diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
index ab7ef47d73..950eab2063 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/module.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import { TransformMacroPlugin, TransformMacroPluginOptions } from './macros'
 
 export default defineNuxtModule({
   meta: {
-    name: 'router'
+    name: 'pages'
   },
   setup (_options, nuxt) {
     const pagesDirs = nuxt.options._layers.map(
       layer => resolve(layer.config.srcDir, layer.config.dir?.pages || 'pages')
     )
 
-    // Disable module (and use universal router) if pages dir do not exists
-    if (!pagesDirs.some(dir => existsSync(dir))) {
+    // Disable module (and use universal router) if pages dir do not exists or user has disabled it
+    if (nuxt.options.pages === false || (nuxt.options.pages !== true && !pagesDirs.some(dir => existsSync(dir)))) {
       addPlugin(resolve(distDir, 'app/plugins/router'))
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/_adhoc.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/_adhoc.ts
index f58fee8b65..130e77a04b 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/_adhoc.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/_adhoc.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,13 @@ export default {
     global: false,
     dirs: []
   },
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to use the vue-router integration in Nuxt 3. If you do not provide a value it will be
+   * enabled if you have a `pages/` directory in your source folder.
+   *
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @version 3
+   */
+  pages: undefined
 }