diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
index a26d941de1..8fad47af86 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,17 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
     addVitePlugin(TransformPlugin.vite({ ctx, options, sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap.server || nuxt.options.sourcemap.client }))
     addWebpackPlugin(TransformPlugin.webpack({ ctx, options, sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap.server || nuxt.options.sourcemap.client }))
 
+    const priorities = nuxt.options._layers.map((layer, i) => [layer.config.srcDir, -i] as const).sort(([a], [b]) => b.length - a.length)
+
     const regenerateImports = async () => {
       ctx.clearDynamicImports()
       await ctx.modifyDynamicImports(async (imports) => {
         // Scan composables/
-        imports.push(...await scanDirExports(composablesDirs))
+        const composableImports = await scanDirExports(composablesDirs)
+        for (const i of composableImports) {
+          i.priority = i.priority || priorities.find(([dir]) => i.from.startsWith(dir))?.[1]
+        }
+        imports.push(...composableImports)
         // Modules extending
         await nuxt.callHook('imports:extend', imports)
       })
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 48bfd745e5..2f2e0706c5 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ describe('extends support', () => {
       const html = await $fetch('/foo')
       expect(html).toContain('Composable | useExtendsFoo: foo')
     })
+    it('allows overriding composables', async () => {
+      const html = await $fetch('/extends')
+      expect(html).toContain('test from project')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('plugins', () => {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/composables/override-base.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/composables/override-base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43f65fec99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/composables/override-base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const useOverrideableComposable = () => 'test from project'
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/extends/bar/composables/base.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/extends/bar/composables/base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e0ca6805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/extends/bar/composables/base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const useOverrideableComposable = () => 'test from layer'
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/extends.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/extends.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5327ad9b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/extends.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    {{ useOverrideableComposable() }}
+  </div>
+</template>