diff --git a/crates/turborepo-globwalk/src/lib.rs b/crates/turborepo-globwalk/src/lib.rs
index 9854ff793cba8..da7678f3dc775 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-globwalk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-globwalk/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum WalkType {
 }
 
 pub use walkdir::Error as WalkDirError;
-use wax::walk::Entry;
+use wax::walk::{Entry, EntryResidue};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum WalkError {
@@ -282,6 +282,23 @@ pub struct GlobError {
     reason: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct Settings {
+    /// Don't recurse into a directory if it contains a `package.json` file.
+    /// NOTE: If globbing from the root of a workspace, this setting will cause
+    /// us to not recurse into the individual packages. Therefore, only use this
+    /// setting if you are globbing in an individual package at not at the
+    /// workspace root.
+    ignore_nested_packages: bool,
+}
+
+impl Settings {
+    pub fn ignore_nested_packages(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.ignore_nested_packages = true;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 /// ValidatedGlob.
 ///
 /// Represents an input string that we have either validated or
@@ -340,6 +357,18 @@ impl FromStr for ValidatedGlob {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn globwalk_with_settings(
+    base_path: &AbsoluteSystemPath,
+    include: &[ValidatedGlob],
+    exclude: &[ValidatedGlob],
+    walk_type: WalkType,
+    settings: Settings,
+) -> Result<HashSet<AbsoluteSystemPathBuf>, WalkError> {
+    let include = include.iter().map(|i| i.inner.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let exclude = exclude.iter().map(|e| e.inner.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    globwalk_internal(base_path, &include, &exclude, walk_type, settings)
+}
+
 pub fn globwalk(
     base_path: &AbsoluteSystemPath,
     include: &[ValidatedGlob],
@@ -348,7 +377,7 @@ pub fn globwalk(
 ) -> Result<HashSet<AbsoluteSystemPathBuf>, WalkError> {
     let include = include.iter().map(|i| i.inner.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let exclude = exclude.iter().map(|e| e.inner.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    globwalk_internal(base_path, &include, &exclude, walk_type)
+    globwalk_internal(base_path, &include, &exclude, walk_type, Default::default())
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument]
@@ -357,6 +386,7 @@ pub fn globwalk_internal(
     include: &[String],
     exclude: &[String],
     walk_type: WalkType,
+    settings: Settings,
 ) -> Result<HashSet<AbsoluteSystemPathBuf>, WalkError> {
     let (base_path_new, include_paths, exclude_paths) =
         preprocess_paths_and_globs(base_path, include, exclude)?;
@@ -376,7 +406,15 @@ pub fn globwalk_internal(
         // Use flat_map_iter as we only want parallelism for walking the globs and not iterating
         // over the results.
         // See https://docs.rs/rayon/latest/rayon/iter/trait.ParallelIterator.html#method.flat_map_iter
-        .flat_map_iter(|glob| walk_glob(walk_type, &base_path_new, ex_patterns.clone(), glob))
+        .flat_map_iter(|glob| {
+            walk_glob(
+                walk_type,
+                &base_path_new,
+                ex_patterns.clone(),
+                glob,
+                settings,
+            )
+        })
         .collect()
 }
 
@@ -386,16 +424,32 @@ fn walk_glob(
     base_path_new: &Path,
     ex_patterns: Vec<Glob>,
     glob: Glob,
+    settings: Settings,
 ) -> Vec<Result<AbsoluteSystemPathBuf, WalkError>> {
-    glob.walk(base_path_new)
+    let iter = glob
+        .walk(base_path_new)
         .not(ex_patterns)
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
             // Per docs, only fails if exclusion list is too large, since we're using
             // pre-compiled globs
             panic!("Failed to compile exclusion globs: {}", e,)
+        });
+
+    if settings.ignore_nested_packages {
+        iter.filter_entry(|entry| {
+            let path = entry.path();
+            if path.is_dir() && path != base_path_new && path.join("package.json").exists() {
+                return Some(EntryResidue::Tree);
+            }
+
+            None
         })
         .filter_map(|entry| visit_file(walk_type, entry))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    } else {
+        iter.filter_map(|entry| visit_file(walk_type, entry))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    }
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument]
@@ -428,7 +482,7 @@ mod test {
 
     use crate::{
         add_doublestar_to_dir, collapse_path, escape_glob_literals, fix_glob_pattern, globwalk,
-        ValidatedGlob, WalkError, WalkType,
+        Settings, ValidatedGlob, WalkError, WalkType,
     };
 
     #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -712,7 +766,8 @@ mod test {
         &["*.txt"],
         &[],
         &["/test.txt"],
-        &["/test.txt"]
+        &["/test.txt"],
+        Default::default()
         ; "hello world"
     )]
     #[test_case(
@@ -721,7 +776,8 @@ mod test {
         &["subdir/test.txt", "test.txt"],
         &[],
         &["/subdir/test.txt", "/test.txt"],
-        &["/subdir/test.txt", "/test.txt"]
+        &["/subdir/test.txt", "/test.txt"],
+        Default::default()
         ; "bullet files"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -754,7 +810,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/packages/colors/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/faker/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/left-pad/package.json",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "finding workspace package.json files"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -792,7 +849,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/packages/colors/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/faker/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/left-pad/package.json",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "excludes unexpected workspace package.json files"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -832,8 +890,26 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/packages/left-pad/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/packages/yo-dawg/package.json",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "nested packages work")]
+    #[test_case(&[
+            "/external/file.txt",
+            "/repos/some-app/package.json",
+            "/repos/some-app/index.js",
+            "/repos/some-app/just-a-dir/index.js",
+            "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/package.json",
+            "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/index.js",
+            "/repos/some-app/packages/colors/package.json",
+            "/repos/some-app/packages/colors/index.js",
+        ],
+        "/repos/some-app/",
+        &["**/*.js"],
+        &[],
+        &["/repos/some-app/index.js", "/repos/some-app/just-a-dir/index.js"],
+        &["/repos/some-app/index.js", "/repos/some-app/just-a-dir/index.js"],
+        Settings::default().ignore_nested_packages()
+        ; "ignore nested workspaces setting only matches top level package")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/external/file.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/apps/docs/package.json",
@@ -871,7 +947,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/packages/left-pad/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/packages/xzibit/packages/yo-dawg/package.json",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "includes do not override excludes")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/external/file.txt",
@@ -920,7 +997,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
             "/repos/some-app/public/dist/css/index.css",
             "/repos/some-app/public/dist/images/rick_astley.jpg",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "output globbing grabs the desired content"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -945,7 +1023,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "passing ** captures all children")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -970,7 +1049,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "passing just a directory captures no children")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -990,13 +1070,16 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ] ; "redundant includes do not duplicate")]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
+        ; "redundant includes do not duplicate"
+    )]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ], "/repos/some-app/", &["**"], &["**"], &[ ], &[ ] ; "exclude everything, include everything")]
+        ], "/repos/some-app/", &["**"], &["**"], &[ ], &[ ], Default::default() ; "exclude everything, include everything")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
@@ -1012,7 +1095,8 @@ mod test {
         ],
         &[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "passing just a directory to exclude prevents capture of children")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -1028,7 +1112,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
             // "/repos/some-app/dist/js",
         ],
-        &["/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",]
+        &["/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",],
+        Default::default()
         ; "passing ** to exclude prevents capture of children")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -1040,7 +1125,8 @@ mod test {
         &["**"],
         &["./"],
         &[],
-        &[]
+        &[],
+        Default::default()
         ; "exclude everything with folder . applies at base path"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1053,7 +1139,8 @@ mod test {
         &["**"],
         &["./dist"],
         &["repos/some-app"],
-        &[]
+        &[],
+        Default::default()
         ; "exclude everything with traversal applies at a non-base path"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1066,7 +1153,8 @@ mod test {
         &["**"],
         &["dist/../"],
         &[],
-        &[]
+        &[],
+        Default::default()
         ; "exclude everything with folder traversal (..) applies at base path"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1091,7 +1179,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "traversal works within base path"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1117,7 +1206,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "self references work (.)"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1129,7 +1219,7 @@ mod test {
         ], "/repos/some-app/", &["*"], &[ ], &[
             "/repos/some-app/dist",
             "/repos/some-app/package.json",
-        ], &["/repos/some-app/package.json"] ; "depth of 1 includes handles folders properly")]
+        ], &["/repos/some-app/package.json"], Default::default() ; "depth of 1 includes handles folders properly")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/package.json",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -1145,7 +1235,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist",
             "/repos/some-app/package.json",
         ],
-        &["/repos/some-app/package.json"]
+        &["/repos/some-app/package.json"],
+        Default::default()
         ; "depth of 1 excludes prevents capturing folders")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/dist/index.html",
@@ -1170,7 +1261,8 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/index.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/lib.js",
             "/repos/some-app/dist/js/node_modules/browserify.js",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "No-trailing slash basePath works")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/included.txt",
@@ -1179,7 +1271,7 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/included.txt",
         ], &[
             "/repos/some-app/included.txt",
-        ] ; "exclude single file")]
+        ], Default::default() ; "exclude single file")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/one/included.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/included.txt",
@@ -1203,7 +1295,7 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/one/included.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/included.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/three/included.txt",
-        ] ; "exclude nested single file")]
+        ], Default::default() ; "exclude nested single file")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/one/included.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/included.txt",
@@ -1211,7 +1303,7 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/one/excluded.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/excluded.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/three/excluded.txt",
-        ], "/repos/some-app", &["**"], &["**"], &[], &[] ; "exclude everything")]
+        ], "/repos/some-app", &["**"], &["**"], &[], &[], Default::default() ; "exclude everything")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/one/included.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/included.txt",
@@ -1219,7 +1311,7 @@ mod test {
             "/repos/some-app/one/excluded.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/excluded.txt",
             "/repos/some-app/one/two/three/excluded.txt",
-        ], "/repos/some-app", &["**"], &["**/"], &[], &[] ; "exclude everything with slash")]
+        ], "/repos/some-app", &["**"], &["**/"], &[], &[], Default::default() ; "exclude everything with slash")]
     #[test_case(&[
             "/repos/some-app/foo/bar",
             "/repos/some-app/some-foo/bar",
@@ -1234,7 +1326,8 @@ mod test {
         ],
         &[
             "/repos/some-app/included",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "exclude everything with leading star"
     )]
     #[test_case(&[
@@ -1252,7 +1345,8 @@ mod test {
         ],
         &[
             "/repos/some-app/included",
-        ]
+        ],
+        Default::default()
         ; "exclude everything with trailing star"
     )]
     fn glob_walk_files(
@@ -1262,6 +1356,7 @@ mod test {
         exclude: &[&str],
         expected: &[&str],
         expected_files: &[&str],
+        settings: Settings,
     ) {
         let dir = setup_files(files);
         let base_path = base_path.trim_start_matches('/');
@@ -1279,7 +1374,9 @@ mod test {
             (crate::WalkType::Files, expected_files),
             (crate::WalkType::All, expected),
         ] {
-            let success = super::globwalk(&path, &include, &exclude, walk_type).unwrap();
+            let success =
+                super::globwalk_with_settings(&path, &include, &exclude, walk_type, settings)
+                    .unwrap();
 
             let success = success
                 .iter()
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/boundaries.rs b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/boundaries.rs
index d4ba29470d93e..b8a075a9b1aef 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/boundaries.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/boundaries.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use git2::Repository;
+use globwalk::Settings;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use miette::{Diagnostic, NamedSource, Report, SourceSpan};
 use oxc_resolver::{ResolveError, Resolver};
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ impl Run {
         unresolved_external_dependencies: Option<&BTreeMap<String, String>>,
         source_map: &SourceMap,
     ) -> Result<(usize, Vec<BoundariesDiagnostic>), Error> {
-        let files = globwalk::globwalk(
+        let files = globwalk::globwalk_with_settings(
             package_root,
             &[
                 "**/*.js".parse().unwrap(),
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ impl Run {
             ],
             &["**/node_modules/**".parse().unwrap()],
             globwalk::WalkType::Files,
+            Settings::default().ignore_nested_packages(),
         )?;
 
         let files_checked = files.len();
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/package.json b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/package.json
index 83520cd0fc7cb..404d3338e68cf 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/package.json
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "packageManager": "npm@10.5.0",
   "workspaces": [
-    "apps/**",
-    "packages/**"
+    "apps/*",
+    "packages/*"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/index.js b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5ccdd557de48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Invalid import but we're in a nested package so it doesn't get detected
+import { walkThePlank } from "../../module-package/my-module.mjs";
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/package.json b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36b2111fc8d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/fixtures/boundaries/packages/another/nested-package/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "name": "nested-package"
+}