diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
index 2ac4bb9676c97b358025bd57556992b70251583a..ce967082dc95e38391ec45093bd90222b36f545e 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
@@ -3988,7 +3988,10 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
                     }
 
                     if let (Some(scan_queue_tx), true) = (&scan_queue_tx, fs_entry.is_dir()) {
-                        if state.should_scan_directory(&fs_entry) {
+                        if state.should_scan_directory(&fs_entry)
+                            || (fs_entry.path.as_os_str().is_empty()
+                                && abs_path.file_name() == Some(*DOT_GIT))
+                        {
                             state.enqueue_scan_dir(abs_path, &fs_entry, scan_queue_tx);
                         } else {
                             fs_entry.kind = EntryKind::UnloadedDir;