diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 728327101da..a72efb9eec8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ generated
 /data/page_views_map.json
 test-results
 
-public/data
\ No newline at end of file
+public/data
+test/storage-state.json
diff --git a/.teamcity/tests/buildTypes/E2EProductionTest.kt b/.teamcity/tests/buildTypes/E2EProductionTest.kt
index b6f2b848bf4..797d5e22976 100644
--- a/.teamcity/tests/buildTypes/E2EProductionTest.kt
+++ b/.teamcity/tests/buildTypes/E2EProductionTest.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ object E2EProductionTest : BuildType({
 
     features {
         notifications {
+            branchFilter = "+:master"
             enabled = !isProjectPlayground()
             notifierSettings = slackNotifier {
                 connection = "PROJECT_EXT_486"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5a12cdf569..f76f8025aad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
         "next-optimized-images": "3.0.0-canary.10",
         "next-transpile-modules": "^10.0.1",
         "playwright": "1.57.0",
+        "playwright-teamcity-reporter": "1.0.5",
         "postcss-custom-media": "10.0.0",
         "postcss-import": "15.1.0",
         "prettier": "2.6.2",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 2403db5bfff..7d86945e020 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,28 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const MAX_DIFF_PIXEL_RATIO = 0.025 as const;
 
+const isDevelopment = !process.env.CI;
+
+const reporter = isDevelopment ? 'list' : 'playwright-teamcity-reporter';
+const retries = isDevelopment ? 0 : 2;
+const timeout = isDevelopment ? 10000 : 5000;
+
+const forbidOnly = !isDevelopment;
+
 export default defineConfig({
-    forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-    retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
-    reporter: process.env.CI ? 'dot' : 'list',
+    globalSetup: require.resolve('./test/global-setup.ts'),
+    forbidOnly,
+    retries,
+    reporter,
     snapshotDir: 'test/snapshots',
     expect: {
+        timeout,
         toMatchSnapshot: { maxDiffPixelRatio: MAX_DIFF_PIXEL_RATIO },
         toHaveScreenshot: { maxDiffPixelRatio: MAX_DIFF_PIXEL_RATIO }
     },
     use: {
-        baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:9000',
+        baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
+        storageState: 'test/storage-state.json',
         trace: 'off',
         screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
         video: 'retain-on-failure'
diff --git a/test/e2e/teach/courses.spec.ts b/test/e2e/teach/courses.spec.ts
index a3612181737..00ac5e62adf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/teach/courses.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/teach/courses.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { CoursesPage } from '../../page/teach/courses-page';
-import { closeExternalBanners } from '../utils';
 import { testSelector } from '../../utils';
 import { checkTeachCta, checkTeachMap, checkTeachNav } from './utils';
 
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ test.describe('Courses page appearance and functionality', async () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page, context, baseURL }) => {
         const coursesPage = new CoursesPage(page);
         await coursesPage.init();
-        await closeExternalBanners(context, page, baseURL);
     });
 
     test('Should load the courses page correctly', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/teach/education.spec.ts b/test/e2e/teach/education.spec.ts
index fa1fe172bae..160b22c1c47 100644
--- a/test/e2e/teach/education.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/teach/education.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { TeachPage } from '../../page/teach/education';
-import { closeExternalBanners } from '../utils';
 import { testSelector } from '../../utils';
 import { checkTeachCta, checkTeachMap, checkTeachNav, MAILTO_LINK, MATERIALS_LINK, SIGNUP_LINK } from './utils';
 
 test.describe('Education landing page content and interactions', async () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page, baseURL }) => {
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         const teachPage = new TeachPage(page);
         await teachPage.init();
-        await closeExternalBanners(context, page, baseURL);
     });
 
     test('Should load the education page correctly', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/teach/why.spec.ts b/test/e2e/teach/why.spec.ts
index 58b0e74c36c..8a5482b203c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/teach/why.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/teach/why.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { WhyTeachPage } from '../../page/teach/why-page';
-import { closeExternalBanners } from '../utils';
 import { checkTeachCta, checkTeachNav } from './utils';
 import { testSelector } from '../../utils';
 
@@ -21,10 +20,9 @@ function toId(label: typeof LIST_OF_SECTION[number][0]) {
 }
 
 test.describe('Why Teach Kotlin page appearance and functionality', async () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ page, context, baseURL }) => {
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         const whyTeachPage = new WhyTeachPage(page);
         await whyTeachPage.init();
-        await closeExternalBanners(context, page, baseURL);
     });
 
     test('Should load the Why Teach Kotlin page correctly', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/utils.ts b/test/e2e/utils.ts
index ac5b2c738de..b9e4021ddc3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/utils.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { BrowserContext, ElementHandle, expect, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { closeCookiesConsentBanner, isSkipScreenshot } from '../utils';
+import { ElementHandle, expect, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { isSkipScreenshot } from '../utils';
 import { PageAssertionsToHaveScreenshotOptions } from 'playwright/types/test';
 
 export async function getElementScreenshotWithPadding(page: Page, element: ElementHandle, padding: number): Promise<Buffer | undefined> {
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ export async function getElementScreenshotWithPadding(page: Page, element: Eleme
     }
 }
 
-export async function closeExternalBanners(context: BrowserContext, page: Page, baseUrl: string) {
-    if (baseUrl.startsWith('https://kotlinlang.org/')) {
-        await closeCookiesConsentBanner(context, baseUrl);
-    } else {
-        await page.frameLocator('#webpack-dev-server-client-overlay')
-            .locator('[aria-label="Dismiss"]')
-            .click();
-    }
-}
-
 export function pageWrapperMask(page: Page) {
     return [
         page.locator('header[data-test="header"]'),
diff --git a/test/global-setup.ts b/test/global-setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ee1307474f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/global-setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { chromium, FullConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+import { isProduction } from './utils';
+
+export default async function globalSetup(config: FullConfig) {
+    const storageStatePath = join(__dirname, 'storage-state.json');
+    await writeFile(storageStatePath, '{}', 'utf-8');
+
+    const project = config.projects[0];
+    console.log(`[Global Setup] Processing project ${project.name}`);
+    const baseURL = project.use?.baseURL;
+
+    if (isProduction(baseURL)) {
+        await closeProductionElements(baseURL, storageStatePath);
+    }
+}
+
+async function closeProductionElements(baseURL: string, storageStatePath: string) {
+    console.log(`[Global Setup] Starting cookie banner setup for ${baseURL}`);
+
+    const browser = await chromium.launch();
+    const context = await browser.newContext();
+    const page = await context.newPage();
+
+    try {
+        await page.goto(baseURL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+
+        try {
+            const acceptButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Accept All' });
+            await acceptButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 5000 });
+            await acceptButton.click();
+
+            await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log('[Global Setup] Cookie banner not found - continuing');
+        }
+
+        const closeBanner = page.locator('#optly-banner_close');
+
+        if (await closeBanner.count() > 0) {
+            console.log('[Global Setup] Closing "purple" banner');
+            await closeBanner.click();
+            await page.waitForSelector('#optly-banner_close', { state: 'hidden' });
+        }
+
+        await context.storageState({ path: storageStatePath });
+        console.log(`[Global Setup] Storage state saved to ${storageStatePath}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[Global Setup] Error during setup:', error);
+        throw error;
+    } finally {
+        await context.close();
+        await browser.close();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/production/api-navigation.spec.ts b/test/production/api-navigation.spec.ts
index 814776ca94c..5893b5afd92 100644
--- a/test/production/api-navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/api-navigation.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { expect, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Api navigation', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         const navbar = page.locator('[data-test="header"]');
         const apiButton = navbar.getByText('API', { exact: true });
         await expect(apiButton).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/test/production/community-kotlin-user-groups.spec.ts b/test/production/community-kotlin-user-groups.spec.ts
index 546454fcc97..6c90b966e11 100644
--- a/test/production/community-kotlin-user-groups.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/community-kotlin-user-groups.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Community Kotlin User Groups page', () => {
         test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
             await page.goto('/community/user-groups/');
-            await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-            await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         });
 
         test('Overview in navbar opens the related page', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/production/community-overview-keep-in-touch-section.spec.ts b/test/production/community-overview-keep-in-touch-section.spec.ts
index 3afe47de229..25b4c8215a7 100644
--- a/test/production/community-overview-keep-in-touch-section.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/community-overview-keep-in-touch-section.spec.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ test.describe('Community page, overview tab, keep in touch section', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         communityPage = new CommunityPage(page);
         await communityPage.init();
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
     });
 
     test('Slack button opens the related page', async ({ page, context }) => {
diff --git a/test/production/community-overview-rest-buttons.spec.ts b/test/production/community-overview-rest-buttons.spec.ts
index 9ad519d7952..4b8183e2efc 100644
--- a/test/production/community-overview-rest-buttons.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/community-overview-rest-buttons.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Community page, overview tab, rest buttons', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/community/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
     });
 
     test('Kotlin User Groups in navbar opens the user-groups page', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/production/cookie-banner.spec.ts b/test/production/cookie-banner.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ebcb96e724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/production/cookie-banner.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { expect, test as base } from '@playwright/test';
+import { skipNonProduction } from '../utils';
+
+skipNonProduction('Cookie banner only on production');
+
+const test = base.extend({
+    page: async ({ browser }, use) => {
+        const context = await browser.newContext({
+            storageState: undefined
+        });
+        const page = await context.newPage();
+
+        await use(page);
+
+        await page.close();
+        await context.close();
+    }
+});
+
+test.describe('Cookie banner functionality', () => {
+    const PAGE_TYPES_EXAMPLE = [
+        '/',
+        '/docs/getting-started.html',
+        '/docs/multiplatform/get-started.html',
+        '/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/',
+        '/api/kotlinx.coroutines/kotlinx-coroutines-core/',
+        '/lp/multiplatform/case-studies/autodesk/'
+    ];
+
+    for (const path of PAGE_TYPES_EXAMPLE) {
+        test(`Cookie banner should be visible and closeable: ${path}`, async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
+            await page.goto(`${baseURL}${path}`);
+
+            const acceptButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Accept All' });
+            await expect(acceptButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
+
+            await acceptButton.click();
+            await expect(acceptButton).toBeHidden({ timeout: 3000 });
+
+            const cookies = await page.context().cookies();
+            expect(cookies.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        });
+    }
+});
diff --git a/test/production/footer-kotlin-ecosystem-buttons.spec.ts b/test/production/footer-kotlin-ecosystem-buttons.spec.ts
index 24a477662d0..975445a1d98 100644
--- a/test/production/footer-kotlin-ecosystem-buttons.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/footer-kotlin-ecosystem-buttons.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Footer kotlin ecosystem buttons', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         await page.evaluate(() => {
             window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
         });
diff --git a/test/production/footer-social-media-buttons.spec.ts b/test/production/footer-social-media-buttons.spec.ts
index feae1d02c7f..ba83233bae3 100644
--- a/test/production/footer-social-media-buttons.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/footer-social-media-buttons.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Footer social media buttons', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         await page.evaluate(() => {
             window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
         });
diff --git a/test/production/global-search.spec.ts b/test/production/global-search.spec.ts
index c2682cd4ea8..9189e905271 100644
--- a/test/production/global-search.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/global-search.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { IndexPage } from '../page/index-page';
 import { CommunityPage } from '../page/community-page';
-import { TeachPage } from '../page/teach/education';
-import { closeCookiesConsentBanner } from '../utils';
 
 const SEARCH_STRING = 'Community';
 
@@ -22,13 +20,7 @@ const pagesWithGlobalSearch = [
     // }
 ];
 
-test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
-
 test.describe('Global Search Component', async () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ context, baseURL }) => {
-        await closeCookiesConsentBanner(context, baseURL);
-    });
-
     for (const pageWithGlobalSearch of pagesWithGlobalSearch) {
 
         test(`Quick Search on ${pageWithGlobalSearch.name} Page`, async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/production/grammar.spec.ts b/test/production/grammar.spec.ts
index 2dc81bf971e..16b9c847e36 100644
--- a/test/production/grammar.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/grammar.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { closeCookiesConsentBanner, isStaging } from '../utils';
 import { GrammarPage } from '../page/grammar-page';
 
 test.describe('Grammar page', () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ context, baseURL }) => {
-        await closeCookiesConsentBanner(context, baseURL);
-    });
 
     test('Grammar page should be accessible', async ({ page }) => {
         const grammar = new GrammarPage(page);
diff --git a/test/production/landings.spec.ts b/test/production/landings.spec.ts
index 3877481470b..2124bffe5d3 100644
--- a/test/production/landings.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/landings.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { closeCookiesConsentBanner, isStaging } from '../utils';
-
-test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { isProduction } from '../utils';
 
 test.describe('/lp/ pages list', async () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ context, baseURL }) => {
-        await closeCookiesConsentBanner(context, baseURL);
-    });
+    test.skip(({ baseURL }) => !isProduction(baseURL), 'for host with reverse-proxy only');
 
     test(`Check /lp/multiplatform default redirects`, async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
-        test.skip(isStaging(baseURL), 'for host with reverse-proxy only');
-
         const targetUrl = 'https://kotlinlang.org/multiplatform/';
 
         await page.goto('/lp/multiplatform');
@@ -24,7 +18,6 @@ test.describe('/lp/ pages list', async () => {
     });
 
     test(`Check /lp/multiplatform case-studies redirect`, async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
-        test.skip(isStaging(baseURL), 'for host with reverse-proxy only');
         const targetUrl = 'https://kotlinlang.org/case-studies/?type=multiplatform';
 
         await page.goto('/lp/multiplatform/case-studies/');
diff --git a/test/production/main-page-buttons.spec.ts b/test/production/main-page-buttons.spec.ts
index 90a0397016c..3749ff7b093 100644
--- a/test/production/main-page-buttons.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/main-page-buttons.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { testSelector } from '../utils';
 test.describe('Main page buttons', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
     });
 
     test('Hero section Get started button', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/production/play-tab.spec.ts b/test/production/play-tab.spec.ts
index e8913daf425..cc3b096ef20 100644
--- a/test/production/play-tab.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/play-tab.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Play tab', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         const navbar = page.locator('[data-test="header"]');
         const solutionsButton = navbar.getByText('Play').first();
         await expect(solutionsButton).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/test/production/solutions-tab.spec.ts b/test/production/solutions-tab.spec.ts
index 7ac1febf9e9..07cb35b84dd 100644
--- a/test/production/solutions-tab.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/solutions-tab.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { testSelector } from '../utils';
 test.describe('Solutions tab', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
         const navbar = page.locator('[data-test="header"]');
         const solutionsButton = navbar.getByText('Solutions');
         await expect(solutionsButton).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/test/production/teach.spec.ts b/test/production/teach.spec.ts
index d7be9bb8db0..f57da43f90e 100644
--- a/test/production/teach.spec.ts
+++ b/test/production/teach.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 test.describe('Teach page', () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
         await page.goto('/education/');
-        await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-        await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
     });
 
     test('Why teach Kotlin button in navbar opens the related page', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index 69a24c54a28..acbba5a94e6 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,8 @@
-import { BrowserContext, expect, Locator, Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { expect, Locator, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { PageAssertionsToHaveScreenshotOptions } from 'playwright/types/test';
 
 export const testSelector = (name: string) => `[data-test="${name}"]`;
 
-export function isStaging(baseURL: string): boolean {
-    const { hostname } = new URL(baseURL);
-    return hostname !== 'kotlinlang.org';
-}
-
-export const closeCookiesConsentBanner = async (context: BrowserContext, baseURL: string) => {
-    const page = await context.newPage();
-    await page.goto(baseURL);
-    await page.waitForSelector('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-    await page.click('button.ch2-btn.ch2-btn-primary');
-    await page.close();
-};
-
 const TRANSITION_TIMEOUT = 2000;
 
 export async function checkAnchor(page: Page, anchor: Locator) {
@@ -40,3 +27,15 @@ export async function checkScreenshot(element: Locator, options?: PageAssertions
         ...(options || {})
     });
 }
+
+export function isProduction(baseURL: string | undefined) {
+    try {
+        return Boolean(baseURL) && new URL(baseURL).hostname === 'kotlinlang.org';
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+export function skipNonProduction(message: string) {
+    test.skip(({ baseURL }) => !isProduction(baseURL), message);
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 11802348e6b..dee3e0d5556 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9254,6 +9254,11 @@ playwright-core@1.57.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.57.0.tgz#3dcc9a865af256fa9f0af0d67fc8dd54eecaebf5"
   integrity sha512-agTcKlMw/mjBWOnD6kFZttAAGHgi/Nw0CZ2o6JqWSbMlI219lAFLZZCyqByTsvVAJq5XA5H8cA6PrvBRpBWEuQ==
 
+playwright-teamcity-reporter@1.0.5:
+  version "1.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-teamcity-reporter/-/playwright-teamcity-reporter-1.0.5.tgz#2598020cff255fd95672a69a266207813bd710da"
+  integrity sha512-bkFyIxtRkk7Zd0d+EGwqJnr3SapTYMdbGJ2jv6I2ftGJ+nUstBsngxUn2AO5MNkOsYZFAlLDA5QY3GIn+n/Uag==
+
 playwright@1.57.0:
   version "1.57.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.57.0.tgz#74d1dacff5048dc40bf4676940b1901e18ad0f46"