diff --git a/packages/schema/package.json b/packages/schema/package.json
index 2d06404dea..88958c1069 100644
--- a/packages/schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/schema/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "@vue/compiler-sfc": "3.5.13",
     "@vue/language-core": "2.2.0",
     "c12": "2.0.1",
+    "chokidar": "4.0.3",
     "compatx": "0.1.8",
     "esbuild-loader": "4.2.2",
     "file-loader": "6.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
index 59848e08dc..932323af01 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ export default defineUntypedSchema({
     /**
      * Options to pass directly to `chokidar`.
      * @see [chokidar](https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar#api)
+     * @type {typeof import('chokidar').ChokidarOptions}
      */
     chokidar: {
       ignoreInitial: true,
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index d0a9325f8c..ff7ab2aa06 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export const bundle: NuxtBuilder['bundle'] = async (nuxt) => {
             },
           },
           watch: {
+            chokidar: nuxt.options.watchers.chokidar,
             exclude: nuxt.options.ignore,
           },
         },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 34952c56b4..6010f0ff11 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ importers:
       c12:
         specifier: 2.0.1
         version: 2.0.1(magicast@0.3.5)
+      chokidar:
+        specifier: ^4.0.3
+        version: 4.0.3
       compatx:
         specifier: 0.1.8
         version: 0.1.8