diff --git a/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore-real.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore-real.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c510d39c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore-real.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, realpath, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { subscribe, type AsyncSubscription, type Event } from '@parcel/watcher'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS, buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions } from './filesystem-watcher-ignore'
+
+describe('filesystem watcher native ignores', () => {
+  let root: string | null = null
+  let subscription: AsyncSubscription | null = null
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await subscription?.unsubscribe()
+    subscription = null
+    if (root) {
+      await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
+      root = null
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('drops root and nested generated-file storms while delivering source edits', async () => {
+    root = await realpath(await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-watch-ignore-')))
+    const rootModules = join(root, 'node_modules')
+    const nestedModules = join(root, 'packages', 'app', 'node_modules')
+    const nestedSource = join(root, 'packages', 'app', 'src')
+    await Promise.all(
+      [rootModules, nestedModules, nestedSource].map((directory) =>
+        mkdir(directory, { recursive: true })
+      )
+    )
+
+    const events: Event[] = []
+    const errors: Error[] = []
+    subscription = await subscribe(
+      root,
+      (error, batch) => {
+        if (error) {
+          errors.push(error)
+        }
+        events.push(...batch)
+      },
+      buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions(WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS)
+    )
+
+    const generatedNames = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, index) => `generated-${index}.js`)
+    // Windows forbids control characters in filenames.
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+      generatedNames.push('generated\nnewline.js')
+    }
+    const generatedFiles = [rootModules, nestedModules].flatMap((directory) =>
+      generatedNames.map((name) => join(directory, name))
+    )
+    await Promise.all(generatedFiles.map((file) => writeFile(file, 'generated')))
+    const sourceFiles = [join(root, 'source.ts'), join(nestedSource, 'source.ts')]
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+      sourceFiles.push(join(root, 'source\nnewline.ts'), join(nestedSource, 'source\nnewline.ts'))
+    }
+    await Promise.all(sourceFiles.map((file) => writeFile(file, 'source')))
+
+    await vi.waitFor(
+      () => {
+        for (const sourceFile of sourceFiles) {
+          expect(events.some((event) => event.path === sourceFile)).toBe(true)
+        }
+      },
+      { timeout: 8_000 }
+    )
+    // Why: ignored callbacks must stay absent after the native debounce has drained.
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+    const generatedPaths = new Set(generatedFiles)
+    expect(events.filter((event) => generatedPaths.has(event.path))).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.test.ts
index 28f90a53a04..755ef9489ab 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.test.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,50 @@ describe('buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions', () => {
     expect(plainPaths.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT)
     expect(option).toEqual(WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS.slice(0, MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT))
     const fallbackRegex = new RegExp(options.ignoreGlobs?.[0] ?? '(?!)')
-    for (const dir of WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS.slice(MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT)) {
+    for (const dir of WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS) {
+      expect(fallbackRegex.test(dir)).toBe(true)
+      expect(fallbackRegex.test(`${dir}/file.ts`)).toBe(true)
+      expect(fallbackRegex.test(`packages/app/${dir}`)).toBe(true)
       expect(fallbackRegex.test(`packages/app/${dir}/file.ts`)).toBe(true)
     }
+    expect(fallbackRegex.test('packages/app/node_modules-cache/file.ts')).toBe(false)
+    expect(fallbackRegex.test('packages/app/.github/workflows/check.yml')).toBe(false)
+    expect(fallbackRegex.test('project\\node_modules/file.ts')).toBe(false)
     expect(options.ignoreGlobs?.[0]).not.toContain('?!')
   })
 
+  it('filters nested macOS directories when all names fit in daemon exclusions', () => {
+    setPlatform('darwin')
+    const options = buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions(['node_modules', '.cache'])
+    expect(options.ignore).toEqual(['node_modules', '.cache'])
+    const regex = new RegExp(options.ignoreGlobs?.[0] ?? '(?!)')
+    expect(regex.test('packages/app/node_modules/file.js')).toBe(true)
+    expect(regex.test('packages/app/.cache/file.js')).toBe(true)
+    expect(regex.test('packages/app/xcache/file.js')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps an empty ignore list empty', () => {
+    for (const platform of ['darwin', 'linux', 'win32'] as const) {
+      setPlatform(platform)
+      expect(buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions([])).toEqual({})
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('matches newline-containing paths only under ignored names', () => {
+    for (const platform of ['darwin', 'linux', 'win32'] as const) {
+      setPlatform(platform)
+      const options = buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions(WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS)
+      const regex = new RegExp(options.ignoreGlobs?.[0] ?? '(?!)')
+      expect(regex.test('packages/app/node_modules/generated\nnewline.js')).toBe(true)
+      expect(regex.test('packages/app/src/source\nnewline.ts')).toBe(false)
+      expect(regex.test('packages/app/node_modules-cache/generated\nnewline.js')).toBe(false)
+      expect(regex.test('packages\\app\\node_modules\\generated\nnewline.js')).toBe(
+        platform === 'win32'
+      )
+      expect(regex.test('packages\\app\\src\\source\nnewline.ts')).toBe(false)
+    }
+  })
+
   it('uses one lookahead-free native regex for nested ignores on Linux/Windows', () => {
     for (const platform of ['linux', 'win32'] as const) {
       setPlatform(platform)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.ts b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.ts
index 7c483814c30..2f45b7ced50 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/filesystem-watcher-ignore.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ export const WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS: string[] = [
 // closed — one entry over the cap and @parcel/watcher silently loses ALL
 // daemon-side exclusions, so fseventsd delivers every node_modules/.git event
 // to this process (measured ~29x client CPU plus daemon-side delivery load).
-// Keep the 8 highest-churn dirs as plain paths (daemon-excluded) and demote
-// the rest to globs (userspace-filtered). Ordering of WATCHER_IGNORE_DIRS is
-// therefore meaningful: the first 8 get true daemon-side exclusion on macOS.
+// The first 8 names get root-level daemon exclusions; the regex covers all names at every depth.
 export const MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT = 8
 
 export type ParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions = {
@@ -37,10 +35,10 @@ function escapeRegex(value: string): string {
 function buildNestedDirectoryRegex(ignoreDirs: readonly string[]): string {
   const alternatives = ignoreDirs.map(escapeRegex).join('|')
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    return `^(?:[^\\\\/]+[\\\\/])*(?:${alternatives})(?:[\\\\/].*)?$`
+    return `^(?:[^\\\\/]+[\\\\/])*(?:${alternatives})(?:[\\\\/][\\s\\S]*)?$`
   }
   // Why: backslash is a legal POSIX filename character, not a path separator.
-  return `^(?:[^/]+/)*(?:${alternatives})(?:/.*)?$`
+  return `^(?:[^/]+/)*(?:${alternatives})(?:/[\\s\\S]*)?$`
 }
 
 export function buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions(
@@ -56,9 +54,9 @@ export function buildParcelWatcherIgnoreOptions(
     return { ignoreGlobs: [buildNestedDirectoryRegex(ignoreDirs)] }
   }
   const daemonExcludedDirs = ignoreDirs.slice(0, MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT)
-  const remainingDirs = ignoreDirs.slice(MACOS_FSEVENTS_EXCLUSION_PATH_LIMIT)
   return {
     ignore: [...daemonExcludedDirs],
-    ...(remainingDirs.length > 0 ? { ignoreGlobs: [buildNestedDirectoryRegex(remainingDirs)] } : {})
+    // Why: plain exclusions resolve under the root, leaving nested generated directories unfiltered.
+    ignoreGlobs: [buildNestedDirectoryRegex(ignoreDirs)]
   }
 }