diff --git a/packages/kit/src/index.ts b/packages/kit/src/index.ts
index ee67fbb024..6df45e514c 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/index.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ export * from './types/config'
 export * from './types/hooks'
 export * from './types/module'
 export * from './types/nuxt'
+export * from './types/components'
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/types.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/components.ts
similarity index 62%
rename from packages/nuxt3/src/components/types.ts
rename to packages/kit/src/types/components.ts
index 8ed0ef7d68..0154263842 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/components.ts
@@ -39,24 +39,7 @@ export interface ComponentsDir extends ScanDir {
   transpile?: 'auto' | boolean
 }
 
-export interface Options {
+export interface ComponentsOptions {
   dirs: (string | ComponentsDir)[]
   loader: Boolean
 }
-
-type componentsDirHook = (dirs: Options['dirs']) => void | Promise<void>
-type componentsExtendHook = (components: (Component | ComponentsDir | ScanDir)[]) => void | Promise<void>
-
-declare module '@nuxt/kit' {
-  interface NuxtOptions {
-    components: boolean | Options | Options['dirs']
-  }
-  interface NuxtHooks {
-    'components:dirs'?: componentsDirHook
-    'components:extend'?: componentsExtendHook
-    components?: {
-      dirs?: componentsDirHook
-      extend?: componentsExtendHook
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/types/config.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/config.ts
index eb73614ec6..01903df424 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { ConfigSchema as _ConfigSchema } from '../../schema/config'
 import { ModuleInstallOptions } from './module'
 import { NuxtHooks } from './hooks'
+import { ComponentsOptions } from './components'
 
 export interface ConfigSchema extends _ConfigSchema {
   hooks: NuxtHooks,
   modules: ModuleInstallOptions[]
   buildModules: ModuleInstallOptions[]
+  components: boolean | ComponentsOptions | ComponentsOptions['dirs']
   [key: string]: any
 
   // TODO: Move to schema when untyped supports type annotation
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
index c0f0ffacff..77f2a52ea9 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/hooks.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import type { Compiler, Configuration, Stats } from 'webpack'
 import type { TSConfig } from 'pkg-types'
 import type { NuxtConfig, NuxtOptions } from '..'
 import type { ModuleContainer } from '../module/container'
-import type { NuxtTemplate, Nuxt, NuxtApp } from '../types/nuxt'
+import type { NuxtTemplate, Nuxt, NuxtApp } from './nuxt'
+import type { Component, ComponentsDir, ScanDir, ComponentsOptions } from './components'
 
 type HookResult = Promise<void> | void
 
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ export interface NuxtHooks {
   'app:templatesGenerated': (app: NuxtApp) => HookResult
   'builder:generateApp': () => HookResult
 
+  // components
+  'components:dirs': (dirs: ComponentsOptions['dirs']) => HookResult
+  'components:extend': (components: (Component | ComponentsDir | ScanDir)[]) => HookResult
+
   // @nuxt/builder
   'build:before':
   (builder: Builder, buildOptions: NuxtOptions['build']) => HookResult
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/loader.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/loader.ts
index 4bbd454846..5f17ad9d91 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/loader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createUnplugin } from 'unplugin'
 import { parseQuery, parseURL } from 'ufo'
-import { Component } from './types'
+import { Component } from '@nuxt/kit'
 
 interface LoaderOptions {
   getComponents(): Component[]
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
index 58dba6b6bf..a7f4295483 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/module.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { statSync } from 'fs'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { defineNuxtModule, resolveAlias, addVitePlugin, addWebpackPlugin } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import type { Component, ComponentsDir } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { componentsTemplate, componentsTypeTemplate } from './templates'
 import { scanComponents } from './scan'
-import type { Component, ComponentsDir } from './types'
 import { loaderPlugin } from './loader'
 
 const isPureObjectOrString = (val: any) => (!Array.isArray(val) && typeof val === 'object') || typeof val === 'string'
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/scan.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/scan.ts
index 25014fb14b..0cea532fa1 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/scan.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/scan.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { basename, extname, join, dirname, relative } from 'pathe'
 import globby from 'globby'
 import { pascalCase, splitByCase } from 'scule'
-import type { ScanDir, Component } from './types'
+import type { ScanDir, Component } from '@nuxt/kit'
 
 export function sortDirsByPathLength ({ path: pathA }: ScanDir, { path: pathB }: ScanDir): number {
   return pathB.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).length - pathA.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).length
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
index 6ae0e35dd5..9112d9c428 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/components/templates.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 import { relative } from 'pathe'
-
-import type { Component } from './types'
+import type { Component } from '@nuxt/kit'
 
 export type ComponentsTemplateOptions = {
   buildDir?: string