diff --git a/app.config.d.ts b/app.config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a32d632a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+declare module '#build/app.config' {
+  import type { AppConfigUI } from '@nuxt/ui/unplugin'
+
+  const _default: { ui?: AppConfigUI }
+  export default _default
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 922f797d..c03e252f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     }
   },
   "imports": {
-    "#build/ui/*": "./.nuxt/ui/*.ts"
+    "#build/ui/*": "./.nuxt/ui/*.ts",
+    "#build/app-config": "./app-config.d.ts"
   },
   "bin": {
     "nuxt-ui": "./cli/index.mjs"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   "types": "./dist/types.d.ts",
   "files": [
     ".nuxt/ui",
+    "app-config.d.ts",
     "dist",
     "cli",
     "vue-plugin.d.ts"
diff --git a/src/unplugin.ts b/src/unplugin.ts
index ad604351..d0cc9571 100644
--- a/src/unplugin.ts
+++ b/src/unplugin.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import type { DeepPartial } from './runtime/types/utils'
 type NeutralColor = 'slate' | 'gray' | 'zinc' | 'neutral' | 'stone'
 type Color = Exclude<keyof typeof colors, 'inherit' | 'current' | 'transparent' | 'black' | 'white' | NeutralColor> | (string & {})
 
-type AppConfigUI = {
+export type AppConfigUI = {
   // TODO: add type hinting for colors from `options.theme.colors`
   colors?: Record<string, Color> & { neutral?: NeutralColor }
   icons?: Partial<typeof icons>