diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 97c7492fb8..d12ffd26dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,14 +101,16 @@ jobs:
           category: "/language:javascript"
 
   typecheck:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs:
       - build
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         module: ['bundler', 'node']
+        base: ['with-base-url', 'without-base-url']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm test:types
         env:
           MODULE_RESOLUTION: ${{ matrix.module }}
+          TS_BASE_URL: ${{ matrix.base }}
 
   lint:
     # autofix workflow will be triggered instead for PRs
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 024a067546..ea2813558e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
     "test:fixtures:payload": "TEST_PAYLOAD=js pnpm test:fixtures",
     "test:fixtures:dev": "TEST_ENV=dev pnpm test:fixtures",
     "test:fixtures:webpack": "TEST_BUILDER=webpack pnpm test:fixtures",
-    "test:types": "pnpm test:types:basic && pnpm test:types:minimal",
-    "test:types:basic": "nuxi prepare test/fixtures/basic-types && cd test/fixtures/basic-types && npx vue-tsc --noEmit",
-    "test:types:minimal": "nuxi prepare test/fixtures/minimal-types && cd test/fixtures/minimal-types && npx vue-tsc --noEmit",
+    "test:types": "pnpm --filter './test/fixtures/**' test:types",
     "test:unit": "vitest run --dir packages",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
index 2e3cc9d987..d428f7782c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { existsSync, promises as fsp } from 'node:fs'
+import { promises as fsp } from 'node:fs'
 import { isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import type { Nuxt, TSReference } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
       skipLibCheck: true,
       strict: nuxt.options.typescript?.strict ?? false,
       allowJs: true,
+      // TODO: remove by default in 3.7
+      baseUrl: nuxt.options.srcDir,
       noEmit: true,
       resolveJsonModule: true,
       allowSyntheticDefaultImports: true,
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
       // nitro generate output: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/main/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts#L186
       relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, 'dist'))
     ]
-  })
+  } satisfies TSConfig)
 
   const aliases: Record<string, string> = {
     ...nuxt.options.alias,
@@ -50,17 +52,15 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
     if (excludedAlias.some(re => re.test(alias))) {
       continue
     }
-    const relativePath = isAbsolute(aliases[alias])
-      ? relativeTo(basePath, aliases[alias])
-      : aliases[alias]
+    const absolutePath = resolve(basePath, aliases[alias])
 
-    const stats = await fsp.stat(resolve(basePath, relativePath)).catch(() => null /* file does not exist */)
+    const stats = await fsp.stat(absolutePath).catch(() => null /* file does not exist */)
     tsConfig.compilerOptions = tsConfig.compilerOptions || {}
     if (stats?.isDirectory()) {
-      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[alias] = [relativePath]
-      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[`${alias}/*`] = [`${relativePath}/*`]
+      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[alias] = [absolutePath]
+      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[`${alias}/*`] = [`${absolutePath}/*`]
     } else {
-      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[alias] = [relativePath.replace(/(?<=\w)\.\w+$/g, '')] /* remove extension */
+      tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[alias] = [absolutePath.replace(/(?<=\w)\.\w+$/g, '')] /* remove extension */
     }
   }
 
@@ -79,18 +79,6 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
 
   await nuxt.callHook('prepare:types', { references, declarations, tsConfig })
 
-  // Normalise aliases to be relative to buildDir for backward compatibility
-  for (const alias in tsConfig.compilerOptions!.paths!) {
-    const paths = tsConfig.compilerOptions!.paths![alias] as string[]
-    for (const [index, path] of paths.entries()) {
-      if (isAbsolute(path) || LEADING_DOT_RE.test(path)) { continue }
-      const resolvedPath = join(nuxt.options.rootDir, path) /* previously basePath was set to rootDir */
-      if (existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
-        paths[index] = relativeTo(basePath, resolvedPath)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   const declaration = [
     ...references.map((ref) => {
       if ('path' in ref && isAbsolute(ref.path)) {
@@ -123,18 +111,6 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
   await writeFile()
 }
 
-const LEADING_DOT_RE = /^\.{1,2}(\/|$)/
-function withLeadingDot (path: string) {
-  if (LEADING_DOT_RE.test(path)) {
-    return path
-  }
-  return `./${path}`
-}
-
-function relativeTo (from: string, to: string) {
-  return withLeadingDot(relative(from, to) || '.')
-}
-
 function renderAttrs (obj: Record<string, string>) {
   return Object.entries(obj).map(e => renderAttr(e[0], e[1])).join(' ')
 }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
index 1228e0bb70..52642c41be 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
     })
 
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references, tsConfig }) => {
-      tsConfig.compilerOptions!.paths['#components'] = [withLeadingDot(relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'components')))]
+      tsConfig.compilerOptions!.paths['#components'] = [resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'components')]
       references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'components.d.ts') })
     })
 
@@ -255,11 +255,3 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
     })
   }
 })
-
-const LEADING_DOT_RE = /^\.{1,2}(\/|$)/
-function withLeadingDot (path: string) {
-  if (LEADING_DOT_RE.test(path)) {
-    return path
-  }
-  return `./${path}`
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic-types/nuxt.config.ts b/test/fixtures/basic-types/nuxt.config.ts
index 19d3853d88..bde94e9aca 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic-types/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic-types/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     }
   },
   modules: [
+    function (_, nuxt) {
+      // TODO: remove in v3.7
+      if (process.env.TS_BASE_URL === 'without-base-url') {
+        nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ tsConfig }) => {
+          delete tsConfig.compilerOptions!.baseUrl
+        })
+      }
+    },
     function () {
       addTypeTemplate({
         filename: 'test.d.ts',
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic-types/package.json b/test/fixtures/basic-types/package.json
index aa52bcae27..7a9625eae1 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic-types/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic-types/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "private": true,
   "name": "fixture-basic-types",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "nuxi build"
+    "build": "nuxi build",
+    "test:types": "nuxi prepare && npx vue-tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nuxt": "workspace:*"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/minimal-types/package.json b/test/fixtures/minimal-types/package.json
index bcba9c9e14..8cdd0337f1 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/minimal-types/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/minimal-types/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "private": true,
   "name": "fixture-minimal-types",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "nuxi build"
+    "build": "nuxi build",
+    "test:types": "nuxi prepare && npx vue-tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nuxt": "workspace:*"