diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 079d7f2..33b3744 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ See [live demo](https://codesandbox.io/s/nuxt-components-cou9k) or [video exampl
 ### Lazy Imports
 
 Nuxt by default does code-splitting per page and components. But sometimes we also need to lazy load them:
+
 - Component size is rather big (or has big dependencies imported) like a text-editor
 - Component is rendered conditionally with `v-if` or being in a modal
 
@@ -88,18 +89,18 @@ You now can easily import a component on-demand:
 </template>
 
 <script>
-export default {
-  data () {
-    return {
-      foo: null
-    }
-  },
-  methods: {
-    async loadFoo () {
-      this.foo = await this.$axios.$get('foo')
+  export default {
+    data() {
+      return {
+        foo: null
+      }
+    },
+    methods: {
+      async loadFoo() {
+        this.foo = await this.$axios.$get('foo')
+      }
     }
   }
-}
 </script>
 ```
 
@@ -127,10 +128,7 @@ For clarity, it is recommended that component file name matches its name. You ca
 If for any reason different prefix is desired, we can add specific directory with the `prefix` option: (See [directories](#directories) section)
 
 ```js
-components: [
-  '~/components/',
-  { path: '~/components/foo/', prefix: 'foo' }
-]
+components: ['~/components/', { path: '~/components/foo/', prefix: 'foo' }]
 ```
 
 ## Overwriting Components
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ export default {
   components: [
     '~/components', // shortcut to { path: '~/components' }
     { path: '~/components/awesome/', prefix: 'awesome' }
-  ],
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -210,15 +208,13 @@ If you prefer to split your SFCs into `.js`, `.vue` and `.css`, you can only ena
 ```js
 // nuxt.config.js
 export default {
-  components: [
-    { path: '~/components', extensions: ['vue'] }
-  ]
+  components: [{ path: '~/components', extensions: ['vue'] }]
 }
 ```
 
 #### pattern
 
-- Type: `string` ([glob pattern]( https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob#glob-primer))
+- Type: `string` ([glob pattern](https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob#glob-primer))
 - Default: `**/*.${extensions.join(',')}`
 
 Accept Pattern that will be run against specified `path`.
@@ -226,7 +222,7 @@ Accept Pattern that will be run against specified `path`.
 #### ignore
 
 - Type: `Array`
-- Items: `string` ([glob pattern]( https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob#glob-primer))
+- Items: `string` ([glob pattern](https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob#glob-primer))
 - Default: `[]`
 
 Ignore patterns that will be run against specified `path`.
@@ -244,8 +240,8 @@ Example below adds `awesome-`/`Awesome` prefix to the name of components in `awe
 // nuxt.config.js
 export default {
   components: [
-      '~/components',
-      { path: '~/components/awesome/', prefix: 'awesome' }
+    '~/components',
+    { path: '~/components/awesome/', prefix: 'awesome' }
   ]
 }
 ```
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@ components/
 <template>
   <div>
     <AwesomeButton>Click on me 🤘</AwesomeButton>
-    <Button>Click on me</Button>
+    <button>Click on me</button>
   </div>
 </template>
 ```
@@ -298,7 +294,7 @@ Level are use to define a hint when overwriting the components which have the sa
 export default {
   components: [
     '~/components', // default level is 0
-   { path: 'my-theme/components', level: 1 }
+    { path: 'my-theme/components', level: 1 }
   ]
 }
 ```
@@ -314,9 +310,7 @@ These properties are used in production to configure how [components with `Lazy`
 
 ```js
 export default {
-  components: [
-   { path: 'my-theme/components', prefetch: true }
-  ]
+  components: [{ path: 'my-theme/components', prefetch: true }]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -330,6 +324,13 @@ const componets = {
 }
 ```
 
+#### isAsync
+
+- Type: Boolean
+- Default: `false` unless component name ends with `.async.vue`
+
+This flag indicates, component should be loaded async (with a seperate chunk) regardless of using `Lazy` prefix or not.
+
 ## Migration guide
 
 ## `v1` to `v2`
@@ -337,9 +338,9 @@ const componets = {
 Starting with `nuxt@2.15`, Nuxt uses `@nuxt/components` v2:
 
 - All components are globally available so you can move `components/global/`
-to `components/` and `global: true` is not required anymore
+  to `components/` and `global: true` is not required anymore
 - Full path inside `components` is used to prefix component names. If you were structing your
-components in multiple directories, should either add prefix or register in `components` section of `nuxt.config` or use new `pathPrefix` option.
+  components in multiple directories, should either add prefix or register in `components` section of `nuxt.config` or use new `pathPrefix` option.
 
 **Example:**
 
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ export default {
     '~/components/templates',
     '~/components/atoms',
     '~/components/molecules',
-    '~/components/organisms',
+    '~/components/organisms'
   ]
 }
 ```
@@ -393,8 +394,8 @@ Then in `awesome-ui/nuxt.js` you can use the `components:dir` hook:
 ```js
 import { join } from 'path'
 
-export default function () {
-  this.nuxt.hook('components:dirs', (dirs) => {
+export default function() {
+  this.nuxt.hook('components:dirs', dirs => {
     // Add ./components dir to the list
     dirs.push({
       path: join(__dirname, 'components'),
@@ -408,10 +409,7 @@ That's it! Now in your project, you can import your ui library as a Nuxt module
 
 ```js
 export default {
-  buildModules: [
-    '@nuxt/components',
-    'awesome-ui/nuxt'
-  ]
+  buildModules: ['@nuxt/components', 'awesome-ui/nuxt']
 }
 ```
 
@@ -438,15 +436,11 @@ Next: publish your `awesome-ui` module to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com) and share
 
 [npm-version-src]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@nuxt/components/latest.svg?style=flat-square
 [npm-version-href]: https://npmjs.com/package/@nuxt/components
-
 [npm-downloads-src]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/@nuxt/components.svg?style=flat-square
 [npm-downloads-href]: https://npmjs.com/package/@nuxt/components
-
 [github-actions-ci-src]: https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/nuxt/typescript/test?label=ci&style=flat-square
 [github-actions-ci-href]: https://github.com/nuxt/components/actions?query=workflow%3Aci
-
 [codecov-src]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/nuxt/components.svg?style=flat-square
 [codecov-href]: https://codecov.io/gh/nuxt/components
-
 [license-src]: https://img.shields.io/npm/l/@nuxt/components.svg?style=flat-square
 [license-href]: https://npmjs.com/package/@nuxt/components
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9d6893..35af333 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "siroc build",
-    "dev": "nuxt-ts test/fixture",
+    "dev": "nuxt dev test/fixture",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .ts,.js,.vue .",
     "prepare": "yarn link && yarn link @nuxt/components",
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 10fc6db..36f4ba8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const componentsModule: Module<Options> = function () {
         path: dirPath,
         extensions,
         pattern: dirOptions.pattern || `**/*.{${extensions.join(',')},}`,
+        isAsync: dirOptions.isAsync ?? !nuxt.options.dev /* async only for prod by default */,
         // TODO: keep test/unit/utils.ts updated
         ignore: [
           '**/*.stories.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}', // ignore storybook files
diff --git a/src/loader.ts b/src/loader.ts
index e454332..124d66e 100644
--- a/src/loader.ts
+++ b/src/loader.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { matcher } from './scan'
 import type { Component } from './types'
 
 function install (this: WebpackLoader.LoaderContext, content: string, components: Component[]) {
-  const imports = '{' + components.map(c => `${c.pascalName}: ${c.import}`).join(',') + '}'
+  const imports = '{' + components.map(c => `${c.pascalName}: ${c.isAsync ? c.asyncImport : c.import}`).join(',') + '}'
 
   let newContent = '/* nuxt-component-imports */\n'
   newContent += `installComponents(component, ${imports})\n`
diff --git a/src/scan.ts b/src/scan.ts
index 4a11fce..18e8c82 100644
--- a/src/scan.ts
+++ b/src/scan.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function scanComponents (dirs: ScanDir[], srcDir: string): Promise<
   const filePaths = new Set<string>()
   const scannedPaths: string[] = []
 
-  for (const { path, pattern, ignore = [], prefix, extendComponent, pathPrefix, level, prefetch = false, preload = false } of dirs.sort(sortDirsByPathLength)) {
+  for (const { path, pattern, ignore = [], prefix, extendComponent, pathPrefix, level, prefetch = false, preload = false, isAsync: dirIsAsync } of dirs.sort(sortDirsByPathLength)) {
     const resolvedNames = new Map<string, string>()
 
     for (const _file of await globby(pattern!, { cwd: path, ignore })) {
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export async function scanComponents (dirs: ScanDir[], srcDir: string): Promise<
       if (fileName.toLowerCase() === 'index') {
         fileName = pathPrefix === false ? basename(dirname(filePath)) : '' /* inherits from path */
       }
+      const isAsync = fileName.endsWith('.async') ? true : dirIsAsync
+      fileName = fileName.replace(/\.async$/, '')
       const fileNameParts = splitByCase(fileName)
 
       const componentNameParts: string[] = []
@@ -66,12 +68,13 @@ export async function scanComponents (dirs: ScanDir[], srcDir: string): Promise<
       const shortPath = relative(srcDir, filePath)
       const chunkName = 'components/' + kebabName
 
-      let component = {
+      let component: Component = {
         filePath,
         pascalName,
         kebabName,
         chunkName,
         shortPath,
+        isAsync,
         import: '',
         asyncImport: '',
         export: 'default',
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f59c983..bf2197a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface Component {
   export: string
   filePath: string
   shortPath: string
-  async?: boolean
+  isAsync?: boolean
   chunkName: string
   /** @deprecated */
   global: boolean
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface ScanDir {
   pattern?: string | string[]
   ignore?: string[]
   prefix?: string
+  isAsync?: boolean
   /** @deprecated */
   global?: boolean | 'dev'
   pathPrefix?: boolean
diff --git a/templates/components/index.js b/templates/components/index.js
index 494a6d7..6ebd6bd 100644
--- a/templates/components/index.js
+++ b/templates/components/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { wrapFunctional } from './utils'
 
 <%= options.getComponents().map(c => {
-  const exp = c.pascalName === c.export ? c.pascalName : `${c.export} as ${c.pascalName}`
-  return `export { ${exp} } from '../${relativeToBuild(c.filePath)}'`
-}).join('\n') %>
-
-<%= options.getComponents().map(c => {
-  const exp = c.export === 'default' ? `c.default || c` : `c['${c.export}']`
   const magicComments = [
     `webpackChunkName: "${c.chunkName}"`,
     c.prefetch === true || typeof c.prefetch === 'number' ? `webpackPrefetch: ${c.prefetch}` : false,
     c.preload === true || typeof c.preload === 'number' ? `webpackPreload: ${c.preload}` : false,
   ].filter(Boolean).join(', ')
-
-  return `export const Lazy${c.pascalName} = import('../${relativeToBuild(c.filePath)}' /* ${magicComments} */).then(c => wrapFunctional(${exp}))`
+  if (c.isAsync) {
+    const exp = c.export === 'default' ? `c.default || c` : `c['${c.export}']`
+    const asyncImport = `import('../${relativeToBuild(c.filePath)}' /* ${magicComments} */).then(c => wrapFunctional(${exp}))`
+    return `export const ${c.pascalName} = ${asyncImport}`
+  } else {
+    const exp = c.export === 'default' ? `default as ${c.pascalName}` : c.pascalName
+    return `export { ${exp} } from '../${relativeToBuild(c.filePath)}'`
+  }
 }).join('\n') %>
diff --git a/templates/components/plugin.js b/templates/components/plugin.js
index 3bdefa5..3394d07 100644
--- a/templates/components/plugin.js
+++ b/templates/components/plugin.js
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
-import { wrapFunctional } from './utils'
-
-<% const components = options.getComponents() %>
-
-const components = {
-<%= components.map(c => {
-  const exp = c.export === 'default' ? `c.default || c` : `c['${c.export}']`
-  const magicComments = [
-    `webpackChunkName: "${c.chunkName}"`,
-    c.prefetch === true || typeof c.prefetch === 'number' ? `webpackPrefetch: ${c.prefetch}` : false,
-    c.preload === true || typeof c.preload === 'number' ? `webpackPreload: ${c.preload}` : false,
-  ].filter(Boolean).join(', ')
-
-  return `  ${c.pascalName.replace(/^Lazy/, '')}: () => import('../${relativeToBuild(c.filePath)}' /* ${magicComments} */).then(c => wrapFunctional(${exp}))`
-}).join(',\n') %>
-}
+import * as components from './index'
 
 for (const name in components) {
   Vue.component(name, components[name])
-  Vue.component('Lazy' + name, components[name])
+  Vue.component('Lazy' + name, () => Promise.resolve(components[name]))
 }
diff --git a/templates/components/readme_md b/templates/components/readme_md
index 58b82e8..0100fe6 100644
--- a/templates/components/readme_md
+++ b/templates/components/readme_md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const components = options.getComponents()
 const list = components.map(c => {
   const pascalName = c.pascalName.replace(/^Lazy/, '')
   const kebabName = c.kebabName.replace(/^lazy-/, '')
-  return `- \`<${pascalName}>\` | \`<${kebabName}>\` (${c.shortPath})`
+  const tags = c.isAsync ? ' [async]' : ''
+  return `- \`<${pascalName}>\` | \`<${kebabName}>\` (${c.shortPath})${tags}`
 })
 %><%= list.join('\n') %>
diff --git a/test/fixture/components/global/Big.vue b/test/fixture/components/global/Big.async.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixture/components/global/Big.vue
rename to test/fixture/components/global/Big.async.vue
diff --git a/test/fixture/nuxt.config.ts b/test/fixture/nuxt.config.ts
index 52a8a64..1950b48 100644
--- a/test/fixture/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixture/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ const config: NuxtConfig = {
     nuxtComponents
   ],
 
+  typescript: {
+    typeCheck: false
+  },
+
   components: [
     '~/components',
-    { path: '~/components/global', global: true },
+    { path: '~/components/global', global: true, isAsync: false },
     { path: '~/components/no-prefix', pathPrefix: false },
     { path: '~/components/multifile', extensions: ['vue'] },
     '~/non-existent',