diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev-child.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev-child.ts
index 51ac12c5c..70d967815 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev-child.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev-child.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import defu from 'defu'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { isTest } from 'std-env'
 
-import { createNuxtDevServer } from '../utils/dev'
+import { _getDevServerOverrides, createNuxtDevServer } from '../utils/dev'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { cwdArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared'
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ import { cwdArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
     name: '_dev',
-    description:
-      'Run Nuxt development server (internal command to start child process)',
+    description: 'Run Nuxt development server (internal command to start child process)',
   },
   args: {
     ...cwdArgs,
@@ -26,9 +25,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
   },
   async run(ctx) {
     if (!process.send && !isTest) {
-      logger.warn(
-        '`nuxi _dev` is an internal command and should not be used directly. Please use `nuxi dev` instead.',
-      )
+      logger.warn('`nuxi _dev` is an internal command and should not be used directly. Please use `nuxi dev` instead.')
     }
 
     // Prepare
@@ -36,8 +33,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     const cwd = resolve(ctx.args.cwd || ctx.args.rootDir)
 
     // Get dev context info
-    const devContext: NuxtDevContext
-      = JSON.parse(process.env.__NUXT_DEV__ || 'null') || {}
+    const devContext: NuxtDevContext = JSON.parse(process.env.__NUXT_DEV__ || 'null') || {}
 
     // IPC Hooks
     function sendIPCMessage<T extends NuxtDevIPCMessage>(message: T) {
@@ -59,15 +55,12 @@ export default defineCommand({
       process.exit()
     })
 
-    const hostname = devContext.hostname
-    if (hostname) {
-      ctx.data ||= {}
-      const protocol = devContext.proxy?.https ? 'https' : 'http'
-      ctx.data.overrides = defu(ctx.data.overrides, {
-        devServer: { cors: { origin: [`${protocol}://${hostname}`] } },
-        vite: { server: { allowedHosts: [hostname] } },
-      })
-    }
+    ctx.data ||= {}
+    ctx.data.overrides = defu(ctx.data.overrides, _getDevServerOverrides({
+      hostname: devContext.hostname,
+      public: devContext.public,
+      https: devContext.proxy?.https,
+    }))
 
     // Init Nuxt dev
     const nuxtDev = await createNuxtDevServer({
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
index 1cc6051f0..64d42e5cc 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 
 import { isBun, isTest } from 'std-env'
 import { showVersions } from '../utils/banner'
+import { _getDevServerOverrides } from '../utils/dev'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
@@ -71,20 +72,15 @@ const command = defineCommand({
     if (ctx.args.fork) {
       // Fork Nuxt dev process
       const devProxy = await _createDevProxy(nuxtOptions, listenOptions)
-      await _startSubprocess(devProxy, ctx.rawArgs, listenOptions.hostname)
+      await _startSubprocess(devProxy, ctx.rawArgs, listenOptions)
       return { listener: devProxy?.listener }
     }
     else {
       // Directly start Nuxt dev
       const { createNuxtDevServer } = await import('../utils/dev')
-      if (listenOptions.hostname) {
-        ctx.data ||= {}
-        const protocol = listenOptions.https ? 'https' : 'http'
-        ctx.data.overrides = defu(ctx.data.overrides, {
-          devServer: { cors: { origin: [`${protocol}://${listenOptions.hostname}`] } },
-          vite: { server: { allowedHosts: [listenOptions.hostname] } },
-        })
-      }
+
+      ctx.data ||= {}
+      ctx.data.overrides = defu(ctx.data.overrides, _getDevServerOverrides(listenOptions))
       const devServer = await createNuxtDevServer(
         {
           cwd,
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ async function _createDevProxy(nuxtOptions: NuxtOptions, listenOptions: Partial<
   }
 }
 
-async function _startSubprocess(devProxy: DevProxy, rawArgs: string[], hostname?: string) {
+async function _startSubprocess(devProxy: DevProxy, rawArgs: string[], listenArgs: Partial<ListenOptions>) {
   let childProc: ChildProcess | undefined
 
   const kill = (signal: NodeJS.Signals | number) => {
@@ -194,7 +190,8 @@ async function _startSubprocess(devProxy: DevProxy, rawArgs: string[], hostname?
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         __NUXT_DEV__: JSON.stringify({
-          hostname,
+          hostname: listenArgs.hostname,
+          public: listenArgs.public,
           proxy: {
             url: devProxy.listener.url,
             urls: await devProxy.listener.getURLs(),
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/dev.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/dev.ts
index fe1260198..8f56faa88 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/dev.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export type NuxtDevIPCMessage =
   | { type: 'nuxt:internal:dev:rejection', message: string }
 
 export interface NuxtDevContext {
+  public?: boolean
   hostname?: string
   proxy?: {
     url?: string
@@ -339,3 +340,21 @@ function _getAddressURL(addr: AddressInfo, https: boolean) {
   const port = addr.port || 3000
   return `${proto}://${host}:${port}/`
 }
+
+export function _getDevServerOverrides(listenOptions: Partial<Pick<ListenOptions, 'hostname' | 'public' | 'https'>>) {
+  const defaultOverrides: Partial<NuxtConfig> = {}
+
+  // defined hostname
+  if (listenOptions.hostname) {
+    const protocol = listenOptions.https ? 'https' : 'http'
+    defaultOverrides.devServer = { cors: { origin: [`${protocol}://${listenOptions.hostname}`] } }
+    defaultOverrides.vite = { server: { allowedHosts: [listenOptions.hostname] } }
+  }
+
+  if (listenOptions.public) {
+    defaultOverrides.devServer = { cors: { origin: '*' } }
+    defaultOverrides.vite = { server: { allowedHosts: true } }
+  }
+
+  return defaultOverrides
+}