diff --git a/packages/kit/build.config.ts b/packages/kit/build.config.ts
index 84d8be078c..cb563b1e0a 100644
--- a/packages/kit/build.config.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/build.config.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ export default <BuildConfig>{
       }
     },
     'src/index'
-  ]
+  ],
+  externals: ['webpack']
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
index 654114eed6..3680a2999f 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,118 @@
+import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'http'
+import type { Compiler, Configuration, Stats } from 'webpack'
+import type { NuxtConfig, NuxtOptions } from '..'
+import type { ModuleContainer } from '../module/container'
+
 import { Nuxt } from './nuxt'
 
-export type NuxtHook<Arg1 = any> = (arg1?: Arg1, ...args: any) => Promise<void> | void
+type HookResult = Promise<void> | void
+
+type Builder = any
+type Generator = any
+type Server = any
+
+type TemplateFile = string | {
+  src?: string
+  dst?: string
+  custom?: boolean
+  options?: any
+}
+
+type WatchEvent = 'add' | 'addDir' | 'change' | 'unlink' | 'unlinkDir'
 
 export interface NuxtHooks {
-  [key: string]: NuxtHook
+  // Don't break usage of untyped hooks
+  [key: string]: (...args: any[]) => HookResult
 
-  'modules:before': NuxtHook<Nuxt>
-  'modules:done': NuxtHook<Nuxt>
-  'ready': NuxtHook<Nuxt>
+  // @nuxt/builder
+  'build:before':
+  (builder: Builder, buildOptions: NuxtOptions['build']) => HookResult
+  'builder:prepared': (builder: Builder, buildOptions: NuxtOptions['build']) => HookResult
+  'builder:extendPlugins': (plugins: NuxtOptions['plugins']) => HookResult
+  'build:templates': (templates: {
+    templateVars: Record<string, any>,
+    templatesFiles: TemplateFile[],
+    resolve: (...args: string[]) => string
+  }) => HookResult
+  'build:extendRoutes': (routes: any[], resolve: (...args: string[]) => string) => HookResult
+  'build:done': (builder: Builder) => HookResult
+  'watch:restart': (event: { event: string, path: string }) => HookResult
+  // 'watch:fileChanged': (builder: Builder, fileName: string) => HookResult
+  'builder:watch': (event: WatchEvent, path: string) => HookResult
+
+  // @nuxt/cli
+  'cli:buildError': (error: unknown) => HookResult
+  'generate:cache:ignore': (ignore: string[]) => HookResult
+  'config': (options: NuxtConfig) => HookResult
+  'run:before': (options: { argv: string[], cmd: { name: string, usage: string, description: string, options: Record<string, any> }, rootDir: string }) => HookResult
+
+  // @nuxt/core
+  'ready': (nuxt: Nuxt) => HookResult
+  'close': (nuxt: Nuxt) => HookResult
+  'modules:before': (moduleContainer: ModuleContainer, modules?: any[]) => HookResult
+  'modules:done': (moduleContainer: ModuleContainer) => HookResult
+  // 'webpack:done': () => HookResult
+
+  // @nuxt/server
+  'render:before': (server: Server, renderOptions: NuxtOptions['render']) => HookResult
+  'render:setupMiddleware': (app: any) => HookResult
+  'render:errorMiddleware': (app: any) => HookResult
+  'render:done': (server: Server) => HookResult
+  'listen': (listenerServer: any, listener: any) => HookResult
+  'server:nuxt:renderLoading': (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse) => HookResult
+  'render:route': (url: string, result: string, context: any) => HookResult
+  'render:routeDone': (url: string, result: string, context: any) => HookResult
+  'render:beforeResponse': (url: string, result: string, context: any) => HookResult
+
+  // @nuxt/vue-renderer
+  'render:resourcesLoaded': (resources: any) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:context': (renderContext: any) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:spa:prepareContext': (renderContext: any) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:spa:templateParams': (templateParams: Record<string, any>) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:ssr:prepareContext': (renderContext: any) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:ssr:context': (renderContext: any) => HookResult
+  // '_render:context': (nuxt: Nuxt) => HookResult
+  // 'render:routeContext': (renderContext: any) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:ssr:csp': (cspScriptSrcHashes: string[]) => HookResult
+  'vue-renderer:ssr:templateParams': (templateParams: Record<string, any>, renderContext: any) => HookResult
+
+  // @nuxt/webpack
+  'webpack:config': (webpackConfigs: Configuration[]) => HookResult
+  'build:compile': (options: { name: string, compiler: Compiler }) => HookResult
+  'build:compiled': (options: { name: string, compiler: Compiler, stats: Stats }) => HookResult
+  'build:resources': (mfs?: Compiler['outputFileSystem']) => HookResult
+  'server:devMiddleware': (middleware: (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, next: (err?: any) => any) => any) => HookResult
+  'bundler:change': (shortPath: string) => void
+  'bundler:error': () => void
+  'bundler:done': () => void
+  'bundler:progress': (statesArray: any[]) => void
+
+  // @nuxt/generator
+  'generate:before': (generator: Generator, generateOptions: NuxtOptions['generate']) => HookResult
+  'generate:distRemoved': (generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'generate:distCopied': (generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'generate:route': ({ route, setPayload }: { route: any, setPayload: any }) => HookResult
+  'generate:page': (page: {
+    route: any,
+    path: string,
+    html: string,
+    exclude: boolean,
+    errors: string[]
+  }) => HookResult
+  'generate:routeCreated': ({ route, path, errors }: { route: any, path: string, errors: any[] }) => HookResult
+  'generate:extendRoutes': (routes: any[]) => HookResult
+  'generate:routeFailed': ({ route, errors }: { route: any, errors: any[] }) => HookResult
+  'generate:manifest': (manifest: any, generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'generate:done': (generator: Generator, errors: any[]) => HookResult
+
+  'export:before': (generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'export:distRemoved': (generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'export:distCopied': (generator: Generator) => HookResult
+  'export:route': ({ route, setPayload }: { route: any, setPayload: any }) => HookResult
+  'export:routeCreated': ({ route, path, errors }: { route: any, path: string, errors: any[] }) => HookResult
+  'export:extendRoutes': ({ routes }: { routes: any[] }) => HookResult
+  'export:routeFailed': ({ route, errors }: { route: any, errors: any[] }) => HookResult
+  'export:done': (generator: Generator, { errors }: { errors: any[] }) => HookResult
 }
 
 export type NuxtHookName = keyof NuxtHooks
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/types/nuxt.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/nuxt.ts
index ff637e3d21..f32ec1bfca 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/types/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/nuxt.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { NuxtHookName, NuxtHook, NuxtHooks } from './hooks'
+import { NuxtHookName, NuxtHooks } from './hooks'
 import { NuxtOptions } from './config'
 
 export interface Nuxt {
   options: NuxtOptions
 
   hooks: {
-    hook(hookName: NuxtHookName, callback: NuxtHook)
-    callHook<T extends string>(hookbname: T, ...args: Parameters<NuxtHooks[T]>)
-    addHooks(hooks: Partial<NuxtHooks>)
+    hook<Hook extends NuxtHookName>(hookName: Hook, callback: NuxtHooks[Hook]): void | Promise<void>
+    callHook<Hook extends NuxtHookName>(hookName: Hook, ...args: Parameters<NuxtHooks[Hook]>): ReturnType<NuxtHooks[Hook]>
+    addHooks(hooks: Partial<NuxtHooks>): void
   }
   hook: Nuxt['hooks']['hook']
   callHook: Nuxt['hooks']['callHook']
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
index 1beeba7209..576f4692bd 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/nuxt.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { loadNuxtConfig, LoadNuxtConfigOptions, Nuxt, NuxtOptions, installModule
 import { initNitro } from './nitro'
 
 export function createNuxt (options: NuxtOptions): Nuxt {
-  const hooks = new Hookable()
+  const hooks = new Hookable() as any as Nuxt['hooks']
 
   return {
     options,
diff --git a/packages/webpack/package.json b/packages/webpack/package.json
index a4ff855a3f..5b3d0c819f 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "webpackbar": "^5.0.0-3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/pify": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.3",
     "@types/webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^3.9.2",
     "@types/webpack-dev-middleware": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/webpack.ts b/packages/webpack/src/webpack.ts
index 736a3e2884..bc9062e014 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/webpack.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/webpack.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
+import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'http'
 import pify from 'pify'
 import webpack from 'webpack'
 import Glob from 'glob'
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ class WebpackBundler {
   compilers: Array<Compiler>
   compilersWatching: Array<Watching & { closeAsync?: () => void }>
   // TODO: change this when pify has better types https://github.com/sindresorhus/pify/pull/76
-  devMiddleware: Record<string, Function & { close?: () => void, context?: WebpackDevMiddlewareContext }>
+  devMiddleware: Record<string, Function & { close?: () => Promise<void>, context?: WebpackDevMiddlewareContext }>
   hotMiddleware: Record<string, Function>
-  mfs: Compiler['outputFileSystem']
-  __closed: boolean
+  mfs?: Compiler['outputFileSystem']
+  __closed?: boolean
 
-  constructor (nuxt) {
+  constructor (nuxt: Nuxt) {
     this.nuxt = nuxt
     // TODO: plugins
     this.plugins = []
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class WebpackBundler {
 
       // In dev, write files in memory FS
       if (options.dev) {
-        compiler.outputFileSystem = this.mfs
+        compiler.outputFileSystem = this.mfs!
       }
 
       return compiler
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class WebpackBundler {
     await this.nuxt.callHook('build:resources')
   }
 
-  async webpackDev (compiler) {
+  async webpackDev (compiler: Compiler) {
     consola.debug('Creating webpack middleware...')
 
     const { name } = compiler.options
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ class WebpackBundler {
     await this.nuxt.callHook('server:devMiddleware', this.middleware)
   }
 
-  async middleware (req, res, next) {
+  async middleware (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, next: () => any) {
     if (this.devMiddleware && this.devMiddleware.client) {
       await this.devMiddleware.client(req, res)
     }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 80c449e755..259e74837d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/core": ^7.13.15
     "@nuxt/friendly-errors-webpack-plugin": ^2.5.1
     "@nuxt/kit": ^0.3.0
+    "@types/pify": ^5.0.0
     "@types/terser-webpack-plugin": ^5.0.3
     "@types/webpack-bundle-analyzer": ^3.9.2
     "@types/webpack-dev-middleware": ^4.1.2
@@ -2370,6 +2371,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/pify@npm:^5.0.0":
+  version: 5.0.0
+  resolution: "@types/pify@npm:5.0.0"
+  checksum: 3e2a1ba34accea3379dfa4750dc5a5eb37e5254aa77cce22ce48f96ef87ee248519bbec684c341afe9db17f4829d44e0cdaf05f87738230602241192c2264f1b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/prettier@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.2.3
   resolution: "@types/prettier@npm:2.2.3"