diff --git a/integrations/vite/build-watch.test.ts b/integrations/vite/build-watch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1f6af970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/vite/build-watch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { candidate, css, js, json, test } from '../utils'
+
+test(
+  'build watch ignores a custom output directory',
+  {
+    fs: {
+      'package.json': json`
+        {
+          "type": "module",
+          "dependencies": {
+            "@tailwindcss/vite": "workspace:^",
+            "tailwindcss": "workspace:^"
+          },
+          "devDependencies": {
+            "vite": "6.2.3"
+          }
+        }
+      `,
+      'vite.config.js': js`
+        import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'
+        import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+
+        export default defineConfig({
+          plugins: [tailwindcss()],
+          build: {
+            outDir: './assets',
+            emptyOutDir: false,
+            minify: false,
+            rollupOptions: {
+              input: {
+                app: './resources/js/app.js',
+                styles: './resources/css/app.css',
+              },
+              output: {
+                dir: './assets',
+                entryFileNames: '[name].js',
+                chunkFileNames: '[name].js',
+                assetFileNames: '[name].css',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      `,
+      'resources/js/app.js': js`
+        import '../css/app.css'
+
+        document.body.innerHTML = '<div class="underline">Hello</div>'
+      `,
+      'resources/css/app.css': css` @import 'tailwindcss'; `,
+      'assets/app.js': js` console.log('previous build') `,
+      'assets/styles.css': css`
+        .previous-build {
+          display: block;
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+  },
+  async ({ root, spawn, exec, fs, expect }) => {
+    let version = await exec('pnpm vite --version')
+    expect(version).toContain('vite/6.2.3')
+
+    let process = await spawn('pnpm vite build --watch')
+    await process.onStdout((message) => message.includes('built in'))
+
+    let output = path.join(root, 'assets/styles.css')
+    await fs.expectFileToContain(output, candidate`underline`)
+
+    process.flush()
+    let result = await Promise.race([
+      process.onStdout((message) => message.includes('built in')).then(() => 'rebuilt'),
+      new Promise<'idle'>((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve('idle'), 1_500)),
+    ])
+    expect(result).toBe('idle')
+
+    process.flush()
+    await fs.write(
+      'resources/js/app.js',
+      js`
+        import '../css/app.css'
+
+        document.body.innerHTML = '<div class="font-bold underline">Hello</div>'
+      `,
+    )
+    await process.onStdout((message) => message.includes('built in'))
+    await fs.expectFileToContain(output, candidate`font-bold`)
+  },
+)
diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-vite/src/index.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fc660eaa..c9b67d627 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export default function tailwindcss(opts: PluginOptions = {}): Plugin[] {
     return new Root(
       id,
       config!.root,
+      config!.command === 'build' ? path.resolve(config!.root, config!.build.outDir) : null,
       // Currently, Vite only supports CSS source maps in development and they
       // are off by default. Check to see if we need them or not.
       config?.css.devSourcemap ?? false,
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ class Root {
   constructor(
     private id: string,
     private base: string,
+    private buildOutputDirectory: string | null,
 
     private enableSourceMaps: boolean,
     private customCssResolver: (id: string, base: string) => Promise<string | false | undefined>,
@@ -431,6 +433,16 @@ class Root {
         return [{ ...this.compiler.root, negated: false }]
       })().concat(this.compiler.sources)
 
+      if (this.buildOutputDirectory !== null) {
+        // Watching files emitted by Vite would trigger another build every time
+        // the output is written.
+        sources.push({
+          base: this.buildOutputDirectory,
+          pattern: '**/*',
+          negated: true,
+        })
+      }
+
       this.scanner = new Scanner({ sources })
       DEBUG && I.end('Setup scanner')
     } else {