diff --git a/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1 b/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
index e15094b98..e9dd3c318 100644
--- a/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
+++ b/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
             foreach ($item in $items) {
                 if ($item.PSIsContainer) {
                     # this is an existing directory search it for tests file
-                    & $SafeCommands['Get-ChildItem'] -Recurse -Path $item -Filter "*$Extension" -File
+                    # use -Force to include hidden items (e.g. dot-prefixed folders on Linux)
+                    & $SafeCommands['Get-ChildItem'] -Recurse -Path $item -Filter "*$Extension" -File -Force
                 }
                 elseif ("FileSystem" -ne $item.PSProvider.Name) {
                     # item is not a directory and exists but is not a file so we are not interested
@@ -60,13 +61,30 @@
         else {
             # this is a path that does not exist so let's hope it is
             # a wildcarded path that will resolve to some files
-            & $SafeCommands['Get-ChildItem'] -Recurse -Path $p -Filter "*$Extension" -File
+            # use -Force to include hidden items (e.g. dot-prefixed folders on Linux)
+            & $SafeCommands['Get-ChildItem'] -Recurse -Path $p -Filter "*$Extension" -File -Force
         }
     }
 
+    # Exclude files found inside version-control metadata directories.
+    # These are almost never wanted and .git in particular can contain many files.
+    $vcsDirectories = @('.git', '.svn', '.hg')
+    $filteredFiles = foreach ($f in $files) {
+        # normalize backslashes for cross-platform ease of use
+        $normalizedPath = $f.FullName -replace "/", "\"
+        $dominated = $false
+        foreach ($vcs in $vcsDirectories) {
+            if ($normalizedPath -like "*\${vcs}\*") {
+                $dominated = $true
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        if (-not $dominated) { $f }
+    }
+
     # Deduplicate files if overlapping -Path values
-    $uniquePaths = [System.Collections.Generic.HashSet[string]]::new(@($files).Count)
-    $uniqueFiles = foreach ($f in $files) { if ($uniquePaths.Add($f.FullName)) { $f } }
+    $uniquePaths = [System.Collections.Generic.HashSet[string]]::new(@($filteredFiles).Count)
+    $uniqueFiles = foreach ($f in $filteredFiles) { if ($uniquePaths.Add($f.FullName)) { $f } }
     Filter-Excluded -Files $uniqueFiles -ExcludePath $ExcludePath | & $SafeCommands['Where-Object'] { $_ }
 }
 
diff --git a/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1 b/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
index c8847d604..0f6a32389 100644
--- a/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
+++ b/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
@@ -2966,4 +2966,66 @@ i -PassThru:$PassThru {
             $ex.Exception.Message | Verify-Like '*Unbound scriptblock*'
         }
     }
+
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/pester/Pester/issues/2515
+    # Find-File should discover test files inside hidden (dot-prefixed) directories.
+    # Without -Force on Get-ChildItem, hidden folders are silently skipped.
+    b "Find-File discovers hidden folders" {
+        t "discovers test files in dot-prefixed (hidden) subdirectories" {
+            $tempDir = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "PesterHidden_$([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName().Substring(0,4))"
+            $hiddenDir = Join-Path $tempDir '.hidden'
+            $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $hiddenDir -Force
+            $testFile = Join-Path $hiddenDir 'MyHidden.Tests.ps1'
+            Set-Content -Path $testFile -Value "Describe 'Hidden' { It 'works' { `$true | Should -Be `$true } }"
+
+            try {
+                $found = & (Get-Module Pester) { Find-File -Path $args[0] -Extension '.Tests.ps1' } $tempDir
+                $found | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+                ($found | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }) | Should -Contain $testFile
+            }
+            finally {
+                Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse -Force
+            }
+        }
+
+        t "discovers test files in nested hidden directories" {
+            $tempDir = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "PesterHidden2_$([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName().Substring(0,4))"
+            $nestedHidden = Join-Path $tempDir '.config/tests'
+            $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $nestedHidden -Force
+            $testFile = Join-Path $nestedHidden 'Deep.Tests.ps1'
+            Set-Content -Path $testFile -Value "Describe 'Deep' { It 'works' { `$true | Should -Be `$true } }"
+
+            try {
+                $found = & (Get-Module Pester) { Find-File -Path $args[0] -Extension '.Tests.ps1' } $tempDir
+                $found | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+                ($found | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }) | Should -Contain $testFile
+            }
+            finally {
+                Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse -Force
+            }
+        }
+
+        t "excludes test files inside .git directories" {
+            $tempDir = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "PesterGitExclude_$([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName().Substring(0,4))"
+            $gitDir = Join-Path $tempDir '.git'
+            $hiddenDir = Join-Path $tempDir '.hidden'
+            $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $gitDir -Force
+            $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $hiddenDir -Force
+            $gitTestFile = Join-Path $gitDir 'Something.Tests.ps1'
+            $hiddenTestFile = Join-Path $hiddenDir 'Real.Tests.ps1'
+            Set-Content -Path $gitTestFile -Value "Describe 'Git' { It 'works' { `$true | Should -Be `$true } }"
+            Set-Content -Path $hiddenTestFile -Value "Describe 'Hidden' { It 'works' { `$true | Should -Be `$true } }"
+
+            try {
+                $found = & (Get-Module Pester) { Find-File -Path $args[0] -Extension '.Tests.ps1' } $tempDir
+                $found | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+                $foundPaths = $found | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
+                $foundPaths | Should -Contain $hiddenTestFile
+                $foundPaths | Should -Not -Contain $gitTestFile
+            }
+            finally {
+                Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse -Force
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }