diff --git a/.changeset/seven-shoes-stare.md b/.changeset/seven-shoes-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32dcbf102b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-shoes-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@astrojs/renderer-vue": patch
+---
+
+Exclude @vue/runtime-core from processing to fix Vue SSR for nested components
diff --git a/packages/renderers/renderer-vue/index.js b/packages/renderers/renderer-vue/index.js
index 206bae9f30..9c57d0ffa1 100644
--- a/packages/renderers/renderer-vue/index.js
+++ b/packages/renderers/renderer-vue/index.js
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export default {
   client: './client',
   server: './server',
   knownEntrypoints: ['vue'],
+  external: ['@vue/runtime-core'],
 };