diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/locators/preview.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/locators/preview.ts
index faed774a3a09..489c9a9c7a4e 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/locators/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/locators/preview.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class PreviewLocator extends Locator {
         mime: string
       }>('__vitest_fileInfo', file, 'base64')
 
-      const fileInstance = fetch(base64)
+      const fileInstance = fetch(`data:${mime};base64,${base64}`)
         .then(r => r.blob())
         .then(blob => new File([blob], basename, { type: mime }))
       return fileInstance