diff --git a/src/vue/get-children.mjs b/src/vue/get-children.mjs
index e24624cdf..53f2fec17 100644
--- a/src/vue/get-children.mjs
+++ b/src/vue/get-children.mjs
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ function getChildren(originalSlots = {}, slidesRef, oldSlidesRef) {
       if (isFragment && vnode.children) {
         getSlidesFromElements(vnode.children, slotName);
       } else if (
-        vnode.type &&
-        (vnode.type.name === 'SwiperSlide' || vnode.type.name === 'AsyncComponentWrapper')
+        (
+          vnode.type &&
+          (vnode.type.name === 'SwiperSlide' || vnode.type.name === 'AsyncComponentWrapper')
+        ) ||
+        (
+          vnode.componentOptions && (vnode.componentOptions.tag === 'SwiperSlide')
+        )
       ) {
         slides.push(vnode);
       } else if (slots[slotName]) {
diff --git a/src/vue/virtual.mjs b/src/vue/virtual.mjs
index a0d4fd1e5..a09fadaab 100644
--- a/src/vue/virtual.mjs
+++ b/src/vue/virtual.mjs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ function renderVirtual(swiperRef, slides, virtualData) {
     if (!slide.props.style) slide.props.style = {};
     slide.props.swiperRef = swiperRef;
     slide.props.style = style;
-    return h(slide.type, { ...slide.props }, slide.children);
+    if (slide.type) {
+      return h(slide.type, { ...slide.props }, slide.children);
+    } else if (slide.componentOptions) {
+      return h(slide.componentOptions.Ctor, { ...slide.props }, slide.componentOptions.children);
+    }
   });
 }