diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 687dffa25f4..a20a8b0002f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ class DotGitWatcher implements IFileWatcher {
 		const rootWatcher = watch(repository.dotGit.path);
 		this.disposables.push(rootWatcher);
 
-		// Ignore changes to the "index.lock" file, and watchman fsmonitor hook (https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks#_fsmonitor_watchman) cookie files.
+		// Ignore changes to the "index.lock" file (including worktree index.lock files), and watchman fsmonitor hook (https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks#_fsmonitor_watchman) cookie files.
 		// Watchman creates a cookie file inside the git directory whenever a query is run (https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/cookies.html).
-		const filteredRootWatcher = filterEvent(rootWatcher.event, uri => uri.scheme === 'file' && !/\/\.git(\/index\.lock)?$|\/\.watchman-cookie-/.test(uri.path));
+		const filteredRootWatcher = filterEvent(rootWatcher.event, uri => uri.scheme === 'file' && !/\/\.git(\/index\.lock|\/worktrees\/[^/]+\/index\.lock)?$|\/\.watchman-cookie-/.test(uri.path));
 		this.event = anyEvent(filteredRootWatcher, this.emitter.event);
 
 		repository.onDidRunGitStatus(this.updateTransientWatchers, this, this.disposables);
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 		// FS changes should trigger `git status`:
 		// 	- any change inside the repository working tree
-		//	- any change whithin the first level of the `.git` folder, except the folder itself and `index.lock`
+		//	- any change within the first level of the `.git` folder, except the folder itself and `index.lock` (repository and worktree)
 		const onFileChange = anyEvent(onRepositoryWorkingTreeFileChange, onRepositoryDotGitFileChange);
 		onFileChange(this.onFileChange, this, this.disposables);