diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
index 3ef16ec019c6d5..0608a42cf064e4 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ async function doBuild(
       }
 
       const resolvedChokidarOptions = resolveChokidarOptions(
+        config,
         config.build.watch.chokidar
       )
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index 57a6a01e1fea12..1a59cb4d40d380 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export async function createServer(
   const httpsOptions = await resolveHttpsConfig(config.server.https)
   const { middlewareMode } = serverConfig
 
-  const resolvedWatchOptions = resolveChokidarOptions({
+  const resolvedWatchOptions = resolveChokidarOptions(config, {
     disableGlobbing: true,
     ...serverConfig.watch
   })
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/watch.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/watch.ts
index 47a455a0cd0e76..ebda8316c1d3b0 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/watch.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/watch.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { WatchOptions } from 'dep-types/chokidar'
+import type { ResolvedConfig } from '.'
 
 export function resolveChokidarOptions(
+  config: ResolvedConfig,
   options: WatchOptions | undefined
 ): WatchOptions {
   const { ignored = [], ...otherOptions } = options ?? {}
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ export function resolveChokidarOptions(
       '**/.git/**',
       '**/node_modules/**',
       '**/test-results/**', // Playwright
+      config.cacheDir + '/**',
       ...(Array.isArray(ignored) ? ignored : [ignored])
     ],
     ignoreInitial: true,