diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index 5a3893b8..abee37dd 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		entrypoint  string
 		output      taskfile.Output
 		color       bool
+		interval    string
 	)
 
 	pflag.BoolVar(&versionFlag, "version", false, "show Task version")
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func main() {
 	pflag.StringVar(&output.Group.End, "output-group-end", "", "message template to print after a task's grouped output")
 	pflag.BoolVarP(&color, "color", "c", true, "colored output. Enabled by default. Set flag to false or use NO_COLOR=1 to disable")
 	pflag.IntVarP(&concurrency, "concurrency", "C", 0, "limit number tasks to run concurrently")
+	pflag.StringVarP(&interval, "interval", "I", "5s", "interval to watch for changes")
 	pflag.Parse()
 
 	if versionFlag {
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ func main() {
 		Parallel:    parallel,
 		Color:       color,
 		Concurrency: concurrency,
+		Interval:    interval,
 
 		Stdin:  os.Stdin,
 		Stdout: os.Stdout,
@@ -206,6 +209,10 @@ func main() {
 		e.InterceptInterruptSignals()
 	}
 
+	if e.Interval == "" {
+		e.Interval = strings.TrimSpace(interval)
+	}
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	if status {
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 59cde1f1..0a075161 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Executor struct {
 	Parallel    bool
 	Color       bool
 	Concurrency int
+	Interval    string
 
 	Stdin  io.Reader
 	Stdout io.Writer
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 9602a6c0..b66d8d48 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
@@ -1480,3 +1481,64 @@ func TestEvaluateSymlinksInPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	err = os.RemoveAll(dir + "/.task")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestFileWatcherInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	const dir = "testdata/watcher_interval"
+	expectedOutput := strings.TrimSpace(`
+task: Started watching for tasks: default
+task: [default] echo "Hello, World!"
+Hello, World!
+task: [default] echo "Hello, World!"
+Hello, World!
+	`)
+
+	var buff bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &buff,
+		Stderr: &buff,
+		Watch:  true,
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	buff.Reset()
+
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir+"/src", 0755)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = os.WriteFile(dir+"/src/a", []byte("test"), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	go func(ctx context.Context) {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+				err := e.Run(ctx, taskfile.Call{Task: "default"})
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}(ctx)
+
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	err = os.WriteFile(dir+"/src/a", []byte("test updated"), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(70 * time.Millisecond)
+	cancel()
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedOutput, strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
+	buff.Reset()
+	err = os.RemoveAll(dir + "/.task")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	err = os.RemoveAll(dir + "/src")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/taskfile/taskfile.go b/taskfile/taskfile.go
index ff7b1bbf..90f274ed 100644
--- a/taskfile/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/taskfile.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Taskfile struct {
 	Silent     bool
 	Dotenv     []string
 	Run        string
+	Interval   string
 }
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements yaml.Unmarshaler interface
@@ -34,10 +35,13 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		Silent     bool
 		Dotenv     []string
 		Run        string
+		Interval   string
 	}
+
 	if err := unmarshal(&taskfile); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	tf.Version = taskfile.Version
 	tf.Expansions = taskfile.Expansions
 	tf.Output = taskfile.Output
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	tf.Silent = taskfile.Silent
 	tf.Dotenv = taskfile.Dotenv
 	tf.Run = taskfile.Run
+	tf.Interval = taskfile.Interval
+
 	if tf.Expansions <= 0 {
 		tf.Expansions = 2
 	}
diff --git a/testdata/watcher_interval/.gitignore b/testdata/watcher_interval/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71bcfc6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/watcher_interval/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/*
diff --git a/testdata/watcher_interval/Taskfile.yaml b/testdata/watcher_interval/Taskfile.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a1e16b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/watcher_interval/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# https://taskfile.dev
+
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  GREETING: Hello, World!
+
+interval: "30ms"
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    sources:
+      - "src/*"
+    cmds:
+      - echo "{{.GREETING}}"
+    silent: false
diff --git a/watch.go b/watch.go
index b93e2d30..60ac6aae 100644
--- a/watch.go
+++ b/watch.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/radovskyb/watcher"
 )
 
-const watchInterval = 5 * time.Second
+const defaultWatchInterval = 5 * time.Second
 
 // watchTasks start watching the given tasks
 func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 	for i, c := range calls {
 		tasks[i] = c.Task
 	}
+
 	e.Logger.Errf(logger.Green, "task: Started watching for tasks: %s", strings.Join(tasks, ", "))
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -36,6 +37,26 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	var watchIntervalString string
+
+	if e.Interval != "" {
+		watchIntervalString = e.Interval
+	} else if e.Taskfile.Interval != "" {
+		watchIntervalString = e.Taskfile.Interval
+	}
+
+	watchInterval := defaultWatchInterval
+
+	if watchIntervalString != "" {
+		var err error
+		watchInterval, err = parseWatchInterval(watchIntervalString)
+		if err != nil {
+			e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Green, "task: Watching for changes every %v", watchInterval)
+
 	w := watcher.New()
 	defer w.Close()
 	w.SetMaxEvents(1)
@@ -163,3 +184,11 @@ func (e *Executor) registerWatchedFiles(w *watcher.Watcher, calls ...taskfile.Ca
 func shouldIgnoreFile(path string) bool {
 	return strings.Contains(path, "/.git") || strings.Contains(path, "/.task") || strings.Contains(path, "/node_modules")
 }
+
+func parseWatchInterval(watchInterval string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	v, err := time.ParseDuration(watchInterval)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(`task: Could not parse watch interval "%s": %v`, watchInterval, err)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}