diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e560e9b7e0ade..00000000000000
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-import os from 'os';
-
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import {
-	deleteAllTemplates,
-	activateTheme,
-	visitSiteEditor,
-	enterEditMode,
-	clickOnMoreMenuItem,
-} from '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils';
-
-async function waitForFileExists( filePath, timeout = 10000 ) {
-	const start = Date.now();
-	while ( ! fs.existsSync( filePath ) ) {
-		// Puppeteer doesn't have an API for managing file downloads.
-		// We are using `waitForTimeout` to add delays between check of file existence.
-		// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-		await page.waitForTimeout( 1000 );
-		if ( Date.now() - start > timeout ) {
-			throw Error( 'waitForFileExists timeout' );
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-describe( 'Site Editor Templates Export', () => {
-	beforeAll( async () => {
-		await activateTheme( 'emptytheme' );
-		await deleteAllTemplates( 'wp_template' );
-		await deleteAllTemplates( 'wp_template_part' );
-	} );
-
-	afterAll( async () => {
-		await activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' );
-	} );
-
-	beforeEach( async () => {
-		await visitSiteEditor();
-		await enterEditMode();
-	} );
-
-	it( 'clicking export should download emptytheme.zip file', async () => {
-		const directory = fs.mkdtempSync(
-			path.join( os.tmpdir(), 'test-edit-site-export-' )
-		);
-		await page._client.send( 'Page.setDownloadBehavior', {
-			behavior: 'allow',
-			downloadPath: directory,
-		} );
-
-		await clickOnMoreMenuItem( 'Export', 'site-editor' );
-		const filePath = path.join( directory, 'emptytheme.zip' );
-		await waitForFileExists( filePath );
-		expect( fs.existsSync( filePath ) ).toBe( true );
-		fs.unlinkSync( filePath );
-	} );
-} );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a0a56c18089cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/site-editor/site-editor-export.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
+
+test.describe( 'Site Editor Templates Export', () => {
+	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await Promise.all( [
+			requestUtils.activateTheme( 'emptytheme' ),
+			requestUtils.deleteAllTemplates( 'wp_template' ),
+			requestUtils.deleteAllTemplates( 'wp_template_part' ),
+		] );
+	} );
+
+	test.afterAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await requestUtils.activateTheme( 'twentytwentyone' );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'clicking export should download emptytheme.zip file', async ( {
+		admin,
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		await admin.visitSiteEditor( {
+			postId: 'emptytheme//index',
+			postType: 'wp_template',
+			canvas: 'edit',
+		} );
+		await page
+			.getByRole( 'region', { name: 'Editor top bar' } )
+			.getByRole( 'button', { name: 'Options' } )
+			.click();
+
+		const promise = page.waitForEvent( 'download' );
+		await page.getByRole( 'menuitem', { name: 'Export' } ).click();
+		const download = await promise;
+		expect( download.suggestedFilename() ).toBe( 'emptytheme.zip' );
+	} );
+} );