diff --git a/packages/kbn-scout-reporting/src/reporting/index.ts b/packages/kbn-scout-reporting/src/reporting/index.ts
index 824d852a141fa..3daf574cc7d2f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-scout-reporting/src/reporting/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-scout-reporting/src/reporting/index.ts
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ export const scoutPlaywrightReporter = (
 export const scoutFailedTestsReporter = (
   options?: ScoutPlaywrightReporterOptions
 ): ReporterDescription => {
-  return ['@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/failed_test', options];
+  return SCOUT_REPORTER_ENABLED
+    ? ['@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/failed_test', options]
+    : ['null'];
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.test.ts b/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.test.ts
index 1b2c53fd99bc7..08eab1ab15cb1 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { SCOUT_REPORTER_ENABLED, SCOUT_SERVERS_ROOT } from '@kbn/scout-info';
+import { SCOUT_SERVERS_ROOT } from '@kbn/scout-info';
+import { scoutPlaywrightReporter, scoutFailedTestsReporter } from '@kbn/scout-reporting';
 import { createPlaywrightConfig } from './create_config';
 import { VALID_CONFIG_MARKER } from '../types';
 import { generateTestRunId } from '@kbn/scout-reporting';
@@ -15,18 +16,26 @@ import { generateTestRunId } from '@kbn/scout-reporting';
 jest.mock('@kbn/scout-reporting', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('@kbn/scout-reporting'),
   generateTestRunId: jest.fn(),
+  scoutPlaywrightReporter: jest.fn(),
+  scoutFailedTestsReporter: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 describe('createPlaywrightConfig', () => {
+  const mockedRunId = 'mocked-run-id';
   const mockGenerateTestRunId = generateTestRunId as jest.Mock;
+  const mockedScoutPlaywrightReporter = scoutPlaywrightReporter as jest.Mock;
+  const mockedScoutFailedTestsReporter = scoutFailedTestsReporter as jest.Mock;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    delete process.env.TEST_RUN_ID;
   });
 
   it('should return a valid default Playwright configuration', () => {
-    const testRunId = 'test-run-id';
-    mockGenerateTestRunId.mockImplementationOnce(() => testRunId);
+    mockGenerateTestRunId.mockImplementationOnce(() => mockedRunId);
+    // Scout reporters are disabled by default
+    mockedScoutPlaywrightReporter.mockReturnValueOnce(['null']);
+    mockedScoutFailedTestsReporter.mockReturnValueOnce(['null']);
 
     const testDir = './my_tests';
     const config = createPlaywrightConfig({ testDir });
@@ -49,16 +58,8 @@ describe('createPlaywrightConfig', () => {
     expect(config.reporter).toEqual([
       ['html', { open: 'never', outputFolder: './output/reports' }],
       ['json', { outputFile: './output/reports/test-results.json' }],
-      SCOUT_REPORTER_ENABLED
-        ? [
-            '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/events',
-            { name: 'scout-playwright', runId: testRunId },
-          ]
-        : ['null'],
-      [
-        '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/failed_test',
-        { name: 'scout-playwright-failed-tests', runId: testRunId },
-      ],
+      ['null'],
+      ['null'],
     ]);
     expect(config.timeout).toBe(60000);
     expect(config.expect?.timeout).toBe(10000);
@@ -66,6 +67,35 @@ describe('createPlaywrightConfig', () => {
     expect(config.projects![0].name).toEqual('chromium');
   });
 
+  it('should return a Playwright configuration with Scout reporters', () => {
+    mockGenerateTestRunId.mockImplementationOnce(() => mockedRunId);
+    mockedScoutPlaywrightReporter.mockReturnValueOnce([
+      '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/events',
+      { name: 'scout-playwright', runId: mockedRunId },
+    ]);
+    mockedScoutFailedTestsReporter.mockReturnValueOnce([
+      '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/failed_test',
+      { name: 'scout-playwright-failed-tests', runId: mockedRunId },
+    ]);
+
+    const testDir = './my_tests';
+    const config = createPlaywrightConfig({ testDir });
+
+    expect(mockGenerateTestRunId).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(config.reporter).toEqual([
+      ['html', { open: 'never', outputFolder: './output/reports' }],
+      ['json', { outputFile: './output/reports/test-results.json' }],
+      [
+        '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/events',
+        { name: 'scout-playwright', runId: mockedRunId },
+      ],
+      [
+        '@kbn/scout-reporting/src/reporting/playwright/failed_test',
+        { name: 'scout-playwright-failed-tests', runId: mockedRunId },
+      ],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it(`should override 'workers' count in Playwright configuration`, () => {
     const testDir = './my_tests';
     const workers = 2;
@@ -73,4 +103,18 @@ describe('createPlaywrightConfig', () => {
     const config = createPlaywrightConfig({ testDir, workers });
     expect(config.workers).toBe(workers);
   });
+
+  it('should generate and cache runId in process.env.TEST_RUN_ID', () => {
+    mockGenerateTestRunId.mockReturnValue(mockedRunId);
+
+    // First call to create config
+    createPlaywrightConfig({ testDir: 'tests' });
+    expect(process.env.TEST_RUN_ID).toBe(mockedRunId);
+
+    // Second call (should use the cached value)
+    createPlaywrightConfig({ testDir: 'tests' });
+
+    expect(generateTestRunId).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(process.env.TEST_RUN_ID).toBe(mockedRunId);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.ts b/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.ts
index 4518f58a72288..452f09a64cd66 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-scout/src/playwright/config/create_config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ import { SCOUT_SERVERS_ROOT } from '@kbn/scout-info';
 import { ScoutPlaywrightOptions, ScoutTestOptions, VALID_CONFIG_MARKER } from '../types';
 
 export function createPlaywrightConfig(options: ScoutPlaywrightOptions): PlaywrightTestConfig {
-  const runId = generateTestRunId();
+  /**
+   * Playwright loads the config file multiple times, so we need to generate a unique run id
+   * and store it in the environment to be used across all config function calls.
+   */
+  let runId = process.env.TEST_RUN_ID;
+  if (!runId) {
+    runId = generateTestRunId();
+    process.env.TEST_RUN_ID = runId;
+  }
 
   return defineConfig<ScoutTestOptions>({
     testDir: options.testDir,