diff --git a/packages/test-utils/build.config.ts b/packages/test-utils/build.config.ts
index 4b6640762b1..e0f61579a17 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/build.config.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/build.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default defineBuildConfig({
   declaration: true,
   entries: [
     'src/index',
+    'src/experimental',
     { input: 'src/runtime/', outDir: 'dist/runtime', format: 'esm' }
   ],
   externals: [
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/experimental.d.ts b/packages/test-utils/experimental.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9d24adffad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-utils/experimental.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './dist/experimental'
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/package.json b/packages/test-utils/package.json
index 91b3f78c200..d0ce8c87e4b 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-utils/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     ".": {
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/index.mjs"
+    },
+    "./experimental": {
+      "types": "./dist/experimental.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/experimental.mjs"
     }
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/experimental.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/experimental.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3998fbad323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/experimental.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { fetch as _fetch, $fetch as _$fetch } from 'ofetch'
+import * as _kit from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { resolve } from 'pathe'
+import { stringifyQuery } from 'ufo'
+import { useTestContext } from './context'
+
+/**
+ * This is a function to render a component directly with the Nuxt server.
+ */
+export function $fetchComponent (filepath: string, props?: Record<string, any>) {
+  return $fetch(componentTestUrl(filepath, props))
+}
+
+export function componentTestUrl (filepath: string, props?: Record<string, any>) {
+  const ctx = useTestContext()
+  filepath = resolve(ctx.options.rootDir, filepath)
+  const path = stringifyQuery({
+    path: filepath,
+    props: JSON.stringify(props)
+  })
+  return `/__nuxt_component_test__/?${path}`
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
index 06e4fc812eb..77b580e2ae3 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { FetchOptions } from 'ofetch'
 import { fetch as _fetch, $fetch as _$fetch } from 'ofetch'
 import * as _kit from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
-import { stringifyQuery } from 'ufo'
 import { useTestContext } from './context'
 
 // @ts-ignore type cast
@@ -71,20 +70,6 @@ export function $fetch (path: string, options?: FetchOptions) {
   return _$fetch(url(path), options)
 }
 
-export function $fetchComponent (filepath: string, props?: Record<string, any>) {
-  return $fetch(componentTestUrl(filepath, props))
-}
-
-export function componentTestUrl (filepath: string, props?: Record<string, any>) {
-  const ctx = useTestContext()
-  filepath = resolve(ctx.options.rootDir, filepath)
-  const path = stringifyQuery({
-    path: filepath,
-    props: JSON.stringify(props)
-  })
-  return `/__nuxt_component_test__/?${path}`
-}
-
 export function url (path: string) {
   const ctx = useTestContext()
   if (!ctx.url) {
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 3161afec11a..d5391d270cb 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { joinURL, withQuery } from 'ufo'
 import { isCI, isWindows } from 'std-env'
-import { join, normalize } from 'pathe'
-import { setup, fetch, $fetch, $fetchComponent, startServer, isDev, createPage, url } from '@nuxt/test-utils'
+import { normalize } from 'pathe'
+import { setup, fetch, $fetch, startServer, isDev, createPage, url } from '@nuxt/test-utils'
 
 import type { NuxtIslandResponse } from '../packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer'
 import { expectNoClientErrors, expectWithPolling, renderPage, withLogs } from './utils'
+import { $fetchComponent } from '@nuxt/test-utils/experimental'
 
 const isWebpack = process.env.TEST_BUILDER === 'webpack'
 
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 6a054ad90c5..048dfb643bd 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       '#app': resolve('./packages/nuxt/dist/app/index'),
+      '@nuxt/test-utils/experimental': resolve('./packages/test-utils/src/experimental.ts'),
       '@nuxt/test-utils': resolve('./packages/test-utils/src/index.ts')
     }
   },