diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/README.md b/polygerrit-ui/README.md
index d444f7972d..c2b0842bb3 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/README.md
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ For interactively working on a single test file, do the following:
 
 Then visit http://localhost:8081/elements/foo/bar_test.html
 
+To run Chrome tests in headless mode:
+
+```sh
+WCT_HEADLESS_MODE=1 ./polygerrit-ui/app/run_test.sh
+```
+
+Toolchain requirements for headless mode:
+
+* Chrome: 59+
+* web-component-tester: v6.5.0+
+
 ## Style guide
 
 We follow the [Google JavaScript Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/javascriptguide.xml)
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/embed_test.sh b/polygerrit-ui/app/embed_test.sh
index adcc653fd5..d48279665a 100755
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/embed_test.sh
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/embed_test.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ mkdir -p $t/test
 cp $index $t/test/
 cp $tests $t/test/
 
+if [ "${WCT_HEADLESS_MODE:-0}" != "0" ]; then
+    CHROME_OPTIONS=[\'start-maximized\',\'headless\',\'disable-gpu\',\'no-sandbox\']
+    # TODO(paladox): Fix Firefox support for headless mode
+    FIREFOX_OPTIONS=[\'\']
+else
+    CHROME_OPTIONS=[\'start-maximized\']
+    FIREFOX_OPTIONS=[\'\']
+fi
+
 # For some reason wct tries to install selenium into its node_modules
 # directory on first run. If you've installed into /usr/local and
 # aren't running wct as root, you're screwed. Turning this option off
@@ -33,7 +42,11 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       'plugins': {
         'local': {
-          'skipSeleniumInstall': true
+          'skipSeleniumInstall': true,
+          'browserOptions': {
+            'chrome': ${CHROME_OPTIONS},
+            'firefox': ${FIREFOX_OPTIONS}
+          }
         },
         'sauce': {
           'disabled': true,
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/run_test.sh b/polygerrit-ui/app/run_test.sh
index 0edf41c5b0..df210b87d5 100755
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/run_test.sh
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/run_test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ bazel test \
       --test_env="WCT_ARGS=${WCT_ARGS}" \
       --test_env="NPM=${npm_bin}" \
       --test_env="DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}" \
+      --test_env="WCT_HEADLESS_MODE=${WCT_HEADLESS_MODE}" \
       "$@" \
       //polygerrit-ui/app:embed_test \
       //polygerrit-ui/app:wct_test
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/wct_test.sh b/polygerrit-ui/app/wct_test.sh
index e81adfbe19..a8394cdb31 100755
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/wct_test.sh
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/wct_test.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ unzip -qd $t $code
 mkdir -p $t/test
 cp $TEST_SRCDIR/gerrit/polygerrit-ui/app/test/index.html $t/test/
 
+if [ "${WCT_HEADLESS_MODE:-0}" != "0" ]; then
+    CHROME_OPTIONS=[\'start-maximized\',\'headless\',\'disable-gpu\',\'no-sandbox\']
+    # TODO(paladox): Fix Firefox support for headless mode
+    FIREFOX_OPTIONS=[\'\']
+else
+    CHROME_OPTIONS=[\'start-maximized\']
+    FIREFOX_OPTIONS=[\'\']
+fi
+
 # For some reason wct tries to install selenium into its node_modules
 # directory on first run. If you've installed into /usr/local and
 # aren't running wct as root, you're screwed. Turning this option off
@@ -31,7 +40,11 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       'plugins': {
         'local': {
-          'skipSeleniumInstall': true
+          'skipSeleniumInstall': true,
+          'browserOptions': {
+            'chrome': ${CHROME_OPTIONS},
+            'firefox': ${FIREFOX_OPTIONS}
+          }
         },
         'sauce': {
           'disabled': true,