diff --git a/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts b/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
index 8c889892..4686e99d 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import { widgetTest } from "../fixtures/widget-user.ts";
+import { TestHelpers } from "./test-helpers.ts";
 
 // Skip test, including Fixtures
 widgetTest.skip(
@@ -20,19 +21,7 @@ widgetTest("Start a new call as widget", async ({ asWidget, browserName }) => {
 
   const { brooks, whistler } = asWidget;
 
-  await expect(
-    brooks.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }),
-  ).toBeVisible();
-  await brooks.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
-
-  await expect(
-    brooks.page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Legacy Call" }),
-  ).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(
-    brooks.page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }),
-  ).toBeVisible();
-
-  await brooks.page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
+  await TestHelpers.startCallInCurrentRoom(brooks.page, false);
 
   await expect(
     brooks.page
@@ -56,11 +45,7 @@ widgetTest("Start a new call as widget", async ({ asWidget, browserName }) => {
   ).toBeVisible();
 
   // Join from the other side
-  await expect(whistler.page.getByText("Video call started")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(
-    whistler.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Join" }),
-  ).toBeVisible();
-  await whistler.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Join" }).click();
+  await TestHelpers.joinCallInCurrentRoom(whistler.page);
 
   // Currently disabled due to recent Element Web is bypassing Lobby
   // await expect(
diff --git a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
index 630681bd..31247e1a 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ export class TestHelpers {
     ).toBeVisible();
 
     await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
+
+    // TODO: Remove as soon as web merges https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/32755
+    await this.dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(page);
   }
 
   public static async joinCallFromLobby(page: Page): Promise<void> {
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ export class TestHelpers {
     await expect(page.getByText(label)).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Join" })).toBeVisible();
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Join" }).click();
+
+    // TODO: Remove as soon as web merges https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/32755
+    await this.dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(page);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -235,9 +241,30 @@ export class TestHelpers {
   ): Promise<void> {
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
     await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
+
+    // TODO: Remove as soon as web merges https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/32755
+    await this.dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(page);
+
     await TestHelpers.setEmbeddedElementCallRtcMode(page, mode);
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Close lobby" }).click();
   }
+
+  // TODO: Remove as soon as web merges https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/32755
+  public static async dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(
+    page: Page,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const dialogHeading = page.getByRole("heading", {
+      name: "Approve widget permissions",
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await expect(dialogHeading).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 });
+      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Approve" }).click();
+    } catch {
+      // Dialog did not appear, that's fine
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Goes to the settings to set the RTC mode.
    * then closes the settings modal.
diff --git a/playwright/widget/voice-call-dm.spec.ts b/playwright/widget/voice-call-dm.spec.ts
index a4e6255b..f5152e1f 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/voice-call-dm.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/voice-call-dm.spec.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ widgetTest(
     await expect(whistler.page.getByText("Incoming voice call")).toBeVisible();
     await whistler.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept" }).click();
 
+    await TestHelpers.dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(whistler.page);
+
     await expect(
       whistler.page.locator('iframe[title="Element Call"]'),
     ).toBeVisible();
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ widgetTest(
     await expect(whistler.page.getByText("Incoming video call")).toBeVisible();
     await whistler.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept" }).click();
 
+    await TestHelpers.dismissFileDialogPermissionIfNeeded(whistler.page);
+
     await expect(
       whistler.page.locator('iframe[title="Element Call"]'),
     ).toBeVisible();