diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
index 5931c483b21..a233c1fad82 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
@@ -612764,7 +612764,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html": [
-   "55482348387de77def1c1be10d3dbe174fa3cb58",
+   "8b985a65fe372346370075e3e9e992548e9b8abb",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play.html": [
@@ -612772,7 +612772,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play_noautoplay.html": [
-   "67285a95abdca01fd7bc6dc95f4ad8c94b7f8536",
+   "94fcb837d04c0f82da1660d95465b53bc8a052a6",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_playing.html": [
@@ -613172,7 +613172,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html": [
-   "6c4eb7c0c09fd2f048c96eff66d58b05ab3e4952",
+   "2a9335bd4e6026ff1c029fb140c3b146474e3523",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/playing-the-media-resource/pause-move-to-other-document.html": [
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html
index 55482348387..8b985a65fe3 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html
@@ -14,26 +14,28 @@
   </video>
   <div id="log"></div>
   <script>
-test(function() {
-  var t = async_test("calling play() then pause() on non-autoplay audio should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
+promise_test(function(t) {
+  var async_t = async_test("calling play() then pause() on non-autoplay audio should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
   var a = document.getElementById("a");
   a.addEventListener("pause", function() {
-    t.done();
+    async_t.done();
   }, false);
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  a.play();
+  var play_promise = a.play();
   a.pause();
+  return promise_rejects(t, "AbortError", play_promise, "pause() should reject all pending play Promises");
 }, "audio events - pause");
 
-test(function() {
-  var t = async_test("calling play() then pause() on non-autoplay video should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
+promise_test(function(t) {
+  var async_t = async_test("calling play() then pause() on non-autoplay video should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
   var v = document.getElementById("v");
   v.addEventListener("pause", function() {
-    t.done();
+    async_t.done();
   }, false);
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  v.play();
+  var play_promise = v.play()
   v.pause();
+  return promise_rejects(t, "AbortError", play_promise, "pause() should reject all pending play Promises");
 }, "video events - pause");
   </script>
  </body>
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play_noautoplay.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play_noautoplay.html
index 67285a95abd..94fcb837d04 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play_noautoplay.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_play_noautoplay.html
@@ -14,26 +14,26 @@
   </video>
   <div id="log"></div>
   <script>
-test(function() {
-  var t = async_test("calling play() on audio should trigger play event", {timeout:5000});
+promise_test(function(t) {
+  var async_t = async_test("calling play() on audio should trigger play event", {timeout:5000});
   var a = document.getElementById("a");
-  a.addEventListener("play", function() {
-    t.done();
+  a.addEventListener("play", async_t.step_func(function() {
     a.pause();
-  }, false);
+    async_t.done();
+  }), false);
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  a.play();
+  return promise_rejects(t, "AbortError", a.play(), "pause() should reject all pending play Promises");
 }, "audio events - play");
 
-test(function() {
-  var t = async_test("calling play() on video should trigger play event", {timeout:5000});
+promise_test(function(t) {
+  var async_t = async_test("calling play() on video should trigger play event", {timeout:5000});
   var v = document.getElementById("v");
-  v.addEventListener("play", function() {
-    t.done();
+  v.addEventListener("play", async_t.step_func(function() {
     v.pause();
-  }, false);
+    async_t.done();
+  }), false);
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  v.play();
+  return promise_rejects(t, "AbortError", v.play(), "pause() should reject all pending play Promises");
 }, "video events - play");
   </script>
  </body>
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html
index 6c4eb7c0c09..2a9335bd4e6 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ test(function() {
     t.step(function() {
      assert_true(a.paused);
     });
+
     t.done();
   }, false);
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  a.play();
+  a.play().catch(() => {});
   a.pause();
 }, "audio events - paused property");
 
@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ test(function() {
     t.step(function() {
      assert_true(v.paused);
     });
+
     t.done();
   }, false);
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
-  v.play();
+  v.play().catch(() => {});
   v.pause();
 }, "video events - paused property");
   </script>