diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/app.ts b/packages/bridge/src/app.ts
index 25744700a0..baa22d00fd 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/app.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function setupAppBridge (_options: any) {
     options: { components, buildDir: nuxt.options.buildDir }
   })
   nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
-    references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'components.d.ts') })
+    references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/components.d.ts') })
   })
 
   // Alias vue to have identical vue3 exports
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts b/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
index 73f1e4297f..f8d63fa7b7 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/nitro.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function setupNitroBridge () {
 
   // Add typed route responses
   nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
-    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts') })
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/nitro.d.ts') })
   })
 
   // nuxt prepare
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/template.ts b/packages/kit/src/template.ts
index 5979d32d45..06d709b868 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/template.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/template.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ export function normalizeTemplate (template: NuxtTemplate | string): NuxtTemplat
     throw new Error('Invalid template. Either filename should be provided: ' + JSON.stringify(template))
   }
 
+  // Always write declaration files
+  if (template.filename.endsWith('.d.ts')) {
+    template.write = true
+  }
+
   // Resolve dst
   if (!template.dst) {
     const nuxt = useNuxt()
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/build.ts b/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
index 1e8e9e5f7b..bdf2ddbd7c 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/build.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function writeTypes (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
     'export {}'
   ]
 
-  await writeFile(join(nitroContext._nuxt.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts'), lines.join('\n'))
+  await writeFile(join(nitroContext._nuxt.buildDir, 'types/nitro.d.ts'), lines.join('\n'))
 }
 
 async function _build (nitroContext: NitroContext) {
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
index 28c3b0ba38..f42dcc1ead 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { promises as fsp } from 'fs'
-import { join, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { Nuxt, TSReference } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import defu from 'defu'
 import type { TSConfig } from 'pkg-types'
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
     if (excludedAlias.some(re => re.test(alias))) {
       continue
     }
-    const relativePath = relative(nuxt.options.rootDir, aliases[alias]).replace(/(?<=\w)\.\w+$/g, '') /* remove extension */ || '.'
+    const relativePath = isAbsolute(aliases[alias])
+      ? relative(nuxt.options.rootDir, aliases[alias]).replace(/(?<=\w)\.\w+$/g, '') /* remove extension */ || '.'
+      : aliases[alias]
     tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths[alias] = [relativePath]
 
     try {
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
 
   const declaration = [
     ...references.map((ref) => {
-      if ('path' in ref) {
+      if ('path' in ref && isAbsolute(ref.path)) {
         ref.path = relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, ref.path)
       }
       return `/// <reference ${renderAttrs(ref)} />`
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/auto-imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/auto-imports/module.ts
index 4674298cd7..cbdec2db0a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/auto-imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/auto-imports/module.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<AutoImportsOptions>({
 
     // Add generated types to `nuxt.d.ts`
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
-      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'auto-imports.d.ts') })
-      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'imports.d.ts') })
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/auto-imports.d.ts') })
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/imports.d.ts') })
     })
 
     // Watch composables/ directory
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function generateDts (ctx: AutoImportContext) {
     if (resolved[id]) { return resolved[id] }
     let path = resolveAlias(id, nuxt.options.alias)
     if (isAbsolute(path)) {
-      path = relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, path)
+      path = relative(join(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types'), path)
     }
     // Remove file extension for benefit of TypeScript
     path = path.replace(/\.[a-z]+$/, '')
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ function generateDts (ctx: AutoImportContext) {
   }
 
   addTemplate({
-    filename: 'imports.d.ts',
+    filename: 'types/imports.d.ts',
     write: true,
     getContents: () => toExports(ctx.autoImports)
   })
 
   addTemplate({
-    filename: 'auto-imports.d.ts',
+    filename: 'types/auto-imports.d.ts',
     write: true,
     getContents: () => `// Generated by auto imports
 declare global {
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
index 203b3f0994..7b6ccb7509 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
     })
 
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
-      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'components.d.ts') })
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/components.d.ts') })
     })
 
     // Watch for changes
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
index 1652796b6f..d301e2016a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import { relative } from 'pathe'
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative } from 'pathe'
 import type { Component } from '@nuxt/schema'
 
 export type ComponentsTemplateOptions = {
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ export default function (nuxtApp) {
 }
 
 export const componentsTypeTemplate = {
-  filename: 'components.d.ts',
-  write: true,
+  filename: 'types/components.d.ts',
   getContents: ({ options }: { options: ComponentsTemplateOptions }) => `// Generated by components discovery
 declare module 'vue' {
   export interface GlobalComponents {
-${options.components.map(c => `    '${c.pascalName}': typeof import('${relative(options.buildDir, c.filePath)}')['${c.export}']`).join(',\n')}
+${options.components.map(c => `    '${c.pascalName}': typeof import('${isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(join(options.buildDir, 'types'), c.filePath) : c.filePath}')['${c.export}']`).join(',\n')}
   }
 }
 export {}
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/app.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/app.ts
index cc11dbb4a7..19940b5b87 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/app.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/app.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { promises as fsp } from 'fs'
-import { resolve } from 'pathe'
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import defu from 'defu'
 import type { Nuxt, NuxtApp } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { tryResolvePath, resolveFiles, normalizePlugin, normalizeTemplate, compileTemplate, templateUtils } from '@nuxt/kit'
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export async function generateApp (nuxt: Nuxt, app: NuxtApp) {
     }
 
     if (template.write) {
+      await fsp.mkdir(dirname(fullPath), { recursive: true })
       await fsp.writeFile(fullPath, contents, 'utf8')
     }
   }))
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
index f2ec695507..c387d580dd 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt) {
 
   // Add typed route responses
   nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
-    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'nitro.d.ts') })
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/nitro.d.ts') })
   })
 
   // Add nitro client plugin (to inject $fetch helper)
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 6d70d95f89..aeef3c4718 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   // Add nuxt3 types
   nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
     opts.references.push({ types: 'nuxt3' })
-    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'plugins.d.ts') })
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/plugins.d.ts') })
     // Add vue shim
     if (nuxt.options.typescript.shim) {
-      opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'vue-shim.d.ts') })
+      opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/vue-shim.d.ts') })
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/templates.ts
index 4b75f907e3..47c4251a82 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/templates.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { templateUtils } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import type { Nuxt, NuxtApp } from '@nuxt/schema'
 
-import { relative } from 'pathe'
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative } from 'pathe'
 import escapeRE from 'escape-string-regexp'
 
 type TemplateContext = {
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ type TemplateContext = {
 }
 
 export const vueShim = {
-  filename: 'vue-shim.d.ts',
-  write: true,
+  filename: 'types/vue-shim.d.ts',
   getContents: () =>
     [
       'declare module \'*.vue\' {',
@@ -92,11 +91,10 @@ export const appViewTemplate = {
 }
 
 export const pluginsDeclaration = {
-  filename: 'plugins.d.ts',
-  write: true,
+  filename: 'types/plugins.d.ts',
   getContents: (ctx: TemplateContext) => {
     const EXTENSION_RE = new RegExp(`(?<=\\w)(${ctx.nuxt.options.extensions.map(e => escapeRE(e)).join('|')})$`, 'g')
-    const tsImports = ctx.app.plugins.map(p => relative(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, p.src).replace(EXTENSION_RE, ''))
+    const tsImports = ctx.app.plugins.map(p => (isAbsolute(p.src) ? relative(join(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types'), p.src) : p.src).replace(EXTENSION_RE, ''))
 
     return `// Generated by Nuxt3'
 import type { Plugin } from '#app'
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
index 8fbd60b00b..dafc3d368e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
     })
 
     addTemplate({
-      filename: 'middleware.d.ts',
-      write: true,
+      filename: 'types/middleware.d.ts',
       getContents: async () => {
         const composablesFile = resolve(runtimeDir, 'composables')
         const middleware = await resolveMiddleware()
@@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
     })
 
     addTemplate({
-      filename: 'layouts.d.ts',
-      write: true,
+      filename: 'types/layouts.d.ts',
       getContents: async () => {
         const composablesFile = resolve(runtimeDir, 'composables')
         const layouts = await resolveLayouts(nuxt)
@@ -155,8 +153,8 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
 
     // Add declarations for middleware and layout keys
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
-      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'middleware.d.ts') })
-      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'layouts.d.ts') })
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/middleware.d.ts') })
+      references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/layouts.d.ts') })
     })
   }
 })