diff --git a/docs/content/2.guide/1.concepts/4.auto-imports.md b/docs/content/2.guide/1.concepts/4.auto-imports.md
index 0e5b6d8a963..9100d2f262d 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.guide/1.concepts/4.auto-imports.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.guide/1.concepts/4.auto-imports.md
@@ -55,3 +55,17 @@ Nuxt exposes every auto-import with the `#imports` alias that can be used to mak
   const double = computed(() => count.value * 2)
 </script>
 ```
+
+## Disable Auto-imports
+
+In case you want to disable auto-imports, you can set `imports.autoImport` to `false`.
+
+```ts [nuxt.config.ts]
+export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  imports: {
+    autoImport: false
+  }
+})
+```
+
+This will disable implicit auto imports completely but it's still possible to use [Explicit Imports](#explicit-imports).
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
index ef6387adc8a..07eb758ce12 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
     configKey: 'imports'
   },
   defaults: {
+    autoImport: true,
     presets: defaultPresets,
     global: false,
     imports: [],
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
       imports: options.imports,
       virtualImports: ['#imports'],
       addons: {
-        vueTemplate: true
+        vueTemplate: options.autoImport
       }
     })
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
     await regenerateImports()
 
     // Generate types
-    addDeclarationTemplates(ctx)
+    addDeclarationTemplates(ctx, options)
 
     // Add generated types to `nuxt.d.ts`
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
   }
 })
 
-function addDeclarationTemplates (ctx: Unimport) {
+function addDeclarationTemplates (ctx: Unimport, options: Partial<ImportsOptions>) {
   const nuxt = useNuxt()
 
   // Remove file extension for benefit of TypeScript
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ function addDeclarationTemplates (ctx: Unimport) {
 
   addTemplate({
     filename: 'types/imports.d.ts',
-    getContents: () => '// Generated by auto imports\n' + ctx.generateTypeDeclarations({ resolvePath: r })
+    getContents: () => '// Generated by auto imports\n' + (
+      options.autoImport
+        ? ctx.generateTypeDeclarations({ resolvePath: r })
+        : '// Implicit auto importing is disabled, you can use explicitly import from `#imports` instead.'
+    )
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/transform.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/transform.ts
index 27c4ed552a3..9751614e237 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/transform.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/transform.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const TransformPlugin = createUnplugin(({ ctx, options, sourcemap }: { ct
         return
       }
 
-      const { s } = await ctx.injectImports(code, id, { autoImport: !isNodeModule })
+      const { s } = await ctx.injectImports(code, id, { autoImport: options.autoImport && !isNodeModule })
       if (s.hasChanged()) {
         return {
           code: s.toString(),
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/imports.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/imports.ts
index cf416685a48..d3d954328dc 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/imports.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/imports.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 import { UnimportOptions } from 'unimport'
 
 export interface ImportsOptions extends UnimportOptions {
+  /**
+   * Enable implicit auto import from Vue, Nuxt and module contributed utilities.
+   * Generate global TypeScript definitions.
+   * 
+   * @default true
+   */
+  autoImport?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Directories to scan for auto imports.
+   * 
+   * @see https://v3.nuxtjs.org/guide/directory-structure/composables/#how-files-are-scanned
+   * @default ['./composables']
+   */
   dirs?: string[]
+  /**
+   * Assign auto imported utilities to `globalThis` instead of using built time transformation.
+   * 
+   * @default false
+   */
   global?: boolean
   transform?: {
     exclude?: RegExp[]