diff --git a/src/managers/tasks.spec.ts b/src/managers/tasks.spec.ts
index 99f4b624..0f714df3 100644
--- a/src/managers/tasks.spec.ts
+++ b/src/managers/tasks.spec.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,20 @@ describe('Managers → Task', () => {
 			assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
 		});
 
-		it('should return two tasks', () => {
+		it('should return two tasks when one of patterns contains reference to the parent directory', () => {
+			const expected = [
+				tests.task.builder().base('..').positive('../*.md').build(),
+				tests.task.builder().base('.').positive('*').positive('a/*').negative('*.md').build()
+			];
+
+			const actual = manager.convertPatternsToTasks(['*', 'a/*', '../*.md'], ['*.md'], /* dynamic */ true);
+
+			console.dir(actual, { colors: true });
+
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+		});
+
+		it('should return two tasks when all patterns refers to the different base directories', () => {
 			const expected = [
 				tests.task.builder().base('a').positive('a/*').negative('b/*.md').build(),
 				tests.task.builder().base('b').positive('b/*').negative('b/*.md').build()
diff --git a/src/managers/tasks.ts b/src/managers/tasks.ts
index 9694058c..7746257b 100644
--- a/src/managers/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/managers/tasks.ts
@@ -23,18 +23,34 @@ export function generate(patterns: Pattern[], settings: Settings): Task[] {
 	return staticTasks.concat(dynamicTasks);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns tasks grouped by basic pattern directories.
+ *
+ * Patterns that can be found inside (`./`) and outside (`../`) the current directory are handled separately.
+ * This is necessary because directory traversal starts at the base directory and goes deeper.
+ */
 export function convertPatternsToTasks(positive: Pattern[], negative: Pattern[], dynamic: boolean): Task[] {
-	const positivePatternsGroup = groupPatternsByBaseDirectory(positive);
+	const tasks: Task[] = [];
 
-	// When we have a global group – there is no reason to divide the patterns into independent tasks.
-	// In this case, the global task covers the rest.
-	if ('.' in positivePatternsGroup) {
-		const task = convertPatternGroupToTask('.', positive, negative, dynamic);
+	const patternsOutsideCurrentDirectory = utils.pattern.getPatternsOutsideCurrentDirectory(positive);
+	const patternsInsideCurrentDirectory = utils.pattern.getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory(positive);
 
-		return [task];
+	const outsideCurrentDirectoryGroup = groupPatternsByBaseDirectory(patternsOutsideCurrentDirectory);
+	const insideCurrentDirectoryGroup = groupPatternsByBaseDirectory(patternsInsideCurrentDirectory);
+
+	tasks.push(...convertPatternGroupsToTasks(outsideCurrentDirectoryGroup, [], dynamic));
+
+	/*
+	 * For the sake of reducing future accesses to the file system, we merge all tasks within the current directory
+	 * into a global task, if at least one pattern refers to the root (`.`). In this case, the global task covers the rest.
+	 */
+	if ('.' in insideCurrentDirectoryGroup) {
+		tasks.push(convertPatternGroupToTask('.', patternsInsideCurrentDirectory, negative, dynamic));
+	} else {
+		tasks.push(...convertPatternGroupsToTasks(insideCurrentDirectoryGroup, negative, dynamic));
 	}
 
-	return convertPatternGroupsToTasks(positivePatternsGroup, negative, dynamic);
+	return tasks;
 }
 
 export function getPositivePatterns(patterns: Pattern[]): Pattern[] {
diff --git a/src/utils/pattern.spec.ts b/src/utils/pattern.spec.ts
index 8b56187b..59983e14 100644
--- a/src/utils/pattern.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pattern.spec.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,52 @@ describe('Utils → Pattern', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('.getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory', () => {
+		it('should return patterns', () => {
+			const expected: Pattern[] = ['.', './*', '*', 'a/*'];
+
+			const actual = util.getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory(['.', './*', '*', 'a/*', '..', '../*', './..', './../*']);
+
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('.getPatternsOutsideCurrentDirectory', () => {
+		it('should return patterns', () => {
+			const expected: Pattern[] = ['..', '../*', './..', './../*'];
+
+			const actual = util.getPatternsOutsideCurrentDirectory(['.', './*', '*', 'a/*', '..', '../*', './..', './../*']);
+
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('.isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory', () => {
+		it('should be `false` when the pattern refers to the current directory', () => {
+			const actual = util.isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory('.');
+
+			assert.ok(!actual);
+		});
+
+		it('should be `true` when the pattern equals to `..`', () => {
+			const actual = util.isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory('..');
+
+			assert.ok(actual);
+		});
+
+		it('should be `true` when the pattern starts with `..` segment', () => {
+			const actual = util.isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory('../*');
+
+			assert.ok(actual);
+		});
+
+		it('should be `true` when the pattern starts with `./..` segment', () => {
+			const actual = util.isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory('./../*');
+
+			assert.ok(actual);
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('.getBaseDirectory', () => {
 		it('should returns base directory', () => {
 			const expected = 'root';
diff --git a/src/utils/pattern.ts b/src/utils/pattern.ts
index 9801e138..6190b66f 100644
--- a/src/utils/pattern.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pattern.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,32 @@ export function getPositivePatterns(patterns: Pattern[]): Pattern[] {
 	return patterns.filter(isPositivePattern);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns patterns that can be applied inside the current directory.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // ['./*', '*', 'a/*']
+ * getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory(['./*', '*', 'a/*', '../*', './../*'])
+ */
+export function getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory(patterns: Pattern[]): Pattern[] {
+	return patterns.filter((pattern) => !isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory(pattern));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns patterns to be expanded relative to (outside) the current directory.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // ['../*', './../*']
+ * getPatternsInsideCurrentDirectory(['./*', '*', 'a/*', '../*', './../*'])
+ */
+export function getPatternsOutsideCurrentDirectory(patterns: Pattern[]): Pattern[] {
+	return patterns.filter(isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory);
+}
+
+export function isPatternRelatedToParentDirectory(pattern: Pattern): boolean {
+	return pattern.startsWith('..') || pattern.startsWith('./..');
+}
+
 export function getBaseDirectory(pattern: Pattern): string {
 	return globParent(pattern, { flipBackslashes: false });
 }