diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7c6c6279..5d98af94 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -892,6 +892,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ignore"
+version = "0.4.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "713f1b139373f96a2e0ce3ac931cd01ee973c3c5dd7c40c0c2efe96ad2b6751d"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+ "globset",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex",
+ "same-file",
+ "thread_local",
+ "walkdir",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.7.0"
@@ -2651,6 +2669,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "git2",
  "globset",
+ "ignore",
  "miette",
  "nom 7.0.0",
  "notify",
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index c1fd412e..fa727f25 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dunce = "1.0.2"
 futures = "0.3.16"
 git2 = "0.13.22"
 globset = "0.4.8"
+ignore = "0.4.18"
 miette = "3.2.0"
 nom = "7.0.0"
 notify = "5.0.0-pre.12"
diff --git a/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs b/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
index ad2d2979..3c174da1 100644
--- a/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
+++ b/lib/src/filter/tagged.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use dunce::canonicalize;
+use ignore::gitignore::{Gitignore, GitignoreBuilder};
 use tokio::fs::read_to_string;
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 use unicase::UniCase;
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ pub struct TaggedFilterer {
 
 	/// All filters that are applied, in order, by matcher.
 	filters: swaplock::SwapLock<HashMap<Matcher, Vec<Filter>>>,
+
+	/// Compiled matcher for Glob filters.
+	glob_compiled: swaplock::SwapLock<Option<Gitignore>>,
+
+	/// Compiled matcher for NotGlob filters.
+	not_glob_compiled: swaplock::SwapLock<Option<Gitignore>>,
 }
 
 impl Filterer for TaggedFilterer {
@@ -108,6 +115,8 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 			origin: canonicalize(origin.into())?,
 			workdir: canonicalize(workdir.into())?,
 			filters: swaplock::SwapLock::new(HashMap::new()),
+			glob_compiled: swaplock::SwapLock::new(None),
+			not_glob_compiled: swaplock::SwapLock::new(None),
 		}))
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +150,12 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 				};
 
 				trace!(?resolved, "resolved path to match filter against");
-				filter.matches(resolved.to_string_lossy())
+
+				if matches!(filter.op, Op::Glob | Op::NotGlob) {
+					todo!("glob match using compiled ignores");
+				} else {
+					filter.matches(resolved.to_string_lossy())
+				}
 			}
 			(Tag::FileEventKind(kind), Matcher::FileEventKind) => {
 				filter.matches(format!("{:?}", kind))
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 				}
 			})
 			.await
-			.map_err(|err| error::TaggedFiltererError::FilterChange { action: "add", err })?;
+			.map_err(|err| TaggedFiltererError::FilterChange { action: "add", err })?;
 
 		if recompile_globs {
 			self.recompile_globs(Op::Glob).await?;
@@ -202,13 +216,46 @@ impl TaggedFilterer {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	async fn recompile_globs(&self, op_filter: Op) -> Result<(), error::TaggedFiltererError> {
-		todo!()
+	// TODO: globs for non-paths???
 
-		// globs:
-		// - use ignore's impl
-		// - after adding some filters, recompile by making a gitignorebuilder and storing the gitignore
-		// - use two gitignores: one for NotGlob (which is used for gitignores) and one for Glob (invert results from its matches)
+	async fn recompile_globs(&self, op_filter: Op) -> Result<(), TaggedFiltererError> {
+		let target = match op_filter {
+			Op::Glob => &self.glob_compiled,
+			Op::NotGlob => &self.not_glob_compiled,
+			_ => unreachable!("recompile_globs called with invalid op"),
+		};
+
+		let globs = {
+			let filters = self.filters.borrow();
+			if let Some(fs) = filters.get(&Matcher::Path) {
+				// we want to hold the lock as little as possible, so we clone the filters
+				fs.iter()
+					.cloned()
+					.filter(|f| f.op == op_filter)
+					.collect::<Vec<_>>()
+			} else {
+				return target
+					.replace(None)
+					.await
+					.map_err(TaggedFiltererError::GlobsetChange);
+			}
+		};
+
+		let mut builder = GitignoreBuilder::new(&self.origin);
+		for filter in globs {
+			if let Pattern::Glob(glob) = filter.pat {
+				builder
+					.add_line(filter.in_path, &glob)
+					.map_err(TaggedFiltererError::GlobParse)?;
+			}
+		}
+
+		let compiled = builder.build().map_err(TaggedFiltererError::GlobParse)?;
+
+		target
+			.replace(Some(compiled))
+			.await
+			.map_err(TaggedFiltererError::GlobsetChange)
 	}
 
 	pub async fn add_ignore_file(&self, file: &IgnoreFile) -> Result<(), TaggedFiltererError> {
diff --git a/lib/src/filter/tagged/error.rs b/lib/src/filter/tagged/error.rs
index 87d46aa2..f51f19cb 100644
--- a/lib/src/filter/tagged/error.rs
+++ b/lib/src/filter/tagged/error.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
+use ignore::gitignore::Gitignore;
 use miette::Diagnostic;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::watch::error::SendError;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ pub enum TaggedFiltererError {
 
 	/// Error received when a filter cannot be added or removed from a tagged filter list.
 	#[error("cannot {action} filter: {err:?}")]
-	#[diagnostic(code(watchexec::filter::tagged::change))]
+	#[diagnostic(code(watchexec::filter::tagged::filter_change))]
 	FilterChange {
 		action: &'static str,
 		#[source]
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ pub enum TaggedFiltererError {
 	/// Error received when a glob cannot be parsed.
 	#[error("cannot parse glob: {0}")]
 	#[diagnostic(code(watchexec::filter::tagged::glob_parse))]
-	GlobParse(#[from] globset::Error),
+	GlobParse(#[source] ignore::Error),
+
+	/// Error received when a compiled globset cannot be changed.
+	#[error("cannot change compiled globset: {0:?}")]
+	#[diagnostic(code(watchexec::filter::tagged::globset_change))]
+	GlobsetChange(#[source] SendError<Option<Gitignore>>),
 }
 
 impl From<TaggedFiltererError> for RuntimeError {