diff --git a/packages/injected/src/ariaSnapshot.ts b/packages/injected/src/ariaSnapshot.ts
index 142fd7517edc6..3215c9d070fb6 100644
--- a/packages/injected/src/ariaSnapshot.ts
+++ b/packages/injected/src/ariaSnapshot.ts
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ export function matchesExpectAriaTemplate(rootElement: Element, template: aria.A
   return {
     matches,
     received: {
-      raw: renderAriaTree(snapshot, { mode: 'default' }),
-      regex: renderAriaTree(snapshot, { mode: 'codegen' }),
+      raw: renderAriaTree(snapshot, { mode: 'default' }).text,
+      regex: renderAriaTree(snapshot, { mode: 'codegen' }).text,
     }
   };
 }
@@ -568,9 +568,10 @@ function indent(depth: number): string {
   return '  '.repeat(depth);
 }
 
-export function renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot: AriaSnapshot, publicOptions: AriaTreeOptions, previousSnapshot?: AriaSnapshot): string {
+export function renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot: AriaSnapshot, publicOptions: AriaTreeOptions, previousSnapshot?: AriaSnapshot): { text: string, iframeDepths: Record<string, number> } {
   const options = toInternalOptions(publicOptions);
   const lines: string[] = [];
+  const iframeDepths: Record<string, number> = {};
   const includeText = options.renderStringsAsRegex ? textContributesInfo : () => true;
   const renderString = options.renderStringsAsRegex ? convertToBestGuessRegex : (str: string) => str;
 
@@ -634,6 +635,9 @@ export function renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot: AriaSnapshot, publicOptions: AriaTr
     if (publicOptions.depth && depth > publicOptions.depth)
       return;
 
+    if (ariaNode.role === 'iframe' && ariaNode.ref)
+      iframeDepths[ariaNode.ref] = depth;
+
     // Replace the whole subtree with a single reference when possible.
     if (statusMap.get(ariaNode) === 'same' && ariaNode.ref) {
       lines.push(indent(depth) + `- ref=${ariaNode.ref} [unchanged]`);
@@ -679,7 +683,7 @@ export function renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot: AriaSnapshot, publicOptions: AriaTr
     else
       visit(nodeToRender, 0, !!options.renderCursorPointer);
   }
-  return lines.join('\n');
+  return { text: lines.join('\n'), iframeDepths };
 }
 
 function convertToBestGuessRegex(text: string): string {
diff --git a/packages/injected/src/injectedScript.ts b/packages/injected/src/injectedScript.ts
index 416ef12ea697b..45dc8a46f6685 100644
--- a/packages/injected/src/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/packages/injected/src/injectedScript.ts
@@ -306,25 +306,25 @@ export class InjectedScript {
     return this.incrementalAriaSnapshot(node, options).full;
   }
 
-  incrementalAriaSnapshot(node: Node, options: AriaTreeOptions & { track?: string, depth?: number }): { full: string, incremental?: string, iframeRefs: string[] } {
+  incrementalAriaSnapshot(node: Node, options: AriaTreeOptions & { track?: string, depth?: number }): { full: string, incremental?: string, iframeRefs: string[], iframeDepths: Record<string, number> } {
     if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
       throw this.createStacklessError('Can only capture aria snapshot of Element nodes.');
     const ariaSnapshot = generateAriaTree(node as Element, options);
-    const full = renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot, options);
+    const rendered = renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot, options);
     let incremental: string | undefined;
     if (options.track) {
       const previousSnapshot = this._lastAriaSnapshotForTrack.get(options.track);
       if (previousSnapshot)
-        incremental = renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot, options, previousSnapshot);
+        incremental = renderAriaTree(ariaSnapshot, options, previousSnapshot).text;
       this._lastAriaSnapshotForTrack.set(options.track, ariaSnapshot);
     }
     this._lastAriaSnapshotForQuery = ariaSnapshot;
-    return { full, incremental, iframeRefs: ariaSnapshot.iframeRefs };
+    return { full: rendered.text, incremental, iframeRefs: ariaSnapshot.iframeRefs, iframeDepths: rendered.iframeDepths };
   }
 
   ariaSnapshotForRecorder(): { ariaSnapshot: string, refs: Map<Element, string> } {
     const tree = generateAriaTree(this.document.body, { mode: 'ai' });
-    const ariaSnapshot = renderAriaTree(tree, { mode: 'ai' });
+    const { text: ariaSnapshot } = renderAriaTree(tree, { mode: 'ai' });
     return { ariaSnapshot, refs: tree.refs };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index 83d2ec449cd48..5aca23e54020c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
   }
 
   async ariaSnapshot(options: TimeoutOptions & { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', depth?: number } = {}): Promise<string> {
-    const result = await this._frame._page!._channel.ariaSnapshot({ timeout: this._frame._timeout(options), mode: options.mode, selector: this._selector, depth: options.depth });
+    const result = await this._frame._channel.ariaSnapshot({ timeout: this._frame._timeout(options), mode: options.mode, selector: this._selector, depth: options.depth });
     return result.snapshot;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 7c56fd27b6075..86991356d3cbb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
   }
 
   async ariaSnapshot(options: TimeoutOptions & { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', depth?: number, _track?: string } = {}): Promise<string> {
-    const result = await this._channel.ariaSnapshot({ timeout: this._timeoutSettings.timeout(options), track: options._track, mode: options.mode, depth: options.depth });
+    const result = await this.mainFrame()._channel.ariaSnapshot({ timeout: this._timeoutSettings.timeout(options), track: options._track, mode: options.mode, depth: options.depth });
     return result.snapshot;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 0303364ac2c0d..0cd953c5af032 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -1494,16 +1494,6 @@ scheme.PageRequestsParams = tOptional(tObject({}));
 scheme.PageRequestsResult = tObject({
   requests: tArray(tChannel(['Request'])),
 });
-scheme.PageAriaSnapshotParams = tObject({
-  mode: tOptional(tEnum(['ai', 'default'])),
-  track: tOptional(tString),
-  selector: tOptional(tString),
-  depth: tOptional(tInt),
-  timeout: tFloat,
-});
-scheme.PageAriaSnapshotResult = tObject({
-  snapshot: tString,
-});
 scheme.PageStartJSCoverageParams = tObject({
   resetOnNavigation: tOptional(tBoolean),
   reportAnonymousScripts: tOptional(tBoolean),
@@ -1630,6 +1620,16 @@ scheme.FrameAddStyleTagParams = tObject({
 scheme.FrameAddStyleTagResult = tObject({
   element: tChannel(['ElementHandle']),
 });
+scheme.FrameAriaSnapshotParams = tObject({
+  mode: tOptional(tEnum(['ai', 'default'])),
+  track: tOptional(tString),
+  selector: tOptional(tString),
+  depth: tOptional(tInt),
+  timeout: tFloat,
+});
+scheme.FrameAriaSnapshotResult = tObject({
+  snapshot: tString,
+});
 scheme.FrameBlurParams = tObject({
   selector: tString,
   strict: tOptional(tBoolean),
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
index d0b93af295d6d..2e6a1d77f3bc0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ export class FrameDispatcher extends Dispatcher<Frame, channels.FrameChannel, Br
     return { element: ElementHandleDispatcher.from(this, await progress.race(this._frame.addStyleTag(params))) };
   }
 
+  async ariaSnapshot(params: channels.FrameAriaSnapshotParams, progress: Progress): Promise<channels.FrameAriaSnapshotResult> {
+    return await this._frame.ariaSnapshot(progress, params);
+  }
+
   async click(params: channels.FrameClickParams, progress: Progress): Promise<void> {
     progress.metadata.potentiallyClosesScope = true;
     return await this._frame.click(progress, params.selector, params);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
index a0e8651366ddc..d824892cce7dc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
@@ -344,10 +344,6 @@ export class PageDispatcher extends Dispatcher<Page, channels.PageChannel, Brows
     return { requests: this._page.networkRequests().map(request => RequestDispatcher.from(this.parentScope(), request)) };
   }
 
-  async ariaSnapshot(params: channels.PageAriaSnapshotParams, progress: Progress): Promise<channels.PageAriaSnapshotResult> {
-    return await this._page.ariaSnapshot(progress, params);
-  }
-
   async bringToFront(params: channels.PageBringToFrontParams, progress: Progress): Promise<void> {
     await progress.race(this._page.bringToFront());
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index ddf782b282843..344463e328d3e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { helper } from './helper';
 import { SdkObject } from './instrumentation';
 import * as js from './javascript';
 import * as network from './network';
-import { Page } from './page';
+import { Page, ariaSnapshotForFrame } from './page';
 import { isAbortError, ProgressController } from './progress';
 import * as types from './types';
 import { LongStandingScope, asLocator, assert, constructURLBasedOnBaseURL, makeWaitForNextTask, renderTitleForCall } from '../utils';
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { ManualPromise } from '../utils/isomorphic/manualPromise';
 import { compressCallLog } from './callLog';
 
 import type { ConsoleMessage } from './console';
+import type { SelectorInfo } from './frameSelectors';
 import type { ElementStateWithoutStable, FrameExpectParams, InjectedScript } from '@injected/injectedScript';
 import type { Progress } from './progress';
 import type { ScreenshotOptions } from './screenshotter';
@@ -1690,6 +1691,27 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject<FrameEventMap> {
     }, { source, arg });
   }
 
+  async ariaSnapshot(progress: Progress, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, selector?: string, depth?: number } = {}): Promise<{ snapshot: string }> {
+    if (options.selector && options.track)
+      throw new Error('Cannot specify both selector and track options');
+
+    let targetFrame: Frame;
+    let info: SelectorInfo | undefined;
+    if (options.selector) {
+      const resolved = await this.selectors.resolveInjectedForSelector(options.selector, { strict: true });
+      if (!resolved)
+        throw new Error(`Selector "${options.selector}" did not resolve to any element`);
+      targetFrame = resolved.frame;
+      info = resolved.info;
+    } else {
+      targetFrame = this;
+    }
+
+    const result = await ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress, targetFrame, { ...options, info });
+    const snapshot = options.track && result.incremental ? result.incremental.join('\n') : result.full.join('\n');
+    return { snapshot };
+  }
+
   private _asLocator(selector: string) {
     return asLocator(this._page.browserContext._browser.sdkLanguage(), selector);
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
index 8e07c11104a85..f1670e2b7c7bc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
@@ -886,27 +886,6 @@ export class Page extends SdkObject<PageEventMap> {
     await Promise.all(this.frames().map(frame => frame.hideHighlight().catch(() => {})));
   }
 
-  async ariaSnapshot(progress: Progress, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, selector?: string, depth?: number } = {}): Promise<{ snapshot: string }> {
-    if (options.selector && options.track)
-      throw new Error('Cannot specify both selector and track options');
-
-    let frame: frames.Frame;
-    let info: SelectorInfo | undefined;
-    if (options.selector) {
-      const resolved = await this.mainFrame().selectors.resolveInjectedForSelector(options.selector, { strict: true });
-      if (!resolved)
-        throw new Error(`Selector "${options.selector}" did not resolve to any element`);
-      frame = resolved.frame;
-      info = resolved.info;
-    } else {
-      frame = this.mainFrame();
-    }
-
-    const result = await ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress, frame, { ...options, info });
-    const snapshot = options.track && result.incremental ? result.incremental.join('\n') : result.full.join('\n');
-    return { snapshot };
-  }
-
   async setDockTile(image: Buffer) {
     await this.delegate.setDockTile(image);
   }
@@ -1048,7 +1027,7 @@ export class InitScript extends DisposableObject {
   }
 }
 
-async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, info?: SelectorInfo, depth?: number } = {}): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
+export async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, info?: SelectorInfo, depth?: number } = {}): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
   // Only await the topmost navigations, inner frames will be empty when racing.
   const snapshot = await frame.retryWithProgressAndTimeouts(progress, [1000, 2000, 4000, 8000], async continuePolling => {
     try {
@@ -1085,7 +1064,13 @@ async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, opt
     }
   });
 
-  const childSnapshotPromises = snapshot.iframeRefs.map(ref => ariaSnapshotFrameRef(progress, frame, ref, options));
+  // Only fetch child snapshots for iframes that were actually rendered (not filtered by depth).
+  const renderedIframeRefs = snapshot.iframeRefs.filter(ref => ref in snapshot.iframeDepths);
+  const childSnapshotPromises = renderedIframeRefs.map(ref => {
+    const iframeDepth = snapshot.iframeDepths[ref];
+    const childDepth = options.depth ? options.depth - iframeDepth - 1 : undefined;
+    return ariaSnapshotFrameRef(progress, frame, ref, { ...options, depth: childDepth });
+  });
   const childSnapshots = await Promise.all(childSnapshotPromises);
 
   const full = [];
@@ -1093,12 +1078,12 @@ async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, opt
 
   if (snapshot.incremental !== undefined) {
     incremental = snapshot.incremental.split('\n');
-    for (let i = 0; i < snapshot.iframeRefs.length; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < renderedIframeRefs.length; i++) {
       const childSnapshot = childSnapshots[i];
       if (childSnapshot.incremental)
         incremental.push(...childSnapshot.incremental);
       else if (childSnapshot.full.length)
-        incremental.push('- <changed> iframe [ref=' + snapshot.iframeRefs[i] + ']:', ...childSnapshot.full.map(l => '  ' + l));
+        incremental.push('- <changed> iframe [ref=' + renderedIframeRefs[i] + ']:', ...childSnapshot.full.map(l => '  ' + l));
     }
   }
 
@@ -1111,7 +1096,7 @@ async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, opt
 
     const leadingSpace = match[1];
     const ref = match[2];
-    const childSnapshot = childSnapshots[snapshot.iframeRefs.indexOf(ref)] ?? { full: [] };
+    const childSnapshot = childSnapshots[renderedIframeRefs.indexOf(ref)] ?? { full: [] };
     full.push(childSnapshot.full.length ? line + ':' : line);
     full.push(...childSnapshot.full.map(l => leadingSpace + '  ' + l));
   }
@@ -1119,7 +1104,7 @@ async function ariaSnapshotForFrame(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, opt
   return { full, incremental };
 }
 
-async function ariaSnapshotFrameRef(progress: Progress, parentFrame: frames.Frame, frameRef: string, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean }): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
+async function ariaSnapshotFrameRef(progress: Progress, parentFrame: frames.Frame, frameRef: string, options: { mode?: 'ai' | 'default', track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, depth?: number }): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
   const frameSelector = `aria-ref=${frameRef} >> internal:control=enter-frame`;
   const frameBodySelector = `${frameSelector} >> body`;
   const child = await progress.race(parentFrame.selectors.resolveFrameForSelector(frameBodySelector, { strict: true }));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
index a09db6bd60a0a..49f3c0c63f7e5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/protocolMetainfo.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ export const methodMetainfo = new Map<string, { internal?: boolean, title?: stri
   ['Page.pageErrors', { title: 'Get page errors', group: 'getter', }],
   ['Page.pdf', { title: 'PDF', }],
   ['Page.requests', { title: 'Get network requests', group: 'getter', }],
-  ['Page.ariaSnapshot', { title: 'Aria snapshot', group: 'getter', }],
   ['Page.startJSCoverage', { title: 'Start JS coverage', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.stopJSCoverage', { title: 'Stop JS coverage', group: 'configuration', }],
   ['Page.startCSSCoverage', { title: 'Start CSS coverage', group: 'configuration', }],
@@ -157,6 +156,7 @@ export const methodMetainfo = new Map<string, { internal?: boolean, title?: stri
   ['Frame.evalOnSelectorAll', { title: 'Evaluate', snapshot: true, pausesBeforeAction: true, }],
   ['Frame.addScriptTag', { title: 'Add script tag', snapshot: true, pausesBeforeAction: true, }],
   ['Frame.addStyleTag', { title: 'Add style tag', snapshot: true, pausesBeforeAction: true, }],
+  ['Frame.ariaSnapshot', { title: 'Aria snapshot', group: 'getter', }],
   ['Frame.blur', { title: 'Blur', slowMo: true, snapshot: true, pausesBeforeAction: true, }],
   ['Frame.check', { title: 'Check', slowMo: true, snapshot: true, pausesBeforeInput: true, }],
   ['Frame.click', { title: 'Click', slowMo: true, snapshot: true, pausesBeforeInput: true, }],
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
index 6ca538f07fb5e..3f9c9477a12d3 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
@@ -2140,7 +2140,6 @@ export interface PageChannel extends PageEventTarget, EventTargetChannel {
   pageErrors(params: PagePageErrorsParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PagePageErrorsResult>;
   pdf(params: PagePdfParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PagePdfResult>;
   requests(params?: PageRequestsParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageRequestsResult>;
-  ariaSnapshot(params: PageAriaSnapshotParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageAriaSnapshotResult>;
   startJSCoverage(params: PageStartJSCoverageParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageStartJSCoverageResult>;
   stopJSCoverage(params?: PageStopJSCoverageParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageStopJSCoverageResult>;
   startCSSCoverage(params: PageStartCSSCoverageParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<PageStartCSSCoverageResult>;
@@ -2610,22 +2609,6 @@ export type PageRequestsOptions = {};
 export type PageRequestsResult = {
   requests: RequestChannel[],
 };
-export type PageAriaSnapshotParams = {
-  mode?: 'ai' | 'default',
-  track?: string,
-  selector?: string,
-  depth?: number,
-  timeout: number,
-};
-export type PageAriaSnapshotOptions = {
-  mode?: 'ai' | 'default',
-  track?: string,
-  selector?: string,
-  depth?: number,
-};
-export type PageAriaSnapshotResult = {
-  snapshot: string,
-};
 export type PageStartJSCoverageParams = {
   resetOnNavigation?: boolean,
   reportAnonymousScripts?: boolean,
@@ -2767,6 +2750,7 @@ export interface FrameChannel extends FrameEventTarget, Channel {
   evalOnSelectorAll(params: FrameEvalOnSelectorAllParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameEvalOnSelectorAllResult>;
   addScriptTag(params: FrameAddScriptTagParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameAddScriptTagResult>;
   addStyleTag(params: FrameAddStyleTagParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameAddStyleTagResult>;
+  ariaSnapshot(params: FrameAriaSnapshotParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameAriaSnapshotResult>;
   blur(params: FrameBlurParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameBlurResult>;
   check(params: FrameCheckParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameCheckResult>;
   click(params: FrameClickParams, progress?: Progress): Promise<FrameClickResult>;
@@ -2872,6 +2856,22 @@ export type FrameAddStyleTagOptions = {
 export type FrameAddStyleTagResult = {
   element: ElementHandleChannel,
 };
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotParams = {
+  mode?: 'ai' | 'default',
+  track?: string,
+  selector?: string,
+  depth?: number,
+  timeout: number,
+};
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotOptions = {
+  mode?: 'ai' | 'default',
+  track?: string,
+  selector?: string,
+  depth?: number,
+};
+export type FrameAriaSnapshotResult = {
+  snapshot: string,
+};
 export type FrameBlurParams = {
   selector: string,
   strict?: boolean,
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index 063ab3e0d9c87..a5d62aef2ef79 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -2008,23 +2008,6 @@ Page:
           type: array
           items: Request
 
-    ariaSnapshot:
-      title: Aria snapshot
-      group: getter
-      parameters:
-        mode:
-          type: enum?
-          literals:
-            - ai
-            - default
-        # When track is present, an incremental snapshot is returned when possible.
-        track: string?
-        selector: string?
-        depth: int?
-        timeout: float
-      returns:
-        snapshot: string
-
     startJSCoverage:
       title: Start JS coverage
       group: configuration
@@ -2274,6 +2257,23 @@ Frame:
         snapshot: true
         pausesBeforeAction: true
 
+    ariaSnapshot:
+      title: Aria snapshot
+      group: getter
+      parameters:
+        mode:
+          type: enum?
+          literals:
+            - ai
+            - default
+        # When track is present, an incremental snapshot is returned when possible.
+        track: string?
+        selector: string?
+        depth: int?
+        timeout: float
+      returns:
+        snapshot: string
+
     blur:
       title: Blur
       parameters:
diff --git a/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot-ai.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot-ai.spec.ts
index 49d094ec8e59e..927a3dad967a5 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot-ai.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-aria-snapshot-ai.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,38 @@ it('should list iframes', async ({ page }) => {
   expect(frameSnapshot).toEqual('- heading "World" [level=1]');
 });
 
+it('should snapshot a locator inside an iframe', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`
+    <h1>Main Page</h1>
+    <iframe srcdoc="<ul><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li></ul>"></iframe>
+  `);
+
+  const list = page.frames()[1].locator('ul');
+  const snapshot = await list.ariaSnapshot({ mode: 'ai' });
+  expect(snapshot).toContainYaml(`
+    - list [ref=f1e1]:
+      - listitem [ref=f1e2]: Item 1
+      - listitem [ref=f1e3]: Item 2
+  `);
+});
+
+it('should limit depth across iframe boundary', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`
+    <nav>
+      <iframe srcdoc="<ul><li><button>Deep</button></li></ul>"></iframe>
+    </nav>
+  `);
+
+  const snapshot = await snapshotForAI(page, { depth: 3 });
+  expect(snapshot).toContainYaml(`
+    - navigation [ref=e2]:
+      - iframe [ref=e3]:
+        - list [ref=f1e2]:
+          - listitem [ref=f1e3]
+  `);
+  expect(snapshot).not.toContain('button');
+});
+
 it('should stitch all frame snapshots', async ({ page, server }) => {
   await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/frames/nested-frames.html');
   const snapshot = await snapshotForAI(page);