diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/head/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/head/module.ts
index cb41b7bb2c..f9d6514669 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/head/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/head/module.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<NuxtOptions['unhead']>({
   },
   async setup (options, nuxt) {
     const runtimeDir = resolve(distDir, 'head/runtime')
+
+    // Transpile @unhead/vue
+    nuxt.options.build.transpile.push('@unhead/vue')
+
     const isNuxtV4 = nuxt.options.future?.compatibilityVersion === 4
     // Register components
     const componentsPath = resolve(runtimeDir, 'components')
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/server.ts b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
index 541dac05f0..51bb3470c1 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export async function buildServer (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
     if (Array.isArray(serverConfig.ssr!.external)) {
       serverConfig.ssr!.external.push(
         // explicit dependencies we use in our ssr renderer - these can be inlined (if necessary) in the nitro build
-        'unhead', 'unctx', 'h3', 'devalue', '@nuxt/devalue', 'radix3', 'rou3', 'unstorage', 'hookable',
+        'unhead', '@unhead/vue', 'unctx', 'h3', 'devalue', '@nuxt/devalue', 'radix3', 'rou3', 'unstorage', 'hookable',
         // ensure we only have one version of vue if nitro is going to inline anyway
         ...((ctx.nuxt as any)._nitro as Nitro).options.inlineDynamicImports ? ['vue', '@vue/server-renderer', '@unhead/vue'] : [],
         // dependencies we might share with nitro - these can be inlined (if necessary) in the nitro build