diff --git a/packages/pyright-internal/src/common/chokidarFileWatcherProvider.ts b/packages/pyright-internal/src/common/chokidarFileWatcherProvider.ts
index 1f952f0ba..78f7ae647 100644
--- a/packages/pyright-internal/src/common/chokidarFileWatcherProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/pyright-internal/src/common/chokidarFileWatcherProvider.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class ChokidarFileWatcherProvider implements FileWatcherProvider {
             watcherOptions.usePolling = false;
         }
 
-        const excludes: string[] = ['**/__pycache__/**'];
+        const excludes: string[] = ['**/node_modules', '**/__pycache__', '**/.*'];
         if (_isMacintosh || _isLinux) {
             if (paths.some((path) => path === '' || path === '/')) {
                 excludes.push('/dev/**');