diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4186244..f8de1ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "kirbyup",
   "version": "1.3.2",
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@7.6.0",
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@7.8.0",
   "description": "Zero-config bundler for Kirby Panel plugins",
   "author": {
     "name": "Johann Schopplich",
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "cac": "^6.7.12",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "consola": "^2.15.3",
+    "detect-package-manager": "^2.0.1",
     "magic-string": "^0.26.2",
     "pathe": "^0.3.3",
     "perfect-debounce": "^0.1.3",
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     "sass": "^1.54.1",
     "unconfig": "^0.3.5",
     "vite": "^3.0.4",
+    "vite-plugin-live-reload": "^3.0.0",
     "vue": "^2.7.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -80,7 +82,6 @@
     "@types/prompts": "^2.4.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue2": "^1.1.2",
     "bumpp": "^8.2.1",
-    "detect-package-manager": "^2.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.21.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.11",
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 614e64e..bea4fb0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ specifiers:
   unbuild: ^0.7.6
   unconfig: ^0.3.5
   vite: ^3.0.4
+  vite-plugin-live-reload: ^3.0.0
   vitest: ^0.20.3
   vue: ^2.7.8
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies:
   cac: 6.7.12
   chokidar: 3.5.3
   consola: 2.15.3
+  detect-package-manager: 2.0.1
   magic-string: 0.26.2
   pathe: 0.3.3
   perfect-debounce: 0.1.3
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ dependencies:
   sass: 1.54.1
   unconfig: 0.3.5
   vite: 3.0.4_sass@1.54.1
+  vite-plugin-live-reload: 3.0.0
   vue: 2.7.8
 
 devDependencies:
@@ -62,7 +65,6 @@ devDependencies:
   '@types/prompts': 2.4.0
   '@vitejs/plugin-vue2': 1.1.2_2g7n65ohfqr2skd3fbvxhuubee_vite@3.0.4+vue@2.7.8
   bumpp: 8.2.1
-  detect-package-manager: 2.0.1
   eslint: 8.21.0
   fast-glob: 3.2.11
   fs-extra: 10.1.0
@@ -1063,7 +1065,6 @@ packages:
       path-key: 3.1.1
       shebang-command: 2.0.0
       which: 2.0.2
-    dev: true
 
   /cssesc/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/Tb/JcjK111nNScGob5MNtsntNM1aCNUDipB/TkwZFhyDrrE47SOx/18wF2bbjgc3ZzCSKW1T5nt5EbFoAz/Vg==}
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dependencies:
       execa: 5.1.1
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /dir-glob/3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WkrWp9GR4KXfKGYzOLmTuGVi1UWFfws377n9cc55/tb6DuqyF6pcQ5AbiHEshaDpY9v6oaSr2XCDidGmMwdzIA==}
@@ -1855,7 +1856,7 @@ packages:
       onetime: 5.1.2
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
       strip-final-newline: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /fast-deep-equal/3.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-f3qQ9oQy9j2AhBe/H9VC91wLmKBCCU/gDOnKNAYG5hswO7BLKj09Hc5HYNz9cGI++xlpDCIgDaitVs03ATR84Q==}
@@ -1995,7 +1996,7 @@ packages:
   /get-stream/6.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ts6Wi+2j3jQjqi70w5AlN8DFnkSwC+MqmxEzdEALB2qXZYV3X/b1CTfgPLGJNMeAWxdPfU8FO1ms3NUfaHCPYg==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /get-symbol-description/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2EmdH1YvIQiZpltCNgkuiUnyukzxM/R6NDJX31Ke3BG1Nq5b0S2PhX59UKi9vZpPDQVdqn+1IcaAwnzTT5vCjw==}
@@ -2119,7 +2120,7 @@ packages:
   /human-signals/2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B4FFZ6q/T2jhhksgkbEW3HBvWIfDW85snkQgawt07S7J5QXTk6BkNV+0yAeZrM5QpMAdYlocGoljn0sJ/WQkFw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10.17.0'}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /ignore/5.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CmxgYGiEPCLhfLnpPp1MoRmifwEIOgjcHXxOBjv7mY96c+eWScsOP9c112ZyLdWHi0FxHjI+4uVhKYp/gcdRmQ==}
@@ -2287,7 +2288,7 @@ packages:
   /is-stream/2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hFoiJiTl63nn+kstHGBtewWSKnQLpyb155KHheA1l39uvtO9nWIop1p3udqPcUd/xbF1VLMO4n7OI6p7RbngDg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /is-string/1.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-tE2UXzivje6ofPW7l23cjDOMa09gb7xlAqG6jG5ej6uPV32TlWP3NKPigtaGeHNu9fohccRYvIiZMfOOnOYUtg==}
@@ -2311,7 +2312,6 @@ packages:
 
   /isexe/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==}
-    dev: true
 
   /jiti/1.14.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4IwstlaKQc9vCTC+qUXLM1hajy2ImiL9KnLvVYiaHOtS/v3wRjhLlGl121AmgDgx/O43uKmxownJghS5XMya2A==}
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ packages:
 
   /merge-stream/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-abv/qOcuPfk3URPfDzmZU1LKmuw8kT+0nIHvKrKgFrwifol/doWcdA4ZqsWQ8ENrFKkd67Mfpo/LovbIUsbt3w==}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /merge2/1.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8q7VEgMJW4J8tcfVPy8g09NcQwZdbwFEqhe/WZkoIzjn/3TGDwtOCYtXGxA3O8tPzpczCCDgv+P2P5y00ZJOOg==}
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ packages:
   /mimic-fn/2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /min-indent/1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I9jwMn07Sy/IwOj3zVkVik2JTvgpaykDZEigL6Rx6N9LbMywwUSMtxET+7lVoDLLd3O3IXwJwvuuns8UB/HeAg==}
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /nth-check/2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lqjrjmaOoAnWfMmBPL+XNnynZh2+swxiX3WUE0s4yEHI6m+AwrK2UZOimIRl3X/4QctVqS8AiZjFqyOGrMXb/w==}
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     dependencies:
       mimic-fn: 2.1.0
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /optionator/0.9.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-74RlY5FCnhq4jRxVUPKDaRwrVNXMqsGsiW6AJw4XK8hmtm10wC0ypZBLw5IIp85NZMr91+qd1RvvENwg7jjRFw==}
@@ -2819,7 +2819,6 @@ packages:
   /path-key/3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /path-parse/1.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LDJzPVEEEPR+y48z93A0Ed0yXb8pAByGWo/k5YYdYgpY2/2EsOsksJrq7lOHxryrVOn1ejG6oAp8ahvOIQD8sw==}
@@ -3123,12 +3122,10 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dependencies:
       shebang-regex: 3.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /shebang-regex/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /side-channel/1.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-q5XPytqFEIKHkGdiMIrY10mvLRvnQh42/+GoBlFW3b2LXLE2xxJpZFdm94we0BaoV3RwJyGqg5wS7epxTv0Zvw==}
@@ -3140,7 +3137,7 @@ packages:
 
   /signal-exit/3.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wnD2ZE+l+SPC/uoS0vXeE9L1+0wuaMqKlfz9AMUo38JsyLSBWSFcHR1Rri62LZc12vLr1gb3jl7iwQhgwpAbGQ==}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /simple-git-hooks/2.8.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ocmZQORwa6x9mxg+gVIAp5o4wXiWOHGXyrDBA0+UxGKIEKOyFtL4LWNKkP/2ornQPdlnlDGDteVeYP5FjhIoWA==}
@@ -3239,7 +3236,7 @@ packages:
   /strip-final-newline/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BrpvfNAE3dcvq7ll3xVumzjKjZQ5tI1sEUIKr3Uoks0XUl45St3FlatVqef9prk4jRDzhW6WZg+3bk93y6pLjA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /strip-indent/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-laJTa3Jb+VQpaC6DseHhF7dXVqHTfJPCRDaEbid/drOhgitgYku/letMUqOXFoWV0zIIUbjpdH2t+tYj4bQMRQ==}
@@ -3456,6 +3453,13 @@ packages:
       spdx-expression-parse: 3.0.1
     dev: true
 
+  /vite-plugin-live-reload/3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1ucmNc/UxiKvzudcVzgs+bTM3FHOLcso6U7kto2ujQsBoQolxAV7mMbqWtQ5jetm0hRiOvMada7QsP+IIK7+7w==}
+    dependencies:
+      chokidar: 3.5.3
+      picocolors: 1.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /vite/3.0.4_sass@1.54.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NU304nqnBeOx2MkQnskBQxVsa0pRAH5FphokTGmyy8M3oxbvw7qAXts2GORxs+h/2vKsD+osMhZ7An6yK6F1dA==}
     engines: {node: ^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0}
@@ -3565,7 +3569,6 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       isexe: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /word-wrap/1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==}
diff --git a/src/node/index.ts b/src/node/index.ts
index 1487aa5..2333125 100644
--- a/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/src/node/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { debounce } from 'perfect-debounce'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
 import type { RollupOutput } from 'rollup'
 import type { InlineConfig } from 'vite'
+import liveReloadPlugin from 'vite-plugin-live-reload'
 import { name, version } from '../../package.json'
 import { PrettyError, handleError } from './errors'
 import { printFileInfo, toArray } from './utils'
@@ -36,10 +37,18 @@ let resolvedPostCssConfig: PostCSSConfigResult
 
 async function createServer(options: ResolvedCliOptions) {
   const aliasDir = resolve(options.cwd, dirname(options.entry))
-  const { alias = {}, extendViteConfig = {} } = resolvedKirbyupConfig
+  const { alias = {}, extendViteConfig = {}, reloadOnPhpChange = true } = resolvedKirbyupConfig
+
+  const defaultWatchConf: Parameters<typeof liveReloadPlugin> = ['./**/*.php']
+  const watchConf = typeof reloadOnPhpChange === 'boolean' ? defaultWatchConf : reloadOnPhpChange
+
+  const plugins = [vuePlugin(), kirbyupAutoImportPlugin(), kirbyupHmrPlugin(options)]
+
+  if (reloadOnPhpChange)
+    plugins.push(liveReloadPlugin(...watchConf))
 
   const defaultConfig: InlineConfig = {
-    plugins: [vuePlugin(), kirbyupAutoImportPlugin(), kirbyupHmrPlugin(options)],
+    plugins,
     // Input needs to be specified so dep pre-bundling works
     build: { rollupOptions: { input: resolve(options.cwd, options.entry) } },
     resolve: {
diff --git a/src/node/types.ts b/src/node/types.ts
index a28f66e..0db1836 100644
--- a/src/node/types.ts
+++ b/src/node/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { AliasOptions, InlineConfig } from 'vite'
 import type * as Postcss from 'postcss'
+import type liveReloadPlugin from 'vite-plugin-live-reload'
 
 export type MarkRequired<T, RK extends keyof T> = Exclude<T, RK> &
 Required<Pick<T, RK>>
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ export interface UserConfig {
    */
   alias?: AliasOptions
 
+  /**
+   * Controls whether the plugin's PHP files are watched for changes.
+   * Pass true or false to enable or disable. Alternatively you can pass
+   * an array of arguments that are passed to vite-plugin-live-reload.
+   * The default is to watch all PHP files in the plugin directory. (./\*\*\/*.php)
+   */
+  reloadOnPhpChange: boolean | Parameters<typeof liveReloadPlugin>
+
   /**
    * Extends Vite's configuration. Will be merged with kirbyup's
    * default configuration. Be careful what to extend.