diff --git a/examples/app-vitest-full/tests/nuxt/auto-import.spec.ts b/examples/app-vitest-full/tests/nuxt/auto-import.spec.ts
index 4ddccdefe..c6a12a0c9 100644
--- a/examples/app-vitest-full/tests/nuxt/auto-import.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/app-vitest-full/tests/nuxt/auto-import.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 describe('auto-imports', () => {
   it('can use core nuxt composables within test file', () => {
@@ -17,4 +17,17 @@ describe('auto-imports', () => {
     expect(useAutoImportedTarget()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"the original"')
     expect(useAutoImportedNonTarget()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"the original"')
   })
+
+  it('setInterval is not auto-imported', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+    let triggerd = false
+    setInterval(() => {
+      triggerd = true
+    }, 1000)
+
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000)
+
+    expect(triggerd).toBe(true)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/module/mock.ts b/src/module/mock.ts
index 1ebcd0880..166608559 100644
--- a/src/module/mock.ts
+++ b/src/module/mock.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ export function setupImportMocking() {
     ctx.components = _
   })
 
+  nuxt.hook('imports:sources', (presets) => {
+    // because the native setInterval cannot be mocked
+    const idx = presets.findIndex(p => p.imports.includes('setInterval'))
+    if (idx !== -1) {
+      presets.splice(idx, 1)
+    }
+  })
+
   // We want to run Nuxt plugins on test files
   nuxt.options.ignore = nuxt.options.ignore.filter(i => i !== '**/*.{spec,test}.{js,cts,mts,ts,jsx,tsx}')
   if (nuxt._ignore) {