diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 29ffd44..696f73a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache binutils build-base openssl-dev autoconf pcre2-dev automa
 
 FROM php-zts-base AS FRANKENPHPBUILDER
 
+# Install e-dant/watcher (necessary for file watching)
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/src/watcher
+WORKDIR /usr/local/src/watcher
+RUN apk add --no-cache binutils build-base cmake automake libtool linux-headers --virtual .watcher-build-deps \
+       && wget --quiet --no-verbose https://github.com/e-dant/watcher/archive/refs/tags/0.13.2.tar.gz -O /tmp/watcher.tar.gz \
+        && tar xz --strip-component=1 -xf /tmp/watcher.tar.gz \
+        && cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	&& cmake --build build \
+	&& cmake --install build \
+        && apk del --no-network .watcher-build-deps
+
 # install caddy with frankenphp
 # hadolint ignore=SC2016,SC2086,DL3003
 RUN apk add --no-cache go~=1.23 --virtual .go-build-deps \
@@ -299,7 +310,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache go~=1.23 --virtual .go-build-deps \
     && sed -i -e "s/lphp/l${PHP_PACKAGE_BASENAME}/g" ../../frankenphp.go \
     && export PHP_CFLAGS="-fstack-protector-strong -fpic -fpie -O2 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 `php-config --includes`" \
     && export PHP_CPPFLAGS="$PHP_CFLAGS" \
-    && export PHP_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -pie `php-config --ldflags`" \
+    && export PHP_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -pie `php-config --ldflags` `php-config --libs`" \
     && export CGO_LDFLAGS="$PHP_LDFLAGS" CGO_CFLAGS=$PHP_CFLAGS CGO_CPPFLAGS=$PHP_CPPFLAGS \
     && go build \
     && rm -rf /root/.cache /root/go \