diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/cli.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/cli.rs
index b019d66b5..f64beed6a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/cli.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/cli.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ pub fn create_command(app: &tauri::AppHandle, args: &str) -> Command {
         .unwrap()
         .args(args.split_whitespace())
         .env("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_ICON_DISCOVERY", "true")
+        .env("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FILEWATCHER", "true")
         .env("OPENCODE_CLIENT", "desktop")
         .env("XDG_STATE_HOME", &state_dir);
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ pub fn create_command(app: &tauri::AppHandle, args: &str) -> Command {
         app.shell()
             .command(&shell)
             .env("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_ICON_DISCOVERY", "true")
+            .env("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FILEWATCHER", "true")
             .env("OPENCODE_CLIENT", "desktop")
             .env("XDG_STATE_HOME", &state_dir)
             .args(["-il", "-c", &cmd])