diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5ae6bb95e..e459b9980c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dist
 .nuxt*
 .output
 .gen
+nuxt.d.ts
 
 # Junit reports
 reports
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts b/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
index a018ea2f2f..1848ff839a 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ export function setupNitroBridge () {
     nitroDevContext.middleware.push(...middleware)
   })
 
+  // Add typed route responses
+  nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts') })
+  })
+
   // nuxt build/dev
   // @ts-ignore
   nuxt.options.build._minifyServer = false
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/build.ts b/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
index f4dc5aba4e..b02a4542fb 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { resolve, join } from 'pathe'
+import { relative, resolve, join } from 'pathe'
 import consola from 'consola'
 import { rollup, watch as rollupWatch } from 'rollup'
 import fse from 'fs-extra'
@@ -55,9 +55,38 @@ export async function build (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
 
   nitroContext.rollupConfig = getRollupConfig(nitroContext)
   await nitroContext._internal.hooks.callHook('nitro:rollup:before', nitroContext)
+  await writeTypes(nitroContext)
   return nitroContext._nuxt.dev ? _watch(nitroContext) : _build(nitroContext)
 }
 
+async function writeTypes (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
+  const routeTypes: Record<string, string[]> = {}
+
+  const middleware = [
+    ...nitroContext.scannedMiddleware,
+    ...nitroContext.middleware
+  ]
+
+  for (const mw of middleware) {
+    if (typeof mw.handle !== 'string') { continue }
+    const relativePath = relative(nitroContext._nuxt.buildDir, mw.handle).replace(/\.[a-z]+$/, '')
+    routeTypes[mw.route] = routeTypes[mw.route] || []
+    routeTypes[mw.route].push(`ReturnType<typeof import('${relativePath}').default>`)
+  }
+
+  const lines = [
+    'declare module \'@nuxt/nitro\' {',
+    '  interface InternalApi {',
+    ...Object.entries(routeTypes).map(([path, types]) => `    '${path}': ${types.join(' | ')}`),
+    '  }',
+    '}',
+    // Makes this a module for augmentation purposes
+    'export {}'
+  ]
+
+  await writeFile(join(nitroContext._nuxt.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts'), lines.join('\n'))
+}
+
 async function _build (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
   nitroContext.scannedMiddleware = await scanMiddleware(nitroContext._nuxt.serverDir)
 
@@ -117,6 +146,7 @@ async function _watch (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
       nitroContext.scannedMiddleware = middleware
       if (['add', 'addDir'].includes(event)) {
         watcher.close()
+        writeTypes(nitroContext).catch(console.error)
         watcher = startRollupWatcher(nitroContext)
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/nitro/types/fetch.d.ts b/packages/nitro/types/fetch.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b530117b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro/types/fetch.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import type { FetchRequest, FetchOptions, FetchResponse } from 'ohmyfetch'
+
+// An interface to extend in a local project
+export declare interface InternalApi { }
+
+export declare type ValueOf<C> = C extends Record<any, any> ? C[keyof C] : never
+
+export declare type MatchedRoutes<Route extends string> = ValueOf<{
+  // exact match, prefix match or root middleware
+  [key in keyof InternalApi]: Route extends key | `${key}/${string}` | '/' ? key : never
+}>
+
+export declare type MiddlewareOf<Route extends string> = Exclude<InternalApi[MatchedRoutes<Route>], Error | void>
+
+export declare type TypedInternalResponse<Route, Default> =
+  Default extends string | boolean | number | null | void | object
+    // Allow user overrides
+    ? Default
+    : Route extends string
+      ? MiddlewareOf<Route> extends never
+        // Bail if only types are Error or void (for example, from middleware)
+        ? Default
+        : MiddlewareOf<Route>
+      : Default
+
+export declare interface $Fetch {
+  <T = unknown, R extends FetchRequest = FetchRequest> (request: R, opts?: FetchOptions): Promise<TypedInternalResponse<R, T>>
+  raw<T = unknown, R extends FetchRequest = FetchRequest> (request: R, opts?: FetchOptions): Promise<FetchResponse<TypedInternalResponse<R, T>>>
+}
+
+declare global {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var $fetch: $Fetch
+  namespace NodeJS {
+    interface Global {
+      $fetch: $Fetch
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro/types/index.d.ts b/packages/nitro/types/index.d.ts
index 30743bebb4..e7e8da3a9e 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/types/index.d.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ declare module '@nuxt/kit' {
   }
 }
 
+export * from './fetch'
 export * from '../dist'
diff --git a/packages/nitro/types/shims.d.ts b/packages/nitro/types/shims.d.ts
index baff617ec2..b385af6cf0 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/types/shims.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/types/shims.d.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-declare global {
-  import type { $Fetch } from 'ohmyfetch'
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-  var $fetch: $Fetch
-  namespace NodeJS {
-    interface Global {
-      $fetch: $Fetch
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 declare module '#storage' {
   import type { Storage } from 'unstorage'
   export const storage: Storage
@@ -21,5 +9,3 @@ declare module '#assets' {
   export function statAsset(id: string): Promise<AssetMeta>
   export function getKeys() : Promise<string[]>
 }
-
-export default {}
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/app/types/shims.d.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/app/types/shims.d.ts
index 88170bff26..9c5b1cf4ad 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/app/types/shims.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/app/types/shims.d.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import { Component } from '@vue/runtime-core'
-import { $Fetch } from 'ohmyfetch'
 import { NuxtApp } from '../nuxt'
 
 declare global {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-  var $fetch: $Fetch
-
   namespace NodeJS {
-    interface Global {
-      $fetch: $Fetch
-    }
     interface Process {
       browser: boolean
       client: boolean
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
index 2b87a53b21..21057dae65 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   nuxt.hook('close', () => nitroDevContext._internal.hooks.callHook('close'))
   nitroDevContext._internal.hooks.hook('nitro:document', template => nuxt.callHook('nitro:document', template))
 
+  // Add typed route responses
+  nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts') })
+  })
+
   // Add nitro client plugin (to inject $fetch helper)
   nuxt.hook('app:resolve', (app) => {
     app.plugins.push({ src: resolve(nitroContext._internal.runtimeDir, 'app/nitro.client.mjs') })
diff --git a/playground/nuxt.d.ts b/playground/nuxt.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a4e90216c2..0000000000
--- a/playground/nuxt.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// This file is auto generated by `nuxt prepare`
-// Please do not manually modify this file.
-
-/// <reference types="nuxt3" />
-/// <reference path=".nuxt/components.d.ts" />
-/// <reference path=".nuxt/auto-imports.d.ts" />
-export {}