diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/components/loader.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/components/loader.ts
index 7017440611ce..46fc26448034 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/components/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/components/loader.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const loaderPlugin = createUnplugin((options: LoaderOptions) => {
           let identifier = map.get(component) || `__nuxt_component_${num++}`
           map.set(component, identifier)
 
-          const isServerOnly = component.mode === 'server' &&
+          const isServerOnly = !component._raw && component.mode === 'server' &&
             !components.some(c => c.pascalName === component.pascalName && c.mode === 'client')
           if (isServerOnly) {
             imports.add(genImport(serverComponentRuntime, [{ name: 'createServerComponent' }]))
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const loaderPlugin = createUnplugin((options: LoaderOptions) => {
             return identifier
           }
 
-          const isClientOnly = component.mode === 'client' && component.pascalName !== 'NuxtClientFallback'
+          const isClientOnly = !component._raw && component.mode === 'client'
           if (isClientOnly) {
             imports.add(genImport('#app/components/client-only', [{ name: 'createClientOnly' }]))
             identifier += '_client'
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
index 4c5a8f984695..9a3cfd92798b 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
         if (component.mode === 'client' && !newComponents.some(c => c.pascalName === component.pascalName && c.mode === 'server')) {
           newComponents.push({
             ...component,
+            _raw: true,
             mode: 'server',
             filePath: resolve(distDir, 'app/components/server-placeholder'),
             chunkName: 'components/' + component.kebabName
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 150217f04697..2f00eb74001d 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   if (nuxt.options.experimental.clientFallback) {
     addComponent({
       name: 'NuxtClientFallback',
+      _raw: true,
       priority: 10, // built-in that we do not expect the user to override
       filePath: resolve(nuxt.options.appDir, 'components/client-fallback.client'),
       mode: 'client'
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
 
     addComponent({
       name: 'NuxtClientFallback',
+      _raw: true,
       priority: 10, // built-in that we do not expect the user to override
       filePath: resolve(nuxt.options.appDir, 'components/client-fallback.server'),
       mode: 'server'
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/components.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/components.ts
index 010fae5ef08a..6290f4961e6f 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/components.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/components.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export interface Component {
    * components will be used instead of lower priority components.
    */
   priority?: number
+  /**
+   * Allow bypassing client/server transforms for internal Nuxt components like
+   * ServerPlaceholder and NuxtClientFallback.
+   *
+   * @internal
+   */
+  _raw?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface ScanDir {