diff --git a/src/core/ignore/__tests__/RooIgnoreController.test.ts b/src/core/ignore/__tests__/RooIgnoreController.test.ts
index 1e5dbd5072..194ebf4fc0 100644
--- a/src/core/ignore/__tests__/RooIgnoreController.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/ignore/__tests__/RooIgnoreController.test.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,33 @@ describe("RooIgnoreController", () => {
 			expect(emptyController.validateAccess("secrets/api-keys.json")).toBe(true)
 			expect(emptyController.validateAccess(".git/HEAD")).toBe(true)
 		})
+
+		/**
+		 * Tests the specific scenario from GitHub issue #4647
+		 * where .next folders should be properly ignored when specified in .rooignore
+		 */
+		it("should correctly ignore .next folders in nested projects (GitHub issue #4647)", async () => {
+			// Setup .rooignore content that matches the GitHub issue scenario
+			mockFileExists.mockResolvedValue(true)
+			mockReadFile.mockResolvedValue("example-nextjs/.next/")
+			await controller.initialize()
+
+			// Test files that should be ignored (in example-nextjs/.next/)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("example-nextjs/.next/static/chunks/main.js")).toBe(false)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("example-nextjs/.next/build-manifest.json")).toBe(false)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("example-nextjs/.next/server/pages/index.js")).toBe(false)
+
+			// Test files that should be allowed
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("example-nextjs/src/app.js")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("example-nextjs/package.json")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess("other-project/.next/file.js")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess(".next/standalone-file.js")).toBe(true)
+
+			// Test that .git and .vscode are still handled by explicit ignore in listFiles
+			// (these should be allowed by RooIgnoreController since they're not in this .rooignore)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess(".git/config")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.validateAccess(".vscode/settings.json")).toBe(true)
+		})
 	})
 
 	describe("validateCommand", () => {
diff --git a/src/services/glob/list-files.ts b/src/services/glob/list-files.ts
index e1809ba4e8..4c38dafa4d 100644
--- a/src/services/glob/list-files.ts
+++ b/src/services/glob/list-files.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ const DIRS_TO_IGNORE = [
 	"deps",
 	"pkg",
 	"Pods",
-	".*",
+	".git",
+	".svn",
+	".hg",
+	".bzr",
+	".vscode",
+	".idea",
 ]
 
 /**
@@ -156,14 +161,9 @@ function buildNonRecursiveArgs(): string[] {
 
 	// Apply directory exclusions for non-recursive searches
 	for (const dir of DIRS_TO_IGNORE) {
-		if (dir === ".*") {
-			// For hidden files/dirs in non-recursive mode
-			args.push("-g", "!.*")
-		} else {
-			// Direct children only
-			args.push("-g", `!${dir}`)
-			args.push("-g", `!${dir}/**`)
-		}
+		// Direct children only
+		args.push("-g", `!${dir}`)
+		args.push("-g", `!${dir}/**`)
 	}
 
 	return args
@@ -237,11 +237,6 @@ async function listFilteredDirectories(
  * Determine if a directory should be included in results based on filters
  */
 function shouldIncludeDirectory(dirName: string, recursive: boolean, gitignorePatterns: string[]): boolean {
-	// Skip hidden directories if configured to ignore them
-	if (dirName.startsWith(".") && DIRS_TO_IGNORE.includes(".*")) {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	// Check against explicit ignore patterns
 	if (isDirectoryExplicitlyIgnored(dirName)) {
 		return false