diff --git a/app.config.d.ts b/app.config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a32d632af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+declare module '#build/app.config' {
+  import type { AppConfigUI } from '@nuxt/ui/unplugin'
+
+  const _default: { ui?: AppConfigUI }
+  export default _default
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 523e937fba..f096767875 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     "./vue-plugin": {
       "types": "./vue-plugin.d.ts"
     },
+    "./app.config": {
+      "types": "./app.config.d.ts"
+    },
     "./runtime/*": "./dist/runtime/*",
     "./utils/*": {
       "types": "./dist/runtime/utils/*.d.ts",
@@ -42,7 +45,8 @@
   },
   "imports": {
     "#build/ui/*": "./.nuxt/ui/*.ts",
-    "#build/ui.css": "./.nuxt/ui.css"
+    "#build/ui.css": "./.nuxt/ui.css",
+    "#build/app.config": "./app.config.d.ts"
   },
   "bin": {
     "nuxt-ui": "./cli/index.mjs"
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@
   "files": [
     ".nuxt/ui",
     ".nuxt/ui.css",
+    "app.config.d.ts",
     "dist",
     "cli",
     "vue-plugin.d.ts"
diff --git a/src/unplugin.ts b/src/unplugin.ts
index 7bb6e2ebcf..de03983809 100644
--- a/src/unplugin.ts
+++ b/src/unplugin.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import AutoImportPlugin from './plugins/auto-import'
 type NeutralColor = 'slate' | 'gray' | 'zinc' | 'neutral' | 'stone'
 type Color = Exclude<keyof typeof colors, 'inherit' | 'current' | 'transparent' | 'black' | 'white' | NeutralColor> | (string & {})
 
-type AppConfigUI = {
+export type AppConfigUI = {
   // TODO: add type hinting for colors from `options.theme.colors`
   colors?: Record<string, Color> & { neutral?: NeutralColor }
   icons?: Partial<typeof icons>