diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
index 4aecc9bc..8bfd3456 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/utils/refresh_dir.py
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class RefreshDirTracker:
             # Ensure new file isn't in a globally ignored folder
             skip: bool = False
             for part in f.parts:
-                if part in GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET:
+                # NOTE: Files starting with "._" are sometimes generated by macOS Finder.
+                # More info: https://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users/2006/Jun/msg00180.html
+                if part.startswith("._") or part in GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET:
                     skip = True
                     break
             if skip: