diff --git a/lib/nodefs-handler.js b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
index 1d5e99dd..22a8e926 100644
--- a/lib/nodefs-handler.js
+++ b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function setFsWatchFileListener(path, fullPath, options, handlers) {
           rawEmitter('change', fullPath, {curr: curr, prev: prev});
         });
         var currmtime = curr.mtime.getTime();
-        if (currmtime > prev.mtime.getTime() || currmtime === 0) {
+        if (curr.size !== prev.size || currmtime > prev.mtime.getTime() || currmtime === 0) {
           container.listeners.forEach(function(listener) {
             listener(path, curr);
           });