diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getWatchFolders.node.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getWatchFolders.node.ts
index ed886c641..1123d3b53 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getWatchFolders.node.ts
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getWatchFolders.node.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ describe('getWatchFolders', () => {
           fb_plugin_module_2: mockfs.symlink({
             path: '../plugins/fb/fb_plugin_module_2',
           }),
+          '@scoped': {
+            local_module_3: mockfs.symlink({
+              path: '../../local_module_3',
+            }),
+          },
         },
         local_module_1: {
           'package.json': '{"dependencies": {"installed_module_1": "1.0.0"}}',
@@ -52,9 +57,13 @@ describe('getWatchFolders', () => {
           'package.json':
             '{"dependencies": {"fb_plugin_module_1": "1.0.0", "plugin_module_1": "1.0.0"}}',
         },
+        local_module_3: {
+          'package.json': '{"dependencies": {"installed_module_1": "1.0.0"}}',
+        },
         plugins: {
           plugin_module_1: {
-            'package.json': '{"dependencies": {"local_module_2": "1.0.0"}}',
+            'package.json':
+              '{"dependencies": {"local_module_2": "1.0.0", "@scoped/local_module_3": "1.0.0"}}',
           },
           plugin_module_2: {
             'package.json': '{"dependencies": {"fb_plugin_module_1": "1.0.0"}}',
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@ describe('getWatchFolders', () => {
           "/test/root/plugins/fb/node_modules",
           "/test/root/plugins/plugin_module_1",
           "/test/root/plugins/plugin_module_2",
+          "/test/root/local_module_3",
         ]
       `);
     } finally {
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getWatchFolders.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getWatchFolders.ts
index 0f6ffb8a3..458312d56 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getWatchFolders.ts
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getWatchFolders.ts
@@ -36,15 +36,23 @@ export default async (packageDir: string): Promise<string[]> => {
       if (await fs.pathExists(nodeModulesDir)) {
         watchDirs.add(nodeModulesDir);
         for (const moduleName of dependenciesSet) {
+          const isModuleNameScoped = moduleName.includes('/');
           const fullModulePath = path.join(nodeModulesDir, moduleName);
           if (await fs.pathExists(fullModulePath)) {
             dependenciesSet.delete(moduleName);
             const stat = await fs.lstat(fullModulePath);
             if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
               const targetDir = await fs.readlink(fullModulePath);
-              const absoluteTargetDir = path.isAbsolute(targetDir)
-                ? targetDir
-                : path.resolve(nodeModulesDir, targetDir);
+              let absoluteTargetDir;
+              if (path.isAbsolute(targetDir)) {
+                absoluteTargetDir = targetDir;
+              } else if (isModuleNameScoped) {
+                const scope = moduleName.split('/')[0];
+                const scopeDir = path.join(nodeModulesDir, scope);
+                absoluteTargetDir = path.resolve(scopeDir, targetDir);
+              } else {
+                absoluteTargetDir = path.resolve(nodeModulesDir, targetDir);
+              }
               if (!processedPackages.has(absoluteTargetDir)) {
                 packagesToProcess.push(absoluteTargetDir);
                 processedPackages.add(absoluteTargetDir);