diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 9dc54548f..619656fb0 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ markers =
     qt6_only: Tests which should only run with Qt 6
     qt5_xfail: Tests which fail with Qt 5
     qt6_xfail: Tests which fail with Qt 6
-    qt68_no_permission_api: Fails on Qt 6.8 with PyQt<6.8
 qt_log_level_fail = WARNING
 qt_log_ignore =
     # GitHub Actions
diff --git a/tests/end2end/conftest.py b/tests/end2end/conftest.py
index 83c66380d..eda930cfc 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/conftest.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import pstats
 import operator
 
 import pytest
-from qutebrowser.qt import machinery
 from qutebrowser.qt.core import PYQT_VERSION, QCoreApplication
 
 pytest.register_assert_rewrite('end2end.fixtures')
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ from end2end.fixtures.quteprocess import (
 )
 from end2end.fixtures.testprocess import pytest_runtest_makereport
 # pylint: enable=unused-import
-from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils, utils, version
+from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils, utils
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
@@ -192,12 +191,6 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
          'Skipped on Windows',
          pytest.mark.skipif,
          utils.is_windows),
-        ('qt68_no_permission_api',  # WORKAROUND: https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/8242#issuecomment-2184542226
-         "Fails on Qt 6.8 with PyQt<6.8",
-         pytest.mark.xfail,
-         machinery.IS_QT6 and version.qtwebengine_versions(
-             avoid_init=True
-         ).webengine == utils.VersionNumber(6, 8) and version.PYQT_WEBENGINE_VERSION_STR < '6.8.0'),
     ]
 
     for item in items:
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/prompts.feature b/tests/end2end/features/prompts.feature
index 9a10599c7..74e2b80bf 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/prompts.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/prompts.feature
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Feature: Prompts
 
     @qt>=6.8
     Scenario: Clipboard - ask allow - copy
-        Given I have a fresh instance
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.javascript.clipboard to ask
         And I open data/prompt/clipboard.html
         And I run :click-element id copy
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Feature: Prompts
 
     @qt>=6.8
     Scenario: Clipboard - ask allow - paste
-        Given I have a fresh instance
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.javascript.clipboard to ask
         And I open data/prompt/clipboard.html
         And I run :click-element id paste
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Feature: Prompts
 
     @qt>=6.8
     Scenario: Clipboard - ask deny - copy
-        Given I have a fresh instance
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.javascript.clipboard to ask
         And I open data/prompt/clipboard.html
         And I run :click-element id copy
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Feature: Prompts
 
     @qt>=6.8
     Scenario: Clipboard - ask deny - paste
-        Given I have a fresh instance
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.javascript.clipboard to ask
         And I open data/prompt/clipboard.html
         And I run :click-element id paste
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ Feature: Prompts
         And I run :click-element id button
         Then the javascript message "geolocation permission denied" should be logged
 
-    @qt68_no_permission_api
     Scenario: geolocation with ask -> false
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.geolocation to ask
         And I open data/prompt/geolocation.html in a new tab
         And I run :click-element id button
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ Feature: Prompts
         And I run :prompt-accept no
         Then the javascript message "geolocation permission denied" should be logged
 
-    @qt68_no_permission_api
     Scenario: geolocation with ask -> false and save
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.geolocation to ask
         And I open data/prompt/geolocation.html in a new tab
         And I run :click-element id button
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ Feature: Prompts
         Then the javascript message "geolocation permission denied" should be logged
         And the per-domain option content.geolocation should be set to false for http://localhost:(port)
 
-    @qt68_no_permission_api
     Scenario: geolocation with ask -> abort
+        Given I may need a fresh instance
         When I set content.geolocation to ask
         And I open data/prompt/geolocation.html in a new tab
         And I run :click-element id button
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/test_prompts_bdd.py b/tests/end2end/features/test_prompts_bdd.py
index c7d676f4d..2e0cf06dc 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/test_prompts_bdd.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/test_prompts_bdd.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import logging
 import pytest_bdd as bdd
 bdd.scenarios('prompts.feature')
 
+from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils, version
+
 
 @bdd.when("I load an SSL page")
 def load_ssl_page(quteproc, ssl_server):
@@ -37,6 +39,20 @@ def wait_for_prompt(quteproc):
     quteproc.wait_for(message='Asking question *')
 
 
+@bdd.given("I may need a fresh instance")
+def fresh_instance(quteproc):
+    """Restart qutebrowser to bypass webengine's permission persistance."""
+    # Qt6.8 by default will remember feature grants or denies. When we are
+    # on PyQt6.8 we disable that with the new API, otherwise restart the
+    # browser to make it forget previous prompts.
+    if (
+        qtutils.version_check("6.8", compiled=False)
+        and version.PYQT_WEBENGINE_VERSION_STR < "6.8.0"
+    ):
+        quteproc.terminate()
+        quteproc.start()
+
+
 @bdd.then("no prompt should be shown")
 def no_prompt_shown(quteproc):
     quteproc.ensure_not_logged(message='Entering mode KeyMode.* (reason: '