diff --git a/packages/bridge/types.d.ts b/packages/bridge/types.d.ts
index 730bdb71a0..f36d009cca 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/types.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type {} from '@nuxt/nitro'
 import type { NuxtConfig as _NuxtConfig } from '@nuxt/kit'
 
 export interface BridgeConfig {
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/prepare.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/prepare.ts
index a6c21e1396..789aa7d0f4 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/prepare.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/prepare.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { promises as fsp } from 'fs'
 import { relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { cyan } from 'colorette'
-import { isNuxt3, TSReference } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { TSReference } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { importModule, getModulePaths, getNearestPackage } from '../utils/cjs'
 import { success } from '../utils/log'
 import { defineNuxtCommand } from './index'
@@ -19,15 +19,9 @@ export default defineNuxtCommand({
     const { loadNuxt } = await importModule('@nuxt/kit', rootDir) as typeof import('@nuxt/kit')
     const nuxt = await loadNuxt({ rootDir })
 
-    const adHocModules = isNuxt3()
-      ? ['@nuxt/kit', '@nuxt/nitro']
-      : ['@nuxt/kit']
-
     const modulePaths = getModulePaths(nuxt.options.modulesDir)
 
     const references: TSReference[] = [
-      ...isNuxt3() ? ['nuxt3'] : [],
-      ...adHocModules,
       ...nuxt.options.buildModules,
       ...nuxt.options.modules,
       ...nuxt.options._modules
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 96fb9dfa9e..6cdbb3a1f8 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   // Init nitro
   await initNitro(nuxt)
 
+  // Add nuxt3 types
+  nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
+    opts.references.push({ types: 'nuxt3' })
+  })
+
   // Init user modules
   await nuxt.callHook('modules:before', { nuxt } as ModuleContainer)
   const modulesToInstall = [
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/types.d.ts b/packages/nuxt3/types.d.ts
index a04fb2af62..8ac0948ccc 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/types.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+import type { } from '@nuxt/nitro'
 export * from './dist/index'
 export * from './dist/app/types/index'
diff --git a/playground/nuxt.d.ts b/playground/nuxt.d.ts
index 7f195695f2..c6ef6c86ba 100644
--- a/playground/nuxt.d.ts
+++ b/playground/nuxt.d.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Please do not manually modify this file.
 
 /// <reference types="nuxt3" />
-/// <reference types="@nuxt/kit" />
-/// <reference types="@nuxt/nitro" />
 /// <reference path=".nuxt/components.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path=".nuxt/global-imports.d.ts" />
 export {}