diff --git a/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
index 9d6a85195d..eefdef791c 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ export class PrepareController extends EventEmitter {
 	}
 
 	private async startNativeWatcherWithPrepare(platformData: IPlatformData, projectData: IProjectData, prepareData: IPrepareData): Promise<boolean> {
+		let newNativeWatchStarted = false;
+		let hasNativeChanges = false;
+
+		if (prepareData.watchNative) {
+			newNativeWatchStarted = await this.startNativeWatcher(platformData, projectData);
+		}
+
+		if (newNativeWatchStarted) {
+			hasNativeChanges = await this.$prepareNativePlatformService.prepareNativePlatform(platformData, projectData, prepareData);
+		}
+
+		return hasNativeChanges;
+	}
+
+	private async startNativeWatcher(platformData: IPlatformData, projectData: IProjectData): Promise<boolean> {
 		if (this.watchersData[projectData.projectDir][platformData.platformNameLowerCase].nativeFilesWatcher) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -155,9 +170,7 @@ export class PrepareController extends EventEmitter {
 
 		this.watchersData[projectData.projectDir][platformData.platformNameLowerCase].nativeFilesWatcher = watcher;
 
-		const hasNativeChanges = await this.$prepareNativePlatformService.prepareNativePlatform(platformData, projectData, prepareData);
-
-		return hasNativeChanges;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@hook('watchPatterns')
diff --git a/lib/controllers/preview-app-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/preview-app-controller.ts
index 447e86f429..79fb137586 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/preview-app-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/preview-app-controller.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class PreviewAppController extends EventEmitter implements IPreviewAppCon
 				data.env = data.env || {};
 				data.env.externals = this.$previewAppPluginsService.getExternalPlugins(device);
 
-				const prepareData = this.$prepareDataService.getPrepareData(data.projectDir, device.platform.toLowerCase(), { ...data, nativePrepare: { skipNativePrepare: true }, watch: true });
+				const prepareData = this.$prepareDataService.getPrepareData(data.projectDir, device.platform.toLowerCase(), { ...data, nativePrepare: { skipNativePrepare: true }, watch: true, watchNative: false });
 				await this.$prepareController.prepare(prepareData);
 
 				try {
diff --git a/lib/data/prepare-data.ts b/lib/data/prepare-data.ts
index c24f6fcc0f..d13ed4d01a 100644
--- a/lib/data/prepare-data.ts
+++ b/lib/data/prepare-data.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class PrepareData extends ControllerDataBase {
 	public hmr: boolean;
 	public env: any;
 	public watch?: boolean;
+	public watchNative: boolean = true;
 
 	constructor(public projectDir: string, public platform: string, data: any) {
 		super(projectDir, platform, data);
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ export class PrepareData extends ControllerDataBase {
 			hmr: data.hmr || data.useHotModuleReload
 		};
 		this.watch = data.watch;
+		if (_.isBoolean(data.watchNative)) {
+			this.watchNative = data.watchNative;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/definitions/prepare.d.ts b/lib/definitions/prepare.d.ts
index 43f93ae225..9ad8f0a3c1 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/prepare.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/prepare.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ declare global {
 		hmr: boolean;
 		env: any;
 		watch?: boolean;
+		watchNative: boolean
 	}
 
 	interface IiOSCodeSigningData {
diff --git a/test/controllers/prepare-controller.ts b/test/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
index ef0b4a0fd0..c8376c6f16 100644
--- a/test/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
+++ b/test/controllers/prepare-controller.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ const prepareData = {
 	release: false,
 	hmr: false,
 	env: {},
-	watch: true
+	watch: true,
+	watchNative: true
 };
 
 let isCompileWithWatchCalled = false;