diff --git a/commands/compile/compile.go b/commands/compile/compile.go
index 664368e067c..da794cec1f4 100644
--- a/commands/compile/compile.go
+++ b/commands/compile/compile.go
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ func Compile(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.CompileRequest, outStream, errStream
 		builderCtx.BuildPath = sk.DefaultBuildPath()
 	} else {
 		builderCtx.BuildPath = paths.New(req.GetBuildPath()).Canonical()
+		if in, err := builderCtx.BuildPath.IsInsideDir(sk.FullPath); err != nil {
+			return nil, &arduino.NotFoundError{Message: tr("Cannot find build path"), Cause: err}
+		} else if in && builderCtx.BuildPath.IsDir() {
+			if sk.AdditionalFiles, err = removeBuildFromSketchFiles(sk.AdditionalFiles, builderCtx.BuildPath); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if err = builderCtx.BuildPath.MkdirAll(); err != nil {
 		return nil, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Cannot create build directory"), Cause: err}
@@ -315,3 +322,24 @@ func maybePurgeBuildCache() {
 	buildcache.New(paths.TempDir().Join("arduino", "cores")).Purge(cacheTTL)
 	buildcache.New(paths.TempDir().Join("arduino", "sketches")).Purge(cacheTTL)
 }
+
+// removeBuildFromSketchFiles removes the files contained in the build directory from
+// the list of the sketch files
+func removeBuildFromSketchFiles(files paths.PathList, build *paths.Path) (paths.PathList, error) {
+	var res paths.PathList
+	ignored := false
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if in, err := file.IsInsideDir(build); err != nil {
+			return nil, &arduino.NotFoundError{Message: tr("Cannot find build path"), Cause: err}
+		} else if !in {
+			res = append(res, file)
+		} else if !ignored {
+			ignored = true
+		}
+	}
+	// log only if at least a file is ignored
+	if ignored {
+		logrus.Tracef("Build path %s is a child of sketch path and it is ignored for additional files.", build.String())
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/integrationtest/compile_3/compile_test.go b/internal/integrationtest/compile_3/compile_test.go
index 4ed80280c9a..3337392bb00 100644
--- a/internal/integrationtest/compile_3/compile_test.go
+++ b/internal/integrationtest/compile_3/compile_test.go
@@ -72,3 +72,27 @@ func TestRuntimeToolPropertiesGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, res.GetPath("runtime.tools.avrdude.path").EquivalentTo(hardwareDir.Join("arduino", "tools", "avrdude", "6.3.0-arduino17")))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCompileBuildPathInsideSketch(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cli := integrationtest.CreateArduinoCLIWithEnvironment(t)
+	defer env.CleanUp()
+
+	_, _, err := cli.Run("core", "update-index")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("core", "install", "arduino:avr")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sketch := "sketchSimple"
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("sketch", "new", sketch)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cli.SetWorkingDir(cli.WorkingDir().Join(sketch))
+	// Compile the sketch creating the build directory inside the sketch directory
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("compile", "-b", "arduino:avr:mega", "--build-path", "build-mega")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Compile again using the same build path
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("compile", "-b", "arduino:avr:mega", "--build-path", "build-mega")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}