diff --git a/packages/vite/src/server.ts b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
index 2b1b2ec107..fe99919aa2 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { resolveTSConfig } from 'pkg-types'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import * as vite from 'vite'
 import vuePlugin from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
@@ -142,16 +141,6 @@ export async function buildServer (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
     })
   }
 
-  // Add type-checking
-  if (ctx.nuxt.options.typescript.typeCheck === true || (ctx.nuxt.options.typescript.typeCheck === 'build' && !ctx.nuxt.options.dev)) {
-    const checker = await import('vite-plugin-checker').then(r => r.default)
-    serverConfig.plugins!.push(checker({
-      vueTsc: {
-        tsconfigPath: await resolveTSConfig(ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir)
-      }
-    }))
-  }
-
   await ctx.nuxt.callHook('vite:extendConfig', serverConfig, { isClient: false, isServer: true })
 
   const onBuild = () => ctx.nuxt.callHook('build:resources', wpfs)
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index ff2e969d55..6d70b3db0b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import * as vite from 'vite'
 import { join, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import type { Nuxt } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import type { InlineConfig, SSROptions } from 'vite'
-import { logger, isIgnored, resolvePath } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { logger, isIgnored, resolvePath, addVitePlugin } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import type { Options } from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
 import replace from '@rollup/plugin-replace'
 import { sanitizeFilePath } from 'mlly'
 import { withoutLeadingSlash } from 'ufo'
 import { filename } from 'pathe/utils'
+import { resolveTSConfig } from 'pkg-types'
 import { buildClient } from './client'
 import { buildServer } from './server'
 import virtual from './plugins/virtual'
@@ -102,6 +103,16 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
 
   await nuxt.callHook('vite:extend', ctx)
 
+  // Add type-checking
+  if (ctx.nuxt.options.typescript.typeCheck === true || (ctx.nuxt.options.typescript.typeCheck === 'build' && !ctx.nuxt.options.dev)) {
+    const checker = await import('vite-plugin-checker').then(r => r.default)
+    addVitePlugin(checker({
+      vueTsc: {
+        tsconfigPath: await resolveTSConfig(ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir)
+      }
+    }), { client: !nuxt.options.ssr, server: nuxt.options.ssr })
+  }
+
   nuxt.hook('vite:serverCreated', (server: vite.ViteDevServer, env) => {
     // Invalidate virtual modules when templates are re-generated
     ctx.nuxt.hook('app:templatesGenerated', () => {