diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
index 44cda863c3..8769ba2ae5 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
       addBuildPlugin(PageMetaPlugin({
         dev: nuxt.options.dev,
         sourcemap: !!nuxt.options.sourcemap.server || !!nuxt.options.sourcemap.client,
+        isPage,
+        routesPath: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'routes.mjs'),
       }))
     })
 
@@ -499,13 +501,13 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
     addTemplate({
       filename: 'routes.mjs',
       getContents ({ app }) {
-        if (!app.pages) { return 'export default []' }
+        if (!app.pages) { return ROUTES_HMR_CODE + 'export default []' }
         const { routes, imports } = normalizeRoutes(app.pages, new Set(), {
           serverComponentRuntime,
           clientComponentRuntime,
           overrideMeta: !!nuxt.options.experimental.scanPageMeta,
         })
-        return [...imports, `export default ${routes}`].join('\n')
+        return ROUTES_HMR_CODE + [...imports, `export default ${routes}`].join('\n')
       },
     })
 
@@ -610,3 +612,26 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
     })
   },
 })
+
+const ROUTES_HMR_CODE = /* js */`
+if (import.meta.hot) {
+  import.meta.hot.accept((mod) => {
+    const router = import.meta.hot.data.router
+    if (!router) {
+      import.meta.hot.invalidate('[nuxt] Cannot replace routes because there is no active router. Reloading.')
+      return
+    }
+    router.clearRoutes()
+    for (const route of mod.default || mod) {
+      router.addRoute(route)
+    }
+    router.replace('')
+  })
+}
+
+export function handleHotUpdate(_router) {
+  if (import.meta.hot) {
+    import.meta.hot.data.router = _router
+  }
+}
+`
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/plugins/page-meta.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/plugins/page-meta.ts
index fec8bbb54b..56e88c8f3a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/plugins/page-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/plugins/page-meta.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { parseAndWalk, withLocations } from '../../core/utils/parse'
 interface PageMetaPluginOptions {
   dev?: boolean
   sourcemap?: boolean
+  isPage?: (file: string) => boolean
+  routesPath?: string
 }
 
 const HAS_MACRO_RE = /\bdefinePageMeta\s*\(\s*/
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ const __nuxt_page_meta = null
 export default __nuxt_page_meta
 `
 
+const CODE_DEV_EMPTY = `
+const __nuxt_page_meta = {}
+export default __nuxt_page_meta
+`
+
 const CODE_HMR = `
 // Vite
 if (import.meta.hot) {
@@ -89,11 +96,11 @@ export const PageMetaPlugin = (options: PageMetaPluginOptions = {}) => createUnp
 
       if (!hasMacro && !code.includes('export { default }') && !code.includes('__nuxt_page_meta')) {
         if (!code) {
-          s.append(CODE_EMPTY + (options.dev ? CODE_HMR : ''))
+          s.append(options.dev ? (CODE_DEV_EMPTY + CODE_HMR) : CODE_EMPTY)
           const { pathname } = parseURL(decodeURIComponent(pathToFileURL(id).href))
           logger.error(`The file \`${pathname}\` is not a valid page as it has no content.`)
         } else {
-          s.overwrite(0, code.length, CODE_EMPTY + (options.dev ? CODE_HMR : ''))
+          s.overwrite(0, code.length, options.dev ? (CODE_DEV_EMPTY + CODE_HMR) : CODE_EMPTY)
         }
 
         return result()
@@ -147,19 +154,23 @@ export const PageMetaPlugin = (options: PageMetaPluginOptions = {}) => createUnp
       })
 
       if (!s.hasChanged() && !code.includes('__nuxt_page_meta')) {
-        s.overwrite(0, code.length, CODE_EMPTY + (options.dev ? CODE_HMR : ''))
+        s.overwrite(0, code.length, options.dev ? (CODE_DEV_EMPTY + CODE_HMR) : CODE_EMPTY)
       }
 
       return result()
     },
     vite: {
       handleHotUpdate: {
-        order: 'pre',
-        handler: ({ modules }) => {
-          // Remove macro file from modules list to prevent HMR overrides
-          const index = modules.findIndex(i => i.id?.includes('?macro=true'))
-          if (index !== -1) {
-            modules.splice(index, 1)
+        order: 'post',
+        handler: ({ file, modules, server }) => {
+          if (options.isPage?.(file)) {
+            const macroModule = server.moduleGraph.getModuleById(file + '?macro=true')
+            const routesModule = server.moduleGraph.getModuleById('virtual:nuxt:' + options.routesPath)
+            return [
+              ...modules,
+              ...macroModule ? [macroModule] : [],
+              ...routesModule ? [routesModule] : [],
+            ]
           }
         },
       },
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/plugins/router.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/plugins/router.ts
index bb41746480..0bf42801ef 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/plugins/router.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/plugins/router.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { navigateTo } from '#app/composables/router'
 // @ts-expect-error virtual file
 import { appManifest as isAppManifestEnabled } from '#build/nuxt.config.mjs'
 // @ts-expect-error virtual file
-import _routes from '#build/routes'
+import _routes, { handleHotUpdate } from '#build/routes'
 import routerOptions from '#build/router.options'
 // @ts-expect-error virtual file
 import { globalMiddleware, namedMiddleware } from '#build/middleware'
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ const plugin: Plugin<{ router: Router }> = defineNuxtPlugin({
       routes,
     })
 
+    handleHotUpdate(router)
+
     if (import.meta.client && 'scrollRestoration' in window.history) {
       window.history.scrollRestoration = 'auto'
     }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
index 5652d0c313..2f2c054cda 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
@@ -39,33 +39,21 @@ export function viteNodePlugin (ctx: ViteBuildContext): VitePlugin {
     name: 'nuxt:vite-node-server',
     enforce: 'post',
     configureServer (server) {
-      function invalidateVirtualModules () {
-        for (const [id, mod] of server.moduleGraph.idToModuleMap) {
-          if (id.startsWith('virtual:') || id.startsWith('\0virtual:')) {
+      server.middlewares.use('/__nuxt_vite_node__', toNodeListener(createViteNodeApp(ctx, invalidates)))
+
+      // invalidate changed virtual modules when templates are regenerated
+      ctx.nuxt.hook('app:templatesGenerated', (_app, changedTemplates) => {
+        for (const template of changedTemplates) {
+          const mods = server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(`virtual:nuxt:${template.dst}`)
+
+          for (const mod of mods || []) {
             markInvalidate(mod)
           }
         }
-
-        if (ctx.nuxt.apps.default) {
-          for (const template of ctx.nuxt.apps.default.templates) {
-            markInvalidates(server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(template.dst!))
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      server.middlewares.use('/__nuxt_vite_node__', toNodeListener(createViteNodeApp(ctx, invalidates)))
-
-      // Invalidate all virtual modules when templates are regenerated
-      ctx.nuxt.hook('app:templatesGenerated', () => {
-        invalidateVirtualModules()
       })
 
       server.watcher.on('all', (event, file) => {
         markInvalidates(server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(normalize(file)))
-        // Invalidate all virtual modules when a file is added or removed
-        if (event === 'add' || event === 'unlink') {
-          invalidateVirtualModules()
-        }
       })
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index 9cf99b7072..6d86f0ba9e 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -210,10 +210,11 @@ export const bundle: NuxtBuilder['bundle'] = async (nuxt) => {
 
   nuxt.hook('vite:serverCreated', (server: vite.ViteDevServer, env) => {
     // Invalidate virtual modules when templates are re-generated
-    ctx.nuxt.hook('app:templatesGenerated', () => {
-      for (const [id, mod] of server.moduleGraph.idToModuleMap) {
-        if (id.startsWith('virtual:') || id.startsWith('\0virtual:')) {
+    ctx.nuxt.hook('app:templatesGenerated', (_app, changedTemplates) => {
+      for (const template of changedTemplates) {
+        for (const mod of server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(`virtual:nuxt:${template.dst}`) || []) {
           server.moduleGraph.invalidateModule(mod)
+          server.reloadModule(mod)
         }
       }
     })
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index caee1da1af..6eaaa35d7a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1114,6 +1114,12 @@ importers:
         specifier: latest
         version: 4.5.0(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.6.3))
 
+  test/fixtures/hmr:
+    dependencies:
+      nuxt:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../../packages/nuxt
+
   test/fixtures/minimal:
     dependencies:
       nuxt:
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue
similarity index 50%
rename from test/fixtures/basic/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue
rename to test/fixtures/hmr/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue
index cbfae371e7..7ab0ba49b5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/components/islands/HmrComponent.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const hmrId = ref(0)
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <pre id="hmr-id">
-    HMR ID: {{ hmrId }}
-  </pre>
+  <div>
+    HMR ID:
+    <span data-testid="hmr-id">{{ hmrId }}</span>
+  </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/nuxt.config.ts b/test/fixtures/hmr/nuxt.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f5ba26e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  builder: process.env.TEST_BUILDER as 'webpack' | 'rspack' | 'vite' ?? 'vite',
+  experimental: {
+    asyncContext: process.env.TEST_CONTEXT === 'async',
+    appManifest: process.env.TEST_MANIFEST !== 'manifest-off',
+    renderJsonPayloads: process.env.TEST_PAYLOAD !== 'js',
+    inlineRouteRules: true,
+  },
+  compatibilityDate: '2024-06-28',
+})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/package.json b/test/fixtures/hmr/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b97a566e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "private": true,
+  "name": "fixture-hmr",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "nuxi build"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "nuxt": "workspace:*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/index.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0f4d634eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  some: 'stuff',
+})
+const count = ref(1)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <Title>HMR fixture</Title>
+    <h1>Home page</h1>
+    <div>
+      Count:
+      <span data-testid="count">{{ count }}</span>
+    </div>
+    <button @click="count++">
+      Increment
+    </button>
+    <pre>{{ $route.meta }}</pre>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/page-meta.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/page-meta.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3efc8ac17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/page-meta.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  some: 'stuff',
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <pre data-testid="meta">{{ $route.meta }}</pre>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/route-rules.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/route-rules.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52a5dda9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/route-rules.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+defineRouteRules({
+  headers: {
+    'x-extend': 'added in routeRules',
+  },
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    Route rules defined inline
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/routes/index.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/routes/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aefe230be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/routes/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <NuxtLink to="/routes/non-existent">
+      To non-existent link
+    </NuxtLink>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/server-component-hmr.vue b/test/fixtures/hmr/pages/server-component.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/basic/pages/server-component-hmr.vue
rename to test/fixtures/hmr/pages/server-component.vue
diff --git a/test/fixtures/hmr/tsconfig.json b/test/fixtures/hmr/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b34df1571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/hmr/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json"
+}
diff --git a/test/hmr.test.ts b/test/hmr.test.ts
index ff2783cb66..b3a1ae3c9a 100644
--- a/test/hmr.test.ts
+++ b/test/hmr.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { isWindows } from 'std-env'
 import { join } from 'pathe'
 import { $fetch as _$fetch, fetch, setup } from '@nuxt/test-utils/e2e'
 
-import { expectWithPolling, renderPage } from './utils'
+import { expectNoErrorsOrWarnings, expectWithPolling, renderPage } from './utils'
 
 // TODO: update @nuxt/test-utils
 const $fetch = _$fetch as import('nitro/types').$Fetch<unknown, import('nitro/types').NitroFetchRequest>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const isWebpack = process.env.TEST_BUILDER === 'webpack' || process.env.TEST_BUI
 
 // TODO: fix HMR on Windows
 if (process.env.TEST_ENV !== 'built' && !isWindows) {
-  const fixturePath = fileURLToPath(new URL('./fixtures-temp/basic', import.meta.url))
+  const fixturePath = fileURLToPath(new URL('./fixtures-temp/hmr', import.meta.url))
   await setup({
     rootDir: fixturePath,
     dev: true,
@@ -26,127 +26,143 @@ if (process.env.TEST_ENV !== 'built' && !isWindows) {
     },
   })
 
+  const indexVue = await fsp.readFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/index.vue'), 'utf8')
+
   describe('hmr', () => {
     it('should work', async () => {
       const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/')
 
-      expect(await page.title()).toBe('Basic fixture')
-      expect((await page.$('.sugar-counter').then(r => r!.textContent()))!.trim())
-        .toEqual('Sugar Counter 12 x 2 = 24  Inc')
+      expect(await page.title()).toBe('HMR fixture')
+      expect(await page.getByTestId('count').textContent()).toBe('1')
 
       // reactive
-      await page.$('.sugar-counter button').then(r => r!.click())
-      expect((await page.$('.sugar-counter').then(r => r!.textContent()))!.trim())
-        .toEqual('Sugar Counter 13 x 2 = 26  Inc')
+      await page.getByRole('button').click()
+      expect(await page.getByTestId('count').textContent()).toBe('2')
 
       // modify file
-      let indexVue = await fsp.readFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/index.vue'), 'utf8')
-      indexVue = indexVue
-        .replace('<Title>Basic fixture</Title>', '<Title>Basic fixture HMR</Title>')
-        .replace('<h1>Hello Nuxt 3!</h1>', '<h1>Hello Nuxt 3! HMR</h1>')
-      indexVue += '<style scoped>\nh1 { color: red }\n</style>'
-      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/index.vue'), indexVue)
+      let newContents = indexVue
+        .replace('<Title>HMR fixture</Title>', '<Title>HMR fixture HMR</Title>')
+        .replace('<h1>Home page</h1>', '<h1>Home page - but not as you knew it</h1>')
+      newContents += '<style scoped>\nh1 { color: red }\n</style>'
+      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/index.vue'), newContents)
 
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        () => page.title(),
-        'Basic fixture HMR',
-      )
+      await expectWithPolling(() => page.title(), 'HMR fixture HMR')
 
       // content HMR
-      const h1 = await page.$('h1')
-      expect(await h1!.textContent()).toBe('Hello Nuxt 3! HMR')
+      const h1 = page.getByRole('heading')
+      expect(await h1!.textContent()).toBe('Home page - but not as you knew it')
 
       // style HMR
-      const h1Color = await h1!.evaluate(el => window.getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue('color'))
+      const h1Color = await h1.evaluate(el => window.getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue('color'))
       expect(h1Color).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"rgb(255, 0, 0)"')
 
       // ensure no errors
-      const consoleLogErrors = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'error')
-      const consoleLogWarnings = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'warn')
+      expectNoErrorsOrWarnings(consoleLogs)
       expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
-      expect(consoleLogErrors).toEqual([])
-      expect(consoleLogWarnings).toEqual([])
 
       await page.close()
-    }, 60_000)
+    })
 
     it('should detect new routes', async () => {
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        () => $fetch<string>('/catchall/some-404').then(r => r.includes('catchall at some-404')).catch(() => null),
-        true,
-      )
+      const res = await fetch('/some-404')
+      expect(res.status).toBe(404)
 
       // write new page route
-      const indexVue = await fsp.readFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/index.vue'), 'utf8')
-      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/catchall/some-404.vue'), indexVue)
-
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        () => $fetch<string>('/catchall/some-404').then(r => r.includes('Hello Nuxt 3')).catch(() => null),
-        true,
-      )
+      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/some-404.vue'), indexVue)
+      await expectWithPolling(() => $fetch<string>('/some-404').then(r => r.includes('Home page')).catch(() => null), true)
     })
 
     it('should hot reload route rules', async () => {
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        () => fetch('/route-rules/inline').then(r => r.headers.get('x-extend') === 'added in routeRules').catch(() => null),
-        true,
-      )
+      await expectWithPolling(() => fetch('/route-rules').then(r => r.headers.get('x-extend')).catch(() => null), 'added in routeRules')
 
       // write new page route
-      const file = await fsp.readFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/route-rules/inline.vue'), 'utf8')
-      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/route-rules/inline.vue'), file.replace('added in routeRules', 'edited in dev'))
+      const file = await fsp.readFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/route-rules.vue'), 'utf8')
+      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/route-rules.vue'), file.replace('added in routeRules', 'edited in dev'))
 
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        () => fetch('/route-rules/inline').then(r => r.headers.get('x-extend') === 'edited in dev').catch(() => null),
-        true,
-      )
+      await expectWithPolling(() => fetch('/route-rules').then(r => r.headers.get('x-extend')).catch(() => null), 'edited in dev')
     })
 
     it('should HMR islands', async () => {
-      const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/server-component-hmr')
+      const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/server-component')
 
-      let hmrId = 0
-      const resolveHmrId = async () => {
-        const node = await page.$('#hmr-id')
-        const text = await node?.innerText() || ''
-        return Number(text.trim().split(':')[1]?.trim() || '')
-      }
       const componentPath = join(fixturePath, 'components/islands/HmrComponent.vue')
-      const triggerHmr = async () => fsp.writeFile(
-        componentPath,
-        (await fsp.readFile(componentPath, 'utf8'))
-          .replace(`ref(${hmrId++})`, `ref(${hmrId})`),
-      )
+      const componentContents = await fsp.readFile(componentPath, 'utf8')
+      const triggerHmr = (number: string) => fsp.writeFile(componentPath, componentContents.replace('ref(0)', `ref(${number})`))
 
       // initial state
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        resolveHmrId,
-        0,
-      )
+      await expectWithPolling(async () => await page.getByTestId('hmr-id').innerText(), '0')
 
       // first edit
-      await triggerHmr()
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        resolveHmrId,
-        1,
-      )
+      await triggerHmr('1')
+      await expectWithPolling(async () => await page.getByTestId('hmr-id').innerText(), '1')
 
       // just in-case
-      await triggerHmr()
-      await expectWithPolling(
-        resolveHmrId,
-        2,
-      )
+      await triggerHmr('2')
+      await expectWithPolling(async () => await page.getByTestId('hmr-id').innerText(), '2')
 
       // ensure no errors
-      const consoleLogErrors = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'error')
-      const consoleLogWarnings = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'warn')
+      expectNoErrorsOrWarnings(consoleLogs)
       expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
-      expect(consoleLogErrors).toEqual([])
-      expect(consoleLogWarnings).toEqual([])
 
       await page.close()
-    }, 60_000)
+    })
+
+    it.skipIf(isWebpack)('should HMR page meta', async () => {
+      const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/page-meta')
+
+      const pagePath = join(fixturePath, 'pages/page-meta.vue')
+      const pageContents = await fsp.readFile(pagePath, 'utf8')
+
+      expect(JSON.parse(await page.getByTestId('meta').textContent() || '{}')).toStrictEqual({ some: 'stuff' })
+      const initialConsoleLogs = structuredClone(consoleLogs)
+
+      await fsp.writeFile(pagePath, pageContents.replace(`some: 'stuff'`, `some: 'other stuff'`))
+
+      await expectWithPolling(async () => await page.getByTestId('meta').textContent() || '{}', JSON.stringify({ some: 'other stuff' }, null, 2))
+      expect(consoleLogs).toStrictEqual([
+        ...initialConsoleLogs,
+        {
+          'text': '[vite] hot updated: /pages/page-meta.vue',
+          'type': 'debug',
+        },
+        {
+          'text': '[vite] hot updated: /pages/page-meta.vue?macro=true',
+          'type': 'debug',
+        },
+        {
+          'text': `[vite] hot updated: /@id/virtual:nuxt:${fixturePath}/.nuxt/routes.mjs`,
+          'type': 'debug',
+        },
+      ])
+
+      // ensure no errors
+      expectNoErrorsOrWarnings(consoleLogs)
+      expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
+
+      await page.close()
+    })
+
+    it.skipIf(isWebpack)('should HMR routes', async () => {
+      const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = await renderPage('/routes')
+
+      await fsp.writeFile(join(fixturePath, 'pages/routes/non-existent.vue'), `<template><div data-testid="contents">A new route!</div></template>`)
+
+      await page.getByRole('link').click()
+      await expectWithPolling(() => page.getByTestId('contents').textContent(), 'A new route!')
+
+      for (const log of consoleLogs) {
+        if (log.text.includes('No match found for location with path "/routes/non-existent"')) {
+          // we expect this warning before the routes are updated
+          log.type = 'debug'
+        }
+      }
+
+      // ensure no errors
+      expectNoErrorsOrWarnings(consoleLogs)
+      expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
+
+      await page.close()
+    })
   })
 } else {
   describe.skip('hmr', () => {})
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index 3e21fb0c27..4fbba7ff87 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -57,14 +57,18 @@ export async function expectNoClientErrors (path: string) {
 
   const { page, pageErrors, consoleLogs } = (await renderPage(path))!
 
+  expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
+  expectNoErrorsOrWarnings(consoleLogs)
+
+  await page.close()
+}
+
+export function expectNoErrorsOrWarnings (consoleLogs: Array<{ type: string, text: string }>) {
   const consoleLogErrors = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'error')
   const consoleLogWarnings = consoleLogs.filter(i => i.type === 'warning')
 
-  expect(pageErrors).toEqual([])
   expect(consoleLogErrors).toEqual([])
   expect(consoleLogWarnings).toEqual([])
-
-  await page.close()
 }
 
 export async function gotoPath (page: Page, path: string) {