diff --git a/test/e2e/test/configureVitest.test.ts b/test/e2e/test/configureVitest.test.ts
index db914a686..691ae103e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test/configureVitest.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/test/configureVitest.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ViteUserConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 import type { TestProject, TestUserConfig, VitestOptions } from 'vitest/node'
+import { playwright } from '@vitest/browser-playwright'
 import { expect, onTestFinished, test } from 'vitest'
 import { createVitest } from 'vitest/node'
 
@@ -249,6 +250,97 @@ test('adding a plugin with existing name throws and error', async () => {
   ).rejects.toThrow('Project name "project-1" is not unique. All projects should have unique names. Make sure your configuration is correct.')
 })
 
+test('can access browser.instances[].browser', async () => {
+  const names: { browser: string; project: string }[] = []
+
+  await vitest({}, {
+    name: 'custom-project-name',
+    browser: {
+      enabled: true,
+      provider: playwright(),
+      instances: [
+        { browser: 'chromium', name: 'custom-name-for-chromium-browser' },
+        { browser: 'webkit', name: 'custom-name-for-webkit-browser' },
+        { browser: 'firefox', name: 'custom-name-for-firefox-browser' },
+      ],
+    },
+  }, {
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        name: 'test',
+        configureVitest(context) {
+          names.push({ browser: context.project.config.browser.name, project: context.project.name })
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  })
+
+  expect(names).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    [
+      {
+        "browser": "chromium",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-chromium-browser",
+      },
+      {
+        "browser": "webkit",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-webkit-browser",
+      },
+      {
+        "browser": "firefox",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-firefox-browser",
+      },
+    ]
+  `)
+})
+
+test('can access project\'s browser.instances[].browser', async () => {
+  const names: { browser: string; project: string }[] = []
+
+  await vitest({}, {
+    projects: [
+      {
+        plugins: [
+          {
+            name: 'test',
+            configureVitest(context) {
+              names.push({ browser: context.project.config.browser.name, project: context.project.name })
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        test: {
+          name: 'custom-project-name',
+          browser: {
+            enabled: true,
+            provider: playwright(),
+            instances: [
+              { browser: 'chromium', name: 'custom-name-for-chromium-browser' },
+              { browser: 'webkit', name: 'custom-name-for-webkit-browser' },
+              { browser: 'firefox', name: 'custom-name-for-firefox-browser' },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  })
+
+  expect(names).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    [
+      {
+        "browser": "chromium",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-chromium-browser",
+      },
+      {
+        "browser": "webkit",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-webkit-browser",
+      },
+      {
+        "browser": "firefox",
+        "project": "custom-name-for-firefox-browser",
+      },
+    ]
+  `)
+})
+
 async function throws(cliOptions: TestUserConfig) {
   await vitest(cliOptions)
 }