diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d6c9eeaa6d..f6eaefca03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Stub
         run: yarn stub
 
+      - name: Test (unit)
+        run: yarn test:unit
+
       - name: Test (presets)
         run: yarn test:presets
 
diff --git a/docs/content/2.app/3.data-fetching.md b/docs/content/2.app/3.data-fetching.md
index 51a6597508..695cb097df 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.app/3.data-fetching.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.app/3.data-fetching.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Nuxt provides `asyncData` to handle data fetching within you application.
 
 ## `asyncData`
 
-Within your pages and components you can use `asyncData` to get access to data that resolves asynchronously. 
+Within your pages and components you can use `asyncData` to get access to data that resolves asynchronously.
 
 ### Usage
 
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ This helper only works with:
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { asyncData, defineNuxtComponent } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
   setup () {
     const { data } = asyncData('time', () => $fetch('/api/count'))
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ When using with the `<script setup>` syntax, an addition attribute `nuxt` is req
 
 ```vue
 <script setup nuxt>
-import { asyncData } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 const { data } = asyncData('time', () => $fetch('/api/count'))
 </script>
 
diff --git a/docs/content/2.app/4.meta-tags.md b/docs/content/2.app/4.meta-tags.md
index 27417b3078..fb4ad7ce9a 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.app/4.meta-tags.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.app/4.meta-tags.md
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ Within your `setup()` function you can call `useMeta` with an object of meta pro
 
 For example:
 ```ts
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-import { useMeta } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default {
   setup () {
     useMeta({
diff --git a/examples/async-data-setup/pages/index.vue b/examples/async-data-setup/pages/index.vue
index 1267e3f011..4d494d2d86 100644
--- a/examples/async-data-setup/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/async-data-setup/pages/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <script nuxt setup lang="ts">
-import { asyncData } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 const { data } = asyncData('time', () => $fetch('/api/count'))
 </script>
diff --git a/examples/async-data/pages/index.vue b/examples/async-data/pages/index.vue
index fe1ca66275..a684367c14 100644
--- a/examples/async-data/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/async-data/pages/index.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineNuxtComponent, asyncData } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
   setup () {
     const { data } = asyncData('time', () => $fetch('/api/count'))
diff --git a/examples/async-data/pages/options.vue b/examples/async-data/pages/options.vue
index 89172e8734..81b240b4b4 100644
--- a/examples/async-data/pages/options.vue
+++ b/examples/async-data/pages/options.vue
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineNuxtComponent } from '@nuxt/app'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
   fetchKey: 'custom',
   asyncData ({ route }) {
diff --git a/examples/meta/app.vue b/examples/meta/app.vue
index aee1dd85e0..c7fdcf9e56 100644
--- a/examples/meta/app.vue
+++ b/examples/meta/app.vue
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-import { useMeta } from '@nuxt/app'
 
 export default {
   setup () {
diff --git a/examples/with-layouts/pages/index.vue b/examples/with-layouts/pages/index.vue
index debfa4df5c..c44511c1cb 100644
--- a/examples/with-layouts/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/with-layouts/pages/index.vue
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { defineNuxtComponent } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
   layout: 'custom'
 })
diff --git a/examples/with-vue-content-loader/pages/index.vue b/examples/with-vue-content-loader/pages/index.vue
index 4a472206f1..44f770b643 100644
--- a/examples/with-vue-content-loader/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/with-vue-content-loader/pages/index.vue
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { ContentLoader } from 'vue-content-loader'
-import { defineNuxtComponent, asyncData } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
   components: { ContentLoader },
   setup () {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94cdba4904..6fd4901ba0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "test": "yarn lint && yarn test:presets",
     "test:presets": "mocha test/presets/*.mjs",
     "test:compat": "TEST_COMPAT=1 yarn test:presets",
+    "test:unit": "mocha -r jiti/register packages/**/test/*.test.*",
     "version": "yarn && git add yarn.lock"
   },
   "resolutions": {
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/build.config.ts b/packages/global-imports/build.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1100b6587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/build.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { defineBuildConfig } from 'unbuild'
+
+export default defineBuildConfig({
+  declaration: true,
+  entries: [
+    'src/module'
+  ]
+})
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/module.js b/packages/global-imports/module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6b0665c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/module.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./dist/module')
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/package.json b/packages/global-imports/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4d942b285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "name": "@nuxt/global-imports",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "repository": "nuxt/framework",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "exports": {
+    "./module": {
+      "import": "./dist/module.mjs",
+      "require": "./dist/module.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "types": "./dist/module.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "prepack": "unbuild"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@nuxt/kit": "^0.6.4",
+    "ufo": "^0.7.7",
+    "unplugin": "^0.0.5",
+    "upath": "^2.0.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "unbuild": "^0.4.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/src/identifiers.ts b/packages/global-imports/src/identifiers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24ad295629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/src/identifiers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const VueAPIs = [
+  // lifecycle
+  'onActivated',
+  'onBeforeMount',
+  'onBeforeUnmount',
+  'onBeforeUpdate',
+  'onDeactivated',
+  'onErrorCaptured',
+  'onMounted',
+  'onServerPrefetch',
+  'onUnmounted',
+  'onUpdated',
+
+  // reactivity,
+  'computed',
+  'customRef',
+  'isReadonly',
+  'isRef',
+  'markRaw',
+  'reactive',
+  'readonly',
+  'ref',
+  'shallowReactive',
+  'shallowReadonly',
+  'shallowRef',
+  'toRaw',
+  'toRef',
+  'toRefs',
+  'triggerRef',
+  'unref',
+  'watch',
+  'watchEffect',
+
+  // component
+  'defineComponent',
+  'defineAsyncComponent',
+  'getCurrentInstance',
+  'h',
+  'inject',
+  'nextTick',
+  'provide',
+  'useCssModule'
+]
+
+const nuxtComposition = [
+  'useAsyncData',
+  'asyncData',
+  'defineNuxtComponent',
+  'useNuxt',
+  'defineNuxtPlugin',
+  'useMeta'
+]
+
+export const defaultIdentifiers = Object.fromEntries([
+  ...VueAPIs.map(name => [name, 'vue']),
+  ...nuxtComposition.map(name => [name, '@nuxt/app'])
+])
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/src/module.ts b/packages/global-imports/src/module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f9009eae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/src/module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { addVitePlugin, addWebpackPlugin, defineNuxtModule, addTemplate, addPluginTemplate } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { resolve } from 'upath'
+import type { Identifiers, GlobalImportsOptions } from './types'
+import { TrsnsformPlugin } from './transform'
+import { defaultIdentifiers } from './identifiers'
+
+export default defineNuxtModule<GlobalImportsOptions>({
+  name: 'global-imports',
+  configKey: 'globalImports',
+  defaults: { identifiers: defaultIdentifiers },
+  setup ({ identifiers }, nuxt) {
+    if (nuxt.options.dev) {
+      // Add all imports to globalThis in development mode
+      addPluginTemplate({
+        filename: 'global-imports.mjs',
+        src: '',
+        getContents: () => {
+          const imports = toImports(Object.entries(identifiers))
+          const globalThisSet = Object.keys(identifiers).map(name => `globalThis.${name} = ${name};`).join('\n')
+          return `${imports}\n\n${globalThisSet}\n\nexport default () => {};`
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      // Transform to inject imports in production mode
+      addVitePlugin(TrsnsformPlugin.vite(identifiers))
+      addWebpackPlugin(TrsnsformPlugin.webpack(identifiers))
+    }
+
+    // Add types
+    addTemplate({
+      filename: 'global-imports.d.ts',
+      write: true,
+      getContents: () => `// Generated by global imports
+declare global {
+${Object.entries(identifiers).map(([api, moduleName]) => `  const ${api}: typeof import('${moduleName}')['${api}']`).join('\n')}
+}\nexport {}`
+    })
+    nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'global-imports.d.ts') })
+    })
+  }
+})
+
+function toImports (identifiers: Identifiers) {
+  const map: Record<string, Set<string>> = {}
+
+  identifiers.forEach(([name, moduleName]) => {
+    if (!map[moduleName]) {
+      map[moduleName] = new Set()
+    }
+    map[moduleName].add(name)
+  })
+
+  return Object.entries(map)
+    .map(([name, imports]) => `import { ${Array.from(imports).join(', ')} } from '${name}';`)
+    .join('\n')
+}
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/src/transform.ts b/packages/global-imports/src/transform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4b3cf07a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/src/transform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { createUnplugin } from 'unplugin'
+import { parseQuery, parseURL } from 'ufo'
+import { IdentifierMap } from './types'
+
+const excludeRegex = [
+  // imported from other module
+  /\bimport\s*\{([\s\S]*?)\}\s*from\b/g,
+  // defined as function
+  /\bfunction\s*([\s\S]+?)\s*\(/g,
+  // defined as local variable
+  /\b(?:const|let|var)\s*([\w\d_$]+?)\b/g
+]
+
+export const TrsnsformPlugin = createUnplugin((map: IdentifierMap) => {
+  const regex = new RegExp('\\b(' + (Object.keys(map).join('|')) + ')\\b', 'g')
+
+  return {
+    name: 'nuxt-global-imports-transform',
+    enforce: 'post',
+    transformInclude (id) {
+      const { pathname, search } = parseURL(id)
+      const query = parseQuery(search)
+
+      if (id.includes('node_modules')) {
+        return false
+      }
+
+      // vue files
+      if (pathname.endsWith('.vue') && (query.type === 'template' || !search)) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      // js files
+      if (pathname.match(/\.((c|m)?j|t)sx?/g)) {
+        return true
+      }
+    },
+    transform (code) {
+      // find all possible injection
+      const matched = new Set(Array.from(code.matchAll(regex)).map(i => i[1]))
+
+      // remove those already defined
+      for (const regex of excludeRegex) {
+        Array.from(code.matchAll(regex))
+          .flatMap(i => i[1]?.split(',') || [])
+          .forEach(i => matched.delete(i.trim()))
+      }
+
+      const modules: Record<string, string[]> = {}
+
+      // group by module name
+      Array.from(matched).forEach((name) => {
+        const moduleName = map[name]!
+        if (!modules[moduleName]) {
+          modules[moduleName] = []
+        }
+        modules[moduleName].push(name)
+      })
+
+      // stringify import
+      const imports = Object.entries(modules)
+        .map(([moduleName, names]) => `import { ${names.join(',')} } from '${moduleName}';`)
+        .join('')
+
+      return imports + code
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/src/types.ts b/packages/global-imports/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1eb9a984ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export type IdentifierMap = Record<string, string>
+export type Identifiers = [string, string][]
+
+export interface GlobalImportsOptions {
+  identifiers?: IdentifierMap
+}
diff --git a/packages/global-imports/test/build.test.ts b/packages/global-imports/test/build.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfaef49e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/global-imports/test/build.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import { TrsnsformPlugin } from '../src/transform'
+
+describe('module:global-imports:build', () => {
+  const { transform } = TrsnsformPlugin.raw({ ref: 'vue' })
+
+  it('should correct inject', () => {
+    expect(transform('const a = ref(0)', ''))
+      .to.equal('import { ref } from \'vue\';const a = ref(0)')
+  })
+
+  it('should ignore imported', () => {
+    expect(transform('import { ref } from "foo";const a = ref(0)', ''))
+      .to.equal('import { ref } from "foo";const a = ref(0)')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/module/utils.ts b/packages/kit/src/module/utils.ts
index 6f15b0948d..e1ab0337a6 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/module/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/module/utils.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export function normalizeTemplate (template: NuxtTemplate | string): NuxtTemplat
   // Normalize
   if (typeof template === 'string') {
     template = { src: template }
+  } else {
+    template = { ...template }
   }
 
   // Use src if provided
@@ -74,7 +76,10 @@ export function normalizePlugin (plugin: NuxtPlugin | string): NuxtPlugin {
   // Normalize src
   if (typeof plugin === 'string') {
     plugin = { src: plugin }
+  } else {
+    plugin = { ...plugin }
   }
+
   if (!plugin.src) {
     throw new Error('Invalid plugin. src option is required: ' + JSON.stringify(plugin))
   }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/package.json b/packages/nuxt3/package.json
index 7ee90e59b5..a9d3783c39 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@nuxt/app": "^0.5.0",
     "@nuxt/component-discovery": "^0.2.0",
+    "@nuxt/global-imports": "^0.1.0",
     "@nuxt/kit": "^0.6.4",
     "@nuxt/meta": "^0.1.0",
     "@nuxt/nitro": "^0.9.1",
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
index 2db83ec8e5..7569422ad7 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export async function loadNuxt (opts: LoadNuxtOptions): Promise<Nuxt> {
   options.buildModules.push(normalize(require.resolve('@nuxt/pages/module')))
   options.buildModules.push(normalize(require.resolve('@nuxt/meta/module')))
   options.buildModules.push(normalize(require.resolve('@nuxt/component-discovery/module')))
+  options.buildModules.push(normalize(require.resolve('@nuxt/global-imports/module')))
 
   const nuxt = createNuxt(options)
 
diff --git a/playground/nuxt.d.ts b/playground/nuxt.d.ts
index b1cb579f47..2383251813 100644
--- a/playground/nuxt.d.ts
+++ b/playground/nuxt.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-// Declarations auto generated by `nuxt prepare`. Please do not manually modify this file.
+// This file is auto generated by `nuxt prepare`
+// Please do not manually modify this file.
 
 /// <reference types="@nuxt/kit" />
+/// <reference types="@nuxt/app" />
 /// <reference types="@nuxt/nitro" />
 /// <reference types="@nuxt/pages" />
 /// <reference types="@nuxt/meta" />
 /// <reference types="@nuxt/component-discovery" />
+/// <reference types="@nuxt/global-imports" />
+/// <reference path=".nuxt/components.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path=".nuxt/global-imports.d.ts" />
+export {}
diff --git a/playground/pages/index.vue b/playground/pages/index.vue
index f59a5330dc..e11e63a875 100644
--- a/playground/pages/index.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/index.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { defineNuxtComponent } from '@nuxt/app'
-
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 20815ad749..c45ffb4252 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "mocha",
       "chai",
       "@nuxt/app",
-      "@nuxt/nitro",
+      "@nuxt/nitro"
     ]
   },
   "exclude": ["./packages/*/dist/*"]
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5ed8dfac66..88a6c60a19 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1335,6 +1335,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@nuxt/global-imports@^0.1.0, @nuxt/global-imports@workspace:packages/global-imports":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@nuxt/global-imports@workspace:packages/global-imports"
+  dependencies:
+    "@nuxt/kit": ^0.6.4
+    ufo: ^0.7.7
+    unbuild: ^0.4.2
+    unplugin: ^0.0.5
+    upath: ^2.0.1
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@nuxt/kit@^0.6.4, @nuxt/kit@workspace:packages/kit":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@nuxt/kit@workspace:packages/kit"
@@ -8735,6 +8747,7 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
   dependencies:
     "@nuxt/app": ^0.5.0
     "@nuxt/component-discovery": ^0.2.0
+    "@nuxt/global-imports": ^0.1.0
     "@nuxt/kit": ^0.6.4
     "@nuxt/meta": ^0.1.0
     "@nuxt/nitro": ^0.9.1