diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index 0ed5cb6df3..ad9b75528f 100755
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
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-          ["@eslint-community/regexpp", "npm:4.11.1"],\
+          ["@eslint-community/eslint-utils", "virtual:75f5f3bd86269d2dc4c5703baddfa0e0101eb5fd5cc7cab281fcdcf59e171fcb1c408e97818b2d543266db7acec87b269c781eb32fa6a979e8d24ed6d42cf9dd#npm:4.4.1"],\
+          ["@eslint-community/regexpp", "npm:4.12.1"],\
           ["@types/eslint", null],\
           ["eslint", "virtual:f3f18773c1f2811e8d448670abfc3fed18cdffc11b444f7cbc3548ae5868e74f3c4ee449327c1fc9c24ce0732ee02505411a07539789bec8257188d17bbada1f#npm:9.14.0"],\
           ["eslint-compat-utils", "virtual:1eb64f578a694bb7b24903a5d8a30b2c09b8577b88c07cc271fe2a6f5be87a0c1cc8a438aeba065b64e2663ecde98aa4a823cb56a89e3589bb9740964cf8beb1#npm:0.5.1"]\
@@ -6625,13 +6537,13 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
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-          ["@eslint-community/eslint-utils", "virtual:1fec2585567df2baf4e6094c0c86eb9d84760be330b6fe6c669230e99e52c9f91ed9cf539f99613768b3d5b796d9537b3fcd8084459eb13edb773ff1a6ef7367#npm:4.4.1"],\
+          ["@eslint-community/eslint-utils", "virtual:75f5f3bd86269d2dc4c5703baddfa0e0101eb5fd5cc7cab281fcdcf59e171fcb1c408e97818b2d543266db7acec87b269c781eb32fa6a979e8d24ed6d42cf9dd#npm:4.4.1"],\
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           ["enhanced-resolve", "npm:5.17.1"],\
           ["eslint", "virtual:f3f18773c1f2811e8d448670abfc3fed18cdffc11b444f7cbc3548ae5868e74f3c4ee449327c1fc9c24ce0732ee02505411a07539789bec8257188d17bbada1f#npm:9.14.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-es-x", "virtual:1fec2585567df2baf4e6094c0c86eb9d84760be330b6fe6c669230e99e52c9f91ed9cf539f99613768b3d5b796d9537b3fcd8084459eb13edb773ff1a6ef7367#npm:7.8.0"],\
           ["get-tsconfig", "npm:4.8.1"],\
-          ["globals", "npm:15.11.0"],\
+          ["globals", "npm:15.12.0"],\
           ["ignore", "npm:5.3.2"],\
           ["minimatch", "npm:9.0.5"],\
           ["semver", "npm:7.6.3"]\
@@ -6727,7 +6639,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
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         "packageDependencies": [\
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-          ["@eslint-community/eslint-utils", "virtual:75f5f3bd86269d2dc4c5703baddfa0e0101eb5fd5cc7cab281fcdcf59e171fcb1c408e97818b2d543266db7acec87b269c781eb32fa6a979e8d24ed6d42cf9dd#npm:4.4.0"],\
+          ["@eslint-community/eslint-utils", "virtual:75f5f3bd86269d2dc4c5703baddfa0e0101eb5fd5cc7cab281fcdcf59e171fcb1c408e97818b2d543266db7acec87b269c781eb32fa6a979e8d24ed6d42cf9dd#npm:4.4.1"],\
           ["@types/eslint", null],\
           ["eslint", "virtual:f3f18773c1f2811e8d448670abfc3fed18cdffc11b444f7cbc3548ae5868e74f3c4ee449327c1fc9c24ce0732ee02505411a07539789bec8257188d17bbada1f#npm:9.14.0"],\
           ["globals", "npm:13.24.0"],\
@@ -6862,7 +6774,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
         "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/estree-walker-npm-3.0.3-0372979673-c12e3c2b26.zip/node_modules/estree-walker/",\
         "packageDependencies": [\
           ["estree-walker", "npm:3.0.3"],\
-          ["@types/estree", "npm:1.0.5"]\
+          ["@types/estree", "npm:1.0.6"]\
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
       }]\
@@ -7585,13 +7497,6 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
       }],\
-      ["npm:15.11.0", {\
-        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/globals-npm-15.11.0-336de1c0c2-861e39bb6b.zip/node_modules/globals/",\
-        "packageDependencies": [\
-          ["globals", "npm:15.11.0"]\
-        ],\
-        "linkType": "HARD"\
-      }],\
       ["npm:15.12.0", {\
         "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/globals-npm-15.12.0-998488f877-f34e0a1845.zip/node_modules/globals/",\
         "packageDependencies": [\
@@ -10581,13 +10486,6 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
       }]\
     ]],\
     ["picocolors", [\
-      ["npm:1.1.0", {\
-        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/picocolors-npm-1.1.0-ea12a640bd-86946f6032.zip/node_modules/picocolors/",\
-        "packageDependencies": [\
-          ["picocolors", "npm:1.1.0"]\
-        ],\
-        "linkType": "HARD"\
-      }],\
       ["npm:1.1.1", {\
         "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/picocolors-npm-1.1.1-4fede47cf1-e2e3e8170a.zip/node_modules/picocolors/",\
         "packageDependencies": [\
@@ -10673,16 +10571,6 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
       }]\
     ]],\
     ["postcss", [\
-      ["npm:8.4.47", {\
-        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/postcss-npm-8.4.47-2f4d4be1fa-929f68b508.zip/node_modules/postcss/",\
-        "packageDependencies": [\
-          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.47"],\
-          ["nanoid", "npm:3.3.7"],\
-          ["picocolors", "npm:1.1.0"],\
-          ["source-map-js", "npm:1.2.1"]\
-        ],\
-        "linkType": "HARD"\
-      }],\
       ["npm:8.4.49", {\
         "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/postcss-npm-8.4.49-1c13833dd1-f1b3f17aaf.zip/node_modules/postcss/",\
         "packageDependencies": [\
@@ -11224,7 +11112,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["htmlparser2", "npm:8.0.2"],\
           ["is-plain-object", "npm:5.0.0"],\
           ["parse-srcset", "npm:1.0.2"],\
-          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.47"]\
+          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.49"]\
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
       }]\
@@ -12417,7 +12305,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["@types/browserslist", null],\
           ["browserslist", "npm:4.23.1"],\
           ["escalade", "npm:3.1.2"],\
-          ["picocolors", "npm:1.1.0"]\
+          ["picocolors", "npm:1.1.1"]\
         ],\
         "packagePeers": [\
           "@types/browserslist",\
@@ -12517,7 +12405,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["fsevents", "patch:fsevents@npm%3A2.3.3#optional!builtin<compat/fsevents>::version=2.3.3&hash=df0bf1"],\
           ["less", null],\
           ["lightningcss", null],\
-          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.47"],\
+          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.49"],\
           ["rollup", "npm:4.22.4"],\
           ["sass", "npm:1.79.6"],\
           ["sass-embedded", null],\
@@ -12560,7 +12448,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["fsevents", "patch:fsevents@npm%3A2.3.3#optional!builtin<compat/fsevents>::version=2.3.3&hash=df0bf1"],\
           ["less", null],\
           ["lightningcss", null],\
-          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.47"],\
+          ["postcss", "npm:8.4.49"],\
           ["rollup", "npm:4.22.4"],\
           ["sass", null],\
           ["sass-embedded", null],\
@@ -12795,7 +12683,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["@vue/compiler-dom", "npm:3.5.13"],\
           ["@vue/compiler-sfc", "npm:3.5.13"],\
           ["@vue/runtime-dom", "npm:3.5.13"],\
-          ["@vue/server-renderer", "virtual:33382e2c41b7662b4530f61f13128e650803dc0e0b463c70df98582286d9916aedcc1ddcea66f7173aeed4b6d89426fd18b06d214a5ba235ecd78137e9ea48dd#npm:3.5.13"],\
+          ["@vue/server-renderer", "virtual:ec350e632119c2fa6aa4185d5fb2e6904d7c1f9cefb2603c234bc720b5a0490a22229e2320a7b46e1376c2f73972079ba6fa907f4b7e80df555b8cfccd6e5aa2#npm:3.5.13"],\
           ["@vue/shared", "npm:3.5.13"],\
           ["typescript", null]\
         ],\
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diff --git a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/client-config.test.js b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/client-config.test.js
index 12855b12f8..adb48fd357 100644
--- a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/client-config.test.js
+++ b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/client-config.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('client-config', () => {
   const initClientConfig = signal => {
     const config = new Config(kubeconfig)
     const reactive = !!signal
-    clientConfig = new ClientConfig(config, { reactive, signal })
+    clientConfig = new ClientConfig(config, { reactive, interval: 500, signal })
     return reactive
       ? onceEvent(clientConfig.watcher, 'ready')
       : Promise.resolve()
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/kube-config.test.js b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/kube-config.test.js
index 849986d2a2..c4ab4bc6b0 100644
--- a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/kube-config.test.js
+++ b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/kube-config.test.js
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const os = require('os')
 const yaml = require('js-yaml')
-const EventEmitter = require('events')
-const chokidar = require('chokidar')
 const { mockGetToken } = require('gtoken')
 const { cloneDeep } = require('lodash')
 const Config = require('../lib/Config')
@@ -33,17 +31,10 @@ describe('kube-config', () => {
   const accessToken = 'access-token'
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.spyOn(chokidar, 'watch').mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-      const emitter = new EventEmitter()
-      emitter.close = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve())
-      process.nextTick(() => emitter.emit('ready'))
-      return emitter
-    })
     jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync')
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    chokidar.watch.mockRestore()
     fs.readFileSync.mockRestore()
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/polling-watcher.test.js b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/polling-watcher.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa34a28471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/polling-watcher.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs/promises')
+const { globalLogger: logger } = require('@gardener-dashboard/logger')
+const PollingWatcher = require('../lib/PollingWatcher')
+
+const actualNextTick = jest.requireActual('process').nextTick
+const flushPromises = () => new Promise(actualNextTick)
+
+describe('polling-watcher', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  describe('#run', () => {
+    const filename = '/path/to/file'
+    const content = 'content'
+    const interval = 10
+    let ac
+    let fn
+
+    const createWatcher = (signal = ac.signal) => {
+      return new PollingWatcher([filename], {
+        interval,
+        signal,
+      })
+    }
+
+    const advanceTimersByOneInterval = async () => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(interval + 1)
+      await flushPromises()
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      ac = new AbortController()
+      fn = jest.fn()
+      jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFile').mockResolvedValue(content)
+      logger.info.mockClear()
+      logger.error.mockClear()
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fs.readFile.mockRestore()
+      ac.abort()
+    })
+
+    it('should read the file content and call the callback function', async () => {
+      createWatcher().run(fn)
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+      await advanceTimersByOneInterval()
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(fn.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([filename, content])
+      expect(logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(logger.info.mock.calls[0]).toEqual(['[kube-config] updated content of file `%s`', filename])
+    })
+
+    it('should fail to read file content and not call the callback function', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('no such file')
+      fs.readFile.mockRejectedValueOnce(error)
+      createWatcher().run(fn)
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+      await advanceTimersByOneInterval()
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(logger.error.mock.calls[0]).toEqual(['[kube-config] failed to stat file `%s`: %s', filename, error.message])
+    })
+
+    it('should do nothing if abortet before run', async () => {
+      const watcher = createWatcher()
+      ac.abort()
+      watcher.run(fn)
+      await advanceTimersByOneInterval()
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+    })
+
+    it('should do nothing if already abortet', async () => {
+      ac.abort()
+      const watcher = createWatcher()
+      watcher.run(fn)
+      await advanceTimersByOneInterval()
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+    })
+
+    it('should run a watcher without abort signal', async () => {
+      const watcher = createWatcher(null)
+      ac.abort()
+      watcher.run(fn)
+      await advanceTimersByOneInterval()
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      watcher.abort()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/watcher.test.js b/packages/kube-config/__tests__/watcher.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b9345bf52..0000000000
--- a/packages/kube-config/__tests__/watcher.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-
-'use strict'
-
-const EventEmitter = require('events')
-const { basename } = require('path')
-const chokidar = require('chokidar')
-const { globalLogger: logger } = require('@gardener-dashboard/logger')
-const Watcher = require('../lib/Watcher')
-const { onceEvent } = fixtures.helper
-
-describe('watcher', () => {
-  const paths = [
-    '/path/to/ca.crt',
-    '/path/to/token',
-  ]
-  let mockWatch
-  let emitter
-  let ac
-
-  const createWatcher = async options => {
-    const watcher = new Watcher(paths, options)
-    expect(mockWatch).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(mockWatch.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
-      paths,
-      {
-        persistent: true,
-        awaitWriteFinish: true,
-        ignoreInitial: true,
-        followSymlinks: true,
-        disableGlobbing: true,
-      },
-    ])
-    setImmediate(() => emitter.emit('ready'))
-    await onceEvent(watcher, 'ready')
-    return watcher
-  }
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    ac = new AbortController()
-    emitter = new EventEmitter()
-    emitter.close = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve())
-    mockWatch = jest.spyOn(chokidar, 'watch').mockReturnValueOnce(emitter)
-  })
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    logger.error.mockReset()
-    ac.abort()
-  })
-
-  afterAll(() => {
-    mockWatch.mockRestore()
-  })
-
-  it('should create a watcher with defaults', async () => {
-    expect.assertions(2)
-    const watcher = await createWatcher()
-    watcher.destroy()
-  })
-
-  it('should run a watcher and log errors', async () => {
-    const watcher = await createWatcher({
-      signal: ac.signal,
-      readFile: path => Promise.resolve(basename(path)),
-    })
-    const mockHandler = jest.fn((key, value) => {
-      if (value === 'ca.crt') {
-        watcher.destroy()
-      }
-    })
-    watcher.run(mockHandler)
-    emitter.emit('change', '/path/to/token')
-    emitter.emit('error', new Error('foo'))
-    emitter.emit('change', '/path/to/ca.crt')
-    emitter.emit('error', new Error('bar'))
-    await onceEvent(watcher, 'close')
-    expect(mockHandler).toBeCalledTimes(2)
-    expect(mockHandler.mock.calls).toEqual([
-      ['/path/to/token', 'token'],
-      ['/path/to/ca.crt', 'ca.crt'],
-    ])
-    expect(logger.error).toBeCalledTimes(2)
-    expect(logger.error.mock.calls).toEqual([
-      ['[kube-config] watch files error: %s', 'foo'],
-      ['[kube-config] watch files error: %s', 'bar'],
-    ])
-  })
-
-  it('should throw a timeout error when creating a watcher', async () => {
-    const milliseconds = 1
-    const watcher = new Watcher(paths, {
-      signal: ac.signal,
-      readyTimeout: milliseconds,
-    })
-    const err = await onceEvent(watcher, 'error')
-    expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(Error)
-    expect(err.message).toEqual(`FSWatcher timed out after ${milliseconds} milliseconds`)
-  })
-
-  it('should throw a close error when destroying a watcher', async () => {
-    const closeError = new Error('close error')
-    const watcher = await createWatcher()
-    emitter.close.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.reject(closeError))
-    watcher.destroy()
-    const err = await onceEvent(watcher, 'error')
-    expect(err).toBe(closeError)
-  })
-
-  it('should log a read file error when running a watcher', async () => {
-    const readFileError = new Error('read file error')
-    readFileError.code = 'EREADFILE'
-    const watcher = await createWatcher({
-      signal: ac.signal,
-      readFile: path => path === '/path/to/token'
-        ? Promise.resolve(basename(path))
-        : Promise.reject(readFileError),
-    })
-    const mockHandler = jest.fn(() => watcher.destroy())
-    watcher.run(mockHandler)
-    emitter.emit('change', '/path/to/ca.crt')
-    emitter.emit('change', '/path/to/..data')
-    emitter.emit('change', '/path/to/token')
-    await onceEvent(watcher, 'close')
-    expect(mockHandler).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(mockHandler.mock.calls).toEqual([
-      ['/path/to/token', 'token'],
-    ])
-    expect(logger.error).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(logger.error.mock.calls).toEqual([
-      ['[kube-config] read file error %s: %s', 'EREADFILE', 'read file error'],
-    ])
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/lib/ClientConfig.js b/packages/kube-config/lib/ClientConfig.js
index 032ba300fc..05632ba00d 100644
--- a/packages/kube-config/lib/ClientConfig.js
+++ b/packages/kube-config/lib/ClientConfig.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert').strict
 const fs = require('fs')
-const Watcher = require('./Watcher')
+const Watcher = require('./PollingWatcher')
 
 function getCluster ({ currentCluster }, files) {
   const cluster = {}
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ function getCluster ({ currentCluster }, files) {
       cluster.certificateAuthority = base64Decode(caData)
     } else if (caFile) {
       files.set(caFile, 'certificateAuthority')
-      cluster.certificateAuthority = fs.readFileSync(caFile, 'utf8') // eslint-disable-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
+      // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename -- caFile is not user input
+      cluster.certificateAuthority = fs.readFileSync(caFile, 'utf8')
     }
     if (typeof insecureSkipTlsVerify === 'boolean') {
       cluster.insecureSkipTlsVerify = insecureSkipTlsVerify
@@ -55,14 +56,17 @@ function getUser ({ currentUser }, files) {
       user.clientKey = base64Decode(keyData)
     } else if (certFile && keyFile) {
       files.set(certFile, 'clientCert')
-      user.clientCert = fs.readFileSync(certFile, 'utf8') // eslint-disable-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
+      // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename -- certFile is not user input
+      user.clientCert = fs.readFileSync(certFile, 'utf8')
       files.set(keyFile, 'clientKey')
-      user.clientKey = fs.readFileSync(keyFile, 'utf8') // eslint-disable-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
+      // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename -- keyFile is not user input
+      user.clientKey = fs.readFileSync(keyFile, 'utf8')
     } else if (token) {
       user.token = token
     } else if (tokenFile) {
       files.set(tokenFile, 'token')
-      user.token = fs.readFileSync(tokenFile, 'utf8') // eslint-disable-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename
+      // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename -- tokenFile is not user input
+      user.token = fs.readFileSync(tokenFile, 'utf8')
     } else if (username && password) {
       user.username = username
       user.password = password
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/lib/PollingWatcher.js b/packages/kube-config/lib/PollingWatcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e10a9b15bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kube-config/lib/PollingWatcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs/promises')
+const EventEmitter = require('events')
+const { globalLogger: logger } = require('@gardener-dashboard/logger')
+
+class PollingWatcher extends EventEmitter {
+  #paths
+  #interval
+  #intervalId
+  #state = 'initial'
+
+  constructor (paths, options) {
+    super()
+    this.#paths = paths
+    this.#interval = options?.interval ?? 300_000
+    process.nextTick(() => {
+      this.#state = 'ready'
+      logger.debug('[kube-config] watcher ready')
+      this.emit('ready')
+    })
+    const signal = options?.signal
+    if (signal instanceof AbortSignal) {
+      if (!signal.aborted) {
+        signal.addEventListener('abort', () => this.abort(), { once: true })
+      } else {
+        this.#state = 'aborted'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  run (fn) {
+    if (['initial', 'ready'].includes(this.#state)) {
+      const tryReadFile = async path => {
+        try {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-non-literal-fs-filename -- path is not user input
+          const value = await fs.readFile(path, 'utf8')
+          logger.info('[kube-config] updated content of file `%s`', path)
+          fn(path, value)
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error('[kube-config] failed to stat file `%s`: %s', path, err.message)
+        }
+      }
+      this.#state = 'running'
+      this.#intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+        for (const path of this.#paths) {
+          tryReadFile(path)
+        }
+      }, this.#interval)
+    }
+  }
+
+  abort () {
+    this.#state = 'aborted'
+    clearInterval(this.#intervalId)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = PollingWatcher
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/lib/Watcher.js b/packages/kube-config/lib/Watcher.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 07b387f8d9..0000000000
--- a/packages/kube-config/lib/Watcher.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-
-'use strict'
-
-const fsPromises = require('fs/promises')
-const { Readable } = require('stream')
-const chokidar = require('chokidar')
-const { globalLogger: logger } = require('@gardener-dashboard/logger')
-
-class Watcher extends Readable {
-  #paths
-  #timeout
-  #watching
-  #fsWatcher
-  #readFile
-
-  constructor (paths, { readyTimeout = 15000, readFile = fsPromises.readFile, ...options } = {}) {
-    super({
-      ...options,
-      objectMode: true,
-    })
-    logger.debug('[kube-config] creating watcher for', paths)
-    this.#paths = paths
-    this.#timeout = readyTimeout
-    this.#readFile = readFile
-    this.#watching = false
-    this.#fsWatcher = chokidar.watch(this.#paths, {
-      persistent: true,
-      awaitWriteFinish: true,
-      ignoreInitial: true,
-      followSymlinks: true,
-      disableGlobbing: true,
-    })
-  }
-
-  _construct (callback) {
-    const timeoutID = setTimeout(() => {
-      const err = new Error(`FSWatcher timed out after ${this.#timeout} milliseconds`)
-      logger.error('[kube-config] creating watcher timed out: %s', err.message)
-      callback(err)
-    }, this.#timeout)
-    this.#fsWatcher
-      .once('ready', () => {
-        logger.debug('[kube-config] watcher ready')
-        this.emit('ready')
-        clearTimeout(timeoutID)
-        callback()
-      })
-      .on('error', err => {
-        logger.error('[kube-config] watch files error: %s', err.message)
-      })
-  }
-
-  _read () {
-    if (this.#watching !== true) {
-      this.#watching = true
-      this.#fsWatcher.on('change', async path => {
-        logger.debug('[kube-config] file watcher received change event for %s', path)
-        if (this.#paths.includes(path)) {
-          try {
-            const value = await this.#readFile(path, 'utf8')
-            this.push([path, value])
-          } catch (err) {
-            logger.error('[kube-config] read file error %s: %s', err.code, err.message)
-          }
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  _destroy (error, callback) {
-    const done = closeError => callback(closeError || error)
-    this.#fsWatcher.close().then(done, done)
-  }
-
-  async run (fn) {
-    try {
-      for await (const args of this) {
-        fn(...args)
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err.name !== 'AbortError') {
-        logger.error('[kube-config] watch files ended with error: %s', err.message)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = Watcher
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/package.json b/packages/kube-config/package.json
index 5920ce855d..db122e5e29 100644
--- a/packages/kube-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/kube-config/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@gardener-dashboard/logger": "workspace:^",
     "@gardener-dashboard/test-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "chokidar": "^4.0.0",
     "gtoken": "^7.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21"
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
     "testEnvironment": "node",
     "coverageThreshold": {
       "global": {
-        "branches": 98,
+        "branches": 100,
         "functions": 100,
         "lines": 100,
         "statements": 100
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4ee873c678..22d853e211 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -721,18 +721,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.1.2, @eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.2.0, @eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.4.0":
-  version: 4.4.0
-  resolution: "@eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:4.4.0"
-  dependencies:
-    eslint-visitor-keys: "npm:^3.3.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    eslint: ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || >=8.0.0
-  checksum: 10c0/7e559c4ce59cd3a06b1b5a517b593912e680a7f981ae7affab0d01d709e99cd5647019be8fafa38c350305bc32f1f7d42c7073edde2ab536c745e365f37b607e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.4.1":
+"@eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.1.2, @eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.2.0, @eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.4.0, @eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:^4.4.1":
   version: 4.4.1
   resolution: "@eslint-community/eslint-utils@npm:4.4.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -743,14 +732,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.10.0, @eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.11.0":
-  version: 4.11.1
-  resolution: "@eslint-community/regexpp@npm:4.11.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/fbcc1cb65ef5ed5b92faa8dc542e035269065e7ebcc0b39c81a4fe98ad35cfff20b3c8df048641de15a7757e07d69f85e2579c1a5055f993413ba18c055654f8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.12.1":
+"@eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.10.0, @eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.11.0, @eslint-community/regexpp@npm:^4.12.1":
   version: 4.12.1
   resolution: "@eslint-community/regexpp@npm:4.12.1"
   checksum: 10c0/a03d98c246bcb9109aec2c08e4d10c8d010256538dcb3f56610191607214523d4fb1b00aa81df830b6dffb74c5fa0be03642513a289c567949d3e550ca11cdf6
@@ -1037,7 +1019,6 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@gardener-dashboard/logger": "workspace:^"
     "@gardener-dashboard/test-utils": "workspace:^"
-    chokidar: "npm:^4.0.0"
     eslint: "npm:^9.11.0"
     eslint-plugin-import: "npm:^2.31.0"
     eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:^28.8.3"
@@ -2208,14 +2189,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/estree@npm:1.0.5, @types/estree@npm:^1.0.0":
+"@types/estree@npm:1.0.5":
   version: 1.0.5
   resolution: "@types/estree@npm:1.0.5"
   checksum: 10c0/b3b0e334288ddb407c7b3357ca67dbee75ee22db242ca7c56fe27db4e1a31989cb8af48a84dd401deb787fe10cc6b2ab1ee82dc4783be87ededbe3d53c79c70d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/estree@npm:^1.0.6":
+"@types/estree@npm:^1.0.0, @types/estree@npm:^1.0.6":
   version: 1.0.6
   resolution: "@types/estree@npm:1.0.6"
   checksum: 10c0/cdfd751f6f9065442cd40957c07fd80361c962869aa853c1c2fd03e101af8b9389d8ff4955a43a6fcfa223dd387a089937f95be0f3eec21ca527039fd2d9859a
@@ -2599,19 +2580,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@vue/compiler-core@npm:3.5.12":
-  version: 3.5.12
-  resolution: "@vue/compiler-core@npm:3.5.12"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/parser": "npm:^7.25.3"
-    "@vue/shared": "npm:3.5.12"
-    entities: "npm:^4.5.0"
-    estree-walker: "npm:^2.0.2"
-    source-map-js: "npm:^1.2.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/7f004b96330c00dc5b94f436be05ce3b196818a8bb1bfeb8f137aba0691deedd20c53e4aa05de830150578af6106e9f306b1fdf973f2db8470e59e81f0fc3a0f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 3.5.13
   resolution: "@vue/compiler-core@npm:3.5.13"
@@ -2625,17 +2593,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@vue/compiler-dom@npm:*, @vue/compiler-dom@npm:3.5.12":
-  version: 3.5.12
-  resolution: "@vue/compiler-dom@npm:3.5.12"
-  dependencies:
-    "@vue/compiler-core": "npm:3.5.12"
-    "@vue/shared": "npm:3.5.12"
-  checksum: 10c0/48a67cd28c25e94dccff3c1e18bf2f79b073e486a856e5b30661e89e50d08cd49ababc43de94626c948da77c8dad859909e32d3ab678079e90dfa5d3e1ddc344
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@vue/compiler-dom@npm:3.5.13":
+"@vue/compiler-dom@npm:*, @vue/compiler-dom@npm:3.5.13":
   version: 3.5.13
   resolution: "@vue/compiler-dom@npm:3.5.13"
   dependencies:
@@ -2662,16 +2620,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@vue/compiler-ssr@npm:3.5.12":
-  version: 3.5.12
-  resolution: "@vue/compiler-ssr@npm:3.5.12"
-  dependencies:
-    "@vue/compiler-dom": "npm:3.5.12"
-    "@vue/shared": "npm:3.5.12"
-  checksum: 10c0/8a8fc4e2057fa1292860ff8a53af04604dc70f72aa4dcc7136f1c697adca9bc511ba5ffeca0259b14cc6b18119be726cd784845a6669427774793625d6e953b7
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 3.5.13
   resolution: "@vue/compiler-ssr@npm:3.5.13"
@@ -2720,19 +2668,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@vue/server-renderer@npm:*":
-  version: 3.5.12
-  resolution: "@vue/server-renderer@npm:3.5.12"
-  dependencies:
-    "@vue/compiler-ssr": "npm:3.5.12"
-    "@vue/shared": "npm:3.5.12"
-  peerDependencies:
-    vue: 3.5.12
-  checksum: 10c0/d9f25f165c7d8fd53773238bd53fce4621e61676bbec12a57cd5b29aa4f15d7a2b3e93777665b85666edda57ce7f7deb4504a4596822006684babe0f8d2b41f6
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@vue/server-renderer@npm:3.5.13":
+"@vue/server-renderer@npm:*, @vue/server-renderer@npm:3.5.13":
   version: 3.5.13
   resolution: "@vue/server-renderer@npm:3.5.13"
   dependencies:
@@ -2744,13 +2680,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@vue/shared@npm:3.5.12":
-  version: 3.5.12
-  resolution: "@vue/shared@npm:3.5.12"
-  checksum: 10c0/48f94406c42921901b21a57a7ebb401bbceb497152baf0554e5d5a11cbaa79958f966042e9d95614c0b02e8681b7e1b6c010fcb8b28c6bda1b090f2ddd7540d8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 3.5.13
   resolution: "@vue/shared@npm:3.5.13"
@@ -5760,14 +5689,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"globals@npm:^15.11.0":
-  version: 15.11.0
-  resolution: "globals@npm:15.11.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/861e39bb6bd9bd1b9f355c25c962e5eb4b3f0e1567cf60fa6c06e8c502b0ec8706b1cce055d69d84d0b7b8e028bec5418cf629a54e7047e116538d1c1c1a375c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"globals@npm:^15.12.0":
+"globals@npm:^15.11.0, globals@npm:^15.12.0":
   version: 15.12.0
   resolution: "globals@npm:15.12.0"
   checksum: 10c0/f34e0a1845b694f45188331742af9f488b07ba7440a06e9d2039fce0386fbbfc24afdbb9846ebdccd4092d03644e43081c49eb27b30f4b88e43af156e1c1dc34
@@ -8384,14 +8306,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"picocolors@npm:^1.0.0, picocolors@npm:^1.0.1, picocolors@npm:^1.1.0":
-  version: 1.1.0
-  resolution: "picocolors@npm:1.1.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/86946f6032148801ef09c051c6fb13b5cf942eaf147e30ea79edb91dd32d700934edebe782a1078ff859fb2b816792e97ef4dab03d7f0b804f6b01a0df35e023
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"picocolors@npm:^1.1.1":
+"picocolors@npm:^1.0.0, picocolors@npm:^1.0.1, picocolors@npm:^1.1.1":
   version: 1.1.1
   resolution: "picocolors@npm:1.1.1"
   checksum: 10c0/e2e3e8170ab9d7c7421969adaa7e1b31434f789afb9b3f115f6b96d91945041ac3ceb02e9ec6fe6510ff036bcc0bf91e69a1772edc0b707e12b19c0f2d6bcf58
@@ -8464,18 +8379,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"postcss@npm:^8.3.11, postcss@npm:^8.4.43":
-  version: 8.4.47
-  resolution: "postcss@npm:8.4.47"
-  dependencies:
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-    picocolors: "npm:^1.1.0"
-    source-map-js: "npm:^1.2.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/929f68b5081b7202709456532cee2a145c1843d391508c5a09de2517e8c4791638f71dd63b1898dba6712f8839d7a6da046c72a5e44c162e908f5911f57b5f44
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"postcss@npm:^8.4.48":
+"postcss@npm:^8.3.11, postcss@npm:^8.4.43, postcss@npm:^8.4.48":
   version: 8.4.49
   resolution: "postcss@npm:8.4.49"
   dependencies: