diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/FunctionalTests/ConfigurationTests.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/FunctionalTests/ConfigurationTests.cs
index 7c03f5f45f634..f9f8b2a62cf20 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/FunctionalTests/ConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/FunctionalTests/ConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void ThrowsOnFileNotFoundWhenNotIgnored()
 
             Assert.Throws<FileNotFoundException>(() => configurationBuilder.Build());
         }
-        
+
         [Fact]
         public void CanHandleExceptionIfFileNotFound()
         {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ await WaitForChange(
             Assert.Equal("IniValue1", config["Key"]);
             Assert.True(token.HasChanged);
         }
-        
+
         [Theory]
         [ActiveIssue("File watching is flaky (particularly on non windows. https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/33992")]
         [InlineData(false)]
@@ -987,6 +987,41 @@ void ReloadLoop()
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ReloadingFileFiresOnChangeEvent()
+        {
+            _fileSystem.WriteFile("reload.json", @"{""JsonKey1"": ""JsonValue1""}");
+            _fileSystem.WriteFile("reload2.json", @"{""JsonKey2"": ""JsonValue2""}");
+
+            var config = CreateBuilder()
+                .AddJsonFile("./reload.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+                .Build();
+
+            var config2 = CreateBuilder()
+                .AddJsonFile("reload2.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+                .Build();
+
+            Assert.Equal("JsonValue1", config["JsonKey1"]);
+            Assert.Equal("JsonValue2", config2["JsonKey2"]);
+
+            var token = config.GetReloadToken();
+            var token2 = config2.GetReloadToken();
+
+            // Update files
+            _fileSystem.WriteFile("reload.json", @"{""JsonKey1"": ""JsonValue3""}");
+            _fileSystem.WriteFile("reload2.json", @"{""JsonKey2"": ""JsonValue4""}");
+
+            await WaitForChange(
+                () => config["JsonKey1"] == "JsonValue3"
+                   && config2["JsonKey2"] == "JsonValue4",
+                "Reload failed after touching files.");
+
+            Assert.Equal("JsonValue3", config["JsonKey1"]);
+            Assert.Equal("JsonValue4", config2["JsonKey2"]);
+            Assert.True(token.HasChanged);
+            Assert.True(token2.HasChanged);
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _fileProvider.Dispose();
diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical/src/PhysicalFilesWatcher.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical/src/PhysicalFilesWatcher.cs
index 89d9bf7eadce0..a714f066291c2 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical/src/PhysicalFilesWatcher.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical/src/PhysicalFilesWatcher.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ private IChangeToken GetOrAddChangeToken(string pattern)
 
         internal IChangeToken GetOrAddFilePathChangeToken(string filePath)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP
+            var absolutePath = Path.GetFullPath(filePath, _root);
+            filePath = absolutePath.Substring(_root.Length);
+#endif
             if (!_filePathTokenLookup.TryGetValue(filePath, out ChangeTokenInfo tokenInfo))
             {
                 var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();