diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/settingsTreeModels.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/settingsTreeModels.ts
index 51b69693500ddfdceb030d5d0ff445524db2b6c0..9f5b0a828c1aa1072c2aa35393736bb84c9d9553 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/settingsTreeModels.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/settingsTreeModels.ts
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ function trimCategoryForGroup(category: string, groupId: string): string {
 
 export function isExcludeSetting(setting: ISetting): boolean {
 	return setting.key === 'files.exclude' ||
-		setting.key === 'search.exclude';
+		setting.key === 'search.exclude' ||
+		setting.key === 'files.watcherExclude';
 }
 
 function settingTypeEnumRenderable(_type: string | string[]) {