diff --git a/packages/nuxt/package.json b/packages/nuxt/package.json
index 26fd7e43319e3..604a2e80e2312 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "@nx/devkit": "file:../devkit",
     "@nx/js": "file:../js",
     "@nx/eslint": "file:../eslint",
-    "@nx/vue": "file:../vue"
+    "@nx/vue": "file:../vue",
+    "@nx/vite": "file:../vite"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {},
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
index ee3ab39a5ce50..2ac955ac614e3 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ exports[`init should install required dependencies 1`] = `
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nx/nuxt": "0.0.1",
+    "@nx/vite": "0.0.1",
     "nuxt": "^3.10.0",
   },
   "name": "@proj/source",
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/lib/utils.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/lib/utils.ts
index ce29a238555ad..0fc9ab9514a4f 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/init/lib/utils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function updateDependencies(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
     {
       '@nx/nuxt': nxVersion,
       nuxt: nuxtVersion,
+      '@nx/vite': nxVersion,
     },
     undefined,
     schema.keepExistingVersions