diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
index 2086604df..16a52953c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ async function resolveModule(moduleName: string, cwd: string): Promise<ModuleRes
   }
 
   // Fetch package on npm
-  pkgVersion = pkgVersion || 'latest'
+  let version = pkgVersion || 'latest'
   const pkgScope = pkgName.startsWith('@') ? pkgName.split('/')[0]! : null
   const meta: RegistryMeta = await detectNpmRegistry(pkgScope)
   const headers: HeadersInit = {}
@@ -298,14 +298,17 @@ async function resolveModule(moduleName: string, cwd: string): Promise<ModuleRes
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${meta.authToken}`
   }
 
-  const pkgDetails = await $fetch(joinURL(meta.registry, `${pkgName}`), {
-    headers,
-  })
+  const pkgDetails = await $fetch(joinURL(meta.registry, `${pkgName}`), { headers })
 
-  // check if a dist-tag exists
-  pkgVersion = (pkgDetails['dist-tags']?.[pkgVersion] || pkgVersion) as string
+  // fully resolve the version
+  if (pkgDetails['dist-tags']?.[version]) {
+    version = pkgDetails['dist-tags'][version]
+  }
+  else {
+    version = Object.keys(pkgDetails.versions)?.findLast(v => satisfies(v, version)) || version
+  }
 
-  const pkg = pkgDetails.versions[pkgVersion]
+  const pkg = pkgDetails.versions[version!]
 
   const pkgDependencies = Object.assign(
     pkg.dependencies || {},
@@ -332,9 +335,9 @@ async function resolveModule(moduleName: string, cwd: string): Promise<ModuleRes
 
   return {
     nuxtModule: matchedModule,
-    pkg: `${pkgName}@${pkgVersion}`,
+    pkg: `${pkgName}@${version}`,
     pkgName,
-    pkgVersion,
+    pkgVersion: version,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
index 12f7199c0..c40d06058 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as runCommands from '../../../../src/run'
 
 const updateConfig = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
 const addDependency = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+let v3 = '3.0.0'
 interface CommandsType {
   subCommands: {
     // biome-ignore lint/correctness/noEmptyPattern: <explanation>
@@ -36,13 +37,46 @@ function applyMocks() {
       },
     }
   })
+  vi.mock('ofetch', async () => {
+    return {
+      $fetch: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve({
+        'name': '@nuxt/content',
+        'npm': '@nuxt/content',
+        'devDependencies': {
+          nuxt: v3,
+        },
+        'dist-tags': { latest: v3 },
+        'versions': {
+          [v3]: {
+            devDependencies: {
+              nuxt: v3,
+            },
+          },
+          '3.1.1': {
+            devDependencies: {
+              nuxt: v3,
+            },
+          },
+          '2.9.0': {
+            devDependencies: {
+              nuxt: v3,
+            },
+          },
+          '2.13.1': {
+            devDependencies: {
+              nuxt: v3,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })),
+    }
+  })
 }
 describe('module add', () => {
-  let v3: string
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    v3 = await fetch('https://registry.npmjs.org/@nuxt/content')
-      .then(r => r.json())
-      .then(r => r['dist-tags'].latest)
+    const response = await fetch('https://registry.npmjs.org/@nuxt/content')
+    const json = await response.json()
+    v3 = json['dist-tags'].latest
   })
   applyMocks()
   vi.spyOn(runCommands, 'runCommand').mockImplementation(vi.fn())
@@ -105,4 +139,36 @@ describe('module add', () => {
       installPeerDependencies: true,
     })
   })
+
+  it('should convert major only version to full semver', async () => {
+    const addCommand = await (commands as CommandsType).subCommands.add()
+    await addCommand.setup({
+      args: {
+        cwd: '/fake-dir',
+        _: ['content@2'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(addDependency).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['@nuxt/content@2.13.1'], {
+      cwd: '/fake-dir',
+      dev: true,
+      installPeerDependencies: true,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should convert not full version to full semver', async () => {
+    const addCommand = await (commands as CommandsType).subCommands.add()
+    await addCommand.setup({
+      args: {
+        cwd: '/fake-dir',
+        _: ['content@3.1'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(addDependency).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['@nuxt/content@3.1.1'], {
+      cwd: '/fake-dir',
+      dev: true,
+      installPeerDependencies: true,
+    })
+  })
 })