diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2e4b31848..d63ae762a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ test =
     pytest>=6.2.4
     pytest-asyncio>=0.17.2
     pytest-playwright>=0.3.0
+    playwright>=1.43.0
     pytest-xdist
     pytest-timeout
     pytest-rerunfailures
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c65b8b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# pyright:basic
+import time
+
+import numpy as np
+import seaborn as sns
+
+from shiny import App, module, reactive, render, ui
+
+
+# -- Reusable card module --
+@module.ui
+def card_ui(spinner_type, spinner_color, spinner_size):
+    return ui.card(
+        ui.busy_indicators.options(
+            spinner_type=spinner_type,
+            spinner_color=spinner_color,
+            spinner_size=spinner_size,
+        ),
+        ui.card_header("Spinner: " + spinner_type),
+        ui.output_plot("plot"),
+    )
+
+
+@module.server
+def card_server(input, output, session, rerender):
+    @render.plot
+    def plot():
+        rerender()
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+        sns.lineplot(x=np.arange(100), y=np.random.randn(100))
+
+
+# -- Main app --
+app_ui = ui.page_fillable(
+    ui.busy_indicators.options(
+        pulse_background="linear-gradient(45deg, blue, red)",
+        pulse_height="100px",
+        pulse_speed="4s",
+    ),
+    # ui.busy_indicators.use(spinners=False, pulse=True),
+    ui.input_radio_buttons(
+        "busy_indicator_type",
+        "Choose the indicator type",
+        ["spinners", "pulse"],
+        inline=True,
+    ),
+    ui.input_task_button("rerender", "Re-render"),
+    ui.layout_columns(
+        card_ui("ring", "ring", "red", "10px"),
+        card_ui("bars", "bars", "green", "20px"),
+        card_ui("dots", "dots", "blue", "30px"),
+        card_ui("pulse", "pulse", "olive", "50px"),
+        col_widths=6,
+    ),
+    ui.output_ui("indicator_types_ui"),
+)
+
+
+def server(input, output, session):
+
+    @reactive.calc
+    @reactive.event(input.rerender, ignore_none=False)
+    def rerender():
+        return input.rerender()
+
+    card_server("ring", rerender=rerender)
+    card_server("bars", rerender=rerender)
+    card_server("dots", rerender=rerender)
+    card_server("pulse", rerender=rerender)
+
+    @render.ui
+    def indicator_types_ui():
+        selected_busy_indicator_type = input.busy_indicator_type()
+        return ui.busy_indicators.use(
+            spinners=(selected_busy_indicator_type == "spinners"),
+            pulse=(selected_busy_indicator_type != "spinners"),
+        )
+
+
+app = App(app_ui, server, debug=True)
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/test_busy_indicators.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/test_busy_indicators.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ecb487f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/test_busy_indicators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import os
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from conftest import ShinyAppProc
+from controls import InputRadioButtons, InputTaskButton, expect_not_to_have_class
+from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
+
+
+def get_spinner_computed_property(
+    page: Page, element_id: str, property_name: str
+) -> str:
+    expect(page.locator(element_id)).to_be_visible()
+    return page.evaluate(
+        f"window.getComputedStyle(document.querySelector('{element_id}'), '::after').getPropertyValue('{property_name}');"
+    )
+
+
+def get_pulse_computed_property(page: Page, property_name: str) -> str:
+    expect(page.locator("html body")).to_be_visible()
+    return page.evaluate(
+        f"window.getComputedStyle(document.documentElement, '::after').getPropertyValue('{property_name}');"
+    )
+
+
+def test_busy_indicators(page: Page, local_app: ShinyAppProc) -> None:
+    page.goto(local_app.url)
+    spinner_type = InputRadioButtons(page, "busy_indicator_type")
+    render_button = InputTaskButton(page, "rerender")
+
+    # Verify spinner indicator behavior
+    spinner_properties = [
+        ("#pulse-plot", "50px", "rgb(128, 128, 0)", "pulse.svg"),
+        ("#ring-plot", "10px", "rgb(255, 0, 0)", "ring.svg"),
+        ("#bars-plot", "20px", "rgb(0, 128, 0)", "bars.svg"),
+        ("#dots-plot", "30px", "rgb(0, 0, 255)", "dots.svg"),
+    ]
+
+    for element_id, height, background_color, svg_name in spinner_properties:
+        assert get_spinner_computed_property(page, element_id, "height") == height
+        assert (
+            get_spinner_computed_property(page, element_id, "background-color")
+            == background_color
+        )
+        mask_image_url = get_spinner_computed_property(page, element_id, "mask-image")
+        assert os.path.basename(urlparse(mask_image_url).path).rstrip('")') == svg_name
+        assert get_spinner_computed_property(page, element_id, "width") == height
+
+    # Verify pulse indicator behavior
+    expect_not_to_have_class(page.locator("html"), "shiny-busy", timeout=8000)
+    spinner_type.set("pulse")
+    render_button.click()
+    assert get_pulse_computed_property(page, "height") == "100px"
+    assert (
+        get_pulse_computed_property(page, "background-image")
+        == "linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(0, 0, 255), rgb(255, 0, 0))"
+    )