diff --git a/packages/plugin/vite/package.json b/packages/plugin/vite/package.json
index 08d56f185a..774595add8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/vite/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin/vite/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@electron-forge/shared-types": "7.10.2",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
+    "flora-colossus": "^2.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "listr2": "^7.0.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/plugin/vite/spec/VitePlugin.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/vite/spec/VitePlugin.spec.ts
index a67d91ea61..6a60f8f238 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/vite/spec/VitePlugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/vite/spec/VitePlugin.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
   const tmpdir = path.join(tmp, 'electron-forge-test-');
   const viteTestDir = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(tmpdir);
 
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await fs.promises.rm(viteTestDir, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
   describe('packageAfterCopy', () => {
     const packageJSONPath = path.join(viteTestDir, 'package.json');
     const packagedPath = path.join(viteTestDir, 'packaged');
@@ -88,10 +92,6 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
         plugin.packageAfterCopy({} as ResolvedForgeConfig, packagedPath),
       ).rejects.toThrow(/entry point/);
     });
-
-    afterAll(async () => {
-      await fs.promises.rm(viteTestDir, { recursive: true });
-    });
   });
 
   describe('resolveForgeConfig', () => {
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
 
     beforeAll(() => {
       plugin = new VitePlugin(baseConfig);
+      plugin.setDirectories(viteTestDir);
     });
 
     it('sets packagerConfig and packagerConfig.ignore if it does not exist', async () => {
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
       it('ignores source map files by default', async () => {
         const viteConfig = { ...baseConfig };
         plugin = new VitePlugin(viteConfig);
+        plugin.setDirectories(viteTestDir);
         const config = await plugin.resolveForgeConfig(
           {} as ResolvedForgeConfig,
         );
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
       it('includes source map files when specified by config', async () => {
         const viteConfig = { ...baseConfig, packageSourceMaps: true };
         plugin = new VitePlugin(viteConfig);
+        plugin.setDirectories(viteTestDir);
         const config = await plugin.resolveForgeConfig(
           {} as ResolvedForgeConfig,
         );
@@ -205,6 +208,17 @@ describe('VitePlugin', async () => {
           ),
         ).toEqual(false);
       });
+
+      it('includes /node_modules directory', async () => {
+        plugin = new VitePlugin(baseConfig);
+        plugin.setDirectories(viteTestDir);
+        const config = await plugin.resolveForgeConfig(
+          {} as ResolvedForgeConfig,
+        );
+        const ignore = config.packagerConfig.ignore as IgnoreFunction;
+
+        expect(ignore('/node_modules')).toEqual(false);
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugin/vite/src/VitePlugin.ts b/packages/plugin/vite/src/VitePlugin.ts
index 8b72f5f960..0fc8ad8364 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/vite/src/VitePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/vite/src/VitePlugin.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { namedHookWithTaskFn, PluginBase } from '@electron-forge/plugin-base';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import debug from 'debug';
+import { DepType, Module, Walker } from 'flora-colossus';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { Listr, PRESET_TIMER } from 'listr2';
 import { default as vite } from 'vite';
@@ -77,6 +78,18 @@ export default class VitePlugin extends PluginBase<VitePluginConfig> {
     ));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Scans node_modules to find packages in production dependencies
+   */
+  private async getFlatDependencies(): Promise<Module[]> {
+    const nodeModulesPath = path.join(this.projectDir, 'node_modules');
+
+    const walker = new Walker(nodeModulesPath);
+    const deps = await walker.walkTree();
+
+    return deps.filter((dep) => dep.depType === DepType.PROD);
+  }
+
   getHooks = (): ForgeMultiHookMap => {
     return {
       preStart: [
@@ -175,15 +188,33 @@ Your packaged app may be larger than expected if you dont ignore everything othe
       return forgeConfig;
     }
 
+    // Find packages containing native modules (.node files)
+    // These need to be included in the asar for AutoUnpackNativesPlugin to work
+    const flatDeps = await this.getFlatDependencies();
+
     forgeConfig.packagerConfig.ignore = (file: string) => {
       if (!file) return false;
 
       // `file` always starts with `/`
       // @see - https://github.com/electron/packager/blob/v18.1.3/src/copy-filter.ts#L89-L93
 
-      // Collect the files built by Vite
-      return !file.startsWith('/.vite');
+      // Include files built by Vite
+      if (file.startsWith('/.vite')) return false;
+
+      // Include node_modules folder itself (required for the ignore function to work)
+      if (file === '/node_modules') return false;
+
+      // For files inside node_modules, only include packages with native modules
+      if (file.startsWith('/node_modules/')) {
+        // Collect dependencies from package.json
+        const [, , name] = file.split('/');
+        return flatDeps.some((dep) => dep.name === name);
+      }
+
+      // Exclude everything else
+      return true;
     };
+
     return forgeConfig;
   };
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 608b513f7b..b8b168c1b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:^18.0.3"
     chalk: "npm:^4.0.0"
     debug: "npm:^4.3.1"
+    flora-colossus: "npm:^2.0.0"
     fs-extra: "npm:^10.0.0"
     listr2: "npm:^7.0.2"
     vite: "npm:^5.0.12"