diff --git a/docs/src/release-notes-js.md b/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
index 754dc6045e1e6..6a30ca5761876 100644
--- a/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
@@ -8,46 +8,68 @@ import LiteYouTube from '@site/src/components/LiteYouTube';
 
 ## Version 1.39
 
-### Extending expect with custom matchers
+### Add custom matchers to your expect
 
 You can extend Playwright assertions by providing custom matchers. These matchers will be available on the expect object.
 
-```js title=fixtures.ts
+```js title="test.spec.ts"
 import { expect as baseExpect } from '@playwright/test';
 export const expect = baseExpect.extend({
   async toHaveAmount(locator: Locator, expected: number, options?: { timeout?: number }) {
-    // Note: this matcher never passes, see the documentation for a full example.
-    // Return a "pass" flag and a message getter.
-    return { pass: false, message: () => `Expected ${expected} amount` };
+    // ... see documentation for how to write matchers.
   },
 });
+
+test('pass', async ({ page }) => {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cart')).toHaveAmount(5);
+});
 ```
 
 See the documentation [for a full example](./test-configuration.md#add-custom-matchers-using-expectextend).
 
-### Merging fixtures and expect matchers
+### Merge test fixtures
+
+You can now merge test fixtures from multiple files or modules:
+
+```js title="fixtures.ts"
+import { mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test as dbTest } from 'database-test-utils';
+import { test as a11yTest } from 'a11y-test-utils';
+
+export const test = mergeTests(dbTest, a11yTest);
+```
+
+```js title="test.spec.ts"
+import { test } from './fixtures';
+
+test('passes', async ({ database, page, a11y }) => {
+  // use database and a11y fixtures.
+});
+```
+
+### Merge custom expect matchers
 
-You can combine fixtures and custom expect matchers from multiple files or modules.
+You can now merge custom expect matchers from multiple files or modules:
 
 ```js title="fixtures.ts"
-import { composedTest, composedExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { mergeTests, mergeExpects } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test as dbTest, expect as dbExpect } from 'database-test-utils';
 import { test as a11yTest, expect as a11yExpect } from 'a11y-test-utils';
 
-export const expect = composedExpect(dbExpect, a11yExpect);
-export const test = composedTest(dbTest, a11yTest);
+export const test = mergeTests(dbTest, a11yTest);
+export const expect = mergeExpects(dbExpect, a11yExpect);
 ```
 
 ```js title="test.spec.ts"
 import { test, expect } from './fixtures';
 
-test('passes', async ({ database, page }) => {
+test('passes', async ({ page, database }) => {
   await expect(database).toHaveDatabaseUser('admin');
   await expect(page).toPassA11yAudit();
 });
 ```
 
-### Boxed test steps
+### Hide implementation details: box test steps
 
 You can mark a [`method: Test.step`] as "boxed" so that errors inside it point to the step call site.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/test-configuration-js.md b/docs/src/test-configuration-js.md
index cfb534fff0ecd..99117a16bb6e3 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-configuration-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-configuration-js.md
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ Do not confuse Playwright's `expect` with the [`expect` library](https://jestjs.
 You can combine custom matchers from multiple files or modules.
 
 ```js title="fixtures.ts"
-import { composedTest, composedExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { mergeTests, mergeExpects } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test as dbTest, expect as dbExpect } from 'database-test-utils';
 import { test as a11yTest, expect as a11yExpect } from 'a11y-test-utils';
 
-export const expect = composedExpect(dbExpect, a11yExpect);
-export const test = composedTest(dbTest, a11yTest);
+export const expect = mergeExpects(dbExpect, a11yExpect);
+export const test = mergeTests(dbTest, a11yTest);
 ```
 
 ```js title="test.spec.ts"
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/common/testType.ts b/packages/playwright/src/common/testType.ts
index 5af6df000e84b..0b3dc6e1c9bf7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/common/testType.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/common/testType.ts
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class TestTypeImpl {
 
   private _extend(location: Location, fixtures: Fixtures) {
     if ((fixtures as any)[testTypeSymbol])
-      throw new Error(`test.extend() accepts fixtures object, not a test object.\nDid you mean to call composedTest()?`);
+      throw new Error(`test.extend() accepts fixtures object, not a test object.\nDid you mean to call mergeTests()?`);
     const fixturesWithLocation: FixturesWithLocation = { fixtures, location };
     return new TestTypeImpl([...this.fixtures, fixturesWithLocation]).test;
   }
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ function throwIfRunningInsideJest() {
 
 export const rootTestType = new TestTypeImpl([]);
 
-export function composedTest(...tests: TestType<any, any>[]) {
+export function mergeTests(...tests: TestType<any, any>[]) {
   let result = rootTestType;
   for (const t of tests) {
     const testTypeImpl = (t as any)[testTypeSymbol] as TestTypeImpl;
     if (!testTypeImpl)
-      throw new Error(`composedTest() accepts "test" functions as parameters.\nDid you mean to call test.extend() with fixtures instead?`);
+      throw new Error(`mergeTests() accepts "test" functions as parameters.\nDid you mean to call test.extend() with fixtures instead?`);
     // Filter out common ancestor fixtures.
     const newFixtures = testTypeImpl.fixtures.filter(theirs => !result.fixtures.find(ours => ours.fixtures === theirs.fixtures));
     result = new TestTypeImpl([...result.fixtures, ...newFixtures]);
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/index.ts b/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
index 66f78699cc027..d2723aacce4cc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ function renderApiCall(apiName: string, params: any) {
 export const test = _baseTest.extend<TestFixtures, WorkerFixtures>(playwrightFixtures);
 
 export { defineConfig } from './common/configLoader';
-export { composedTest } from './common/testType';
-export { composedExpect } from './matchers/expect';
+export { mergeTests } from './common/testType';
+export { mergeExpects } from './matchers/expect';
 
 export default test;
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/expect.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/expect.ts
index dc05f09735e4f..102ec98d9a4f4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/expect.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/expect.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,6 @@ function computeArgsSuffix(matcherName: string, args: any[]) {
 
 expectLibrary.extend(customMatchers);
 
-export function composedExpect(...expects: any[]) {
+export function mergeExpects(...expects: any[]) {
   return expect;
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index 9fa455eb21cc5..e8abf30211c1e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -5328,7 +5328,7 @@ type MergedTestType<List> = TestType<MergedT<List>, MergedW<List>>;
 /**
  * Merges fixtures
  */
-export function composedTest<List extends any[]>(...tests: List): MergedTestType<List>;
+export function mergeTests<List extends any[]>(...tests: List): MergedTestType<List>;
 
 type MergedExpectMatchers<List> = List extends [Expect<infer M>, ...(infer Rest)] ? M & MergedExpectMatchers<Rest> : {};
 type MergedExpect<List> = Expect<MergedExpectMatchers<List>>;
@@ -5336,7 +5336,7 @@ type MergedExpect<List> = Expect<MergedExpectMatchers<List>>;
 /**
  * Merges expects
  */
-export function composedExpect<List extends any[]>(...expects: List): MergedExpect<List>;
+export function mergeExpects<List extends any[]>(...expects: List): MergedExpect<List>;
 
 // This is required to not export everything by default. See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/19545#issuecomment-340490459
 export {};
diff --git a/tests/config/baseTest.ts b/tests/config/baseTest.ts
index a89c5ff7cc1a2..c49eec6699e23 100644
--- a/tests/config/baseTest.ts
+++ b/tests/config/baseTest.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { composedTest } from '@playwright/test';
+import { mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test } from '@playwright/test';
 import type { CommonFixtures, CommonWorkerFixtures } from './commonFixtures';
 import { commonFixtures } from './commonFixtures';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { testModeTest } from './testModeFixtures';
 
 export const base = test;
 
-export const baseTest = composedTest(base, coverageTest, platformTest, testModeTest)
+export const baseTest = mergeTests(base, coverageTest, platformTest, testModeTest)
     .extend<CommonFixtures, CommonWorkerFixtures>(commonFixtures)
     .extend<ServerFixtures, ServerWorkerOptions>(serverFixtures);
 
diff --git a/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/playwright-test-plugin-types.ts b/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/playwright-test-plugin-types.ts
index e16d612b872fc..880520ebce98d 100644
--- a/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/playwright-test-plugin-types.ts
+++ b/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/playwright-test-plugin-types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { test as test1, expect as expect1, composedTest, composedExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test as test1, expect as expect1, mergeTests, mergeExpects } from '@playwright/test';
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test as test2, expect as expect2 } from 'playwright-test-plugin';
 
-const test = composedTest(test1, test2);
-const expect = composedExpect(expect1, expect2);
+const test = mergeTests(test1, test2);
+const expect = mergeExpects(expect1, expect2);
 
 test('sample test', async ({ page, plugin }) => {
   type IsPage = (typeof page) extends Page ? true : never;
diff --git a/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/plugin.spec.ts b/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/plugin.spec.ts
index 93a40a7584897..125655c5d5e63 100644
--- a/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/installation/fixture-scripts/plugin.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { test as test1, expect as expect1, composedTest, composedExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test as test1, expect as expect1, mergeTests, mergeExpects } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test as test2, expect as expect2 } from 'playwright-test-plugin';
 
-const test = composedTest(test1, test2);
-const expect = composedExpect(expect1, expect2);
+const test = mergeTests(test1, test2);
+const expect = mergeExpects(expect1, expect2);
 
 test('sample test', async ({ page, plugin }) => {
   await page.setContent(`<div>hello</div><span>world</span>`);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/expect.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/expect.spec.ts
index 0833db485f17d..0167dd0e5041d 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/expect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/expect.spec.ts
@@ -879,10 +879,10 @@ test('should suppport toHaveAttribute without optional value', async ({ runTSC }
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 });
 
-test('should support composedExpect (TSC)', async ({ runTSC }) => {
+test('should support mergeExpects (TSC)', async ({ runTSC }) => {
   const result = await runTSC({
     'a.spec.ts': `
-      import { test, composedExpect, expect as baseExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+      import { test, mergeExpects, expect as baseExpect } from '@playwright/test';
       import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
       const expect1 = baseExpect.extend({
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ test('should support composedExpect (TSC)', async ({ runTSC }) => {
         }
       });
 
-      const expect = composedExpect(expect1, expect2);
+      const expect = mergeExpects(expect1, expect2);
 
       test('custom matchers', async ({ page }) => {
         await expect(page).toBeAGoodPage(123);
@@ -914,10 +914,10 @@ test('should support composedExpect (TSC)', async ({ runTSC }) => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 });
 
-test('should support composedExpect', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('should support mergeExpects', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'a.spec.ts': `
-      import { test, composedExpect, expect as baseExpect } from '@playwright/test';
+      import { test, mergeExpects, expect as baseExpect } from '@playwright/test';
       import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
       const expect1 = baseExpect.extend({
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ test('should support composedExpect', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
         }
       });
 
-      const expect = composedExpect(expect1, expect2);
+      const expect = mergeExpects(expect1, expect2);
 
       test('custom matchers', async ({ page }) => {
         await expect(page).toBeAGoodPage(123);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/test-extend.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/test-extend.spec.ts
index b4584b1d48c20..94ee2bf19a250 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/test-extend.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/test-extend.spec.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test('config should override options but not fixtures', async ({ runInlineTest }
   expect(result.output).toContain('fixture-config-fixture');
 });
 
-test('composedTest should be able to merge', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('mergeTests should be able to merge', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.ts': `
       module.exports = {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ test('composedTest should be able to merge', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
       };
     `,
     'a.test.ts': `
-      import { test, expect, composedTest } from '@playwright/test';
+      import { test, expect, mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
       const base = test.extend({
         myFixture: 'abc',
       });
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ test('composedTest should be able to merge', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
         fixture2: ({}, use) => use('fixture2'),
       });
 
-      const test3 = composedTest(test1, test2);
+      const test3 = mergeTests(test1, test2);
 
       test3('merged', async ({ param, fixture1, myFixture, fixture2 }) => {
         console.log('param-' + param);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ test('composedTest should be able to merge', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.output).toContain('fixture2-fixture2');
 });
 
-test('test.extend should print nice message when used as composedTest', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('test.extend should print nice message when used as mergeTests', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'a.test.ts': `
       import { test as base, expect } from '@playwright/test';
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ test('test.extend should print nice message when used as composedTest', async ({
   });
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
-  expect(result.output).toContain('Did you mean to call composedTest()?');
+  expect(result.output).toContain('Did you mean to call mergeTests()?');
 });
 
-test('composedTest should print nice message when used as extend', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+test('mergeTests should print nice message when used as extend', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'a.test.ts': `
-      import { test as base, expect, composedTest } from '@playwright/test';
-      const test3 = composedTest(base, {});
+      import { test as base, expect, mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
+      const test3 = mergeTests(base, {});
       test3('test', () => {});
     `,
   });
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/types-2.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/types-2.spec.ts
index 699e241ec5271..f463f21d60997 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/types-2.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/types-2.spec.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test('can return anything from hooks', async ({ runTSC }) => {
 test('test.extend options should check types', async ({ runTSC }) => {
   const result = await runTSC({
     'helper.ts': `
-      import { test as base, expect, composedTest } from '@playwright/test';
+      import { test as base, expect, mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
       export type Params = { foo: string };
       export const test = base;
       export const test1 = test.extend<Params>({ foo: [ 'foo', { option: true } ] });
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ test('test.extend options should check types', async ({ runTSC }) => {
         // @ts-expect-error
         bar: async ({ baz }, run) => { await run(42); }
       });
-      export const test4 = composedTest(test1, testW);
+      export const test4 = mergeTests(test1, testW);
       const test5 = test4.extend<{}, { hey: string, hey2: string }>({
         // @ts-expect-error
         hey: [async ({ foo }, use) => {
diff --git a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
index 988df1b9bf896..ac89c360a48db 100644
--- a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
+++ b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ type MergedTestType<List> = TestType<MergedT<List>, MergedW<List>>;
 /**
  * Merges fixtures
  */
-export function composedTest<List extends any[]>(...tests: List): MergedTestType<List>;
+export function mergeTests<List extends any[]>(...tests: List): MergedTestType<List>;
 
 type MergedExpectMatchers<List> = List extends [Expect<infer M>, ...(infer Rest)] ? M & MergedExpectMatchers<Rest> : {};
 type MergedExpect<List> = Expect<MergedExpectMatchers<List>>;
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ type MergedExpect<List> = Expect<MergedExpectMatchers<List>>;
 /**
  * Merges expects
  */
-export function composedExpect<List extends any[]>(...expects: List): MergedExpect<List>;
+export function mergeExpects<List extends any[]>(...expects: List): MergedExpect<List>;
 
 // This is required to not export everything by default. See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/19545#issuecomment-340490459
 export {};