diff --git a/packages/nuxi/bin/nuxi.mjs b/packages/nuxi/bin/nuxi.mjs
index 08683cf73..31d54504d 100755
--- a/packages/nuxi/bin/nuxi.mjs
+++ b/packages/nuxi/bin/nuxi.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import nodeModule from 'node:module'
+import process from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { runMain } from '../dist/index.mjs'
+
+// https://nodejs.org/api/module.html#moduleenablecompilecachecachedir
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/54501
+if (nodeModule.enableCompileCache && !process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COMPILE_CACHE) {
+  try {
+    const { directory } = nodeModule.enableCompileCache()
+    // allow child process to share the same cache directory
+    process.env.NODE_COMPILE_CACHE ||= directory
+  }
+  catch {
+    // Ignore errors
+  }
+}
 
 globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
   startTime: Date.now(),
@@ -9,4 +23,7 @@ globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
   devEntry: fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/dev/index.mjs', import.meta.url)),
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line antfu/no-top-level-await
+const { runMain } = await import('../dist/index.mjs')
+
 runMain()
diff --git a/packages/nuxt-cli/bin/nuxi.mjs b/packages/nuxt-cli/bin/nuxi.mjs
index 08683cf73..31d54504d 100755
--- a/packages/nuxt-cli/bin/nuxi.mjs
+++ b/packages/nuxt-cli/bin/nuxi.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import nodeModule from 'node:module'
+import process from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { runMain } from '../dist/index.mjs'
+
+// https://nodejs.org/api/module.html#moduleenablecompilecachecachedir
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/54501
+if (nodeModule.enableCompileCache && !process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COMPILE_CACHE) {
+  try {
+    const { directory } = nodeModule.enableCompileCache()
+    // allow child process to share the same cache directory
+    process.env.NODE_COMPILE_CACHE ||= directory
+  }
+  catch {
+    // Ignore errors
+  }
+}
 
 globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
   startTime: Date.now(),
@@ -9,4 +23,7 @@ globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
   devEntry: fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/dev/index.mjs', import.meta.url)),
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line antfu/no-top-level-await
+const { runMain } = await import('../dist/index.mjs')
+
 runMain()