diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 5332b0e9c0..088adff5a1 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
         continue
       }
 
-      sharedDirs.add(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'utils'))
-      sharedDirs.add(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'types'))
+      sharedDirs.add(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, layer.config.dir?.shared ?? 'shared', 'utils'))
+      sharedDirs.add(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, layer.config.dir?.shared ?? 'shared', 'types'))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
index 90411c2842..2b7cb629bc 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
         composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.srcDir, 'utils'))
 
         if (isNuxtV4) {
-          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'utils'))
-          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'types'))
+          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, layer.config.dir?.shared ?? 'shared', 'utils'))
+          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, layer.config.dir?.shared ?? 'shared', 'types'))
         }
 
         for (const dir of (layer.config.imports?.dirs ?? [])) {
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
index c53a1ef0fc..641740ed08 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
@@ -405,7 +405,11 @@ export default defineResolvers({
     /**
      * The shared directory. This directory is shared between the app and the server.
      */
-    shared: 'shared',
+    shared: {
+      $resolve: (val) => {
+        return val && typeof val === 'string' ? val : 'shared'
+      },
+    },
 
     /**
      * The directory containing your static files, which will be directly accessible via the Nuxt server