth'],
+    },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/playwright.config b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/playwright.config
index ca2f02866..ebb38c851 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/playwright.config
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/common/playwright.config
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import type { PluginOptions } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
-import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
-import { dirname } from 'node:path';
-
-const pluginE2eAuth = `${dirname(require.resolve('@grafana/plugin-e2e'))}/auth`;
+import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+import baseConfig from './.config/playwright.config';
 
 /**
  * Read environment variables from file.
@@ -13,39 +11,6 @@ const pluginE2eAuth = `${dirname(require.resolve('@grafana/plugin-e2e'))}/auth`;
 /**
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
  */
-export default defineConfig<PluginOptions>({
-  testDir: './tests',
-  /* Run tests in files in parallel */
-  fullyParallel: true,
-  /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
-  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  /* Retry on CI only */
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
-  /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
-  reporter: 'html',
-  /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
-  use: {
-    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-    baseURL: process.env.GRAFANA_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
-
-    /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
-    trace: 'on-first-retry',
-  },
-
-  /* Configure projects for major browsers */
-  projects: [
-    // 1. Login to Grafana and store the cookie on disk for use in other tests.
-    {
-      name: 'auth',
-      testDir: pluginE2eAuth,
-      testMatch: [/.*\.js/],
-    },
-    // 2. Run tests in Google Chrome. Every test will start authenticated as admin user.
-    {
-      name: 'chromium',
-      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], storageState: 'playwright/.auth/admin.json' },
-      dependencies: ['auth'],
-    },
-  ],
-
+export default defineConfig<PluginOptions>(baseConfig, {
+  // Add your own configuration here
 });