diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index f7e0017ae78..7066aa55202 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -1172,6 +1172,13 @@ Valid options to configure PDF generation via [Page.pdf()](./puppeteer.page.pdf.
 </td></tr>
 <tr><td>
 
+<span id="queryoptions">[QueryOptions](./puppeteer.queryoptions.md)</span>
+
+</td><td>
+
+</td></tr>
+<tr><td>
+
 <span id="remoteaddress">[RemoteAddress](./puppeteer.remoteaddress.md)</span>
 
 </td><td>
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md
index cd3585a0253..4ab3553a882 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Queries the current element for all elements matching the given selector.
 ```typescript
 class ElementHandle {
   $$<Selector extends string>(
-    selector: Selector
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>>;
 }
 ```
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@ Selector
 
 The selector to query for.
 
+</td></tr>
+<tr><td>
+
+options
+
+</td><td>
+
+[QueryOptions](./puppeteer.queryoptions.md)
+
+</td><td>
+
+_(Optional)_
+
 </td></tr>
 </tbody></table>
 **Returns:**
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.md
index a3a7f6f5d7a..a7df5f4eec8 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Queries the current element for an element matching the given selector.
 </td></tr>
 <tr><td>
 
-<span id="__">[$$(selector)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md)</span>
+<span id="__">[$$(selector, options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md)</span>
 
 </td><td>
 
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.__.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.__.md
index a148a0168a5..9b2bae55161 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.__.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.__.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Queries the frame for all elements matching the given selector.
 ```typescript
 class Frame {
   $$<Selector extends string>(
-    selector: Selector
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>>;
 }
 ```
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@ Selector
 
 [selector](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#query-selectors) to query page for. [CSS selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) can be passed as-is and a [Puppeteer-specific seletor syntax](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#p-selectors) allows quering by [text](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#text-selectors--p-text), [a11y role and name](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#aria-selectors--p-aria), and [xpath](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#xpath-selectors--p-xpath) and [combining these queries across shadow roots](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#-and--combinators). Alternatively, you can specify a selector type using a prefix [prefix](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#built-in-selectors).
 
+</td></tr>
+<tr><td>
+
+options
+
+</td><td>
+
+[QueryOptions](./puppeteer.queryoptions.md)
+
+</td><td>
+
+_(Optional)_
+
 </td></tr>
 </tbody></table>
 **Returns:**
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.md
index 2848b7d24c1..cc9d8f502cf 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.frame.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Queries the frame for an element matching the given selector.
 </td></tr>
 <tr><td>
 
-<span id="__">[$$(selector)](./puppeteer.frame.__.md)</span>
+<span id="__">[$$(selector, options)](./puppeteer.frame.__.md)</span>
 
 </td><td>
 
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.page.__.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.page.__.md
index 65befca7b2e..14002caddd4 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.page.__.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.page.__.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Finds elements on the page that match the selector. If no elements match the sel
 ```typescript
 class Page {
   $$<Selector extends string>(
-    selector: Selector
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>>;
 }
 ```
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@ Selector
 
 [selector](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#query-selectors) to query page for. [CSS selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) can be passed as-is and a [Puppeteer-specific seletor syntax](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#p-selectors) allows quering by [text](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#text-selectors--p-text), [a11y role and name](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#aria-selectors--p-aria), and [xpath](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#xpath-selectors--p-xpath) and [combining these queries across shadow roots](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#-and--combinators). Alternatively, you can specify a selector type using a prefix [prefix](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#built-in-selectors).
 
+</td></tr>
+<tr><td>
+
+options
+
+</td><td>
+
+[QueryOptions](./puppeteer.queryoptions.md)
+
+</td><td>
+
+_(Optional)_
+
 </td></tr>
 </tbody></table>
 **Returns:**
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.page.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.page.md
index 1e3f61cf7f3..acb15ab0b58 100644
--- a/docs/api/puppeteer.page.md
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.page.md
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Shortcut for [Page.mainFrame().$(selector)](./puppeteer.frame._.md).
 </td></tr>
 <tr><td>
 
-<span id="__">[$$(selector)](./puppeteer.page.__.md)</span>
+<span id="__">[$$(selector, options)](./puppeteer.page.__.md)</span>
 
 </td><td>
 
diff --git a/docs/api/puppeteer.queryoptions.md b/docs/api/puppeteer.queryoptions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb318cb4863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/puppeteer.queryoptions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+sidebar_label: QueryOptions
+---
+
+# QueryOptions interface
+
+#### Signature:
+
+```typescript
+export interface QueryOptions
+```
+
+## Properties
+
+<table><thead><tr><th>
+
+Property
+
+</th><th>
+
+Modifiers
+
+</th><th>
+
+Type
+
+</th><th>
+
+Description
+
+</th><th>
+
+Default
+
+</th></tr></thead>
+<tbody><tr><td>
+
+<span id="isolate">isolate</span>
+
+</td><td>
+
+</td><td>
+
+boolean
+
+</td><td>
+
+Whether to run the query in isolation. When returning many elements from [Page.$$()](./puppeteer.page.__.md) or similar methods, it might be useful to turn off the isolation to improve performance. By default, the querying code will be executed in a separate sandbox realm.
+
+</td><td>
+
+`true`
+
+</td></tr>
+</tbody></table>
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
index 9c3fe0d5ab0..e6cff11c7ab 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import type {
   MouseClickOptions,
 } from './Input.js';
 import {JSHandle} from './JSHandle.js';
-import type {ScreenshotOptions, WaitForSelectorOptions} from './Page.js';
+import type {
+  QueryOptions,
+  ScreenshotOptions,
+  WaitForSelectorOptions,
+} from './Page.js';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -371,8 +375,34 @@ export abstract class ElementHandle<
    * elements matching the given selector.
    */
   @throwIfDisposed()
-  @ElementHandle.bindIsolatedHandle
   async $$<Selector extends string>(
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
+  ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>> {
+    if (options?.isolate === false) {
+      return await this.#$$impl(selector);
+    }
+    return await this.#$$(selector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Isolates {@link ElementHandle.$$} if needed.
+   *
+   * @internal
+   */
+  @ElementHandle.bindIsolatedHandle
+  async #$$<Selector extends string>(
+    selector: Selector
+  ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>> {
+    return await this.#$$impl(selector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implementation for {@link ElementHandle.$$}.
+   *
+   * @internal
+   */
+  async #$$impl<Selector extends string>(
     selector: Selector
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>> {
     const {updatedSelector, QueryHandler} =
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Frame.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Frame.ts
index 412087de6e8..659b2f2919e 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Frame.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Frame.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {ClickOptions, ElementHandle} from '../api/ElementHandle.js';
 import type {HTTPResponse} from '../api/HTTPResponse.js';
 import type {
   Page,
+  QueryOptions,
   WaitForSelectorOptions,
   WaitTimeoutOptions,
 } from '../api/Page.js';
@@ -564,11 +565,12 @@ export abstract class Frame extends EventEmitter<FrameEvents> {
    */
   @throwIfDetached
   async $$<Selector extends string>(
-    selector: Selector
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>> {
     // eslint-disable-next-line rulesdir/use-using -- This is cached.
     const document = await this.#document();
-    return await document.$$(selector);
+    return await document.$$(selector, options);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
index edf7468a7a2..ef1ff9b23de 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,21 @@ export interface ScreencastOptions {
   ffmpegPath?: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface QueryOptions {
+  /**
+   * Whether to run the query in isolation. When returning many elements
+   * from {@link Page.$$} or similar methods, it might be useful to turn
+   * off the isolation to improve performance. By default, the querying
+   * code will be executed in a separate sandbox realm.
+   *
+   * @defaultValue `true`
+   */
+  isolate: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * All the events that a page instance may emit.
  *
@@ -1081,9 +1096,10 @@ export abstract class Page extends EventEmitter<PageEvents> {
    * Shortcut for {@link Frame.$$ | Page.mainFrame().$$(selector) }.
    */
   async $$<Selector extends string>(
-    selector: Selector
+    selector: Selector,
+    options?: QueryOptions
   ): Promise<Array<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>>>> {
-    return await this.mainFrame().$$(selector);
+    return await this.mainFrame().$$(selector, options);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/src/queryselector.spec.ts b/test/src/queryselector.spec.ts
index 13e20a4d1a9..c7f03314d18 100644
--- a/test/src/queryselector.spec.ts
+++ b/test/src/queryselector.spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,23 @@ describe('querySelector', function () {
       });
       expect(await Promise.all(promises)).toEqual(['A', 'B']);
     });
+
+    it('should query existing elements without isolation', async () => {
+      const {page} = await getTestState();
+
+      await page.setContent('<div>A</div><br/><div>B</div>');
+      const elements = await page.$$('div', {
+        isolate: false,
+      });
+      expect(elements).toHaveLength(2);
+      const promises = elements.map(element => {
+        return page.evaluate(e => {
+          return e.textContent;
+        }, element);
+      });
+      expect(await Promise.all(promises)).toEqual(['A', 'B']);
+    });
+
     it('should return empty array if nothing is found', async () => {
       const {page, server} = await getTestState();