diff --git a/lib/builder-webpack4/src/index.ts b/lib/builder-webpack4/src/index.ts
index 5d9b131b778b..90fd663bbcda 100644
--- a/lib/builder-webpack4/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/builder-webpack4/src/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const start: WebpackBuilder['start'] = async ({ startTime, options, route
     publicPath: config.output?.publicPath as string,
     writeToDisk: true,
     logLevel: 'error',
+    watchOptions: config.watchOptions || {},
   };
 
   compilation = webpackDevMiddleware(compiler, middlewareOptions);
diff --git a/lib/core-server/src/manager/builder.ts b/lib/core-server/src/manager/builder.ts
index 96e28564491a..a2a524b25a81 100644
--- a/lib/core-server/src/manager/builder.ts
+++ b/lib/core-server/src/manager/builder.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const start: WebpackBuilder['start'] = async ({ startTime, options, route
   const middlewareOptions: Parameters<typeof webpackDevMiddleware>[1] = {
     publicPath: config.output?.publicPath as string,
     writeToDisk: true,
+    watchOptions: config.watchOptions || {},
   };
 
   compilation = webpackDevMiddleware(compiler, middlewareOptions);