diff --git a/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.ts b/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.ts
index 8d5a87908..7f5f0af15 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.ts
+++ b/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ export class SwcCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
       appName,
     );
 
+    const tsconfigContent = this.getTsconfigFileContentIfExists(tsConfigPath);
+    const filesToExclude = this.extractExcludePattern(tsconfigContent);
+
     if (extras.watch) {
       if (extras.typeCheck) {
         this.runTypeChecker(configuration, tsConfigPath, appName, extras);
       }
-      await this.runSwc(swcOptions, extras, swcrcFilePath);
+      await this.runSwc(swcOptions, extras, swcrcFilePath, filesToExclude);
 
       if (onSuccess) {
         onSuccess();
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export class SwcCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
       if (extras.typeCheck) {
         await this.runTypeChecker(configuration, tsConfigPath, appName, extras);
       }
-      await this.runSwc(swcOptions, extras, swcrcFilePath);
+      await this.runSwc(swcOptions, extras, swcrcFilePath, filesToExclude);
       if (onSuccess) {
         onSuccess();
       }
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ export class SwcCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
     options: ReturnType<typeof swcDefaultsFactory>,
     extras: SwcCompilerExtras,
     swcrcFilePath?: string,
+    ignoreGlob?: string[],
   ) {
     process.nextTick(() => console.log(SWC_LOG_PREFIX, cyan('Running...')));
 
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ export class SwcCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
       swcOptions,
       cliOptions: {
         ...options.cliOptions,
+        ignore: ignoreGlob,
         watch: extras.watch,
       },
     });
@@ -207,6 +212,20 @@ export class SwcCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
     }
   }
 
+  private getTsconfigFileContentIfExists(
+    filePath: string,
+  ): Record<string, unknown> {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), filePath), 'utf8'));
+    } catch {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  private extractExcludePattern(tsconfig: Record<string, unknown> = {}): string[] | undefined {
+    return tsconfig['exclude'] as string[] | undefined;
+  }
+
   private deepMerge<T>(target: T, source: T): T {
     if (
       typeof target !== 'object' ||
diff --git a/test/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.spec.ts b/test/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.spec.ts
index 4991ba018..7b271169f 100644
--- a/test/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.spec.ts
+++ b/test/lib/compiler/swc/swc-compiler.spec.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ describe('SWC Compiler', () => {
     compiler['runTypeChecker'] = jest.fn();
     compiler['debounce'] = debounceMock;
     compiler['watchFilesInOutDir'] = jest.fn();
+    compiler['getTsconfigFileContentIfExists'] = jest.fn();
 
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ describe('SWC Compiler', () => {
         'swcOptionsTest',
         fixture.extras,
         'swcrcPathTest',
+        undefined
       );
 
       fixture.extras.watch = false;
@@ -175,6 +177,32 @@ describe('SWC Compiler', () => {
         'swcOptionsTest',
         fixture.extras,
         'swcrcPathTest',
+        undefined
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should call runSwc and parse tsconfig', async () => {
+      swcDefaultsFactoryMock.mockReturnValueOnce('swcOptionsTest');
+      getValueOrDefaultMock.mockReturnValueOnce('swcrcPathTest');
+      (compiler['getTsconfigFileContentIfExists'] as jest.Mock).mockReturnValueOnce({ exclude: ['**/*spec.ts'] });
+
+      const fixture = {
+        extras: {
+          watch: false,
+        },
+      };
+
+      fixture.extras.watch = true;
+      await callRunCompiler({
+        extras: fixture.extras,
+        tsconfig: 'tsConfigPathTest'
+      });
+
+      expect(compiler['runSwc']).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'swcOptionsTest',
+        fixture.extras,
+        'swcrcPathTest',
+        ['**/*spec.ts']
       );
     });