diff --git a/packages/config/src/options.js b/packages/config/src/options.js
index 6e13e079f7..b2e6bea3a9 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/options.js
+++ b/packages/config/src/options.js
@@ -170,9 +170,32 @@ export function getNuxtConfig(_options) {
     options.build.cssSourceMap = options.dev
   }
 
+  const babelConfig = options.build.babel
   // babel cacheDirectory
-  if (options.build.babel.cacheDirectory === undefined) {
-    options.build.babel.cacheDirectory = options.dev
+  if (babelConfig.cacheDirectory === undefined) {
+    babelConfig.cacheDirectory = options.dev
+  }
+
+  // TODO: remove this warn in Nuxt 3
+  if (Array.isArray(babelConfig.presets)) {
+    const warnPreset = (presetName) => {
+      const oldPreset = '@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app'
+      const newPreset = '@nuxt/babel-preset-app'
+      if (presetName.includes(oldPreset)) {
+        presetName = presetName.replace(oldPreset, newPreset)
+        consola.warn('@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app has been deprecated, please use @nuxt/babel-preset-app.')
+      }
+      return presetName
+    }
+    babelConfig.presets = babelConfig.presets.map((preset) => {
+      const hasOptions = Array.isArray(preset)
+      if (hasOptions) {
+        preset[0] = warnPreset(preset[0])
+      } else if (typeof preset === 'string') {
+        preset = warnPreset(preset)
+      }
+      return preset
+    })
   }
 
   // vue config
diff --git a/test/unit/basic.config.defaults.test.js b/test/unit/basic.config.defaults.test.js
index e533a5c101..857060e71e 100644
--- a/test/unit/basic.config.defaults.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/basic.config.defaults.test.js
@@ -37,4 +37,28 @@ describe('basic config defaults', () => {
     options = getNuxtConfig({ globalName: 'foo?' })
     expect(options.globalName).toEqual('nuxt')
   })
+
+  test('@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app has been deprecated', () => {
+    let options = getNuxtConfig({
+      build: {
+        babel: {
+          presets: ['@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app']
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(options.build.babel.presets).toEqual(['@nuxt/babel-preset-app'])
+    expect(consola.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app has been deprecated, please use @nuxt/babel-preset-app.')
+
+    consola.warn.mockClear()
+
+    options = getNuxtConfig({
+      build: {
+        babel: {
+          presets: [['@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app']]
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(options.build.babel.presets).toEqual([['@nuxt/babel-preset-app']])
+    expect(consola.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('@nuxtjs/babel-preset-app has been deprecated, please use @nuxt/babel-preset-app.')
+  })
 })