diff --git a/lib/build/index.js b/lib/build/index.js
index 7d9eca8fff..79378e6bfb 100644
--- a/lib/build/index.js
+++ b/lib/build/index.js
@@ -359,7 +359,12 @@ function createRenderer (bundle) {
 }
 
 function watchPages () {
-  const patterns = [ r(this.srcDir, 'pages/*.vue'), r(this.srcDir, 'pages/**/*.vue') ]
+  const patterns = [
+    r(this.srcDir, 'pages/*.vue'),
+    r(this.srcDir, 'pages/**/*.vue'),
+    r(this.srcDir, 'layouts/*.vue'),
+    r(this.srcDir, 'layouts/**/*.vue')
+  ]
   const options = {
     ignoreInitial: true
   }