diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-screencast.md b/docs/src/api/class-screencast.md
index b013d1e54ac8d..8813760712031 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-screencast.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-screencast.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ await screencast.stop();
 
 ## async method: Screencast.start
 * since: v1.59
+- returns: <[Disposable]>
 
 Starts capturing screencast frames. Frames are emitted as [`event: Screencast.screencastFrame`] events.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-video.md b/docs/src/api/class-video.md
index 294478f29373b..945419c3f68c5 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-video.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-video.md
@@ -26,33 +26,33 @@ Console.WriteLine(await page.Video.GetPathAsync());
 Alternatively, you can use [`method: Video.start`] and [`method: Video.stop`] to record video manually. This approach is mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` option.
 
 ```js
-await page.video().start();
+await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
 // ... perform actions ...
-await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+await page.video().stop();
 ```
 
 ```java
-page.video().start();
+page.video().start(new Video.StartOptions().setPath(Paths.get("video.webm")));
 // ... perform actions ...
-page.video().stop(new Video.StopOptions().setPath(Paths.get("video.webm")));
+page.video().stop();
 ```
 
 ```python async
-await page.video.start()
+await page.video.start(path="video.webm")
 # ... perform actions ...
-await page.video.stop(path="video.webm")
+await page.video.stop()
 ```
 
 ```python sync
-page.video.start()
+page.video.start(path="video.webm")
 # ... perform actions ...
-page.video.stop(path="video.webm")
+page.video.stop()
 ```
 
 ```csharp
-await page.Video.StartAsync();
+await page.Video.StartAsync(new() { Path = "video.webm" });
 // ... perform actions ...
-await page.Video.StopAsync(new() { Path = "video.webm" });
+await page.Video.StopAsync();
 ```
 
 ## async method: Video.delete
@@ -94,41 +94,48 @@ Path where the video should be saved.
 
 ## async method: Video.start
 * since: v1.59
+- returns: <[Disposable]>
 
 Starts video recording. This method is mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` context option.
 
 **Usage**
 
 ```js
-await page.video().start();
+await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
 // ... perform actions ...
-await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+await page.video().stop();
 ```
 
 ```java
-page.video().start();
+page.video().start(new Video.StartOptions().setPath(Paths.get("video.webm")));
 // ... perform actions ...
-page.video().stop(new Video.StopOptions().setPath(Paths.get("video.webm")));
+page.video().stop();
 ```
 
 ```python async
-await page.video.start()
+await page.video.start(path="video.webm")
 # ... perform actions ...
-await page.video.stop(path="video.webm")
+await page.video.stop()
 ```
 
 ```python sync
-page.video.start()
+page.video.start(path="video.webm")
 # ... perform actions ...
-page.video.stop(path="video.webm")
+page.video.stop()
 ```
 
 ```csharp
-await page.Video.StartAsync();
+await page.Video.StartAsync(new() { Path = "video.webm" });
 // ... perform actions ...
-await page.Video.StopAsync(new() { Path = "video.webm" });
+await page.Video.StopAsync();
 ```
 
+### option: Video.start.path
+* since: v1.59
+- `path` <[path]>
+
+Path where the video should be saved when the recording is stopped.
+
 ### option: Video.start.size
 * since: v1.59
 - `size` ?<[Object]>
@@ -141,9 +148,3 @@ Optional dimensions of the recorded video. If not specified the size will be equ
 * since: v1.59
 
 Stops video recording started with [`method: Video.start`].
-
-### option: Video.stop.path
-* since: v1.59
-- `path` <[path]>
-
-Path where the video should be saved.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
index 2449c65b39211..f2bc66fbe4d24 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
@@ -4823,8 +4823,8 @@ export interface Page {
   /**
    * Video object associated with this page. Can be used to control video recording with
    * [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start) and
-   * [video.stop([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop), or to access the video file when
-   * using the `recordVideo` context option.
+   * [video.stop()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop), or to access the video file when using the
+   * `recordVideo` context option.
    */
   video(): Video;
 
@@ -21779,7 +21779,7 @@ export interface Screencast {
        */
       height: number;
     };
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  }): Promise<Disposable>;
 
   /**
    * Stops the screencast started with
@@ -22111,13 +22111,13 @@ export interface Tracing {
  * ```
  *
  * Alternatively, you can use [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start) and
- * [video.stop([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop) to record video manually. This
- * approach is mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` option.
+ * [video.stop()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop) to record video manually. This approach is
+ * mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` option.
  *
  * ```js
- * await page.video().start();
+ * await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
  * // ... perform actions ...
- * await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+ * await page.video().stop();
  * ```
  *
  */
@@ -22146,14 +22146,19 @@ export interface Video {
    * **Usage**
    *
    * ```js
-   * await page.video().start();
+   * await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
    * // ... perform actions ...
-   * await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+   * await page.video().stop();
    * ```
    *
    * @param options
    */
   start(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Path where the video should be saved when the recording is stopped.
+     */
+    path?: string;
+
     /**
      * Optional dimensions of the recorded video. If not specified the size will be equal to page viewport scaled down to
      * fit into 800x800. Actual picture of the page will be scaled down if necessary to fit the specified size.
@@ -22169,19 +22174,13 @@ export interface Video {
        */
       height: number;
     };
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  }): Promise<Disposable>;
 
   /**
    * Stops video recording started with
    * [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start).
-   * @param options
    */
-  stop(options?: {
-    /**
-     * Path where the video should be saved.
-     */
-    path?: string;
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  stop(): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/screencast.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/screencast.ts
index 618e54e8c71cd..bd1ac3dd82daa 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/screencast.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/screencast.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { DisposableStub } from './disposable';
 import { EventEmitter } from './eventEmitter';
 
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ export class Screencast extends EventEmitter implements api.Screencast {
     this._page._channel.on('screencastFrame', ({ data }) => this.emit('screencastframe', { data }));
   }
 
-  async start(options: { maxSize?: { width: number, height: number } } = {}): Promise<void> {
+  async start(options: { maxSize?: { width: number, height: number } } = {}) {
     await this._page._channel.startScreencast(options);
+    return new DisposableStub(() => this.stop());
   }
 
   async stop(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/video.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/video.ts
index 47e594ae536a7..8b3a026d4b069 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/video.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/video.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Artifact } from './artifact';
+import { DisposableStub } from './disposable';
 import { EventEmitter } from './eventEmitter';
 
 import type { Connection } from './connection';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export class Video extends EventEmitter implements api.Video {
   private _artifact: Artifact | undefined;
   private _isRemote = false;
   private _page: Page;
+  private _savePath: string | undefined;
 
   constructor(page: Page, connection: Connection, artifact: Artifact | undefined) {
     super(page._platform);
@@ -33,16 +35,18 @@ export class Video extends EventEmitter implements api.Video {
     this._artifact = artifact;
   }
 
-  async start(options: { size?: { width: number, height: number } } = {}): Promise<void> {
-    const result = await this._page._channel.videoStart(options);
+  async start(options: { path?: string, size?: { width: number, height: number } } = {}) {
+    const result = await this._page._channel.videoStart({ size: options.size });
     this._artifact = Artifact.from(result.artifact);
+    this._savePath = options.path;
+    return new DisposableStub(() => this.stop());
   }
 
-  async stop(options: { path?: string } = {}): Promise<void> {
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
     await this._page._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       await this._page._channel.videoStop();
-      if (options.path)
-        await this.saveAs(options.path);
+      if (this._savePath)
+        await this.saveAs(this._savePath);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 2449c65b39211..f2bc66fbe4d24 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -4823,8 +4823,8 @@ export interface Page {
   /**
    * Video object associated with this page. Can be used to control video recording with
    * [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start) and
-   * [video.stop([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop), or to access the video file when
-   * using the `recordVideo` context option.
+   * [video.stop()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop), or to access the video file when using the
+   * `recordVideo` context option.
    */
   video(): Video;
 
@@ -21779,7 +21779,7 @@ export interface Screencast {
        */
       height: number;
     };
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  }): Promise<Disposable>;
 
   /**
    * Stops the screencast started with
@@ -22111,13 +22111,13 @@ export interface Tracing {
  * ```
  *
  * Alternatively, you can use [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start) and
- * [video.stop([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop) to record video manually. This
- * approach is mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` option.
+ * [video.stop()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-stop) to record video manually. This approach is
+ * mutually exclusive with the `recordVideo` option.
  *
  * ```js
- * await page.video().start();
+ * await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
  * // ... perform actions ...
- * await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+ * await page.video().stop();
  * ```
  *
  */
@@ -22146,14 +22146,19 @@ export interface Video {
    * **Usage**
    *
    * ```js
-   * await page.video().start();
+   * await page.video().start({ path: 'video.webm' });
    * // ... perform actions ...
-   * await page.video().stop({ path: 'video.webm' });
+   * await page.video().stop();
    * ```
    *
    * @param options
    */
   start(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Path where the video should be saved when the recording is stopped.
+     */
+    path?: string;
+
     /**
      * Optional dimensions of the recorded video. If not specified the size will be equal to page viewport scaled down to
      * fit into 800x800. Actual picture of the page will be scaled down if necessary to fit the specified size.
@@ -22169,19 +22174,13 @@ export interface Video {
        */
       height: number;
     };
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  }): Promise<Disposable>;
 
   /**
    * Stops video recording started with
    * [video.start([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-video#video-start).
-   * @param options
    */
-  stop(options?: {
-    /**
-     * Path where the video should be saved.
-     */
-    path?: string;
-  }): Promise<void>;
+  stop(): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/library/screencast.spec.ts b/tests/library/screencast.spec.ts
index 2b2d207f4fd5b..4ab195b8d0bfb 100644
--- a/tests/library/screencast.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/screencast.spec.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,24 @@ test('start throws when video recording is running with different params', async
   await context.close();
 });
 
+test('screencast.start dispose stops screencast', async ({ browser, server, trace }) => {
+  test.skip(trace === 'on', 'trace=on has different screencast image configuration');
+  const context = await browser.newContext({ viewport: { width: 1000, height: 400 } });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+
+  const frames: { data: Buffer }[] = [];
+  page.screencast().on('screencastframe', frame => frames.push(frame));
+
+  const disposable = await page.screencast().start({ maxSize: { width: 500, height: 400 } });
+  await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  await page.evaluate(() => document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'red');
+  await rafraf(page, 100);
+  await disposable.dispose();
+
+  expect(frames.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  await context.close();
+});
+
 test('video.start does not emit screencastframe events', async ({ page, server, trace }) => {
   test.skip(trace === 'on', 'trace=on enables screencast frame events');
 
diff --git a/tests/library/video.spec.ts b/tests/library/video.spec.ts
index c373c1f38e51b..138345bccf884 100644
--- a/tests/library/video.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/video.spec.ts
@@ -826,14 +826,14 @@ it.describe('screencast', () => {
     await page.video().stop();
     expectRedFrames(videoPath1, size);
 
-    await page.video().start({ size });
+    const videoPath3 = testInfo.outputPath('video3.webm');
+    await page.video().start({ size, path: videoPath3 });
     await page.evaluate(() => document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(100,100,100)');
     await rafraf(page, 100);
     const videoPath2 = await page.video().path();
     expect(videoPath2).toBeDefined();
     expect(videoPath2).not.toEqual(videoPath1);
-    const videoPath3 = testInfo.outputPath('video3.webm');
-    await page.video().stop({ path: videoPath3 });
+    await page.video().stop();
     const contents2 = fs.readFileSync(videoPath2).toString('base64');
     const contents3 = fs.readFileSync(videoPath3).toString('base64');
     expect(contents2 === contents3).toBeTruthy();
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ it.describe('screencast', () => {
     const page = await context.newPage();
     const error = await page.video().start().catch(e => e);
     expect(error.message).toContain('Video is already being recorded');
-    await page.video().stop({ path: testInfo.outputPath('video.webm') });
+    await page.video().stop();
     await context.close();
   });
 
@@ -891,13 +891,26 @@ it.describe('screencast', () => {
     const size = { width: 800, height: 800 };
     const context = await browser.newContext({ viewport: size });
     const page = await context.newPage();
-    await page.video().start({ size });
     const videoPath = testInfo.outputPath('empty-video.webm');
-    await page.video().stop({ path: videoPath });
+    await page.video().start({ size, path: videoPath });
+    await page.video().stop();
     await context.close();
     expectFrames(videoPath, size, isAlmostWhite);
   });
 
+  it('video.start dispose stops recording', async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
+    const size = { width: 800, height: 800 };
+    const context = await browser.newContext({ viewport: size });
+    const page = await context.newPage();
+    const videoPath = testInfo.outputPath('dispose-video.webm');
+    const disposable = await page.video().start({ size, path: videoPath });
+    await page.evaluate(() => document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'red');
+    await rafraf(page, 100);
+    await disposable.dispose();
+    expectRedFrames(videoPath, size);
+    await context.close();
+  });
+
 });
 
 it('should saveAs video', async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {