diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
index 8028f07d8bcfd..d248f95e6f2db 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import platform
 import re
 import shlex
 import shutil
@@ -129,6 +130,18 @@
 CELERY_INTEGRATION = "celery"
 
 
+def is_wsl() -> bool:
+    """Detect if we are running inside WSL."""
+    if platform.system().lower() != "linux":
+        return False
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/version") as f:
+            version_info = f.read().lower()
+            return "microsoft" in version_info or "wsl" in version_info
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return False
+
+
 def _determine_constraint_branch_used(airflow_constraints_reference: str, use_airflow_version: str | None):
     """
     Determine which constraints reference to use.
@@ -611,6 +624,13 @@ def start_airflow(
         )
         skip_assets_compilation = True
 
+    # Automatically enable file polling for hot reloading under WSL
+    if dev_mode and is_wsl():
+        os.environ["CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING"] = "true"
+        get_console().print(
+            "[info]Detected WSL environment. Automatically enabled CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING for hot reloading."
+        )
+
     if use_airflow_version is None and not skip_assets_compilation:
         # Now with the /ui project, lets only do a static build of /www and focus on the /ui
         run_compile_ui_assets(dev=dev_mode, run_in_background=True, force_clean=False)