diff --git a/code/addons/actions/package.json b/code/addons/actions/package.json
index cd45f1d91c8e..bc054af85364 100644
--- a/code/addons/actions/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/actions/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
index 2584ee916f76..d22a8221a947 100644
--- a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/controls/package.json b/code/addons/controls/package.json
index c51bf2682882..a1e4cfb6de9e 100644
--- a/code/addons/controls/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/controls/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/package.json b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
index 7445ad9c83d3..c915c55daee0 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,76 @@
       "import": "./dist/index.mjs",
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
     },
+    "./actions/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/actions/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/actions/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/actions/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./actions/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/actions/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/actions/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/actions/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./backgrounds/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/backgrounds/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/backgrounds/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/backgrounds/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./backgrounds/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/backgrounds/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/backgrounds/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/backgrounds/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./controls/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/controls/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/controls/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/controls/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./docs/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/docs/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/docs/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/docs/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./docs/preset": {
+      "require": "./dist/docs/preset.js",
+      "import": "./dist/docs/preset.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/docs/preset.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./highlight/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/highlight/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/highlight/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/highlight/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./measure/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/measure/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/measure/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/measure/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./measure/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/measure/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/measure/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/measure/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./outline/preview": {
+      "require": "./dist/outline/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/outline/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/outline/preview.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./outline/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/outline/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/outline/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/outline/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./toolbars/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/toolbars/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/toolbars/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/toolbars/manager.d.ts"
+    },
+    "./viewport/manager": {
+      "require": "./dist/viewport/manager.js",
+      "import": "./dist/viewport/manager.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/viewport/manager.d.ts"
+    },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -108,7 +178,21 @@
   },
   "bundler": {
     "entries": [
-      "./src/index.ts"
+      "./src/index.ts",
+      "./src/actions/preview.ts",
+      "./src/actions/manager.ts",
+      "./src/backgrounds/preview.ts",
+      "./src/backgrounds/manager.ts",
+      "./src/controls/manager.ts",
+      "./src/docs/preview.ts",
+      "./src/docs/preset.ts",
+      "./src/highlight/preview.ts",
+      "./src/measure/preview.ts",
+      "./src/measure/manager.ts",
+      "./src/outline/preview.ts",
+      "./src/outline/manager.ts",
+      "./src/toolbars/manager.ts",
+      "./src/viewport/manager.ts"
     ],
     "platform": "node"
   },
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e125b743169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-actions/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86c6d5f2e656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/actions/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/export */
+// TODO: We need to configure an eslint-import typescript resolver for export maps to be considered
+
+export * from '@storybook/addon-actions/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc51f1b22b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-backgrounds/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e56121e4a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/backgrounds/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/export */
+// TODO: We need to configure an eslint-import typescript resolver for export maps to be considered
+
+export * from '@storybook/addon-backgrounds/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/controls/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/controls/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49e403523565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/controls/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-controls/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preset.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preset.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f97114783e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preset.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from '@storybook/addon-docs/preset';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68ad94fc557c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/docs/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from '@storybook/addon-docs/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/highlight/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/highlight/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ffcf62555af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/highlight/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/export */
+// TODO: We need to configure an eslint-import typescript resolver for export maps to be considered
+
+export * from '@storybook/addon-highlight/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/index.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/index.ts
index 861fd91162da..96fd171146bb 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import path, { dirname, join } from 'path';
+import path from 'path';
 import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
 import { serverRequire } from '@storybook/core-common';
 
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ const requireMain = (configDir: string) => {
 };
 
 export function addons(options: PresetOptions) {
-  const checkInstalled = (addon: string, main: any) => {
+  const checkInstalled = (addonName: string, main: any) => {
+    const addon = `@storybook/addon-${addonName}`;
     const existingAddon = main.addons?.find((entry: string | { name: string }) => {
       const name = typeof entry === 'string' ? entry : entry.name;
       return name?.startsWith(addon);
@@ -36,35 +37,21 @@ export function addons(options: PresetOptions) {
   };
 
   const main = requireMain(options.configDir);
-  return (
-    [
-      'docs',
-      'controls',
-      'actions',
-      'backgrounds',
-      'viewport',
-      'toolbars',
-      'measure',
-      'outline',
-      'highlight',
-    ]
-      .filter((key) => (options as any)[key] !== false)
-      .map((key) => `@storybook/addon-${key}`)
-      .filter((addon) => !checkInstalled(addon, main))
-      // Use `require.resolve` to ensure Yarn PnP compatibility
-      // Files of various addons should be resolved in the context of `addon-essentials` as they are listed as deps here
-      // and not in `@storybook/core` nor in SB user projects. If `@storybook/core` make the require itself Yarn 2 will
-      // throw an error saying that the package to require must be added as a dependency. Doing `require.resolve` will
-      // allow `@storybook/core` to work with absolute path directly, no more require of dep no more issue.
-      // File to load can be `preset.js`, `register.js`, or the package entry point, so we need to check all these cases
-      // as it's done in `lib/core/src/server/presets.js`.
-      .map((addon) => {
-        try {
-          return dirname(require.resolve(join(addon, 'package.json')));
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
-        } catch (err) {}
-
-        return require.resolve(addon);
-      })
-  );
+  return [
+    'docs',
+    'controls',
+    'actions',
+    'backgrounds',
+    'viewport',
+    'toolbars',
+    'measure',
+    'outline',
+    'highlight',
+  ]
+    .filter((key) => (options as any)[key] !== false)
+    .filter((addon) => !checkInstalled(addon, main))
+    .map((addon) => {
+      // We point to the re-export from addon-essentials to support yarn pnp and pnpm.
+      return `@storybook/addon-essentials/${addon}`;
+    });
 }
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf95d95a76da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-measure/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f18769ff001a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/measure/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/export */
+// TODO: We need to configure an eslint-import typescript resolver for export maps to be considered
+
+export * from '@storybook/addon-measure/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07a0a1e4879a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-outline/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/preview.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/preview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1cc44b9689a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/outline/preview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/export */
+// TODO: We need to configure an eslint-import typescript resolver for export maps to be considered
+
+export * from '@storybook/addon-outline/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/toolbars/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/toolbars/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c4868b1e254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/toolbars/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-toolbars/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/typings.d.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/typings.d.ts
index 8cf1e5fe3055..818a79e77c49 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/src/typings.d.ts
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/typings.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 declare module 'fs';
+
+// TODO: Remove this once addon-docs is generated with tsup
+declare module '@storybook/addon-docs/preview';
+declare module '@storybook/addon-docs/preset';
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/src/viewport/manager.ts b/code/addons/essentials/src/viewport/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c052f303800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/src/viewport/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error The generated definition file is empty. https://github.com/egoist/tsup/issues/762
+export * from '@storybook/addon-viewport/manager';
diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/package.json b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
index c8a7d9ef48e6..89ae9a2420db 100644
--- a/code/addons/highlight/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
@@ -30,15 +30,25 @@
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
     },
     "./preview": {
-      "require": "./dist/highlight.js",
-      "import": "./dist/highlight.mjs",
-      "types": "./dist/highlight.d.ts"
+      "require": "./dist/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/preview.d.ts"
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@
   "bundler": {
     "entries": [
       "./src/index.ts",
-      "./src/highlight.ts"
+      "./src/preview.ts"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "b58a29b785462f8a8b711b6bb2d7223fd6dc17fd",
diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/preview.js b/code/addons/highlight/preview.js
index f7dfc599138c..49ad602f79f4 100644
--- a/code/addons/highlight/preview.js
+++ b/code/addons/highlight/preview.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './dist/highlight';
+export * from './dist/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/src/highlight.ts b/code/addons/highlight/src/preview.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from code/addons/highlight/src/highlight.ts
rename to code/addons/highlight/src/preview.ts
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/package.json b/code/addons/interactions/package.json
index 0eb7130861b4..ca295f478bbd 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/package.json
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
       "types": "./dist/manager.d.ts"
     },
     "./preview": {
-      "require": "./dist/preset/preview.js",
-      "import": "./dist/preset/preview.mjs",
-      "types": "./dist/preset/preview.d.ts"
+      "require": "./dist/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/preview.d.ts"
     },
     "./register.js": {
       "require": "./dist/manager.js",
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
@@ -99,7 +112,7 @@
     "entries": [
       "./src/index.ts",
       "./src/manager.tsx",
-      "./src/preset/preview.ts",
+      "./src/preview.ts",
       "./src/preset/checkActionsLoaded.ts"
     ],
     "platform": "node"
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/preview.js b/code/addons/interactions/preview.js
index 48714cc6fba3..49ad602f79f4 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/preview.js
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/preview.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './dist/preset/preview';
+export * from './dist/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/src/preset/preview.ts b/code/addons/interactions/src/preview.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from code/addons/interactions/src/preset/preview.ts
rename to code/addons/interactions/src/preview.ts
diff --git a/code/addons/jest/package.json b/code/addons/jest/package.json
index 96f77afe0c62..f795ffdd656a 100644
--- a/code/addons/jest/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/jest/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/links/package.json b/code/addons/links/package.json
index 92cc62a00d09..a1aaf60cb8e2 100644
--- a/code/addons/links/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/links/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/measure/package.json b/code/addons/measure/package.json
index 6ab70183b27a..10fb28b93983 100644
--- a/code/addons/measure/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/measure/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/outline/package.json b/code/addons/outline/package.json
index 478b1d9b23a6..4337c7e0d74b 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/outline/package.json
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
       "types": "./dist/manager.d.ts"
     },
     "./preview": {
-      "require": "./dist/preset/preview.js",
-      "import": "./dist/preset/preview.mjs",
-      "types": "./dist/preset/preview.d.ts"
+      "require": "./dist/preview.js",
+      "import": "./dist/preview.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/preview.d.ts"
     },
     "./register": {
       "require": "./dist/manager.js",
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
@@ -95,7 +108,7 @@
     "entries": [
       "./src/index.ts",
       "./src/manager.tsx",
-      "./src/preset/preview.tsx"
+      "./src/preview.tsx"
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "b58a29b785462f8a8b711b6bb2d7223fd6dc17fd",
diff --git a/code/addons/outline/preview.js b/code/addons/outline/preview.js
index 48714cc6fba3..49ad602f79f4 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/preview.js
+++ b/code/addons/outline/preview.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './dist/preset/preview';
+export * from './dist/preview';
diff --git a/code/addons/outline/src/preset/preview.tsx b/code/addons/outline/src/preview.tsx
similarity index 51%
rename from code/addons/outline/src/preset/preview.tsx
rename to code/addons/outline/src/preview.tsx
index 1abee6e575c6..65161c6c4f29 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/src/preset/preview.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/outline/src/preview.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { withOutline } from '../withOutline';
-import { PARAM_KEY } from '../constants';
+import { withOutline } from './withOutline';
+import { PARAM_KEY } from './constants';
 
 export const decorators = [withOutline];
 
diff --git a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
index 0b4cbde72ca5..e936e70728f6 100644
--- a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/addons/viewport/package.json b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
index 35d69a6bc5b9..3f3408a7be6d 100644
--- a/code/addons/viewport/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "dist/index.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "manager": [
+        "dist/manager.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "preview": [
+        "dist/preview.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist/**/*",
     "README.md",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-vite/src/index.ts b/code/frameworks/react-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fbdfff5e6e2..067a9d564f75 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // exports for builder-vite
+import * as clientApi from '@storybook/client-api';
+
+// client-api exposes both a class, and individual named exports.
+// The class is used in StoryStoreV7 and the individual exports in SSv6
+const { ClientApi } = clientApi;
 export { createChannel as createPostMessageChannel } from '@storybook/channel-postmessage';
 export { createChannel as createWebSocketChannel } from '@storybook/channel-websocket';
 export { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
 export { composeConfigs, PreviewWeb } from '@storybook/preview-web';
-export { ClientApi } from '@storybook/client-api';
+export { clientApi, ClientApi };
 
 export type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/builder-vite';
diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/src/index.ts b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fbdfff5e6e2..067a9d564f75 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // exports for builder-vite
+import * as clientApi from '@storybook/client-api';
+
+// client-api exposes both a class, and individual named exports.
+// The class is used in StoryStoreV7 and the individual exports in SSv6
+const { ClientApi } = clientApi;
 export { createChannel as createPostMessageChannel } from '@storybook/channel-postmessage';
 export { createChannel as createWebSocketChannel } from '@storybook/channel-websocket';
 export { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
 export { composeConfigs, PreviewWeb } from '@storybook/preview-web';
-export { ClientApi } from '@storybook/client-api';
+export { clientApi, ClientApi };
 
 export type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/builder-vite';
diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue-vite/src/index.ts b/code/frameworks/vue-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fbdfff5e6e2..067a9d564f75 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/vue-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // exports for builder-vite
+import * as clientApi from '@storybook/client-api';
+
+// client-api exposes both a class, and individual named exports.
+// The class is used in StoryStoreV7 and the individual exports in SSv6
+const { ClientApi } = clientApi;
 export { createChannel as createPostMessageChannel } from '@storybook/channel-postmessage';
 export { createChannel as createWebSocketChannel } from '@storybook/channel-websocket';
 export { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
 export { composeConfigs, PreviewWeb } from '@storybook/preview-web';
-export { ClientApi } from '@storybook/client-api';
+export { clientApi, ClientApi };
 
 export type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/builder-vite';
diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/src/index.ts b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fbdfff5e6e2..067a9d564f75 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // exports for builder-vite
+import * as clientApi from '@storybook/client-api';
+
+// client-api exposes both a class, and individual named exports.
+// The class is used in StoryStoreV7 and the individual exports in SSv6
+const { ClientApi } = clientApi;
 export { createChannel as createPostMessageChannel } from '@storybook/channel-postmessage';
 export { createChannel as createWebSocketChannel } from '@storybook/channel-websocket';
 export { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
 export { composeConfigs, PreviewWeb } from '@storybook/preview-web';
-export { ClientApi } from '@storybook/client-api';
+export { clientApi, ClientApi };
 
 export type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/builder-vite';
diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/src/index.ts b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/src/index.ts
index 8fbdfff5e6e2..067a9d564f75 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // exports for builder-vite
+import * as clientApi from '@storybook/client-api';
+
+// client-api exposes both a class, and individual named exports.
+// The class is used in StoryStoreV7 and the individual exports in SSv6
+const { ClientApi } = clientApi;
 export { createChannel as createPostMessageChannel } from '@storybook/channel-postmessage';
 export { createChannel as createWebSocketChannel } from '@storybook/channel-websocket';
 export { addons } from '@storybook/addons';
 export { composeConfigs, PreviewWeb } from '@storybook/preview-web';
-export { ClientApi } from '@storybook/client-api';
+export { clientApi, ClientApi };
 
 export type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/builder-vite';
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-iframe-script.ts b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-iframe-script.ts
index 141965a0034e..fdfe0249bce5 100644
--- a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-iframe-script.ts
+++ b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-iframe-script.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
-import { isAbsolute, resolve } from 'path';
-import { getRendererName } from '@storybook/core-common';
+import { getRendererName, getFrameworkName } from '@storybook/core-common';
+import type { PreviewAnnotation } from '@storybook/types';
 import { virtualPreviewFile, virtualStoriesFile } from './virtual-file-names';
-import { transformAbsPath } from './utils/transform-abs-path';
 import type { ExtendedOptions } from './types';
+import { processPreviewAnnotation } from './utils/process-preview-annotation';
 
 export async function generateIframeScriptCode(options: ExtendedOptions) {
   const { presets } = options;
   const rendererName = await getRendererName(options);
-  const previewAnnotations = await presets.apply('previewAnnotations', [], options);
-  const resolvedPreviewAnnotations = previewAnnotations.map((entry) =>
-    isAbsolute(entry) ? entry : resolve(entry)
+  const frameworkName = await getFrameworkName(options);
+
+  const previewAnnotations = await presets.apply<PreviewAnnotation[]>(
+    'previewAnnotations',
+    [],
+    options
   );
-  const configEntries = [...resolvedPreviewAnnotations].filter(Boolean);
+  const configEntries = [...previewAnnotations].filter(Boolean).map(processPreviewAnnotation);
 
-  const absoluteFilesToImport = (files: string[], name: string) =>
-    files
-      .map((el, i) => `import ${name ? `* as ${name}_${i} from ` : ''}'${transformAbsPath(el)}'`)
-      .join('\n');
+  const filesToImport = (files: string[], name: string) =>
+    files.map((el, i) => `import ${name ? `* as ${name}_${i} from ` : ''}'${el}'`).join('\n');
 
   const importArray = (name: string, length: number) =>
     new Array(length).fill(0).map((_, i) => `${name}_${i}`);
@@ -28,10 +29,8 @@ export async function generateIframeScriptCode(options: ExtendedOptions) {
     // Ensure that the client API is initialized by the framework before any other iframe code
     // is loaded. That way our client-apis can assume the existence of the API+store
     import { configure } from '${rendererName}';
-
-    import * as clientApi from "@storybook/client-api";
-    import { logger } from '@storybook/client-logger';
-    ${absoluteFilesToImport(configEntries, 'config')}
+    import { clientApi } from '${frameworkName}';
+    ${filesToImport(configEntries, 'config')}
     import * as preview from '${virtualPreviewFile}';
     import { configStories } from '${virtualStoriesFile}';
 
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-modern-iframe-script.ts b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-modern-iframe-script.ts
index ee5339228f23..c1c7aa6a4444 100644
--- a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-modern-iframe-script.ts
+++ b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/codegen-modern-iframe-script.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-import { isAbsolute, resolve } from 'path';
 import { loadPreviewOrConfigFile, getFrameworkName } from '@storybook/core-common';
+import type { PreviewAnnotation } from '@storybook/types';
 import { virtualStoriesFile, virtualAddonSetupFile } from './virtual-file-names';
-import { transformAbsPath } from './utils/transform-abs-path';
 import type { ExtendedOptions } from './types';
+import { processPreviewAnnotation } from './utils/process-preview-annotation';
 
 export async function generateModernIframeScriptCode(options: ExtendedOptions) {
   const { presets, configDir } = options;
   const frameworkName = await getFrameworkName(options);
 
   const previewOrConfigFile = loadPreviewOrConfigFile({ configDir });
-  const previewAnnotations = await presets.apply('previewAnnotations', [], options);
-  const resolvedPreviewAnnotations = [...previewAnnotations].map((entry) =>
-    isAbsolute(entry) ? entry : resolve(entry)
+  const previewAnnotations = await presets.apply<PreviewAnnotation[]>(
+    'previewAnnotations',
+    [],
+    options
   );
-  const relativePreviewAnnotations = [...resolvedPreviewAnnotations, previewOrConfigFile]
+  const relativePreviewAnnotations = [...previewAnnotations, previewOrConfigFile]
     .filter(Boolean)
-    .map((configEntry) => transformAbsPath(configEntry as string));
+    .map(processPreviewAnnotation);
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-shadow
   const generateHMRHandler = (frameworkName: string): string => {
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/process-preview-annotation.ts b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/process-preview-annotation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ecf811293ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/process-preview-annotation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { PreviewAnnotation } from '@storybook/types';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Preview annotations can take several forms, and vite needs them to be
+ * a bit more restrained.
+ *
+ * For node_modules, we want bare imports (so vite can process them),
+ * and for files in the user's source,
+ * we want absolute paths.
+ */
+export function processPreviewAnnotation(path: PreviewAnnotation | undefined) {
+  // If entry is an object, take the first, which is the
+  // bare (non-absolute) specifier.
+  // This is so that webpack can use an absolute path, and
+  // continue supporting super-addons in pnp/pnpm without
+  // requiring them to re-export their sub-addons as we do
+  // in addon-essentials.
+  if (typeof path === 'object') {
+    return path.bare;
+  }
+  // resolve relative paths into absolute paths, but don't resolve "bare" imports
+  if (path?.startsWith('./') || path?.startsWith('../')) {
+    return resolve(path);
+  }
+  // This should not occur, since we use `.filter(Boolean)` prior to
+  // calling this function, but this makes typescript happy
+  if (!path) {
+    throw new Error('Could not determine path for previewAnnotation');
+  }
+
+  return path;
+}
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/transform-abs-path.ts b/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/transform-abs-path.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bd8c89f8fbc3..000000000000
--- a/code/lib/builder-vite/src/utils/transform-abs-path.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import path from 'path';
-import { normalizePath } from 'vite';
-
-// We need to convert from an absolute path, to a traditional node module import path,
-// so that vite can correctly pre-bundle/optimize
-export function transformAbsPath(absPath: string) {
-  const splits = absPath.split(`node_modules${path.sep}`);
-  // Return everything after the final "node_modules/"
-  const module = normalizePath(splits[splits.length - 1]);
-  return module;
-}
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json b/code/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
index 4e547eb766ab..16b1c274024c 100644
--- a/code/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
       "import": "./dist/index.mjs",
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
     },
-    "./presets/custom-webpack-preset.js": {
-      "require": "./presets/custom-webpack-preset.js",
-      "import": "./presets/custom-webpack-preset.mjs",
-      "types": "./presets/custom-webpack-preset.d.ts"
+    "./presets/custom-webpack-preset": {
+      "require": "./dist/presets/custom-webpack-preset.js",
+      "import": "./dist/presets/custom-webpack-preset.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/presets/custom-webpack-preset.d.ts"
     },
-    "./presets/preview-preset.js": {
-      "require": "./presets/preview-preset.js",
-      "import": "./presets/preview-preset.mjs",
-      "types": "./presets/preview-preset.d.ts"
+    "./presets/preview-preset": {
+      "require": "./dist/presets/preview-preset.js",
+      "import": "./dist/presets/preview-preset.mjs",
+      "types": "./dist/presets/preview-preset.d.ts"
     },
     "./templates/virtualModuleModernEntry.js.handlebars": "./templates/virtualModuleModernEntry.js.handlebars",
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
diff --git a/code/lib/builder-webpack5/src/preview/iframe-webpack.config.ts b/code/lib/builder-webpack5/src/preview/iframe-webpack.config.ts
index ac29c5ad5d95..a16e9ba8c91e 100644
--- a/code/lib/builder-webpack5/src/preview/iframe-webpack.config.ts
+++ b/code/lib/builder-webpack5/src/preview/iframe-webpack.config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import TerserWebpackPlugin from 'terser-webpack-plugin';
 import VirtualModulePlugin from 'webpack-virtual-modules';
 import ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin from 'fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin';
 
-import type { Options, CoreConfig, DocsOptions } from '@storybook/types';
+import type { Options, CoreConfig, DocsOptions, PreviewAnnotation } from '@storybook/types';
 import {
   getRendererName,
   stringifyProcessEnvs,
@@ -82,7 +82,18 @@ export default async (
   const docsOptions = await presets.apply<DocsOptions>('docs');
 
   const previewAnnotations = [
-    ...(await presets.apply('previewAnnotations', [], options)),
+    ...(await presets.apply<PreviewAnnotation[]>('previewAnnotations', [], options)).map(
+      (entry) => {
+        // If entry is an object, use the absolute import specifier.
+        // This is to maintain back-compat with community addons that bundle other addons
+        // and package managers that "hide" sub dependencies (e.g. pnpm / yarn pnp)
+        // The vite builder uses the bare import specifier.
+        if (typeof entry === 'object') {
+          return entry.absolute;
+        }
+        return entry;
+      }
+    ),
     loadPreviewOrConfigFile(options),
   ].filter(Boolean);
   const entries = (await presets.apply('entries', [], options)) as string[];
diff --git a/code/lib/core-common/src/presets.ts b/code/lib/core-common/src/presets.ts
index 2ab9fd3bdc1e..7a3f2ba529ff 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-common/src/presets.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-common/src/presets.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
-import { dirname } from 'path';
 import type {
   BuilderOptions,
   CLIOptions,
@@ -82,35 +81,26 @@ export const resolveAddonName = (
     }
   }
 
-  const absolutePackageJson = resolved && resolve(`${name}/package.json`);
-
-  // We want to absolutize the package name part to a path on disk
-  //   (i.e. '/Users/foo/.../node_modules/@addons/foo') as otherwise
-  // we may not be able to import the package in certain module systems (eg. pnpm, yarn pnp)
-  const absoluteDir = absolutePackageJson && dirname(absolutePackageJson);
-
-  // If the package has an export (e.g. `/preview`), absolutize it, eg. to
-  //    /Users/foo/.../node_modules/@addons/foo/preview
-  // NOTE: this looks like the path of an absolute file, but it DOES NOT exist.
-  //  - However it is importable by webpack.
-  //  - Vite needs to strip off the absolute part to import it though
-  //     (vite cannot import absolute files: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/5494
-  //      this also means vite suffers issues with pnpm etc)
-  const absolutizeExport = (exportName: string) => {
-    if (resolve(`${name}${exportName}`)) return `${absoluteDir}${exportName}`;
+  const checkExists = (exportName: string) => {
+    if (resolve(`${name}${exportName}`)) return `${name}${exportName}`;
     return undefined;
   };
 
-  const path = name;
+  // This is used to maintain back-compat with community addons that do not
+  // re-export their sub-addons but reference the sub-addon name directly.
+  //  We need to turn it into an absolute path so that webpack can
+  // serve it up correctly  when yarn pnp or pnpm is being used.
+  // Vite will be broken in such cases, because it does not process absolute paths,
+  // and it will try to import from the bare import, breaking in pnp/pnpm.
+  const absolutizeExport = (exportName: string) => {
+    return resolve(`${name}${exportName}`);
+  };
 
-  // We don't want to resolve an import path (e.g. '@addons/foo/preview') to the file on disk,
-  // because you are not allowed to import arbitrary files in packages in Vite.
-  // Instead we check if the export exists and "absolutize" it.
   const managerFile = absolutizeExport(`/manager`);
   const registerFile = absolutizeExport(`/register`) || absolutizeExport(`/register-panel`);
-  const previewFile = absolutizeExport(`/preview`);
-  // Presets are imported by node, so therefore fine to be a path on disk (at this stage anyway)
-  const presetFile = resolve(`${path}/preset`);
+  const previewFile = checkExists(`/preview`);
+  const previewFileAbsolute = absolutizeExport('/preview');
+  const presetFile = absolutizeExport(`/preset`);
 
   if (!(managerFile || previewFile) && presetFile) {
     return {
@@ -132,9 +122,17 @@ export const resolveAddonName = (
 
     return {
       type: 'virtual',
-      name: path,
+      name,
       ...(managerEntries.length ? { managerEntries } : {}),
-      ...(previewFile ? { previewAnnotations: [previewFile] } : {}),
+      ...(previewFile
+        ? {
+            previewAnnotations: [
+              previewFileAbsolute
+                ? { bare: previewFile, absolute: previewFileAbsolute }
+                : previewFile,
+            ],
+          }
+        : {}),
       ...(presetFile ? { presets: [{ name: presetFile, options }] } : {}),
     };
   }
@@ -233,7 +231,6 @@ export async function loadPreset(
 
     logger.warn(warning);
     logger.error(e);
-
     return [];
   }
 }
diff --git a/code/lib/docs-tools/src/hasDocsOrControls.ts b/code/lib/docs-tools/src/hasDocsOrControls.ts
index d460666d7bc3..b1585ee534d7 100644
--- a/code/lib/docs-tools/src/hasDocsOrControls.ts
+++ b/code/lib/docs-tools/src/hasDocsOrControls.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Options } from '@storybook/types';
 
 // `addons/x` is for the monorepo, `addon-x` is for normal usage
-const packageRe = /(addons\/|addon-)(docs|controls)/;
+const packageRe = /(addons\/|addon-|addon-essentials\/)(docs|controls)/;
 
 export const hasDocsOrControls = (options: Options) =>
   options.presetsList?.some((preset) => packageRe.test(preset.name));
diff --git a/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts b/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
index 5cc04e9c630e..c18b53afb1a7 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
+++ b/code/lib/types/src/modules/core-common.ts
@@ -462,11 +462,13 @@ export interface CoreCommon_ResolvedAddonPreset {
   name: string;
 }
 
+export type PreviewAnnotation = string | { bare: string; absolute: string };
+
 export interface CoreCommon_ResolvedAddonVirtual {
   type: 'virtual';
   name: string;
   managerEntries?: string[];
-  previewAnnotations?: string[];
+  previewAnnotations?: PreviewAnnotation[];
   presets?: (string | { name: string; options?: any })[];
 }