diff --git a/src/build/types.ts b/src/build/types.ts
index 67eedfb262..70da2e533b 100644
--- a/src/build/types.ts
+++ b/src/build/types.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@ export async function writeTypes(nitro: Nitro) {
             path = resolvedPath;
           } else {
             const subpath = await lookupNodeModuleSubpath(resolvedPath);
-            path = subpath && subpath !== "./" ? join(dir, name, subpath) : resolvedPath;
+            const subpathFile = subpath && subpath !== "./" ? join(dir, name, subpath) : undefined;
+            if (subpathFile && !existsSync(subpathFile)) {
+              // `subpath` is an `exports` key rather than an on-disk path, so emit a
+              // bare specifier and let the package `exports` `types` condition resolve
+              // it. A relativised path would not point at a real file.
+              resolvedImportPathMap.set(from, join(name, subpath!));
+              continue;
+            }
+            path = subpathFile ?? resolvedPath;
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/types-imports.test.ts b/test/unit/types-imports.test.ts
index fff34e37ad..2ef02df006 100644
--- a/test/unit/types-imports.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/types-imports.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "pathe";
+import { resolveModulePath } from "exsolve";
+import { dirname, join } from "pathe";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { createNitro, writeTypes } from "nitro/builder";
 
@@ -63,4 +64,93 @@ describe("writeTypes auto-import resolution", () => {
       `specifier should not end at the package directory, got ${specifier}`
     ).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("emits a bare specifier for an `exports` subpath with no matching file on disk", async () => {
+    const { specifier } = await generateForPackage({
+      name: "subpath-exports-pkg",
+      exports: {
+        ".": "./dist/index.js",
+        "./utils": { types: "./dist/utils.d.ts", import: "./dist/utils.js" },
+      },
+      files: {
+        "dist/index.js": "export {}\n",
+        "dist/utils.js": "export function useSubpathExports() { return true }\n",
+        "dist/utils.d.ts": "export declare function useSubpathExports(): boolean\n",
+      },
+      from: "subpath-exports-pkg/utils",
+      imports: ["useSubpathExports"],
+    });
+
+    expect(specifier).toBe("subpath-exports-pkg/utils");
+  });
+
+  it("emits a resolvable specifier for a subpath only reachable through wildcard `exports`", async () => {
+    const { specifier, rootDir } = await generateForPackage({
+      name: "wildcard-exports-pkg",
+      exports: {
+        ".": "./dist/index.js",
+        "./drivers/*": "./dist/drivers/*.js",
+      },
+      files: {
+        "dist/index.js": "export {}\n",
+        "dist/drivers/fs.js": "export function useWildcardDriver() { return true }\n",
+        "dist/drivers/fs.d.ts": "export declare function useWildcardDriver(): boolean\n",
+      },
+      from: "wildcard-exports-pkg/drivers/fs",
+      imports: ["useWildcardDriver"],
+    });
+
+    const generatedTypesDir = join(rootDir, "node_modules", ".nitro", "types");
+    expect(
+      resolveModulePath(specifier, {
+        try: true,
+        from: join(generatedTypesDir, "nitro-imports.d.ts"),
+        conditions: ["types", "import"],
+        extensions: ["", ".d.ts", ".js"],
+      }),
+      `specifier ${specifier} should be resolvable`
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
+
+async function generateForPackage(options: {
+  name: string;
+  exports: unknown;
+  files: Record<string, string>;
+  from: string;
+  imports: string[];
+}) {
+  const rootDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nitro-types-"));
+  const pkgDir = join(rootDir, "node_modules", options.name);
+  mkdirSync(pkgDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(pkgDir, "package.json"),
+    JSON.stringify({ name: options.name, type: "module", exports: options.exports })
+  );
+  for (const [file, contents] of Object.entries(options.files)) {
+    mkdirSync(dirname(join(pkgDir, file)), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(pkgDir, file), contents);
+  }
+
+  mkdirSync(join(rootDir, "server"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(rootDir, "server", "package.json"), '{ "type": "module" }\n');
+
+  const nitro = await createNitro({
+    rootDir,
+    builder: "rolldown",
+    imports: {
+      presets: [{ from: options.from, imports: options.imports }],
+    },
+  });
+
+  await writeTypes(nitro);
+
+  const generated = readFileSync(
+    join(rootDir, "node_modules", ".nitro", "types", "nitro-imports.d.ts"),
+    "utf8"
+  );
+  const match = generated.match(new RegExp(`typeof import\\('([^']*${options.name}[^']*)'\\)`));
+  expect(match, `expected import() referencing ${options.name} in:\n${generated}`).toBeTruthy();
+
+  return { specifier: match![1]!, generated, rootDir };
+}