diff --git a/packages/nuxt/package.json b/packages/nuxt/package.json
index 3e2bc83b9a..3ebada2cb9 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "@nuxt/vite-builder": "workspace:../vite",
     "@unhead/ssr": "^1.2.2",
     "@unhead/vue": "^1.2.2",
+    "@unhead/dom": "^1.2.2",
     "@vue/shared": "^3.3.4",
     "acorn": "8.10.0",
     "c12": "^1.4.2",
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/head/runtime/plugins/unhead.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/head/runtime/plugins/unhead.ts
index 59d32b7092..ece6af9f2a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/head/runtime/plugins/unhead.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/head/runtime/plugins/unhead.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createHead as createClientHead } from '@unhead/vue'
+import { renderDOMHead } from '@unhead/dom'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app/nuxt'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin({
@@ -11,17 +12,16 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
     if (import.meta.client) {
       // pause dom updates until page is ready and between page transitions
       let pauseDOMUpdates = true
-      const unpauseDom = () => {
+      const syncHead = async () => {
         pauseDOMUpdates = false
-        // trigger the debounced DOM update
-        head.hooks.callHook('entries:updated', head)
+        await renderDOMHead(head)
       }
       head.hooks.hook('dom:beforeRender', (context) => { context.shouldRender = !pauseDOMUpdates })
       nuxtApp.hooks.hook('page:start', () => { pauseDOMUpdates = true })
       // wait for new page before unpausing dom updates (triggered after suspense resolved)
-      nuxtApp.hooks.hook('page:finish', unpauseDom)
+      nuxtApp.hooks.hook('page:finish', syncHead)
       // unpause the DOM once the mount suspense is resolved
-      nuxtApp.hooks.hook('app:suspense:resolve', unpauseDom)
+      nuxtApp.hooks.hook('app:suspense:resolve', syncHead)
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ce3dc61251..b7e23ac148 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^14.18.0 || >=16.10.0
         version: 18.17.4
+      '@unhead/dom':
+        specifier: ^1.2.2
+        version: 1.2.2
       '@unhead/ssr':
         specifier: ^1.2.2
         version: 1.2.2
@@ -7189,7 +7192,7 @@ packages:
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
 
   /jstransformer@1.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-C9YK3Rf8q6VAPDCCU9fnqo3mAfOH6vUGnMcP4AQAYIEpWtfGLpwOTmZ+igtdK5y+VvI2n3CyYSzy4Qh34eq24A==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-7Yvwkh4vPx7U1cGkT2hwntJHIsM=}
     dependencies:
       is-promise: 2.2.2
       promise: 7.3.1
@@ -10320,7 +10323,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.6'}
 
   /token-stream@1.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VSsyNPPW74RpHwR8Fc21uubwHY7wMDeJLys2IX5zJNih+OnAnaifKHo+1LHT7DAdloQ7apeaaWg8l7qnf/TnEg==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-zCAOqyYT9BZtJ/+a/HylbUnfbrQ=}
     dev: false
 
   /totalist@1.1.0: