diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
index e319d53d7c..b64525af10 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   // Add nuxt types
   nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (opts) => {
     opts.references.push({ types: 'nuxt' })
+    opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/app-defaults.d.ts') })
     opts.references.push({ path: resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'types/plugins.d.ts') })
     // Add vue shim
     if (nuxt.options.typescript.shim) {
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
index 9e120da0ff..8c54e9e79d 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import escapeRE from 'escape-string-regexp'
 import { hash } from 'ohash'
 import { camelCase } from 'scule'
 import { filename } from 'pathe/utils'
-import type { NuxtTemplate } from 'nuxt/schema'
+import type { NuxtTemplate, NuxtTypeTemplate } from 'nuxt/schema'
 
 import { annotatePlugins, checkForCircularDependencies } from './app'
 
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ export const serverPluginTemplate: NuxtTemplate = {
   },
 }
 
+export const appDefaults: NuxtTypeTemplate = {
+  filename: 'types/app-defaults.d.ts',
+  getContents: (ctx) => {
+    const isV4 = ctx.nuxt.options.future.compatibilityVersion === 4
+    return `
+declare module '#app/defaults' {
+  type DefaultAsyncDataErrorValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
+  type DefaultAsyncDataValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
+  type DefaultErrorValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
+  type DedupeOption = ${isV4 ? '\'cancel\' | \'defer\'' : 'boolean | \'cancel\' | \'defer\''}
+}`
+  },
+}
+
 export const pluginsDeclaration: NuxtTemplate = {
   filename: 'types/plugins.d.ts',
   getContents: async (ctx) => {
@@ -112,8 +126,6 @@ export const pluginsDeclaration: NuxtTemplate = {
 
     const pluginsName = (await annotatePlugins(ctx.nuxt, ctx.app.plugins)).filter(p => p.name).map(p => `'${p.name}'`)
 
-    const isV4 = ctx.nuxt.options.future.compatibilityVersion === 4
-
     return `// Generated by Nuxt'
 import type { Plugin } from '#app'
 
@@ -132,13 +144,6 @@ declare module '#app' {
   }
 }
 
-declare module '#app/defaults' {
-  type DefaultAsyncDataErrorValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
-  type DefaultAsyncDataValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
-  type DefaultErrorValue = ${isV4 ? 'undefined' : 'null'}
-  type DedupeOption = ${isV4 ? '\'cancel\' | \'defer\'' : 'boolean | \'cancel\' | \'defer\''}
-}
-
 declare module 'vue' {
   interface ComponentCustomProperties extends NuxtAppInjections { }
 }