diff --git a/src/sisl/nodes/__init__.py b/src/sisl/nodes/__init__.py
index d16664a624..6a25ac05e9 100644
--- a/src/sisl/nodes/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sisl/nodes/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .context import SISL_NODES_CONTEXT, NodeContext, temporal_context
+from .file_nodes import FileNode
 from .node import Node
 from .utils import nodify_module
 from .workflow import Workflow
diff --git a/src/sisl/nodes/file_nodes.py b/src/sisl/nodes/file_nodes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26295d9c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sisl/nodes/file_nodes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    import watchdog.events
+    import watchdog.observers
+
+    WATCHDOG_IMPORTED = True
+except ImportError:
+    WATCHDOG_IMPORTED = False
+
+from sisl.messages import warn
+
+from .node import Node
+
+if WATCHDOG_IMPORTED:
+
+    class CallbackHandler(watchdog.events.PatternMatchingEventHandler):
+        def __init__(self, callback_obj, *args, **kwargs):
+            super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+            self.callback_obj = callback_obj
+
+        def _run_method(self, method_name, event):
+            if not hasattr(self.callback_obj, "matches_path"):
+                return
+            if not self.callback_obj.matches_path(event.src_path):
+                return
+
+            func = getattr(self.callback_obj, method_name, None)
+            if callable(func):
+                return func(event)
+
+        def on_modified(self, event):
+            self._run_method("on_file_modified", event)
+
+        def on_created(self, event):
+            self._run_method("on_file_created", event)
+
+        def on_moved(self, event):
+            self._run_method("on_file_moved", event)
+
+        def on_deleted(self, event):
+            self._run_method("on_file_deleted", event)
+
+
+class FileNode(Node):
+    """Node that listens to changes to a given file.
+
+    If the file changes, the node will be marked as outdated and the signal
+    will be propagated to all downstream nodes.
+
+    Therefore, if autoupdate is enabled at some point down the tree, an
+    update will be triggered.
+
+    This node requires `watchdog` to be installed in order to be fully
+    functional. Otherwise, it will not fail but it won't do anything.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path :
+        Path to the file to watch.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+        from sisl.nodes import Node, FileNode
+        import time
+
+        # Write something to file
+        with open("testfile", "w") as f:
+            f.write("HELLO")
+
+        # Create a FileNode
+        n = FileNode("testfile")
+
+        # Define a file reader node that prints the contents of the file
+        @Node.from_func
+        def print_contents(path):
+            print("printing contents...")
+            with open(path, "r") as f:
+                print(f.read())
+
+        # And initialize it by passing the FileNode as an input
+        printer = print_contents(path=n)
+
+        print("---RUNNING NODE")
+
+        # Run the printer node
+        printer.get()
+
+        print("--- SET AUTOMATIC UPDATING")
+
+        # Now set it to automatically update on changes to upstream inputs
+        printer.context.update(lazy=False)
+
+        print("--- APPENDING TO FILE")
+
+        # Append to the file which will trigger the update.
+        with open("testfile", "a") as f:
+            f.write("\nBYE")
+
+        # Give some time for the printer to react before exiting
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+    This should give the following output:
+
+    .. code-block::
+
+        ---RUNNING NODE
+        printing contents...
+        HELLO
+        --- SET AUTOMATIC UPDATING
+        --- APPENDING TO FILE
+        printing contents...
+        HELLO
+        BYE
+
+    """
+
+    def setup(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().setup(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self._setup_observer()
+
+    def _setup_observer(self):
+        """Sets up the watchdog observer."""
+        if not WATCHDOG_IMPORTED:
+            warn(
+                "Watchdog is not installed. {self.__class__.__name__} will not be able to detect changes in files."
+            )
+        else:
+            # Watchdog watches directories so we should watch the parent
+            parent_path = Path(self.inputs["path"]).parent
+
+            self.observer = watchdog.observers.Observer()
+            handler = CallbackHandler(self)
+            self.observer.schedule(handler, parent_path)
+            self.observer.start()
+
+    def _update_observer(self):
+        """Updates the observer to watch the (possibly) new path."""
+        if not WATCHDOG_IMPORTED:
+            return
+
+        self.observer.unschedule_all()
+        parent_path = Path(self.inputs["path"]).parent
+        self.observer.schedule(CallbackHandler(self), parent_path)
+
+    # Methods to interact with the observer
+    def matches_path(self, path: str):
+        return Path(path) == Path(self.inputs["path"])
+
+    def on_file_modified(self, event):
+        self.on_file_change(event)
+
+    def on_file_created(self, event):
+        self.on_file_change(event)
+
+    def on_file_moved(self, event):
+        self.on_file_change(event)
+
+    def on_file_deleted(self, event):
+        self.on_file_change(event)
+
+    def on_file_change(self, event):
+        self._receive_outdated()
+
+    def update_inputs(self, **inputs):
+        # We wrap the update_inputs method to update the observer if the path
+        # changes.
+        super().update_inputs(**inputs)
+        if "path" in inputs:
+            self._update_observer()
+
+    def function(self, path: str) -> Path:
+        return Path(path)
diff --git a/src/sisl/nodes/tests/test_file_nodes.py b/src/sisl/nodes/tests/test_file_nodes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f305022386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sisl/nodes/tests/test_file_nodes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import tempfile
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from sisl.nodes import FileNode
+
+
+def test_file_node_return():
+    n = FileNode("test.txt")
+
+    assert n.get() == Path("test.txt")
+
+
+def test_file_node_update():
+    pytest.importorskip("watchdog")
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", delete=False) as f:
+        n = FileNode(f.name)
+
+        assert n.get() == Path(f.name)
+
+        assert not n._outdated
+
+        f.write("test")
+
+    time.sleep(0.2)
+
+    assert n._outdated