diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index 24a277fa136c08..055e49d89a19e3 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ export async function createServer(
   const { ignored = [], ...watchOptions } = serverConfig.watch || {}
   const watcher = chokidar.watch(path.resolve(root), {
     ignored: [
-      '**/node_modules/**',
       '**/.git/**',
+      '**/node_modules/**',
+      '**/test-results/**', // Playwright
       ...(Array.isArray(ignored) ? ignored : [ignored])
     ],
     ignoreInitial: true,