diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index bb7d2a25d9..e317f7908e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
       // Expose payload types
       nuxtApp.ssrContext._payloadReducers = {}
       // Expose current path
-      nuxtApp.payload.path = nuxtApp.ssrContext.event.path
+      nuxtApp.payload.path = nuxtApp.ssrContext.url
     }
     // Expose to server renderer to create payload
     nuxtApp.ssrContext = nuxtApp.ssrContext || {} as any
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
index 572d207ba8..a2a93fbfc0 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const getSPARenderer = lazyCachedFunction(async () => {
   const renderToString = (ssrContext: NuxtSSRContext) => {
     const config = useRuntimeConfig()
     ssrContext!.payload = {
-      path: ssrContext.event.path,
+      path: ssrContext.url,
       _errors: {},
       serverRendered: false,
       data: {},