diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
index 5f5405da3e..1a8875f3c2 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/router.options.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type ScrollPosition = Awaited<ReturnType<RouterScrollBehavior>>
 export default <RouterConfig> {
   scrollBehavior (to, from, savedPosition) {
     const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
+    const behavior = this.scrollBehaviorType ?? 'auto'
 
     // By default when the returned position is falsy or an empty object, vue-router will retain the current scroll position
     // savedPosition is only available for popstate navigations (back button)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export default <RouterConfig> {
         return { left: 0, top: 0 }
       }
       if (to.hash) {
-        return { el: to.hash, top: _getHashElementScrollMarginTop(to.hash) }
+        return { el: to.hash, top: _getHashElementScrollMarginTop(to.hash), behavior }
       }
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export default <RouterConfig> {
       nuxtApp.hooks.hookOnce(hookToWait, async () => {
         await nextTick()
         if (to.hash) {
-          position = { el: to.hash, top: _getHashElementScrollMarginTop(to.hash) }
+          position = { el: to.hash, top: _getHashElementScrollMarginTop(to.hash), behavior }
         }
         resolve(position)
       })
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/router.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/router.ts
index f47d18bf14..5d0f0ffe2c 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/router.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/router.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type RouterOptions = Partial<Omit<_RouterOptions, 'history' | 'routes'>>
   history?: (baseURL?: string) => RouterHistory
   routes?: (_routes: _RouterOptions['routes']) => _RouterOptions['routes']
   hashMode?: boolean
+  scrollBehaviorType?: 'smooth' | 'auto'
 }
 
 export type RouterConfig = RouterOptions
@@ -12,4 +13,4 @@ export type RouterConfig = RouterOptions
 /**
  * Only JSON serializable router options are configurable from nuxt config
  */
-export type RouterConfigSerializable = Pick<RouterConfig, 'linkActiveClass' | 'linkExactActiveClass' | 'end' | 'sensitive' | 'strict' | 'hashMode'>
+export type RouterConfigSerializable = Pick<RouterConfig, 'linkActiveClass' | 'linkExactActiveClass' | 'end' | 'sensitive' | 'strict' | 'hashMode' | 'scrollBehaviorType'>