diff --git a/packages/vitest/import-meta.d.ts b/packages/vitest/import-meta.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee00ff5d0481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vitest/import-meta.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference path="./importMeta.d.ts" />
+
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/45096
+// TypeScript has a bug that makes <reference types="vite/types/importMeta" />
+// not possible in userland. This file provides a workaround for now.
diff --git a/packages/vitest/package.json b/packages/vitest/package.json
index 6b6e7ecb84dc..013ca8aecc8b 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/package.json
+++ b/packages/vitest/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
     "./importMeta": {
       "types": "./importMeta.d.ts"
     },
+    "./import-meta": {
+      "types": "./import-meta.d.ts"
+    },
     "./node": {
       "types": "./dist/node.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/node.js"