diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index b6fcfac0c277..8338c8812fab 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -336,12 +336,32 @@ Beware that the global setup is run in a different global scope if you are using
 :::
 
 
-### watchIgnore
+### watchExclude
 
-- **Type:** `(string | RegExp)[]`
-- **Default:** `[/\/node_modules\//, /\/dist\//]`
+- **Type:** `string[]`
+- **Default:** `['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**']`
+
+Glob pattern of file paths to be ignored from triggering watch rerun.
+
+### forceRerunTriggers
+
+- **Type**: `string[]`
+- **Default:** `[]`
+
+Glob patter of file paths that will trigger the whole suite rerun.
 
-Pattern of file paths to be ignored from triggering watch rerun. Glob pattern is not supported.
+Useful if you are testing calling CLI commands, because Vite cannot construct a module graph:
+
+```ts
+test('execute a script', async () => {
+  // Vite cannot rerun this test, if content of `dist/index.js` changes
+  await execa('node', ['dist/index.js'])
+})
+```
+
+::: tip
+Make sure that your files are not excluded by `watchExclude`.
+:::
 
 ### isolate
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts b/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
index f8497232a044..9521ee7d60f6 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ const config = {
   testTimeout: 5000,
   hookTimeout: 10000,
   isolate: true,
-  watchIgnore: [/\/node_modules\//, /\/dist\//],
+  watchExclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**'],
+  forceRerunTriggers: [],
   update: false,
   reporters: [],
   silent: false,
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
index b676735b39d6..f9cd5d1df83b 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export class Vitest {
         this.console.error(c.dim('filter:  ') + c.yellow(filters.join(comma)))
       if (this.config.include)
         this.console.error(c.dim('include: ') + c.yellow(this.config.include.join(comma)))
-      if (this.config.watchIgnore)
-        this.console.error(c.dim('ignore:  ') + c.yellow(this.config.watchIgnore.join(comma)))
+      if (this.config.watchExclude)
+        this.console.error(c.dim('watch exclude:  ') + c.yellow(this.config.watchExclude.join(comma)))
 
       if (this.config.passWithNoTests)
         this.log('No test files found, exiting with code 0\n')
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ export class Vitest {
       }
     }
     const watcher = this.server.watcher
+
+    if (this.config.forceRerunTriggers.length)
+      watcher.add(this.config.forceRerunTriggers)
+
+    watcher.unwatch(this.config.watchExclude)
+
     watcher.on('change', onChange)
     watcher.on('unlink', onUnlink)
     watcher.on('add', onAdd)
@@ -380,9 +386,14 @@ export class Vitest {
    * @returns A value indicating whether rerun is needed (changedTests was mutated)
    */
   private handleFileChanged(id: string): boolean {
-    if (this.changedTests.has(id) || this.invalidates.has(id) || this.config.watchIgnore.some(i => id.match(i)))
+    if (this.changedTests.has(id) || this.invalidates.has(id))
       return false
 
+    if (mm.isMatch(id, this.config.forceRerunTriggers)) {
+      this.state.getFilepaths().forEach(file => this.changedTests.add(file))
+      return true
+    }
+
     const mod = this.server.moduleGraph.getModuleById(id)
     if (!mod)
       return false
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
index 7ca2aca431fe..8cc0f4239480 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ export async function VitestPlugin(options: UserConfig = {}, ctx = new Vitest())
           },
           server: {
             ...preOptions.api,
+            watch: {
+              ignored: preOptions.watchExclude,
+            },
             open,
             hmr: false,
             preTransformRequests: false,
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
index ea0143dd8b48..de282baff7d9 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/config.ts
@@ -198,11 +198,18 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
   globalSetup?: string | string[]
 
   /**
-   * Pattern of file paths to be ignore from triggering watch rerun
+   * Glob pattern of file paths to be ignore from triggering watch rerun
+   */
+  watchExclude?: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * Glob patter of file paths that will trigger the whole suite rerun
    *
-   * @default [/\/node_modules\//, /\/dist\//]
+   * Useful if you are testing calling CLI commands
+   *
+   * @default []
    */
-  watchIgnore?: (string | RegExp)[]
+  forceRerunTriggers?: string[]
 
   /**
    * Isolate environment for each test file