diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9274261f87..51fee6032f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "test:func": "BABEL_ENV=development mocha --require @babel/register tests/functional/auto/setup.js --timeout 40000 --exit",
     "test:func:light": "BABEL_ENV=development HLSJS_LIGHT=1 mocha --require @babel/register tests/functional/auto/setup.js --timeout 40000 --exit",
     "test:func:sauce": "SAUCE=1 UA=safari OS='OS X 10.15' BABEL_ENV=development mocha --require @babel/register tests/functional/auto/setup.js --timeout 40000 --exit",
+    "test:func:sauce-ie": "SAUCE=1 UA='internet explorer' OS='Windows 10' BABEL_ENV=development mocha --require @babel/register tests/functional/auto/setup.js --timeout 40000 --exit",
     "type-check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "type-check:watch": "npm run type-check -- --watch"
   },
diff --git a/tests/functional/auto/.eslintrc.js b/tests/functional/auto/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cadc9b0781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/auto/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module.exports = {
+  env: {
+    node: true,
+    commonjs: true,
+    es6: false,
+    mocha: true,
+  },
+  plugins: ['mocha', 'node'],
+  globals: {
+    // Test globals
+    after: false,
+    afterEach: false,
+    assert: false,
+    before: false,
+    beforeEach: false,
+    describe: false,
+    expect: true,
+    sinon: false,
+    xit: false,
+  },
+  rules: {
+    'object-shorthand': ['error', 'never'], // Object-shorthand not supported in IE11
+    // destructuring is not supported in IE11. This does not prevent it.
+    // ES6 env settings in parent files cannot be overwritten.
+    'prefer-destructuring': ['error', { object: false, array: false }],
+    'one-var': 0,
+    'no-undefined': 0,
+    'no-unused-expressions': 0,
+    'no-restricted-properties': [
+      2,
+      { property: 'findIndex' }, // Intended to block usage of Array.prototype.findIndex
+      { property: 'find' }, // Intended to block usage of Array.prototype.find
+      { property: 'only' }, // Intended to block usage of it.only in commits
+    ],
+    'node/no-restricted-require': ['error', ['assert']],
+    'mocha/no-mocha-arrows': 2,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/tests/functional/auto/setup.js b/tests/functional/auto/setup.js
index 7cc2671e8d8..3903175a48c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/auto/setup.js
+++ b/tests/functional/auto/setup.js
@@ -151,13 +151,10 @@ async function testSmoothSwitch(url, config) {
   const result = await browser.executeAsyncScript(
     function (url, config) {
       const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
-      self.startStream(
-        url,
-        self.objectAssign(config, {
-          startLevel: 0,
-        }),
-        callback
-      );
+      const startConfig = self.objectAssign(config, {
+        startLevel: 0,
+      });
+      self.startStream(url, startConfig, callback);
       self.hls.manualLevel = 0;
       const video = self.video;
       self.hls.once(self.Hls.Events.FRAG_CHANGED, function (eventName, data) {
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ async function testSmoothSwitch(url, config) {
         const highestLevel = self.hls.levels.length - 1;
         if (highestLevel === 0) {
           callback({
-            highestLevel,
+            highestLevel: highestLevel,
             currentTimeDelta: 0,
             message: 'No adaptive variants',
             logs: self.logString,
@@ -188,9 +185,9 @@ async function testSmoothSwitch(url, config) {
               '[test] > currentTime delta: ' + (newCurrentTime - currentTime)
             );
             callback({
-              highestLevel,
+              highestLevel: highestLevel,
               currentTimeDelta: newCurrentTime - currentTime,
-              paused,
+              paused: paused,
               logs: self.logString,
             });
           }, 2000);
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ async function testSeekOnVOD(url, config) {
           if (!isFinite(duration)) {
             callback({
               code: 'non-finite-duration',
-              duration,
+              duration: duration,
               logs: self.logString,
             });
           }
@@ -257,13 +254,14 @@ async function testSeekOnVOD(url, config) {
           video.onseeked = function () {
             console.log('[test] > video  "onseeked"');
             self.setTimeout(function () {
-              const { currentTime, paused } = video;
-              if (currentTime === 0 || paused) {
+              const currentTime = video.currentTime;
+              const paused = video.paused;
+              if (video.currentTime === 0 || paused) {
                 callback({
                   code: 'paused',
-                  currentTime,
-                  duration,
-                  paused,
+                  currentTime: currentTime,
+                  duration: duration,
+                  paused: paused,
                   logs: self.logString,
                 });
               }
@@ -278,12 +276,13 @@ async function testSeekOnVOD(url, config) {
           );
           video.currentTime = seekToTime;
           self.setTimeout(function () {
-            const { currentTime, paused } = video;
+            const currentTime = video.currentTime;
+            const paused = video.paused;
             callback({
               code: 'timeout-waiting-for-ended-event',
-              currentTime,
-              duration,
-              paused,
+              currentTime: currentTime,
+              duration: duration,
+              paused: paused,
               logs: self.logString,
             });
           }, 12000);
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ async function testSeekOnVOD(url, config) {
           callback({
             code: 'buffer-gaps',
             bufferedRanges: video.buffered.length,
-            duration,
+            duration: duration,
             logs: self.logString,
           });
         }
@@ -420,7 +419,7 @@ async function sauceConnect(tunnelIdentifier) {
     );
     sauceConnectLauncher(
       {
-        tunnelIdentifier,
+        tunnelIdentifier: tunnelIdentifier,
       },
       (err, sauceConnectProcess) => {
         if (err) {
@@ -590,8 +589,8 @@ describe(`testing hls.js playback in the browser on "${browserDescription}"`, fu
       const url = stream.url;
       const config = stream.config || {};
       if (
-        stream.blacklist_ua &&
-        stream.blacklist_ua.some((browserInfo) => {
+        stream.skip_ua &&
+        stream.skip_ua.some((browserInfo) => {
           if (typeof browserInfo === 'string') {
             return browserInfo === browserConfig.name;
           }
diff --git a/tests/test-streams.js b/tests/test-streams.js
index edefe8b375c..4d3cfe25df8 100644
--- a/tests/test-streams.js
+++ b/tests/test-streams.js
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@
  * @param {string} description
  * @param {boolean} [live]
  * @param {boolean} [abr]
- * @param {string[]} [blacklist_ua]
- * @returns {{url: string, description: string, live: boolean, abr: boolean, blacklist_ua: string[]}}
+ * @param {string[]} [skip_ua]
+ * @returns {{url: string, description: string, live: boolean, abr: boolean, skip_ua: string[]}}
  */
 function createTestStream(
   url,
   description,
   live = false,
   abr = true,
-  blacklist_ua = []
+  skip_ua = []
 ) {
   return {
-    url,
-    description,
-    live,
-    abr,
-    blacklist_ua,
+    url: url,
+    description: description,
+    live: live,
+    abr: abr,
+    skip_ua: skip_ua,
   };
 }
 
 /**
  * @param {Object} target
  * @param {Object} [config]
- * @returns {{url: string, description: string, live: boolean, abr: boolean, blacklist_ua: string[]}}
+ * @returns {{url: string, description: string, live: boolean, abr: boolean, skip_ua: string[]}}
  */
 function createTestStreamWithConfig(target, config) {
   if (typeof target !== 'object') {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function createTestStreamWithConfig(target, config) {
     target.description,
     target.live,
     target.abr,
-    target.blacklist_ua
+    target.skip_ua
   );
 
   testStream.config = config;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
       'https://test-streams.mux.dev/x36xhzz/url_6/193039199_mp4_h264_aac_hq_7.m3u8',
     description: 'Big Buck Bunny - 480p only',
     abr: false,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
   },
   arte: {
     url: 'https://test-streams.mux.dev/test_001/stream.m3u8',
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
       'https://test-streams.mux.dev/dai-discontinuity-deltatre/manifest.m3u8',
     description: 'Ad-insertion in event stream',
     abr: false,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
   },
   issue666: {
     url:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
     description:
       'Surveillance footage - https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/issues/666',
     abr: false,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
   },
   closedCaptions: {
     url: 'https://playertest.longtailvideo.com/adaptive/captions/playlist.m3u8',
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ module.exports = {
     url: 'https://pl.streamingvideoprovider.com/mp3-playlist/playlist.m3u8',
     description: 'MPEG Audio Only demo',
     abr: false,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer', 'MicrosoftEdge', 'firefox'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer', 'MicrosoftEdge', 'firefox'],
   },
   fmp4: {
     url:
       'https://storage.googleapis.com/shaka-demo-assets/angel-one-hls/hls.m3u8',
     description: 'HLS fMP4 Angel-One multiple audio-tracks',
     abr: true,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
   },
   fmp4Bitmovin: {
     url:
       'https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/MI201109210084_1/m3u8s-fmp4/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.m3u8',
     description: 'HLS fMP4 by Bitmovin',
     abr: true,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
   },
   fmp4BitmovinHevc: {
     url:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
     description:
       'HLS HEVC fMP4 by Bitmovin (Safari and Edge? only as of 2020-08)',
     abr: true,
-    blacklist_ua: ['internet explorer'],
+    skip_ua: ['internet explorer'],
     skipFunctionalTests: true,
   },
   offset_pts: {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports = {
       description:
         'Shaka-packager Widevine DRM (EME) HLS-fMP4 - Angel One Demo',
       abr: true,
-      blacklist_ua: [
+      skip_ua: [
         'firefox',
         'safari',
         'internet explorer',