diff --git a/packages/vscode/src/projects.ts b/packages/vscode/src/projects.ts
index 0e6c8b2dc2..65c3465e2c 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/src/projects.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode/src/projects.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { LoadedSlidevData } from '@slidev/parser/fs'
+import type { Uri } from 'vscode'
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { basename, dirname } from 'node:path'
 import { slash } from '@antfu/utils'
@@ -74,6 +75,27 @@ export function useProjects() {
   const fsWatcher = workspace.createFileSystemWatcher('**/*.md')
   onScopeDispose(() => fsWatcher.dispose())
 
+  let throttleTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null
+  let scheduledRescan = false
+  async function onFsChange(uri: Uri) {
+    if (uri.toString().includes('node_modules'))
+      return
+    if (throttleTimeout) {
+      scheduledRescan = true
+    }
+    else {
+      throttleTimeout = setTimeout(async () => {
+        if (scheduledRescan) {
+          scheduledRescan = false
+          await rescanProjects()
+        }
+        throttleTimeout = null
+      }, 500)
+      scheduledRescan = false
+      await rescanProjects()
+    }
+  }
+
   fsWatcher.onDidChange(async (uri) => {
     const path = slash(uri.fsPath)
     logger.info(`File ${path} changed.`)
@@ -101,8 +123,8 @@ export function useProjects() {
     effects.map(effect => effect())
     logger.info(`All affected Slidev projects updated in ${Date.now() - startMs}ms.`)
   })
-  fsWatcher.onDidCreate(rescanProjects)
-  fsWatcher.onDidDelete(rescanProjects)
+  fsWatcher.onDidCreate(onFsChange)
+  fsWatcher.onDidDelete(onFsChange)
 
   watch(include, rescanProjects)
 }