diff --git a/pkg/compose/watch.go b/pkg/compose/watch.go
index f63c51683a..1e22c9479a 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/watch.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/watch.go
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ func (s *composeService) watch(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, opti
 	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	var (
-		rules []watchRule
-		paths []string
+		rules          []watchRule
+		paths          []string
+		ignoreMatchers []watch.PathMatcher
 	)
 	for serviceName, service := range project.Services {
 		config, err := loadDevelopmentConfig(service, project)
@@ -254,6 +255,11 @@ func (s *composeService) watch(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, opti
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			ignore, err := watch.NewDockerPatternMatcher(trigger.Path, trigger.Ignore)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			ignoreMatchers = append(ignoreMatchers, ignore)
 			paths = append(paths, trigger.Path)
 		}
 
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ func (s *composeService) watch(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, opti
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("none of the selected services is configured for watch, consider setting a 'develop' section")
 	}
 
-	watcher, err := watch.NewWatcher(paths)
+	watcher, err := watch.NewWatcher(paths, watch.NewCompositeMatcher(ignoreMatchers...))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/watch/notify.go b/pkg/watch/notify.go
index d63f5caf28..71dcaf1156 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/notify.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/notify.go
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func (EmptyMatcher) MatchesEntireDir(f string) (bool, error) { return false, nil
 
 var _ PathMatcher = EmptyMatcher{}
 
-func NewWatcher(paths []string) (Notify, error) {
-	return newWatcher(paths)
+func NewWatcher(paths []string, ignore PathMatcher) (Notify, error) {
+	return newWatcher(paths, ignore)
 }
 
 const WindowsBufferSizeEnvVar = "COMPOSE_WATCH_WINDOWS_BUFFER_SIZE"
diff --git a/pkg/watch/notify_test.go b/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
index b1ec9b9644..0e9a7bc63b 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/notify_test.go
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func (f *notifyFixture) rebuildWatcher() {
 	}
 
 	// create a new watcher
-	notify, err := NewWatcher(f.paths)
+	notify, err := NewWatcher(f.paths, EmptyMatcher{})
 	if err != nil {
 		f.T().Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/watch/watcher_darwin.go b/pkg/watch/watcher_darwin.go
index a63612aedf..9486b9af37 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/watcher_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/watcher_darwin.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (d *fseventNotify) Errors() chan error {
 	return d.errors
 }
 
-func newWatcher(paths []string) (Notify, error) {
+func newWatcher(paths []string, _ PathMatcher) (Notify, error) {
 	dw := &fseventNotify{
 		stream: &fsevents.EventStream{
 			Latency: 50 * time.Millisecond,
diff --git a/pkg/watch/watcher_naive.go b/pkg/watch/watcher_naive.go
index 7798025e8b..135e058ce3 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/watcher_naive.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/watcher_naive.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type naiveNotify struct {
 	// the notify list. It might be better to store this in a tree
 	// structure, so we can filter the list quickly.
 	notifyList map[string]bool
+	ignore     PathMatcher
 
 	isWatcherRecursive bool
 	watcher            *fsnotify.Watcher
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ func (d *naiveNotify) watchRecursively(dir string) error {
 
 	return filepath.WalkDir(dir, func(path string, info fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
+			if os.IsPermission(err) && d.shouldIgnore(path) {
+				logrus.Debugf("Ignoring path: %s", path)
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -240,6 +245,11 @@ func (d *naiveNotify) shouldSkipDir(path string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// If path is present in the ignore list then we should ignore it
+	if d.shouldIgnore(path) {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	// Suppose we're watching
 	// /src/.tiltignore
 	// but the .tiltignore file doesn't exist.
@@ -260,6 +270,26 @@ func (d *naiveNotify) shouldSkipDir(path string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (d *naiveNotify) shouldIgnore(path string) bool {
+	if d.ignore == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	matches, err := d.ignore.MatchesEntireDir(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("error checking ignored directory %q: %v", path, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if matches {
+		return true
+	}
+	matches, err = d.ignore.Matches(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("error checking ignored path %q: %v", path, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	return matches
+}
+
 func (d *naiveNotify) add(path string) error {
 	err := d.watcher.Add(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -270,7 +300,7 @@ func (d *naiveNotify) add(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newWatcher(paths []string) (Notify, error) {
+func newWatcher(paths []string, ignore PathMatcher) (Notify, error) {
 	fsw, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "too many open files") && runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
@@ -297,9 +327,9 @@ func newWatcher(paths []string) (Notify, error) {
 		}
 		notifyList[path] = true
 	}
-
 	wmw := &naiveNotify{
 		notifyList:         notifyList,
+		ignore:             ignore,
 		watcher:            fsw,
 		events:             fsw.Events,
 		wrappedEvents:      wrappedEvents,