diff --git a/packages/app/src/_templates/plugins.mjs b/packages/app/src/_templates/plugins.mjs
index ee444f12e9..2093abfd6b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/_templates/plugins.mjs
+++ b/packages/app/src/_templates/plugins.mjs
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ const commonPlugins = [
   <%= app.plugins.filter(p => !p.mode || p.mode === 'all').map(p => utils.importName(p.src)).join(',\n  ') %>
 ]
 
-export const clientPluigns = [
-  ...commonPlugins,<%= app.plugins.filter(p => p.mode === 'client').map(p => utils.importName(p.src)).join(',\n  ') %>
+export const clientPlugins = [
+  ...commonPlugins,
+  <%= app.plugins.filter(p => p.mode === 'client').map(p => utils.importName(p.src)).join(',\n  ') %>
 ]
 
-export const serverPluigns = [
+export const serverPlugins = [
   ...commonPlugins,
   preload,
   <%= app.plugins.filter(p => p.mode === 'server').map(p => utils.importName(p.src)).join(',\n  ') %>
 ]
 
-export default process.client ? clientPluigns : serverPluigns
+export default process.client ? clientPlugins : serverPlugins
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/nitro.client.js b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/nitro.client.js
index 726d881c78..ea48f87748 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/nitro.client.js
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/app/nitro.client.js
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ import { $fetch } from 'ohmyfetch'
 if (!globalThis.$fetch) {
   globalThis.$fetch = $fetch
 }
+
+export default () => {}
diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/nitro.ts
index c88c872f82..fbd5b22be6 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/nitro.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ export function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   nuxt.hooks.addHooks(nitroDevContext.nuxtHooks)
   nuxt.hook('close', () => nitroDevContext._internal.hooks.callHook('close'))
 
+  // Add nitro client plugin (to inject $fetch helper)
+  nuxt.hook('app:resolve', (app) => {
+    app.plugins.push({ src: require.resolve('@nuxt/nitro/dist/runtime/app/nitro.client') })
+  })
+
   // Expose process.env.NITRO_PRESET
   nuxt.options.env.NITRO_PRESET = nitroContext.preset