diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 95500fc162..63d9aebaca 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ export async function loadNuxt (opts: LoadNuxtOptions): Promise<Nuxt> {
 export function defineNuxtConfig (config: NuxtConfig): NuxtConfig {
   return config
 }
+
+// For a convenience import together with `defineNuxtConfig`
+export type { NuxtConfig }