diff --git a/lib/fs/basicfs_watch_eventtypes_darwin.go b/lib/fs/basicfs_watch_eventtypes_darwin.go
index 1b68f1d17..f7ca0e008 100644
--- a/lib/fs/basicfs_watch_eventtypes_darwin.go
+++ b/lib/fs/basicfs_watch_eventtypes_darwin.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package fs
 import "github.com/syncthing/notify"
 
 const (
-	subEventMask = notify.Create | notify.Remove | notify.Write | notify.Rename | notify.FSEventsInodeMetaMod
+	subEventMask = notify.Create | notify.Remove | notify.Write | notify.Rename | notify.FSEventsInodeMetaMod | notify.FSEventsXattrMod
 	// FSEventsChangeOwner fires on permission change
 	permEventMask = notify.FSEventsChangeOwner
 	rmEventMask   = notify.Remove | notify.Rename