diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/route-provider.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/route-provider.ts
index 5111eafec8..6f57fb82f6 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/route-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/route-provider.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { RouteLocation, RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded } from '#vue-router'
 import { PageRouteSymbol } from './injections'
 
 export const RouteProvider = defineComponent({
-  name: 'RouteProvider',
   props: {
     vnode: {
       type: Object as () => VNode,
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/page.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/page.ts
index 0661be00cf..9c97d02b77 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/page.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/page.ts
@@ -88,20 +88,27 @@ export default defineComponent({
             { onAfterLeave: () => { nuxtApp.callHook('page:transition:finish', routeProps.Component) } }
           ].filter(Boolean))
 
+          const keepaliveConfig = props.keepalive ?? routeProps.route.meta.keepalive ?? (defaultKeepaliveConfig as KeepAliveProps)
           vnode = _wrapIf(Transition, hasTransition && transitionProps,
-            wrapInKeepAlive(props.keepalive ?? routeProps.route.meta.keepalive ?? (defaultKeepaliveConfig as KeepAliveProps), h(Suspense, {
+            wrapInKeepAlive(keepaliveConfig, h(Suspense, {
               suspensible: true,
               onPending: () => nuxtApp.callHook('page:start', routeProps.Component),
               onResolve: () => { nextTick(() => nuxtApp.callHook('page:finish', routeProps.Component).finally(done)) }
             }, {
-              default: () => h(RouteProvider, {
-                key: key || undefined,
-                vnode: routeProps.Component,
-                route: routeProps.route,
-                renderKey: key || undefined,
-                trackRootNodes: hasTransition,
-                vnodeRef: pageRef
-              })
+              default: () => {
+                const providerVNode = h(RouteProvider, {
+                  key: key || undefined,
+                  vnode: routeProps.Component,
+                  route: routeProps.route,
+                  renderKey: key || undefined,
+                  trackRootNodes: hasTransition,
+                  vnodeRef: pageRef
+                })
+                if (import.meta.client && keepaliveConfig) {
+                  (providerVNode.type as any).name = (routeProps.Component.type as any).name || (routeProps.Component.type as any).__name || 'RouteProvider'
+                }
+                return providerVNode
+              }
             })
             )).default()
 
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index d4386c9086..31e3d919e7 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -2017,6 +2017,87 @@ describe.runIf(isDev())('component testing', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('keepalive', () => {
+  it('should not keepalive by default', async () => {
+    const { page, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/keepalive')
+
+    const pageName = 'not-keepalive'
+    await page.click(`#${pageName}`)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+
+    expect(consoleLogs.map(l => l.text).filter(t => t.includes('keepalive'))).toEqual([`${pageName}: onMounted`])
+
+    await page.close()
+  })
+
+  it('should not keepalive when included in app config but config in nuxt-page is not undefined', async () => {
+    const { page, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/keepalive')
+
+    const pageName = 'keepalive-in-config'
+    await page.click(`#${pageName}`)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+
+    expect(consoleLogs.map(l => l.text).filter(t => t.includes('keepalive'))).toEqual([`${pageName}: onMounted`])
+
+    await page.close()
+  })
+
+  it('should not keepalive when included in app config but exclueded in nuxt-page', async () => {
+    const { page, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/keepalive')
+
+    const pageName = 'not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage'
+    await page.click(`#${pageName}`)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+
+    expect(consoleLogs.map(l => l.text).filter(t => t.includes('keepalive'))).toEqual([`${pageName}: onMounted`])
+
+    await page.close()
+  })
+
+  it('should keepalive when included in nuxt-page', async () => {
+    const { page, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/keepalive')
+
+    const pageName = 'keepalive-in-nuxtpage'
+    await page.click(`#${pageName}`)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+
+    expect(consoleLogs.map(l => l.text).filter(t => t.includes('keepalive'))).toEqual([`${pageName}: onMounted`, `${pageName}: onActivated`])
+
+    await page.close()
+  })
+
+  it('should preserve keepalive config when navigate routes in nuxt-page', async () => {
+    const { page, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/keepalive')
+
+    await page.click('#keepalive-in-nuxtpage')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+    await page.click('#keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+    await page.click('#keepalive-in-nuxtpage')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+    await page.click('#not-keepalive')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+    await page.click('#keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25)
+
+    expect(consoleLogs.map(l => l.text).filter(t => t.includes('keepalive'))).toEqual([
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage: onMounted',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage: onActivated',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage: onDeactivated',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2: onMounted',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2: onActivated',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage: onActivated',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2: onDeactivated',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage: onDeactivated',
+      'not-keepalive: onMounted',
+      'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2: onActivated',
+      'not-keepalive: onUnmounted'
+    ])
+
+    await page.close()
+  })
+})
+
 function normaliseIslandResult (result: NuxtIslandResponse) {
   return {
     ...result,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/composables/keep-alive.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/composables/keep-alive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bee308628e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/composables/keep-alive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function useLifecyleLogs (name: string) {
+  onMounted(() => console.log(`${name}: onMounted`))
+  onUnmounted(() => console.log(`${name}: onUnmounted`))
+  onActivated(() => console.log(`${name}: onActivated`))
+  onDeactivated(() => console.log(`${name}: onDeactivated`))
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.ts
index 570b54b62b..5b6d6e469a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
         { charset: 'utf-8' },
         { name: 'description', content: 'Nuxt Fixture' }
       ]
+    },
+    keepalive: {
+      include: ['keepalive-in-config', 'not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage']
     }
   },
   buildDir: process.env.NITRO_BUILD_DIR,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdaa673a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const links = ['keepalive-in-config', 'not-keepalive', 'keepalive-in-nuxtpage', 'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2', 'not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage']
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h1>Keepalive Test</h1>
+    <NuxtLink
+      id="keepalive-home"
+      to="/keepalive"
+    >
+      Keepalive Home
+    </NuxtLink>
+    <div :style="{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', marginTop: '10px' }">
+      <NuxtLink
+        v-for="link in links"
+        :id="link"
+        :key="link"
+        :to="`/keepalive/${link}`"
+      >
+        {{ link }}
+      </NuxtLink>
+    </div>
+    <NuxtPage :keepalive="{ include: ['keepalive-in-nuxtpage', 'keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2'], exclude: ['not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage'] }" />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-config.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-config.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a057e7427b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-config.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+useLifecyleLogs('keepalive-in-config')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h2>Keepalive in Config</h2>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb4fd440c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+useLifecyleLogs('keepalive-in-nuxtpage-2')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h2>Keepalive in `nuxt-page` 2</h2>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19c4312cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+useLifecyleLogs('keepalive-in-nuxtpage')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h2>Keepalive in `nuxt-page`</h2>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d16f7173d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+useLifecyleLogs('not-keepalive-in-nuxtpage')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h2>Not Keepalive in `nuxt-page`</h2>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7fc57ea43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/keepalive/not-keepalive.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+useLifecyleLogs('not-keepalive')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <h2>Not Keepalive</h2>
+  </div>
+</template>