diff --git a/crates/lanspread-peer/src/services/local_monitor.rs b/crates/lanspread-peer/src/services/local_monitor.rs
index f1ef263..acf83c6 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-peer/src/services/local_monitor.rs
+++ b/crates/lanspread-peer/src/services/local_monitor.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
-use notify::{Config, Event, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
+use notify::{Config, Event, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use tokio::sync::{RwLock, mpsc::UnboundedSender};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ async fn handle_watch_event(
         }
     };
 
+    if matches!(event.kind, EventKind::Access(_)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     let game_dir = ctx.game_dir.read().await.clone();
     let ids = event
         .paths
@@ -338,7 +342,10 @@ mod tests {
         time::Duration,
     };
 
-    use notify::EventKind;
+    use notify::{
+        EventKind,
+        event::{AccessKind, AccessMode},
+    };
     use tokio::sync::{RwLock, mpsc};
     use tokio_util::{sync::CancellationToken, task::TaskTracker};
 
@@ -470,6 +477,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(gate.pending.read().await.is_empty());
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn access_watch_event_is_ignored() {
+        let temp = TempDir::new("lanspread-local-monitor");
+        write_file(&temp.path().join("game").join("version.ini"), b"20250101");
+        let ctx = test_ctx(
+            temp.path().to_path_buf(),
+            HashSet::from(["game".to_string()]),
+        );
+        let gate = RescanGate::default();
+        let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
+        handle_watch_event(
+            &ctx,
+            &tx,
+            &gate,
+            Ok(
+                Event::new(EventKind::Access(AccessKind::Close(AccessMode::Read)))
+                    .add_path(temp.path().join("game").join("version.ini")),
+            ),
+        )
+        .await;
+        ctx.task_tracker.close();
+        ctx.task_tracker.wait().await;
+
+        assert!(
+            tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(50), rx.recv())
+                .await
+                .is_err(),
+            "access events should not schedule a UI update"
+        );
+        assert!(gate.running.read().await.is_empty());
+        assert!(gate.pending.read().await.is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn burst_watch_events_collapse_to_two_rescans_for_same_game() {
         let temp = TempDir::new("lanspread-local-monitor");