diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/hooks.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/hooks.spec.ts
index 0ceb0497d3bc10..53438096c22011 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/hooks.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/hooks.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
-import { describe, expect, onTestFinished, test } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, expect, onTestFinished, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { build } from '../../build'
 import type { Plugin } from '../../plugin'
 import { resolveConfig } from '../../config'
 import { createServer } from '../../server'
 import { preview } from '../../preview'
 import { promiseWithResolvers } from '../../../shared/utils'
+import { type Logger, createLogger } from '../../logger'
 
 const resolveConfigWithPlugin = (
   plugin: Plugin,
@@ -33,12 +34,16 @@ const resolveEntryPlugin: Plugin = {
   },
 }
 
-const createServerWithPlugin = async (plugin: Plugin) => {
+const createServerWithPlugin = async (
+  plugin: Plugin,
+  customLogger?: Logger,
+) => {
   const server = await createServer({
     configFile: false,
     root: import.meta.dirname,
     plugins: [plugin, resolveEntryPlugin],
     logLevel: 'error',
+    customLogger,
     server: {
       middlewareMode: true,
       ws: false,
@@ -346,3 +351,98 @@ describe('supports plugin context', () => {
     await server.close()
   })
 })
+
+describe('watcher add/unlink error handling', () => {
+  test("'add' event logs error when watchChange throws", async () => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers<void>()
+    const error = new Error('async watchChange error')
+
+    const logError = vi.fn()
+    const logger = createLogger('error')
+    logger.error = (...args) => {
+      logError(...args)
+      resolve()
+    }
+
+    const server = await createServerWithPlugin(
+      {
+        name: 'test',
+        watchChange() {
+          return Promise.reject(error)
+        },
+      },
+      logger,
+    )
+
+    server.watcher.emit(
+      'add',
+      path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'some-file.js'),
+    )
+
+    await promise
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
+  })
+
+  test("'change' event logs error when watchChange throws", async () => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers<void>()
+    const error = new Error('async watchChange error')
+
+    const logError = vi.fn()
+    const logger = createLogger('error')
+    logger.error = (...args) => {
+      logError(...args)
+      resolve()
+    }
+
+    const server = await createServerWithPlugin(
+      {
+        name: 'test',
+        watchChange() {
+          return Promise.reject(error)
+        },
+      },
+      logger,
+    )
+
+    server.watcher.emit(
+      'change',
+      path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'some-file.js'),
+    )
+
+    await promise
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
+  })
+
+  test("'unlink' event logs error when watchChange throws", async () => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers<void>()
+    const error = new Error('async watchChange error')
+
+    const logError = vi.fn()
+    const logger = createLogger('error')
+    logger.error = (...args) => {
+      logError(...args)
+      resolve()
+    }
+
+    const server = await createServerWithPlugin(
+      {
+        name: 'test',
+        watchChange() {
+          return Promise.reject(error)
+        },
+      },
+      logger,
+    )
+
+    server.watcher.emit(
+      'unlink',
+      path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'some-file.js'),
+    )
+
+    await promise
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index a9e72f30314e5a..1b2501b280d8ab 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ export async function _createServer(
     await onHMRUpdate(isUnlink ? 'delete' : 'create', file)
   }
 
-  watcher.on('change', async (file) => {
+  const onFileChange = async (file: string) => {
     file = normalizePath(file)
     reloadOnTsconfigChange(server, file)
 
@@ -901,13 +901,17 @@ export async function _createServer(
       environment.moduleGraph.onFileChange(file)
     }
     await onHMRUpdate('update', file)
+  }
+
+  watcher.on('change', (file) => {
+    onFileChange(file).catch((e) => server.config.logger.error(e))
   })
 
   watcher.on('add', (file) => {
-    onFileAddUnlink(file, false)
+    onFileAddUnlink(file, false).catch((e) => server.config.logger.error(e))
   })
   watcher.on('unlink', (file) => {
-    onFileAddUnlink(file, true)
+    onFileAddUnlink(file, true).catch((e) => server.config.logger.error(e))
   })
 
   if (!middlewareMode && httpServer) {