diff --git a/src/vs/platform/browserView/node/playwrightService.ts b/src/vs/platform/browserView/node/playwrightService.ts
index 8abf560a5c3..70fba85e7d0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/browserView/node/playwrightService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/browserView/node/playwrightService.ts
@@ -424,21 +424,15 @@ class PlaywrightPageManager extends Disposable {
 
 		try {
 			await this._group!.addView(viewId);
-		} catch (err: unknown) {
-			const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-			this.logService.error('[PlaywrightPageManager] Failed to add view:', errorMessage);
+		} catch (err) {
 			this.onViewRemoved(viewId);
+			throw err;
 		}
 	}
 
 	private async _removePageFromGroup(viewId: string): Promise<void> {
 		this.onViewRemoved(viewId);
-		try {
-			await this._group!.removeView(viewId);
-		} catch (err: unknown) {
-			const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-			this.logService.error('[PlaywrightPageManager] Failed to remove view:', errorMessage);
-		}
+		await this._group!.removeView(viewId);
 	}
 
 	private _fireTrackedPagesChanged(): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
index 5508cfc68eb..ea849772f16 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
@@ -606,8 +606,10 @@ export class BrowserViewModel extends Disposable implements IBrowserViewModel {
 			}
 
 			await this.playwrightService.startTrackingPage(this.id);
+			this._setSharedWithAgent(true);
 		} else {
 			await this.playwrightService.stopTrackingPage(this.id);
+			this._setSharedWithAgent(false);
 		}
 	}