diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0dc771b816..8e0a139fa5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11475,6 +11475,7 @@ name = "paths"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 4.0.0",
+ "ignore",
  "util",
  "workspace-hack",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/paths/Cargo.toml b/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
index cf6dabf0e1..f6eadc5a21 100644
--- a/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ path = "src/paths.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 dirs.workspace = true
+ignore.workspace = true
 util.workspace = true
 workspace-hack.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/paths/src/paths.rs b/crates/paths/src/paths.rs
index 2f3b188980..2f9e136c9d 100644
--- a/crates/paths/src/paths.rs
+++ b/crates/paths/src/paths.rs
@@ -507,3 +507,16 @@ fn add_vscode_user_data_paths(paths: &mut Vec<PathBuf>, product_name: &str) {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
+pub fn global_gitignore_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    Some(Path::new(util::path!("/home/zed/.config/git/ignore")).into())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(test, feature = "test-support")))]
+pub fn global_gitignore_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    static GLOBAL_GITIGNORE_PATH: OnceLock<Option<PathBuf>> = OnceLock::new();
+    GLOBAL_GITIGNORE_PATH
+        .get_or_init(|| ::ignore::gitignore::gitconfig_excludes_path())
+        .clone()
+}
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs b/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
index 4ff7234339..fa83d79004 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use lsp::{
     WillRenameFiles, notification::DidRenameFiles,
 };
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use paths::{config_dir, tasks_file};
+use paths::{config_dir, global_gitignore_path, tasks_file};
 use postage::stream::Stream as _;
 use pretty_assertions::{assert_eq, assert_matches};
 use rand::{Rng as _, rngs::StdRng};
@@ -1179,7 +1179,9 @@ async fn test_reporting_fs_changes_to_language_servers(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppCon
     assert_eq!(fs.read_dir_call_count() - prev_read_dir_count, 5);
 
     let mut new_watched_paths = fs.watched_paths();
-    new_watched_paths.retain(|path| !path.starts_with(config_dir()));
+    new_watched_paths.retain(|path| {
+        !path.starts_with(config_dir()) && !path.starts_with(global_gitignore_path().unwrap())
+    });
     assert_eq!(
         &new_watched_paths,
         &[
diff --git a/crates/util/src/paths.rs b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
index 8007e4c696..0d310073d1 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/paths.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::NumericPrefixWithSuffix;
 pub fn home_dir() -> &'static PathBuf {
     static HOME_DIR: OnceLock<PathBuf> = OnceLock::new();
     HOME_DIR.get_or_init(|| {
-        if cfg!(test) {
+        if cfg!(any(test, feature = "test-support")) {
             PathBuf::from("/home/zed")
         } else {
             dirs::home_dir().expect("failed to determine home directory")
diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
index d6a740c3e4..93bdff29bc 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
@@ -3846,7 +3846,7 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
 
         log::trace!("containing git repository: {containing_git_repository:?}");
 
-        let global_gitignore_path = global_gitignore_path();
+        let global_gitignore_path = paths::global_gitignore_path();
         self.state.lock().snapshot.global_gitignore =
             if let Some(global_gitignore_path) = global_gitignore_path.as_ref() {
                 build_gitignore(global_gitignore_path, self.fs.as_ref())
@@ -5708,13 +5708,3 @@ fn discover_git_paths(dot_git_abs_path: &Arc<Path>, fs: &dyn Fs) -> (Arc<Path>,
 
     (repository_dir_abs_path, common_dir_abs_path)
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-fn global_gitignore_path() -> Option<Arc<Path>> {
-    Some(Path::new(util::path!("/home/zed/.config/git/ignore")).into())
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(test))]
-fn global_gitignore_path() -> Option<Arc<Path>> {
-    ::ignore::gitignore::gitconfig_excludes_path().map(Into::into)
-}