diff --git a/.changeset/dry-pants-act.md b/.changeset/dry-pants-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6279685ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-pants-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@astrojs/db": patch
+---
+
+Ensure `astro:db` types exist in your `db/config.ts` before running type generation.
diff --git a/packages/db/index.d.ts b/packages/db/index.d.ts
index 81af4fb43c..7c0e055b2c 100644
--- a/packages/db/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/db/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-export { default, cli } from './dist/index.js';
+import './virtual.js';
 
-declare module 'astro:db' {
-	export { defineTable, defineDB, column, sql, NOW, TRUE, FALSE } from './dist/index.js';
-}
+export { default, cli } from './dist/index.js';
diff --git a/packages/db/src/index.ts b/packages/db/src/index.ts
index 0073f2b33c..a275433764 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 export type { ResolvedCollectionConfig, TableConfig } from './core/types.js';
 export { cli } from './core/cli/index.js';
 export { integration as default } from './core/integration/index.js';
-export { sql, NOW, TRUE, FALSE, defineDB, defineTable, column } from './runtime/config.js';
diff --git a/packages/db/virtual.d.ts b/packages/db/virtual.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57398d6e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/virtual.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+declare module 'astro:db' {
+	export const sql: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').sql;
+	export const NOW: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').NOW;
+	export const TRUE: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').TRUE;
+	export const FALSE: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').FALSE;
+	export const column: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').column;
+	export const defineDB: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').defineDB;
+	export const defineTable: typeof import('./dist/runtime/config.js').defineTable;
+}