diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 8c2b746d5c..ef2a6c9c6c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
       .map(m => m.entryPath!),
   )
 
+  const isNuxtV4 = nuxt.options.future?.compatibilityVersion === 4
+
   const nitroConfig: NitroConfig = defu(nuxt.options.nitro, {
     debug: nuxt.options.debug,
     rootDir: nuxt.options.rootDir,
@@ -63,6 +65,12 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
     },
     imports: {
       autoImport: nuxt.options.imports.autoImport as boolean,
+      dirs: isNuxtV4
+        ? [
+            resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, 'shared', 'utils'),
+            resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, 'shared', 'types'),
+          ]
+        : [],
       imports: [
         {
           as: '__buildAssetsURL',
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
index af728fb6db..33aad9a885 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
 
     await nuxt.callHook('imports:context', ctx)
 
+    const isNuxtV4 = nuxt.options.future?.compatibilityVersion === 4
+
     // composables/ dirs from all layers
     let composablesDirs: string[] = []
     if (options.scan) {
@@ -64,6 +66,12 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
         }
         composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.srcDir, 'composables'))
         composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.srcDir, 'utils'))
+
+        if (isNuxtV4) {
+          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'utils'))
+          composablesDirs.push(resolve(layer.config.rootDir, 'shared', 'types'))
+        }
+
         for (const dir of (layer.config.imports?.dirs ?? [])) {
           if (!dir) {
             continue
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
index 61fcd1f2a5..f50ec19da4 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/common.ts
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ export default defineUntypedSchema({
      */
     plugins: 'plugins',
 
+    /**
+     * The shared directory. This directory is shared between the app and the server.
+     */
+    shared: 'shared',
+
     /**
      * The directory containing your static files, which will be directly accessible via the Nuxt server
      * and copied across into your `dist` folder when your app is generated.
@@ -424,12 +429,13 @@ export default defineUntypedSchema({
    */
   alias: {
     $resolve: async (val: Record<string, string>, get): Promise<Record<string, string>> => {
-      const [srcDir, rootDir, assetsDir, publicDir] = await Promise.all([get('srcDir'), get('rootDir'), get('dir.assets'), get('dir.public')]) as [string, string, string, string]
+      const [srcDir, rootDir, assetsDir, publicDir, sharedDir] = await Promise.all([get('srcDir'), get('rootDir'), get('dir.assets'), get('dir.public'), get('dir.shared')]) as [string, string, string, string, string]
       return {
         '~': srcDir,
         '@': srcDir,
         '~~': rootDir,
         '@@': rootDir,
+        '#shared': resolve(rootDir, sharedDir),
         [basename(assetsDir)]: resolve(srcDir, assetsDir),
         [basename(publicDir)]: resolve(srcDir, publicDir),
         ...val,