diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
index 94cb899e8..04d404a1d 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { installDependencies } from 'nypm'
 import { relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { x } from 'tinyexec'
 
+import { runCommand } from '../run'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { cwdArgs } from './_shared'
 
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ export default defineCommand({
       type: 'string',
       description: 'Package manager choice (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)',
     },
+    modules: {
+      type: 'string',
+      required: false,
+      description: 'Nuxt modules to install (comma separated without spaces)',
+      alias: 'M',
+    },
   },
   async run(ctx) {
     const cwd = resolve(ctx.args.cwd)
@@ -205,6 +212,12 @@ export default defineCommand({
       }
     }
 
+    // Add modules when -M flag is provided
+    const modules = !ctx.args.modules ? [] : ctx.args.modules.split(',').map(module => module.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+    if (modules.length > 0) {
+      await runCommand('module', ['add', ...modules])
+    }
+
     // Display next steps
     logger.log(
       `\n✨ Nuxt project has been created with the \`${template.name}\` template. Next steps:`,
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/run.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/run.ts
index 01fa7e028..16536689c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/run.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/run.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ || {
 
 export const runMain = () => _runMain(main)
 
+// To provide subcommands call it as `runCommand(<command>, [<subcommand>, ...])`
 export async function runCommand(
   name: string,
   argv: string[] = process.argv.slice(2),