diff --git a/docker-compose-playwright.yml b/docker-compose-playwright.yml
index 39671ff9f..a37ab16d0 100644
--- a/docker-compose-playwright.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-playwright.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - ./backend/playwright_homeserver-othersite.yaml:/data/cfg/homeserver.yaml:Z
   element-web:
     # Pin to a SHA so that upstream cannot break our tests. Renovate handles regular updates.
-    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:d1841828a390d96da2ee64232949db641f11766fb506ec561374819d10533b9a
+    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:0183c0a7f4292252349ddcff2de92a83a4571b283da49cc54adb9efbf3d20695
   element-web-1:
     # Pin to a SHA so that upstream cannot break our tests. Renovate handles regular updates.
-    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:d1841828a390d96da2ee64232949db641f11766fb506ec561374819d10533b9a
+    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:0183c0a7f4292252349ddcff2de92a83a4571b283da49cc54adb9efbf3d20695
diff --git a/playwright/widget/pip-call-button-interaction.test.ts b/playwright/widget/pip-call-button-interaction.test.ts
index 95aa41960..d9f280132 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/pip-call-button-interaction.test.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/pip-call-button-interaction.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ widgetTest("Footer interaction in PiP", async ({ addUser, browserName }) => {
   await valere.page.waitForTimeout(600);
 
   // Switch to the other room, the call should go to PIP
+  await TestHelpers.expandRoomList(valere.page);
   await TestHelpers.switchToRoomNamed(valere.page, "OtherRoom");
 
   // We should see the PIP overlay
diff --git a/playwright/widget/pip-call.test.ts b/playwright/widget/pip-call.test.ts
index b18252c10..a186f7483 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/pip-call.test.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/pip-call.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ widgetTest("Put call in PIP", async ({ addUser, browserName }) => {
   });
 
   // Switch to the other room, the call should go to PIP
+  await TestHelpers.expandRoomList(valere.page);
   await TestHelpers.switchToRoomNamed(valere.page, "DoubleTask");
 
   // We should see the PIP overlay
diff --git a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
index 299faf578..632b2592b 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ export class TestHelpers {
     }
   }
 
+  public static async expandRoomList(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+    await page
+      .getByRole("separator", { name: "Click or drag to expand" })
+      .click();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Switches to a room in the room list by its name.
    * @param page - The EW page