diff --git a/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py b/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
index bb2b1aa67..9853ca2cb 100644
--- a/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
+++ b/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import time
 import contextlib
 import ctypes
 import ctypes.util
@@ -167,7 +168,12 @@ def __init__(self, path: bytes, *, recursive: bool = False, event_mask: int | No
             self._add_dir_watch(path, event_mask, recursive=recursive)
         else:
             self._add_watch(path, event_mask)
-        self._moved_from_events: dict[int, InotifyEvent] = {}
+
+        self._moved_from_events: dict[int, EventPathAndTime] = {}
+        self.stop_event = threading.Event()
+        self.cleaner_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.clear_move_records_older_than, args=(5,self.stop_event))
+        self.cleaner_thread.start()
+
 
     @property
     def event_mask(self) -> int:
@@ -189,9 +195,22 @@ def fd(self) -> int:
         """The file descriptor associated with the inotify instance."""
         return self._inotify_fd
 
-    def clear_move_records(self) -> None:
-        """Clear cached records of MOVED_FROM events"""
-        self._moved_from_events = {}
+    def clear_move_records_older_than(self, delay_sec: int, stop_event: threading.Event) -> None:
+        """Clears cached records of MOVED_FROM events older than delay_sec."""
+        sleep_max = 10
+        while not stop_event.is_set():
+            if len(self._moved_from_events) != 0:
+                item =next(iter(self._moved_from_events))
+                if self._moved_from_events[item].time < (time.time() - delay_sec):
+                    del self._moved_from_events[item]
+                else:
+                    time.sleep(delay_sec)
+            else:
+                time.sleep(sleep_max)
+
+    def stop_cleaner(self):
+        self.stop_event.set()
+        self.cleaner_thread.join()
 
     def source_for_move(self, destination_event: InotifyEvent) -> bytes | None:
         """The source path corresponding to the given MOVED_TO event.
@@ -208,8 +227,9 @@ def remember_move_from_event(self, event: InotifyEvent) -> None:
         """Save this event as the source event for future MOVED_TO events to
         reference.
         """
-        self._moved_from_events[event.cookie] = event
-
+        path_and_time = EventPathAndTime(event.src_path)
+        self._moved_from_events[event.cookie] = path_and_time
+        
     def add_watch(self, path: bytes) -> None:
         """Adds a watch for the given path.
 
@@ -236,6 +256,7 @@ def close(self) -> None:
         with self._lock:
             if not self._closed:
                 self._closed = True
+                self.stop_cleaner()
 
                 if self._path in self._wd_for_path:
                     wd = self._wd_for_path[self._path]
@@ -586,3 +607,15 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             f" mask={self._get_mask_string(self.mask)}, cookie={self.cookie},"
             f" name={os.fsdecode(self.name)!r}>"
         )
+
+class EventPathAndTime:
+    def __init__(self, src_path: bytes) -> None:
+        self._time = time.time()
+        self._src_path = src_path
+
+    @property
+    def src_path(self) -> bytes:
+        return self._src_path
+    @property
+    def time(self) -> float:
+        return self._time
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_inotify_c.py b/tests/test_inotify_c.py
index 8d4b59d40..2bc29de48 100644
--- a/tests/test_inotify_c.py
+++ b/tests/test_inotify_c.py
@@ -157,6 +157,18 @@ def test_watch_file(p: P, event_queue: TestEventQueue, start_watching: StartWatc
     event, _ = event_queue.get(timeout=5)
     assert repr(event)
 
+def test_watch_file_move(p: P, event_queue: TestEventQueue, start_watching: StartWatching) -> None:
+    folder = p()
+    path = p("this_is_a_file")
+    path_moved = p("this_is_a_file2")
+    with open(path, "a"):
+        pass
+    start_watching(path=folder)
+    os.rename(path, path_moved)
+    event, _ = event_queue.get(timeout=5)
+    assert event.src_path == path
+    assert event.dest_path == path_moved
+    assert repr(event)
 
 def test_event_equality(p: P) -> None:
     wd_parent_dir = 42