diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
index bbb28584de..4a2a13d488 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ export const pluginsDeclaration: NuxtTemplate<TemplateContext> = {
   filename: 'types/plugins.d.ts',
   getContents: (ctx) => {
     const EXTENSION_RE = new RegExp(`(?<=\\w)(${ctx.nuxt.options.extensions.map(e => escapeRE(e)).join('|')})$`, 'g')
-    const tsImports = ctx.app.plugins
-      .filter(p => !isAbsolute(p.src) || existsSync(p.src) || existsSync(p.src.replace(EXTENSION_RE, '.d.ts')))
-      .map(p => (isAbsolute(p.src) ? relative(join(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types'), p.src) : p.src).replace(EXTENSION_RE, ''))
+    const tsImports: string[] = []
+    for (const p of ctx.app.plugins) {
+      const sources = [p.src, p.src.replace(EXTENSION_RE, '.d.ts')]
+      if (!isAbsolute(p.src)) {
+        tsImports.push(p.src.replace(EXTENSION_RE, ''))
+      } else if (ctx.app.templates.some(t => t.write && t.dst && sources.includes(t.dst)) || sources.some(s => existsSync(s))) {
+        tsImports.push(relative(join(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types'), p.src).replace(EXTENSION_RE, ''))
+      }
+    }
 
     return `// Generated by Nuxt'
 import type { Plugin } from '#app'