diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 0ba33c8cbe..64459aa0ce 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "start": "npm run make-i18n && vite",
     "build": "tsc && vite build",
     "test": "vitest run",
+    "dev_wsl": "VITE_WATCH_USE_POLLING=true vite",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "make-i18n": "node scripts/make-i18n-translations.cjs",
     "prelint": "npm run make-i18n",
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index dfc99abc06..3bd8598ad2 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
     VITE_USE_TLS = "false",
     VITE_FRONTEND_PORT = "3001",
     VITE_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY = "false",
+    VITE_WATCH_USE_POLLING = "false",
   } = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd());
 
   const USE_TLS = VITE_USE_TLS === "true";
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
     plugins: [react(), viteTsconfigPaths()],
     clearScreen: false,
     server: {
+      watch: {
+        usePolling: VITE_WATCH_USE_POLLING === "true",
+      },
       port: FE_PORT,
       proxy: {
         "/api": {