diff --git a/cmd/run_service.go b/cmd/run_service.go
index 2a31da8..bb5cde3 100644
--- a/cmd/run_service.go
+++ b/cmd/run_service.go
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ func runWiretapService(wiretapConfig *shared.WiretapConfiguration, doc libopenap
 		staticMockService, staticMock.StaticMockServiceChan); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	// Start watcher to look for changes to static mock definitions
+	staticMockService.StartWatcher()
 
 	// register spec service
 	if err = platformServer.RegisterService(
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e0f6c8a..526bc80 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/dprotaso/go-yit v0.0.0-20240618133044-5a0af90af097 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
 	github.com/go-stomp/stomp/v3 v3.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3
 	github.com/gookit/color v1.5.4 // indirect
@@ -63,7 +62,11 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
-require github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
+require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsevents v0.2.0
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf39065..92c9bd5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 h1:GlRw1BRJxkpqUCBKzKOw098ed57fEsKeNjpTe3cSjK4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0/go.mod h1:YZ7TlrGPkiz6ku9fK3TLD/pl3CpsiFyu8N92HLgmosI=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.6 h1:7Xjx+VpznH+oBnejlPUj8oUpdxnVs4f8XU8WnHkI4W8=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.6/go.mod h1:4ptaffx2x8+WTWXmUCuVU6aPUX1/Mz7zb5vbUoiM6w0=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsevents v0.2.0 h1:BRlvlqjvNTfogHfeBOFvSC9N0Ddy+wzQCQukyoD7o/c=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsevents v0.2.0/go.mod h1:B3eEk39i4hz8y1zaWS/wPrAP4O6wkIl7HQwKBr1qH/w=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
diff --git a/static-mock/static_mock_service.go b/static-mock/static_mock_service.go
index c6ea383..3094a03 100644
--- a/static-mock/static_mock_service.go
+++ b/static-mock/static_mock_service.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsevents"
 	"github.com/pb33f/ranch/model"
 	"github.com/pb33f/ranch/service"
 	"github.com/pb33f/wiretap/daemon"
@@ -137,6 +139,48 @@ func loadStaticMockRequestsAndResponses(wiretapService *daemon.WiretapService, l
 	return staticMockDefinitions
 }
 
+// StartWatcher Function to start a watcher on mock-definitions folder
+func (sms *StaticMockService) StartWatcher() {
+	pathToWatch := sms.wiretapService.StaticMockDir + MockDefinitionsPath
+
+	dev, err := fsevents.DeviceForPath(pathToWatch)
+	if err != nil {
+		sms.logger.Error("Error when starting fsevents for path => '%s'...\n\n", pathToWatch, err)
+	}
+
+	// Create an event stream
+	es := &fsevents.EventStream{
+		Paths:   []string{pathToWatch},
+		Latency: 100 * time.Millisecond, // Debounce time
+		Device:  dev,
+		Flags:   fsevents.FileEvents | fsevents.WatchRoot, // FileEvents enables detailed file monitoring
+	}
+
+	// Start the event stream
+	es.Start()
+
+	go func(sms *StaticMockService) {
+		for msg := range es.Events {
+			for _, event := range msg {
+				// If files are created, deleted or modified, call the handler
+				mockDefinitionsModified := event.Flags&fsevents.ItemCreated != 0 || event.Flags&fsevents.ItemModified != 0 || event.Flags&fsevents.ItemRemoved != 0 || event.Flags&fsevents.ItemRenamed != 0
+				if mockDefinitionsModified {
+					sms.handleStaticMockChange()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}(sms)
+
+}
+
+// handleStaticMockChange Function to handle changes to mock definitions. It loads the mock definitions in realtime
+// so that the entire wiretap service doesn't need a restart
+func (sms *StaticMockService) handleStaticMockChange() {
+	sms.logger.Info("Mock definitions modified. Rebuilding mocks...")
+	sms.mockDefinitions = loadStaticMockRequestsAndResponses(sms.wiretapService, sms.logger)
+	sms.logger.Info("New mock definitions loaded")
+}
+
 func (sms *StaticMockService) HandleServiceRequest(request *model.Request, core service.FabricServiceCore) {
 	switch request.RequestCommand {
 	case IncomingHttpRequest: