diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/config.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/config.ts
index 6e20162713..176ab8f540 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/config.ts
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ export interface ViteConfig extends ViteUserConfig {
    * Bundler for dev time server-side rendering.
    * @default 'vite-node'
    */
-  devBundler?: 'vite-node' | 'legacy'
+  devBundler?: 'vite-node' | 'legacy',
+  /**
+   * Warmup vite entrypoint caches on dev startup.
+   */
+  warmupEntry?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index d4d3ca8c22..bd92dc71e0 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
       }
     })
 
-    const start = Date.now()
-    warmupViteServer(server, [join('/@fs/', ctx.entry)])
-      .then(() => logger.info(`Vite ${env.isClient ? 'client' : 'server'} warmed up in ${Date.now() - start}ms`))
-      .catch(logger.error)
+    if (nuxt.options.vite.warmupEntry !== false) {
+      const start = Date.now()
+      warmupViteServer(server, [join('/@fs/', ctx.entry)])
+        .then(() => logger.info(`Vite ${env.isClient ? 'client' : 'server'} warmed up in ${Date.now() - start}ms`))
+        .catch(logger.error)
+    }
   })
 
   await buildClient(ctx)