diff --git a/packages/assemble-lite/helper/io-helper.js b/packages/assemble-lite/helper/io-helper.js
index 72823dc..e07f7b6 100644
--- a/packages/assemble-lite/helper/io-helper.js
+++ b/packages/assemble-lite/helper/io-helper.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ const asyncGlob = async (globPattern) => {
     return [];
   }
 
-  const files = await glob(globPattern, {});
+  // consumers (e.g. pv-stylemark) build absolute patterns via path.resolve, which uses
+  // backslashes on windows — since glob v9 those count as escape characters and match nothing
+  const files = await glob(globPattern, { windowsPathsNoEscape: true });
 
   // sort to keep partial/page/data registration order deterministic
   // make sure to use absolute paths and that platform separator is used
diff --git a/packages/pv-stylemark/tasks/lsg/getLsgData.js b/packages/pv-stylemark/tasks/lsg/getLsgData.js
index 6e5ad46..d0087cb 100644
--- a/packages/pv-stylemark/tasks/lsg/getLsgData.js
+++ b/packages/pv-stylemark/tasks/lsg/getLsgData.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { resolve, parse: pathParse, normalize, relative: relPath, join } = requir
 const { marked } = require("marked");
 const frontmatter = require("front-matter");
 const { glob } = require("glob");
+const slash = require("slash");
 
 const { resolveApp, getAppConfig } = require("../../helper/paths");
 
@@ -113,8 +114,9 @@ const getLsgDataForPath = async (markdownPath) => {
 
   const { name, dir } = pathParse(markdownPath);
   const componentsSrc = resolveApp(getAppConfig().componentsSrc);
-  const componentPath = relPath(componentsSrc, dir);
-  const srcPath = relPath(componentsSrc, markdownPath);
+  // forward slashes even on windows — these end up in urls and rendered markup
+  const componentPath = slash(relPath(componentsSrc, dir));
+  const srcPath = slash(relPath(componentsSrc, markdownPath));
 
   const { attributes: frontmatterData, body: fileContentBody } = frontmatter(fileContent);
 
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ function cleanMarkdownFromExecutableCodeBlocks(markdownContent, name, componentP
     if (groups.language === "html") {
       // html file will be generated for html code blocks without a referenced file
       const examplePath = groups.examplePath ? groups.examplePath : `${groups.exampleName}.html`;
-      const markupUrl = join("../components", componentPath, examplePath);
+      const markupUrl = slash(join("../components", componentPath, examplePath));
       replacement += `<dds-example name="${groups.exampleName}" path="${name}-${groups.exampleName}.html${groups.search ?? ""}${groups.hash ?? ""}" ${groups.examplePath && !groups.params.hidden ? `markup-url="${markupUrl}"`: ""}></dds-example>`
     }
     if (groups.content && !groups.params.hidden) {
diff --git a/packages/pv-stylemark/webpack-plugin/getFilesToWatch.js b/packages/pv-stylemark/webpack-plugin/getFilesToWatch.js
index a8775b3..22d1c03 100644
--- a/packages/pv-stylemark/webpack-plugin/getFilesToWatch.js
+++ b/packages/pv-stylemark/webpack-plugin/getFilesToWatch.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 const { asyncGlob } = require("@pro-vision/assemble-lite/helper/io-helper");
 
-const { getAppConfig, join } = require("../helper/paths");
+const { getAppConfig, join, resolveApp } = require("../helper/paths");
 
 const { componentsSrc, cdPagesSrc, cdTemplatesSrc, lsgIndex, hbsHelperSrc } = getAppConfig();
 
 const getFilesToWatch = async () => {
   const files = {
     staticStylemarkFiles: [
-      lsgIndex,
+      // absolute native path, comparable to webpack's modifiedFiles / fileDependencies
+      resolveApp(lsgIndex),
       // stylemark .md files
       ...(await asyncGlob(join(componentsSrc, "**/*.md"))),
     ],