diff --git a/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts b/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
index 578d9661..042ad14e 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Auto Imports', () => {
           ".wxt/wxt.d.ts
           ----------------------------------------
           // Generated by wxt
-          /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+          /// <reference types="wxt/vite-builder-env" />
           /// <reference types="./types/imports.d.ts" />
           /// <reference types="./types/paths.d.ts" />
           /// <reference types="./types/i18n.d.ts" />
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Auto Imports', () => {
         ".wxt/wxt.d.ts
         ----------------------------------------
         // Generated by wxt
-        /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+        /// <reference types="wxt/vite-builder-env" />
         /// <reference types="./types/paths.d.ts" />
         /// <reference types="./types/i18n.d.ts" />
         /// <reference types="./types/globals.d.ts" />
diff --git a/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts b/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
index 468f49e6..3910cda6 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe('TypeScript Project', () => {
       ".wxt/wxt.d.ts
       ----------------------------------------
       // Generated by wxt
-      /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+      /// <reference types="wxt/vite-builder-env" />
       /// <reference types="./types/imports.d.ts" />
       /// <reference types="./types/paths.d.ts" />
       /// <reference types="./types/i18n.d.ts" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2eb7e8fd..f3f96a62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
         "types": "./dist/storage.d.cts",
         "default": "./dist/storage.cjs"
       }
+    },
+    "./vite-builder-env": {
+      "types": "./dist/vite-builder-env.d.ts"
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/scripts/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
index 105d395d..6d371407 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ await spinnerPMap(config).catch((err) => {
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
+// Copy "public" files that need shipped inside WXT
+await fs.copyFile('src/vite-builder-env.d.ts', 'dist/vite-builder-env.d.ts');
+
 spinner.clear().stop();
 
 const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
diff --git a/src/core/utils/building/generate-wxt-dir.ts b/src/core/utils/building/generate-wxt-dir.ts
index 729d51af..654bb60a 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/building/generate-wxt-dir.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/building/generate-wxt-dir.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async function writeMainDeclarationFile(
     filePath,
     [
       '// Generated by wxt',
-      `/// <reference types="vite/client" />`,
+      `/// <reference types="wxt/vite-builder-env" />`,
       ...references.map(
         (ref) =>
           `/// <reference types="./${normalizePath(relative(dir, ref))}" />`,
diff --git a/src/vite-builder-env.d.ts b/src/vite-builder-env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11f02fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vite-builder-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />