diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 3c0e3bef..fc60ed9e 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Module, NuxtOptions } from '@nuxt/types'
-import { resolve } from 'upath'
+import { writeFile } from 'fs-extra'
+import { relative, resolve, sep } from 'upath'
 
 import { name, version } from '../package.json'
 
@@ -38,11 +39,35 @@ const compositionApiModule: Module<never> = function compositionApiModule() {
     })
   })
 
+  // Add dummy middleware file
+
+  const middleware = addResolvedTemplate.call(this, 'register.mjs')
+  this.nuxt.hook(
+    'build:templates',
+    ({ templateVars }: { templateVars: Record<string, any> }) => {
+      templateVars.middleware.unshift({
+        src: middleware,
+        dst: '.' + sep + relative(nuxtOptions.buildDir, middleware),
+        name: 'compositionApiRegistration',
+      })
+    }
+  )
+
   // If we're using nuxt-vite, register vite plugin & inject configuration
 
   this.nuxt.hook('vite:extend', async (ctx: any) => {
     const { compositionApiPlugin } = await import('./vite-plugin')
     ctx.config.plugins.push(compositionApiPlugin())
+
+    await writeFile(
+      middleware,
+      `
+        import Vue from 'vue';
+        import CompositionApi from '@vue/composition-api';
+        Vue.use(CompositionApi);
+        export default {};
+      `
+    )
   })
 
   // If we're using Babel, register Babel plugin for injecting keys
diff --git a/src/runtime/templates/register.mjs b/src/runtime/templates/register.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1c6ea43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/templates/register.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default {}