diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/mod.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/mod.rs
index 892299d1d..85ba841e7 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ pub mod oplog;
 mod reflog;
 pub mod snapshot;
 mod state;
+
+pub const OPLOG_FILE_NAME: &str = "operations-log.toml";
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/state.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/state.rs
index 947d94f51..4697216fd 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/state.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/ops/state.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use super::OPLOG_FILE_NAME;
+
 /// This tracks the head of the oplog, persisted in operations-log.toml.  
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Oplog {
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct OplogHandle {
 impl OplogHandle {
     /// Creates a new concurrency-safe handle to the state of the oplog.
     pub fn new(base_path: &Path) -> Self {
-        let file_path = base_path.join("operations-log.toml");
+        let file_path = base_path.join(OPLOG_FILE_NAME);
         Self { file_path }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/events.rs b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/events.rs
index fe81fec63..9dba82251 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/events.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/events.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pub(super) enum InternalEvent {
     // From file monitor
     GitFilesChange(ProjectId, Vec<PathBuf>),
     ProjectFilesChange(ProjectId, Vec<PathBuf>),
+    // Triggered on change in the `.git/gitbutler` directory
+    GitButlerOplogChange(ProjectId),
 }
 
 /// This type captures all operations that can be fed into a watcher that runs in the background.
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ impl Display for InternalEvent {
                     comma_separated_paths(paths)
                 )
             }
+            InternalEvent::GitButlerOplogChange(project_id) => {
+                write!(f, "GitButlerOplogChange({})", project_id)
+            }
             InternalEvent::ProjectFilesChange(project_id, paths) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
index e67413ff1..979430ce8 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use notify_debouncer_full::new_debouncer;
 use tokio::task;
 use tracing::Level;
 
+use gitbutler_core::ops::OPLOG_FILE_NAME;
 /// The timeout for debouncing file change events.
 /// This is used to prevent multiple events from being sent for a single file change.
 const DEBOUNCE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
@@ -114,12 +115,16 @@ pub fn spawn(
                                 .map_or(FileKind::Project, |repo| classify_file(repo, &file));
                             (file, kind)
                         });
+                    let mut oplog_changed = false;
                     let (mut stripped_git_paths, mut worktree_relative_paths) =
                         (HashSet::new(), HashSet::new());
                     for (file_path, kind) in classified_file_paths {
                         match kind {
                             FileKind::ProjectIgnored => ignored += 1,
                             FileKind::GitUninteresting => git_noop += 1,
+                            FileKind::GitButlerOplog => {
+                                oplog_changed = true;
+                            }
                             FileKind::Project | FileKind::Git => match file_path
                                 .strip_prefix(&worktree_path)
                             {
@@ -165,6 +170,13 @@ pub fn spawn(
                             break 'outer;
                         }
                     }
+                    if oplog_changed {
+                        let event = InternalEvent::GitButlerOplogChange(project_id);
+                        if out.send(event).is_err() {
+                            tracing::info!("channel closed - stopping file watcher");
+                            break 'outer;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -201,6 +213,8 @@ enum FileKind {
     Project,
     /// A file that was ignored in the project, and thus shouldn't trigger a computation.
     ProjectIgnored,
+    /// GitButler oplog file (`.git/gitbutler/operations-log.toml`)
+    GitButlerOplog,
 }
 
 fn classify_file(git_repo: &git::Repository, file_path: &Path) -> FileKind {
@@ -212,6 +226,8 @@ fn classify_file(git_repo: &git::Repository, file_path: &Path) -> FileKind {
             || check_file_path == Path::new("index")
         {
             FileKind::Git
+        } else if check_file_path == Path::new("gitbutler").join(OPLOG_FILE_NAME) {
+            FileKind::GitButlerOplog
         } else {
             FileKind::GitUninteresting
         }
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/handler/mod.rs b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/handler/mod.rs
index 0d32affea..9ade2d85e 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/handler/mod.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ impl Handler {
                 .await
                 .context("failed to handle git file change event"),
 
+            events::InternalEvent::GitButlerOplogChange(project_id) => self
+                .gitbutler_oplog_change(project_id)
+                .await
+                .context("failed to handle gitbutler oplog change event"),
+
             // This is only produced at the end of mutating Tauri commands to trigger a fresh state being served to the UI.
             events::InternalEvent::CalculateVirtualBranches(project_id) => self
                 .calculate_virtual_branches(project_id)
@@ -181,4 +186,8 @@ impl Handler {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+    async fn gitbutler_oplog_change(&self, _project_id: ProjectId) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO: Queue up pushing of data here, if configured
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }