diff --git a/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/dom.rs b/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/dom.rs
index ed9e1b4..a61bf8d 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/dom.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/dom.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
+use obscura_browser::Page;
 use obscura_dom::{DomTree, NodeData, NodeId};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use crate::dispatch::CdpContext;
 
+/// Resolve a DOM `nodeId` from CDP params. Honors `nodeId`, `backendNodeId`,
+/// and `objectId` in that order. Playwright commonly passes only `objectId`
+/// (returned by a prior `DOM.resolveNode`); without this fallback those
+/// requests silently default to node 0 and click the wrong element.
+fn resolve_node_id(page: &mut Page, params: &Value) -> Result<u64, String> {
+    if let Some(nid) = params.get("nodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()) {
+        return Ok(nid);
+    }
+    if let Some(nid) = params.get("backendNodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()) {
+        return Ok(nid);
+    }
+    if let Some(oid) = params.get("objectId").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+        let code = format!(
+            "(function() {{ var o = globalThis.__obscura_objects && globalThis.__obscura_objects['{}']; \
+             return (o && typeof o._nid === 'number') ? o._nid : -1; }})()",
+            oid.replace('\'', "\\'")
+        );
+        let result = page.evaluate(&code);
+        let nid = result.as_f64().map(|n| n as i64).unwrap_or(-1);
+        if nid < 0 {
+            return Err(format!("objectId {oid} could not be resolved to a node"));
+        }
+        return Ok(nid as u64);
+    }
+    Err("nodeId, backendNodeId, or objectId required".to_string())
+}
+
 pub async fn handle(
     method: &str,
     params: &Value,
@@ -138,10 +166,8 @@ pub async fn handle(
         "setAttributeValue" => Ok(json!({})),
         "removeNode" => Ok(json!({})),
         "getBoxModel" => {
-            let node_id = params.get("nodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-                .or_else(|| params.get("backendNodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()))
-                .unwrap_or(0);
             let page = ctx.get_session_page_mut(session_id).ok_or("No page")?;
+            let node_id = resolve_node_id(page, params)?;
             let code = format!(
                 "(function() {{\
                     var el = globalThis._wrap && globalThis._wrap({0});\
@@ -175,10 +201,8 @@ pub async fn handle(
             }))
         }
         "getContentQuads" => {
-            let node_id = params.get("nodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-                .or_else(|| params.get("backendNodeId").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()))
-                .unwrap_or(0);
             let page = ctx.get_session_page_mut(session_id).ok_or("No page")?;
+            let node_id = resolve_node_id(page, params)?;
             let code = format!(
                 "(function() {{\
                     var el = globalThis._wrap && globalThis._wrap({0});\
diff --git a/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/page.rs b/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/page.rs
index a3d9145..9b26601 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/page.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-cdp/src/domains/page.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,17 @@ pub async fn handle(
                     .to_string(),
             )
         }
+        "captureScreenshot" | "captureSnapshot" => {
+            // Same story as printToPDF: rasterising a page needs a layout and
+            // paint pipeline that Obscura intentionally does not have. Reply
+            // with a clear error so clients can fail fast instead of waiting
+            // on the generic "Unknown Page method" reply.
+            Err(format!(
+                "Page.{method} is not supported by Obscura: no layout or paint engine. \
+                 For visual snapshots, drive a real headless Chromium for the \
+                 screenshot leg of your pipeline and use Obscura for the scraping leg."
+            ))
+        }
         _ => Err(format!("Unknown Page method: {}", method)),
     }
 }
@@ -398,4 +409,32 @@ mod tests {
             "error must point to a workaround: {err}"
         );
     }
+
+    /// Regression for #45: same idea as printToPDF for captureScreenshot.
+    /// Playwright's `page.screenshot()` calls Page.captureScreenshot via CDP;
+    /// without an explicit arm, clients see "Unknown Page method" and have
+    /// no idea why their screenshot request failed.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn capture_screenshot_returns_descriptive_unsupported_error() {
+        let mut ctx = CdpContext::new();
+        let err = handle("captureScreenshot", &json!({}), &mut ctx, &None)
+            .await
+            .expect_err("captureScreenshot must error until a real paint exists");
+        assert!(
+            !err.contains("Unknown Page method"),
+            "captureScreenshot must NOT fall through to the catch-all: {err}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            err.contains("not supported by Obscura"),
+            "error must clearly state screenshot is unsupported: {err}"
+        );
+        // Same for the MHTML snapshot sibling method.
+        let err2 = handle("captureSnapshot", &json!({}), &mut ctx, &None)
+            .await
+            .expect_err("captureSnapshot must error until a real renderer exists");
+        assert!(
+            !err2.contains("Unknown Page method"),
+            "captureSnapshot must NOT fall through: {err2}"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js b/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
index 2d85610..d2a9d59 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
+++ b/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
@@ -746,6 +746,29 @@ class Element extends Node {
     return {x:8,y:8,width:100,height:20,top:8,right:108,bottom:28,left:8,toJSON(){return this;}};
   }
   getClientRects() { return [this.getBoundingClientRect()]; }
+  // No layout engine: a stub that always returns true unblocks Playwright's
+  // actionability polling. With a real layout we'd check display, visibility,
+  // opacity and rect dimensions per spec.
+  checkVisibility(opts) { return true; }
+  // ARIA reflection properties. Without an accessibility tree we expose the
+  // raw aria-* attributes so Playwright's getByRole / getByLabel locators can
+  // at least find elements that author them explicitly.
+  get role() { return this.getAttribute('role'); }
+  set role(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('role'); else this.setAttribute('role', String(v)); }
+  get ariaLabel() { return this.getAttribute('aria-label'); }
+  set ariaLabel(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-label'); else this.setAttribute('aria-label', String(v)); }
+  get ariaRoleDescription() { return this.getAttribute('aria-roledescription'); }
+  set ariaRoleDescription(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-roledescription'); else this.setAttribute('aria-roledescription', String(v)); }
+  get ariaChecked() { return this.getAttribute('aria-checked'); }
+  set ariaChecked(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-checked'); else this.setAttribute('aria-checked', String(v)); }
+  get ariaDisabled() { return this.getAttribute('aria-disabled'); }
+  set ariaDisabled(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-disabled'); else this.setAttribute('aria-disabled', String(v)); }
+  get ariaExpanded() { return this.getAttribute('aria-expanded'); }
+  set ariaExpanded(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-expanded'); else this.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(v)); }
+  get ariaHidden() { return this.getAttribute('aria-hidden'); }
+  set ariaHidden(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-hidden'); else this.setAttribute('aria-hidden', String(v)); }
+  get ariaSelected() { return this.getAttribute('aria-selected'); }
+  set ariaSelected(v) { if (v == null) this.removeAttribute('aria-selected'); else this.setAttribute('aria-selected', String(v)); }
   scrollIntoView() { globalThis.__obscura_click_target = this; }
   animate(keyframes, options) {
     const duration = typeof options === 'number' ? options : (options?.duration || 0);
@@ -2164,6 +2187,7 @@ globalThis.Range = class Range { setStart(){} setEnd(){} collapse(){} selectNode
   Element.prototype.getElementsByTagName, Element.prototype.getElementsByClassName,
   Element.prototype.matches, Element.prototype.closest,
   Element.prototype.getBoundingClientRect, Element.prototype.getClientRects,
+  Element.prototype.checkVisibility,
   Element.prototype.addEventListener, Element.prototype.removeEventListener,
   Element.prototype.dispatchEvent, Element.prototype.click,
   Element.prototype.focus, Element.prototype.blur,
diff --git a/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs b/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
index 8b5b527..c7df9eb 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1811,4 +1811,66 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    // ── Issue #45 (Playwright actionability) regression tests ────────────────
+    // Kept at the end of the module so they don't share textual context with
+    // unrelated test additions in other branches (avoids spurious merge
+    // conflicts when both this branch and an unrelated bootstrap.js change
+    // add tests near the start of `mod tests`).
+
+    /// Playwright >= 1.25 calls `element.checkVisibility(...)` before every
+    /// input event. If the method isn't defined Playwright retries until its
+    /// action timeout fires. Without a layout engine we can't compute it
+    /// properly, so the stub always returns true — still strictly better
+    /// than the undefined path.
+    #[test]
+    fn element_check_visibility_is_callable() {
+        let mut rt = setup_runtime(r#"<div id="x">x</div>"#);
+        let result = rt
+            .evaluate("document.getElementById('x').checkVisibility({checkOpacity: true})")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, serde_json::json!(true));
+
+        let typeof_method = rt
+            .evaluate("typeof document.getElementById('x').checkVisibility")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(typeof_method, serde_json::json!("function"));
+    }
+
+    /// Playwright's `getByRole` / `getByLabel` locators resolve via ARIA
+    /// reflection properties. Without the getters those locators always
+    /// fail. Reflect the underlying aria-* attributes.
+    #[test]
+    fn element_aria_reflection_properties_read_aria_attrs() {
+        let mut rt = setup_runtime(
+            r#"<button id="b" role="tab" aria-label="Settings" aria-selected="true">x</button>"#,
+        );
+        let result = rt
+            .evaluate(
+                r#"
+                const el = document.getElementById('b');
+                return [el.role, el.ariaLabel, el.ariaSelected];
+                "#,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, serde_json::json!(["tab", "Settings", "true"]));
+    }
+
+    /// Setting an ARIA reflection property must write through to the
+    /// underlying attribute so frameworks that toggle state via
+    /// `el.ariaExpanded = 'true'` actually update the DOM.
+    #[test]
+    fn element_aria_reflection_setters_write_through() {
+        let mut rt = setup_runtime(r#"<div id="d"></div>"#);
+        let result = rt
+            .evaluate(
+                r#"
+                const el = document.getElementById('d');
+                el.role = 'menu';
+                el.ariaExpanded = 'true';
+                return [el.getAttribute('role'), el.getAttribute('aria-expanded')];
+                "#,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, serde_json::json!(["menu", "true"]));
+    }
 }