diff --git a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcherService.ts b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcherService.ts
index 07d4ecdf88b..72f47318de2 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcherService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcherService.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export class ParcelWatcherService extends Disposable implements IWatcherService
 	private static readonly GLOB_MARKERS = {
 		Star: '*',
 		GlobStar: '**',
+		GlobStarPosix: '**/**',
+		GlobStarWindows: '**\\**',
 		GlobStarPathStartPosix: '**/',
 		GlobStarPathEndPosix: '/**',
 		StarPathEndPosix: '/*',
@@ -166,8 +168,12 @@ export class ParcelWatcherService extends Disposable implements IWatcherService
 			let normalizedExclude: string | undefined = undefined;
 			if (isGlob) {
 
-				// Examples: **
-				if (exclude === ParcelWatcherService.GLOB_MARKERS.GlobStar) {
+				// Examples: **, **/**, **\**
+				if (
+					exclude === ParcelWatcherService.GLOB_MARKERS.GlobStar ||
+					exclude === ParcelWatcherService.GLOB_MARKERS.GlobStarPosix ||
+					exclude === ParcelWatcherService.GLOB_MARKERS.GlobStarWindows
+				) {
 					normalizedExclude = path;
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/files/test/node/recursiveWatcher.test.ts b/src/vs/platform/files/test/node/recursiveWatcher.test.ts
index fd554c99efe..ce1d1f9f8be 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/files/test/node/recursiveWatcher.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/files/test/node/recursiveWatcher.test.ts
@@ -504,6 +504,14 @@ flakySuite('Recursive Watcher (parcel)', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(excludes?.length, 1);
 		assert.strictEqual(excludes[0], testDir);
 
+		excludes = service.toExcludePaths(testDir, ['**/**']);
+		assert.strictEqual(excludes?.length, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(excludes[0], testDir);
+
+		excludes = service.toExcludePaths(testDir, ['**\\**']);
+		assert.strictEqual(excludes?.length, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(excludes[0], testDir);
+
 		excludes = service.toExcludePaths(testDir, ['**/node_modules/**']);
 		assert.strictEqual(excludes?.length, 1);
 		assert.strictEqual(excludes[0], join(testDir, 'node_modules'));