diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 99fd9d64fd..b3f11e08a3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
+# Enable file system watch (https://docs.gradle.org/6.7/release-notes.html)
+org.gradle.vfs.watch=true
 
 vector.debugPrivateData=false
 vector.httpLogLevel=NONE