diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/render.ts b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/render.ts
index 0742e5d346..b32342284d 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/render.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/render.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ const getSSRRenderer = cachedResult(async () => {
 const getSPARenderer = cachedResult(async () => {
   const clientManifest = await getClientManifest()
   return (ssrContext) => {
-    ssrContext.nuxt = {}
+    ssrContext.nuxt = {
+      serverRendered: false,
+      config: publicConfig
+    }
     return {
       html: '<div id="__nuxt"></div>',
       renderResourceHints: () => '',
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
index d36dbdf790..ff670dfdce 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export function useAsyncData<
     return nuxt._asyncDataPromises[key]
   }
 
-  const fetchOnServer = options.server !== false
-  const clientOnly = options.server === false
+  const fetchOnServer = options.server !== false && nuxt.payload.serverRendered
+  const clientOnly = options.server === false || !nuxt.payload.serverRendered
 
   // Server side
   if (process.server && fetchOnServer) {