diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c380204a2f7..11e6c5e964a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 - `[jest-environment-node]` Fix buffer property is not ArrayBuffer issue. ([#7626](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7626))
 - `[babel-plugin-jest-hoist]` Ignore TS type annotations when looking for out-of-scope references ([#7641](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7641))
 - `[jest-config]` Add name to project if one does not exist to pick correct resolver ([#5862](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5862))
+- `[jest-runtime]` Pass `watchPathIgnorePatterns` to Haste instance ([#7585](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7585))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/is_valid_path.test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/is_valid_path.test.js
index 6a51280f796d..2dbf4aaade1a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/is_valid_path.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/is_valid_path.test.js
@@ -8,40 +8,24 @@
  */
 
 import isValidPath from '../is_valid_path';
-
-const path = require('path');
-const {
-  makeGlobalConfig,
-  makeProjectConfig,
-} = require('../../../../../TestUtils');
+import path from 'path';
+import {makeGlobalConfig} from '../../../../../TestUtils';
 
 const rootDir = path.resolve(path.sep, 'root');
 
-const config = makeProjectConfig({
-  rootDir,
-  roots: [path.resolve(rootDir, 'src'), path.resolve(rootDir, 'lib')],
-  watchPathIgnorePatterns: ['pacts'],
-});
-
 it('is valid when it is a file inside roots', () => {
   expect(
-    isValidPath(
-      makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
-      path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'index.js'),
-    ),
+    isValidPath(makeGlobalConfig(), path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'index.js')),
   ).toBe(true);
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'components', 'Link.js'),
     ),
   ).toBe(true);
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'lib', 'something.js'),
     ),
   ).toBe(true);
@@ -51,21 +35,18 @@ it('is not valid when it is a snapshot file', () => {
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'index.js.snap'),
     ),
   ).toBe(false);
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'components', 'Link.js.snap'),
     ),
   ).toBe(false);
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig(),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'lib', 'something.js.snap'),
     ),
   ).toBe(false);
@@ -75,7 +56,6 @@ it('is not valid when it is a file in the coverage dir', () => {
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig({rootDir}),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'coverage', 'lib', 'index.js'),
     ),
   ).toBe(false);
@@ -83,18 +63,7 @@ it('is not valid when it is a file in the coverage dir', () => {
   expect(
     isValidPath(
       makeGlobalConfig({coverageDirectory: 'cov-dir'}),
-      config,
       path.resolve(rootDir, 'src', 'cov-dir', 'lib', 'index.js'),
     ),
   ).toBe(false);
 });
-
-it('is not valid when it is a file match one of the watchPathIgnorePatterns', () => {
-  expect(
-    isValidPath(
-      makeGlobalConfig({rootDir}),
-      config,
-      path.resolve(rootDir, 'pacts', 'todoapp-todoservice.json'),
-    ),
-  ).toBe(false);
-});
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/is_valid_path.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/is_valid_path.js
index 1d2620b674d5..ffd14efb8fff 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/is_valid_path.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/is_valid_path.js
@@ -7,17 +7,15 @@
  * @flow
  */
 
-import type {GlobalConfig, ProjectConfig} from 'types/Config';
+import type {GlobalConfig} from 'types/Config';
 import {isSnapshotPath} from 'jest-snapshot';
 
 export default function isValidPath(
   globalConfig: GlobalConfig,
-  config: ProjectConfig,
   filePath: string,
 ) {
   return (
     !filePath.includes(globalConfig.coverageDirectory) &&
-    !config.watchPathIgnorePatterns.some(pattern => filePath.match(pattern)) &&
     !isSnapshotPath(filePath)
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
index 412279a40a9a..2ea55110d318 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export default function watch(
   hasteMapInstances.forEach((hasteMapInstance, index) => {
     hasteMapInstance.on('change', ({eventsQueue, hasteFS, moduleMap}) => {
       const validPaths = eventsQueue.filter(({filePath}) =>
-        isValidPath(globalConfig, contexts[index].config, filePath),
+        isValidPath(globalConfig, filePath),
       );
 
       if (validPaths.length) {
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/Runtime-statics.test.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/Runtime-statics.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4fc811dbeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/Runtime-statics.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+import HasteMap from 'jest-haste-map';
+const Runtime = require('../');
+
+jest.mock('jest-haste-map');
+
+describe('Runtime statics', () => {
+  const projectConfig = {
+    cacheDirectory: '/tmp',
+    haste: {},
+    modulePathIgnorePatterns: ['/root/ignore-1', '/root/ignore-2'],
+    watchPathIgnorePatterns: ['/watch-root/ignore-1'],
+  };
+  const options = {};
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  test('Runtime.createHasteMap passes correct ignore files to HasteMap', () => {
+    Runtime.createHasteMap(projectConfig, options);
+    expect(HasteMap).toBeCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        ignorePattern: /\/root\/ignore-1|\/root\/ignore-2/,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('Runtime.createHasteMap passes correct ignore files to HasteMap in watch mode', () => {
+    Runtime.createHasteMap(projectConfig, {...options, watch: true});
+    expect(HasteMap).toBeCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        ignorePattern: /\/root\/ignore-1|\/root\/ignore-2|\/watch-root\/ignore-1/,
+        watch: true,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
index 05dc03a7a35b..e09902fb1a67 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class Runtime {
   ): HasteMap {
     const ignorePatternParts = [
       ...config.modulePathIgnorePatterns,
+      ...(options && options.watch ? config.watchPathIgnorePatterns : []),
       config.cacheDirectory.startsWith(config.rootDir + path.sep) &&
         config.cacheDirectory,
     ].filter(Boolean);