diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/worker.spec.ts
index eb0d457754209d..6514b5357cd088 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/worker.spec.ts
@@ -16,17 +16,43 @@ test('inlined', async () => {
   await untilUpdated(() => page.textContent('.pong-inline'), 'pong')
 })
 
+let resolvedSharedWorkerCount = 0
+
+async function waitSharedWorkerTick(page) {
+  await untilUpdated(async () => {
+    const count = await page.textContent('.tick-count')
+    // ignore the initial 0
+    return count === '1' ? '1' : ''
+  }, '1')
+  resolvedSharedWorkerCount++
+  // test.concurrent sequential is not guaranteed
+  // force page to wait to ensure two pages overlap in time
+  await untilUpdated(() => {
+    return resolvedSharedWorkerCount === 2 ? '2' : ''
+  }, '2')
+}
+
+test.concurrent('shared worker 1', async () => {
+  await waitSharedWorkerTick(page)
+})
+
+test.concurrent('shared worker 2', async () => {
+  await page.click('.tick-shared')
+  await waitSharedWorkerTick(page)
+})
+
 if (isBuild) {
   // assert correct files
   test('inlined code generation', async () => {
     const assetsDir = path.resolve(testDir, 'dist/assets')
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
-    // should have only 1 worker chunk
-    expect(files.length).toBe(2)
+    // should have 2 worker chunk
+    expect(files.length).toBe(3)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('index'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     // chunk
     expect(content).toMatch(`new Worker("/assets`)
+    expect(content).toMatch(`new SharedWorker("/assets`)
     // inlined
     expect(content).toMatch(`new Worker("data:application/javascript`)
   })
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/index.html b/packages/playground/worker/index.html
index e7bd7c78c1adb2..3203fb0a98874e 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/index.html
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/index.html
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
 <button class="ping-inline">Ping Inline Worker</button>
 <div>Response from inline worker: <span class="pong-inline"></span></div>
 
+<button class="tick-shared">Tick Shared Worker</button>
+<div>
+  Tick from shared worker, it syncs between pages:
+  <span class="tick-count">0</span>
+</div>
+
 <script type="module">
   import Worker from './my-worker?worker'
   import InlineWorker from './my-worker?worker&inline'
+  import SharedWorker from './my-shared-worker?sharedworker&name=shared'
 
   const worker = new Worker()
   worker.addEventListener('message', (e) => {
@@ -28,4 +35,15 @@
   document.querySelector('.ping-inline').addEventListener('click', () => {
     inlineWorker.postMessage('ping')
   })
+
+  const sharedWorker = new SharedWorker()
+  document.querySelector('.tick-shared').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    sharedWorker.port.postMessage('tick')
+  })
+
+  sharedWorker.port.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+    document.querySelector('.tick-count').textContent = event.data
+  })
+
+  sharedWorker.port.start()
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/my-shared-worker.ts b/packages/playground/worker/my-shared-worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cd5b24f265b955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/my-shared-worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+let count = 0
+const ports = new Set()
+
+onconnect = (event) => {
+  const port = event.ports[0]
+  ports.add(port)
+  port.postMessage(count)
+  port.onmessage = (message) => {
+    if (message.data === 'tick') {
+      count++
+      ports.forEach((p) => {
+        p.postMessage(count)
+      })
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
index 8c9192929b04dc..aafe292f3e7a1d 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const JS_TYPES_RE = /\.(?:j|t)sx?$|\.mjs$/
 
 export const OPTIMIZABLE_ENTRY_RE = /\.(?:m?js|ts)$/
 
-export const SPECIAL_QUERY_RE = /[\?&](?:worker|raw|url)\b/
+export const SPECIAL_QUERY_RE = /[\?&](?:worker|sharedworker|raw|url)\b/
 
 export const DEP_CACHE_DIR = `.vite`
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/worker.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/worker.ts
index 2eb6e32ac83d79..9a1f5639f8d4e3 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/worker.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ export function webWorkerPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
     name: 'vite:worker',
 
     load(id) {
-      if (isBuild && parseWorkerRequest(id)?.worker != null) {
+      if (
+        isBuild &&
+        (parseWorkerRequest(id)?.worker ??
+          parseWorkerRequest(id)?.sharedworker) != null
+      ) {
         return ''
       }
     },
@@ -36,7 +40,10 @@ export function webWorkerPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
           code: `import '${ENV_PUBLIC_PATH}'\n` + _
         }
       }
-      if (query == null || (query && query.worker == null)) {
+      if (
+        query == null ||
+        (query && (query.worker ?? query.sharedworker) == null)
+      ) {
         return
       }
 
@@ -73,8 +80,15 @@ export function webWorkerPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
         }
       }
 
+      const workerConstructor =
+        query.sharedworker != null ? 'SharedWorker' : 'Worker'
+      const { worker, inline, sharedworker, ...optionsFromQuery } = query
+      const workerOptions = { ...optionsFromQuery, type: 'module' }
+
       return `export default function WorkerWrapper() {
-        return new Worker(${JSON.stringify(url)}, { type: 'module' })
+        return new ${workerConstructor}(${JSON.stringify(
+        url
+      )}, ${JSON.stringify(workerOptions, null, 2)})
       }`
     }
   }