diff --git a/lib/common/options.js b/lib/common/options.js
index c767c8a91d..161a9cad3c 100755
--- a/lib/common/options.js
+++ b/lib/common/options.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Options.from = function (_options) {
   _.defaultsDeep(options, modePreset)
 
   // If no server-side rendering, add appear true transition
-  if (options.render.ssr === false) {
+  if (options.render.ssr === false && options.transition) {
     options.transition.appear = true
   }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
index ace0d54b37..1acc32b377 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     bad: null,
     '': true
-  }
+  },
+  transition: false
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/spa/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/spa/nuxt.config.js
index a17da47b52..bcbf687d27 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/spa/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/spa/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   rootDir: __dirname,
   mode: 'spa',
-  dev: false
+  dev: false,
+  transition: false
 }