diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index b1249a5ed..050787796 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -28,24 +28,49 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         flavor: [jammy, noble]
         runs-on: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
+        include:
+          - runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+            arch: amd64
+          - runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            arch: arm64
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Build Docker image
         run: |
-          ARCH="${{ matrix.runs-on == 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' && 'arm64' || 'amd64' }}"
-          bash utils/docker/build.sh --$ARCH ${{ matrix.flavor }} playwright-java:localbuild-${{ matrix.flavor }}
+          bash utils/docker/build.sh --${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.flavor }} playwright-java:localbuild-${{ matrix.flavor }}
       - name: Start container
         run: |
-            CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run --rm -e CI -e PW_MAX_RETRIES --ipc=host -v "$(pwd)":/root/playwright --name playwright-docker-test -d -t playwright-java:localbuild-${{ matrix.flavor }} /bin/bash)
+            CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run \
+              --rm \
+              --name playwright-docker-test \
+              --platform linux/${{ matrix.arch }} \
+              --user=pwuser \
+              --workdir /home/pwuser \
+              --shm-size=2g \
+              -e CI \
+              -e PW_MAX_RETRIES \
+              -d -t \
+              playwright-java:localbuild-${{ matrix.flavor }} /bin/bash)
             echo "CONTAINER_ID=$CONTAINER_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Run test in container
+      - name: Copy repository inside docker container
         run: |
-            docker exec "$CONTAINER_ID" /root/playwright/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh
+            docker cp . "$CONTAINER_ID":/home/pwuser/playwright
+            # /root/.m2 was populated as root during image build; move it to
+            # pwuser so the locally-installed SNAPSHOT artifacts resolve.
+            docker exec --user root "$CONTAINER_ID" bash -c '
+              chown -R pwuser /home/pwuser/playwright
+              mv /root/.m2 /home/pwuser/.m2
+              chown -R pwuser /home/pwuser/.m2
+            '
+
+      - name: Run smoke tests in container
+        run: |
+            docker exec "$CONTAINER_ID" /home/pwuser/playwright/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh -Dgroups=smoke
 
       - name: Test ClassLoader
         run: |
-            docker exec "${CONTAINER_ID}" /root/playwright/tools/test-spring-boot-starter/package_and_run_async_test.sh
+            docker exec "${CONTAINER_ID}" /home/pwuser/playwright/tools/test-spring-boot-starter/package_and_run_async_test.sh
 
       - name: Stop container
         run: |
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowser1.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowser1.java
index 938aebd35..4d3ef7203 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowser1.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowser1.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.microsoft.playwright.junit.FixtureTest;
 import com.microsoft.playwright.junit.UsePlaywright;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledIf;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 
 @FixtureTest
 @UsePlaywright(TestOptionsFactories.BasicOptionsFactory.class)
+@Tag("smoke")
 public class TestBrowser1 {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowserContextBasic.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowserContextBasic.java
index 29aa3de77..f78dd8703 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowserContextBasic.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestBrowserContextBasic.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import com.microsoft.playwright.junit.FixtureTest;
 import com.microsoft.playwright.junit.UsePlaywright;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 
 @FixtureTest
 @UsePlaywright(TestOptionsFactories.BasicOptionsFactory.class)
+@Tag("smoke")
 public class TestBrowserContextBasic {
   @Test
   void shouldCreateNewContext(Browser browser) {
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLocatorClick.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLocatorClick.java
index eed425bcc..7359ccc54 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLocatorClick.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLocatorClick.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 package com.microsoft.playwright;
 
 import com.microsoft.playwright.options.KeyboardModifier;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static com.microsoft.playwright.assertions.PlaywrightAssertions.assertThat;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
+@Tag("smoke")
 public class TestLocatorClick extends TestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestPageBasic.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestPageBasic.java
index feb3c0ab4..e9c1fa7b2 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestPageBasic.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestPageBasic.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.microsoft.playwright;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.DisabledIf;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
+@Tag("smoke")
 public class TestPageBasic extends TestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsCss.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsCss.java
index b1442d23a..6d553c4db 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsCss.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestSelectorsCss.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.microsoft.playwright;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
+@Tag("smoke")
 public class TestSelectorsCss extends TestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh b/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh
index 525ca924f..99b2570bd 100755
--- a/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/test-local-installation/create_project_and_run_tests.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ cp -R ../../driver-bundle/src/test/ $PROJECT_DIR/src/
 cp -R ../../playwright/src/test/ $PROJECT_DIR/src/
 cd $PROJECT_DIR
 
-mvn test --no-transfer-progress
+mvn test --no-transfer-progress "$@"
 
 rm -rf $PROJECT_DIR